The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-14
BLEASE OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE
ton County Saturday-Sor of Resume of For.
ner Speeches With Some New Features

| independent against the regular Dem
ocratic nominees. both State and Ma
tional-the editor of newspaper
that was born in independentism, was
nursed in the cradle 0f'an alliance of
white people with negroes In an at
tempt to dethrone the Democratic
party-a newspaper that from that day
on. under the control of this editor,
has been an hphoider and defender
OF the negroes as having rights on
IAN equality with the white men, and
has on every possible occasion con-
demned white men, by calling them
murderers and outlaws and hoodums.
who have dared TO stand in the open
In defense OF the virtue OF the white
womanhood of our atate-our mothers
and sisters. That.is the man with his
associates, with his, independentlsm,
with his record as bolter and as
aligning with negroes against white
people, who dares to crltieise my de-
mocFacy.
! before becoming q regular candt-
date for the United States senate, ], as
all other candidates, will take the fol,
lowing pledge provided by The demo-
cratic party OF the State,
"As candidate for tho Office of
United States senator In the DEMO-
cratic primary election, to b. held on
the last Tuesday In August, 1914, /
hereby pledge myself to abide the re-
suits of such primary ami support the
nominee thereof, and declare that /
am democrat and that ! am not, 1or
VIII become the candidate Of any
faefnn= aithar privately mr. n,ihiinfv
F., suggested, other than tho regular
Democratic nomination. will sup
port the political principles and poll
ctes OF the Democratic party during
the term OF Office for which may be
eiecteG, and work in accord with my
democratic associates In Congress on
all paFty questions"
| BY thai pledge we will be bound. II
l am elected to the United States SEN
ate. as will be, will support the
platform ahd the principles OF the
democratic party, and when questions
aFIbe which are set out in thai niatsl
form and In those announced priacis
pies viii unhe6itatinRly give them
my vote and my support Such dlesJt
tions are not covered in that platforrTi1
and are Independent OF It, after Rlyiutt
them my most serious and careful
consideration, ! shall act upon as he.
lleve to for the best interests OF the
citizens or the nation. whom w;.I
represent. and especially the .peoTI0
sof South Carolina.
] IL has been charged, falsely. that /
have criticised the President of the
United States. That is known to be
absolutely untrue. I was against Mr..
Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic
nomination and Ia favor OF another.
But after he received his nomination,
! not only voted for himself myself,
but wrote an appeal to my friends,
who az the same time were being un.
Justly and unfairly treated by being
/, charged with fraud In the State elecg
tions, and when the Bull Moose party
WE attempting to make inrbadS into
the Democratic ranks in this State
! wrote this appeal to my friends and
begged them to 60 to the polls and
support the nominees OF the National
Democratic party, and to roll up
large majority for our congressman
les, nominated, In order that no .eonteat
might be brought which would keen
them from being seated IL the Rspnb-
licap party controlled the National
Congress, II the vote for me will be
compared to the vote for mir. Wilson,
i VIII be shown that my friends and
were more loyal to the Democratic
: ne iinees than the other side. because
Mr. Wilson received more votes Ia
tistS State than { did. and Most as.
Euredly any fool will admit shat thc
i Blease men did not vote for wilson
and st the eafia time neglect 10 VOTE
for BIesae. Therefore, 1t must haye
/. been the ether side who went 10 the
Polls and voted for Wilson and vlo-
lated their psiInarg oath by aesiininR
% cast their yotes for me as che Deiii-
Iocratlc nominee for Governor. The
Official fisnrea5 are as follows:
Vote for DenlacFaticy electors a.
$50 81 except MoAEahat,s who. faOalSed
48,S6s, Vote for Blease, AZ .122. WHO
swofe falsely And yet this dirty,
mizad.hfeed editor, Is Attempting,
through the columns OF hts PAPER, TO
hold up TO tile isople OF THE state that
! 4 am not IN ssfapa s thy md accord with
4 the Natiohal DemncrAti platform.
I ~ izsIIIt q Fu7iTlifJs On III. wilson's
coat tails. ana not RWtElainE on to
the Cuksns and mixed bfaads aud
other, HaskelI lIites. negro Deaslsea aud
other aitghofE os 7 SEQ snd 1891 10 be
5eieotea TO the United States senate
/ from South Caroiina. an not 4
lmeHiheE Qe the HaAkell cpnyeptipn. Z
lstOod out IA the oneh and q phortsd
/ Tilltnh8 and tha reg g9lar peploc
tnpmshees. stood for the tru6 pepaY.
ocgatic principles then. 1s I stand
today and 40 ssstand in this cahpaign.
and ! am willing 10 Gls=:sS;sssssss secbrtis
with those who are today attempting
/ to cfitlclSe MD. !. 4, 7 f't
/ am soerys faS feliaw citizens, 70
Z hsye to refer 60 tlisso ii1ktters here
- ~ but yot4 SOS 4 ID tread that some
tscple. are takipg and the effort that
ey are taaElai saa Averihs to silW
that ! should not kS elected Is the
/. United States sen To- because 0i the
fact stAt + - sA dot a snppaftef 81 EIr:.
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