The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-07

and calls Tor the governor.
Shaking with wrath the speaker
asked: as this ali exhibition of thu
proud spirit OF South Carolina?'
A chorus Of NOS came from the
sympathetic and gust of Kisses to
drown out the uproar, but the con-
fusion could not be quieted.
What have you done for the cotton
mill man?' a man on the front row
Of seats called out.
81 have labored to keep out the men
who'd come here to get your job"
Senator Smith answered.
Again pandemonium broke loose
The man who asked the question
spoke so heatedly that Mayor Floyd
stood over him, and repeatedly
threatened to throw the man out.
Above the din, the senator was
heard to say: I'm going back to
the senate and work for you mill peo-
pie, whether you vote for me or not"
TO another who mocked when the
speaker took up the discussion Of
cotton, he said: OF it hadn't been for
cotton, you'd have been a beggar.'
When the half hour had dragged
through, the parting shot of the
speaker was 1.-The farmers will send
|. E. D. Smith back to the United States
senate, if you don't allow him to make
single speech.
First Red Badges.
Today for the first time the : red
Blease badges made their appearance
in the campaign crowds. In the
opening of his speech the governor
said taat one of the Spartanburg
papers had made mention of the fact
that the red badges could not vote.
"But the wearers can the COVER
nor went on, and on August % they
are going to vote that gang out of
existence"
The gang to which he had refer
ence was the group Of men compos-
ing the State Democratic convention
and who framed the new primary
rules, "tae dirtiest piece of political
thievery ever concocted by white
face" he said.
TIE governor made his character
istic references to "Haskellism," the
removal of negro mail clerks, and
race discrimination laws. He told
the Spartanburg audience that he had
kent every promise he had ever made,
and reminded them that two years
ago he had promised to take care OF
viii Mills. ''If you'd take care of Ju-
lius Caesar OTIS tie solicitor "And
now he's out" the speaker added,
while his supporters waved their mats
in Jealous approval.
Som of the things said by Mr.. Jen-
nings. the next speaker We're:
81 don't want the vote CT any who
wants to be lued up with James Sot-
tile, Vincent rhicco and Jim Far
num-
"When the governor goes to Wash
ington, he'll pay 1iS own way ana
never go there as United States sena-
tor from South Carolina.
The alternatives.
Which do you prefer, a few mail
clerks on the trains, or more than 90o
negro rapists, murderers and ROBBERS
turned loose in your community
"If the negroes of South Carolina
ever had a friend that friend is Cole.
L. Blease''
"You may just as we'll suspend your
courts until next January when the
Blease administration comes to
close
when the eyes of the people are
opened tie governor will not get a
vote equal to that of a corparals
guard
You can not elect man from
those running for governor who could
ever make the record of Cole. Blease.'
To this list Mr.. Pollock contributed:
..The present governor has done
more to disgrace South Carolina by
his official acts than all the governors
since the Infamous Moses.
Gov. Bleases record is so bad tna1
he is net entitled to the vote Of any
good man in South Carolina
"He's been the greatest friend the
| negroes in the penitentiary ever hac,
| "The governor mas much to say