The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-15
BlEASE TALKS OF
SPECIAL SESSION
Governor Tells What He Thinks
Legislature Should Do.
TO SEND SHORT MESSAGE.
Leaves for Portland, Me-, to At
tend Meeting OF National
Council Red Men.

Columbia Special to CharleSloh
News and Courier, Sept 11.-Gov-
ernor Blease left Columbia this al
ternoon for Portland. Me, where he
goes to attend the National Council
OF the Order of Red Men. In half
jocular vein, but perhaps with more
or less serious intent, he suggested
that he was going to see his cam
paign for the vice presidential noml-
nation started at Portland.
In pursuance of his suggestion that
he would have something further to
say by way of explanation OF his
proclamation OF the official and for
NAL call for the special session OF the
general assembly, Governor Blease
had this statement prepared for the
press
81 stated to The News and Courier
correspondent last night, when
gave him the proclamation calling
for an extra session of the legisla-
ture. that | did not have the oppor-
tunity then to prepared statement OF
my views in reference to the extra
session, but that l would give them
to him this morning. / did make
few remarks to him, as he states,
among them that ! was not inclined
to agree that a stay law OF some kind
or form could not be legally enact
ed. NV reasons for calling the ex-
ira session OF the general assembly
are clearly and fully set forth in the
proclamation. l shall, of course,
when the legislature is convened,
send them short message, giving
TO them such suggestions as 1 think
are proper, and then leave it with
them to enact such laws as they
deem wise.
"I think. however. that one OF the
very things that they should do
would be to appoint a non-factional
committee TO confer with a similar
committee from the legislatures OF
other cotton growing States as TO
what is best to do in reference to the
cotton situation so as to get together
upon proper and uniform law that
the benefits derived fran 1t will be
given to all of the cotton growing
people and approved by the Govern
ors of the Gotten growing States.
Now, individually, l am OF the
opinion that they should pass law
protecting the poor people OF the
State from being imposed upon by
the foreclosure OF either personal or
real estate mortgages during this
panic. / am satisfied that such law
can ne passed as will meet every
constitutional requirement They
may not call il a stay law, but it most
assuredly can be termed : law for
the protection OF the majority OF the
citizens of the state.
Il also think that they should pass
a law to reduce the rate OF interest
punishable by long term of impris-
onment, without the alternative OF
a fine, for any Eerson, association or
corporation to charge any money bor-
rover. either by discount or other
wise, any greater rate OF interest
than that fixed i'm the bill so as to
stop the usury, or you might prop
erly say robbery, OF the man who is
compelled TO have little money.
Il think they should also take up
and give their most careful and Sc
rious consideration a State ware
house system-either such bill as
was introduced at the last session. or
such bill as will give the farmers
proper relief.
And yet the most important OF
all matters to be considered as | see
it. is to make arrangements to fl
nance the State during the crisis,
without issuing executions against
the property Of the individual citi-
zen who will not be able to meet his
tax obligations this fall. The pres
,ent Administration borrowed all
the money it wanted this year-sni
fcient amount to run it at 3 IL
per cent, in the face OF all the ours
ing. abuses and vilification and the
lies that have been told on the pres
ent Governor, and with the bankers
money interests, all fighting him and
irving to hamper his administrator
in order to cause his defeat. 1t Ger
tainlv would seem then that the in
coming administration, with very
very wealthy bank president at it,
head. endorsed by all the money in
,o.osts-of tho state including capit&l