The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-02-18

| ~ "aS HotlEcu tlaI nearly as many
F., ladies were present ut the table as
men, the wives Of Aldermen and city
officials joining with the visiting la
dies in increasing the feminine per-
| centage.
Loud cheers greeted the mayor,
who presided over the dinner, when
he rose and raped for silcncc. Co..
crnor Blcasc occupied the sea. next
to the mayor. and appeared to he ia a
state Of agitation during the rcmark 5
Of the former
Mayor Extends Welcome.
"On behalf of the city Of Charles
Grace. we are honored tonight by
| the presence Of the chief executive
| and representatives OF the two law
making branches. Some people can
events Of the recent and moro or less
| remote past how the mayor can flnl
it in his heart to invite the governor
OF South Carolina and to welcome
| H''' INV Ohi iiohN ana tOll-
tinucl applaus broke in here
The mayor raped for order siren
u0usly and continued: "rhc answer
is that We both represent constituted
authority The people Of Charleston
made mc mayor-thc people Of South
! Carolina made his cXcclcncy COVER
nor. Who are We that we should
! question tho will Of the people, from
wEom we derive all our power? 1t
! matters not if the courtesy extends
| not beyond official lines. need not
answer that question as to whether
! the welcome extends beyond those
| lines"
! Mayor Grace stated that. in spite
Of all their differences, he believed,
| barring certain fundamental differ
"nccs, their general ideas were tend
ing in the same direction. Gle may
differ with me-" says Mayor Grace, re-
fcrring to the governor, but I reserve
the right to interpret his conduct cv-
cn differently from that way in which
''''''
sent the people. wish for the spirit
Of peace for the people OF South Caro-
lima"
An Interruption.
He said great many things did
mt like" declared the mayor ("Bawl
him out. bawl him OUT" shouted some
one in the audiencc0 The cry wastak-
en- up and an angry murmur rose ov-
cr the assemblagc, but again Mayor
Grace pounded sharply for order,
which he secured after considerable
effort. But this is neither the place
nor the time to revive those difference
cs. The great people Of Charleston
welcome the governor! How could We
other than welcome the gentlemen Of
the general assembly" continued the
Mayor, adding, even though they do
not in some respects understand the
constitution. There Is no constitu-
tiona reason" he added, "why the AS
sembly should not grant the people
OF Charleston what they want" For
>'''' ''''i - 't"'S', lic StHcTdl as
scmbly members have been laboring
under misrepresentation You have
it in your power to make us Il lawabid-
ing people, he continued, adding that
when the members returned to Colum
bia they would find on their desks lit
tie book which he begged them to ac-
cept and which would show an honest
way out Of the difficulty "You can
make us thoroughly obcdient to your
mandates" said Mayor Grace, "but If
you persist in the mistakes OF twenty
years the people Of Charleston will be
compelled for a time to disobey laws
which were not intended for cos
mopolitan community.
Governor and Mayor Clasp Hands.
TO show that there was no malice
as he said, the governor next offered
his hand to Mayor Grace. Mayor
Grace stood up and grasped the ex~
tended hand, and they gripped hearth
ly for moment, while the crowd
cheercd The governor took his seat.
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