The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-14

isrhhIS SOlS -. Dl6dSe tuuTebbSQ u
large number of people here today. His
address was as follows:
1t is too fresh In the minds OF the
people of this state to need repeating
here. but merely to keep the records
|straight, i desire TO melton that in
the campaign of 1906, when I was a
candidate for the Office of governor,
] was fearfully, unjustly and malic-
iouslyS aasapHed by certain newBpa-
pers. talebearers and others, without
cause or justification.
In 1908 you remember the fearful
|onsluaght that was made upon me by
the editor Of the Columbia State and
other newspapers In South Carolina
abuse, personal and political, false
hoods OF the most unwarranted, ma
licious and foul character, which f.
nally terminated in the cortooning oil
myself as . buEEard flying across the
state with my face as its head, and
with wings, outspread and upon each
OF Its feathers some dirty, filthy in
scriptIon.
Then again you remember how fear
full this contest was waged from tho
same source by the element of the
people. and yea, these cowardly assas-
sins OF character have attempted to
deceive the people outaide OF the
State by continually yelling that 1t
was Blease that was creating strife,
that It was Blease that was carrying
on campaign of vituperation and
abuse, when they knew and all the
people OF South Carolina knew, and
know now. that was discussing Is
uun nd oIf rr,tkh
to keep down factional strife, and no
man can point to a speech have ev-
er made which brought about, or
would bring about. faction against
faction, class against class, labor
against capital or vice-versa.
Through all OF It sat and said
nothing. Many times friends would
say. to me, 1--WE do not see how you
can possibly stand 1.-THE vituperation
and abuse--which they have heaped
upon you"--and yet these people were
|endeayoring to bring others to believe
that 1t, was I, and not them, that was
|engaging in q personal campaign IN,
stead Of discussing the issueB. They
knew they were lies. The people of
this State know today that they were
lies. They were not satisfied with
these things, but even after I was
|neminetssa, yea, after was elected
governor this same crowd have con-
tiuually kept UP their naggiHg their
abuse. their eitupe atioD, their slsnder.
and even at the expense Of lowering
the people or this State In the esti.
nation OF the outsida world, they have
continued their malicious misrepfe-
Isentattons n reference to me, my Of
fetal acts, and the Governors ONCE,
and truly through 1t ali, have been
able 10 whip them, Il have had success
because the people are fair, they be-
lieye In a fair deal, and they will not
sanction or tolerate, IN this campaign.
abuse and slander, as they have not
tolerated t In the ca-lpaign Of 1910
and 1912. And the other side might
well remember the words OF the Great
Book, BE not deceived; God is not
Knocked; for whsts5eveI man soweth.
that shall he also reap" They have
sown falsehoods. Vituperation and
abuse; they. have reaped defeat.
Two years ago. long before the op-
|ening of the campaign by the candi-
dates for Nationa. ana State Offices,
the newspapers began and carried on
q campaign on abuse, vituperatiol and
I'm fair criticism Of the Governor OF
South Carolina. One OF the Governor,s
opponents, as we'll as other speakers
on that side, travelled the state from
the mountains to the coast and heap.
led abuse upon the Governor and his
followers. Che Governor sat silent
and took It all. without complaint or
reply. When the opening day OF the
|campaign came, in making his OPEN
ing address, he referred not to the
their criticisms and unfair. and un-
Just charges, acceInpanied with WI
tnporatfon and abuse. were induiged
In. The next day the Governor ans
swered them; fighting In; desense OF
hta perSonal character, his pubic reps
utation and his official acts. Since
that time this abuse from nevspa-
pefs and others have ceased.
had hoped that the peo-
pie OF South Carolina could this year
witness caripai6sn pitoted upon q
nigh plane ana fought upon high
|grounds--a campaign fought for prih4
.cipls, and not campaign OF personal
: ss;a;=e, sltaparst.ssss :s.::AA ed slaneeF. II
seems, howeyer, that already the clam
or has begun, and that another cam
paign is to wagea by my opponehta,
baSsd upon falsehood and abEse.
] am q Democrat, have always been,
and have never; on any occasion nor
|at any tiIae faitered In my aliegiattee
to the Democratic national end state
TniatfortiB, and have always supported
the nominees of the Democrats party,
County state and National. nosSith-
lstahsilhg this fact that 6fteflslIaes I
have voted fdf personal eiieniiss vten
70 whom 1 did not speak, men t0 ri
Z do not yet SPEAK, ana tnefi TO II
n woeid not apeai 1 baicng TO the
party to which my people haye belorz
led for genera ti0iis eto which I sbaloEE 8
ed ii 1876 aud have over sin IS be-
loaged, and Tor which j f6sI6weti