The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-14

contended that g od men, belle. ms
they were on tAe side Of the people;
were lining up with the blind tisers
ard race track gamblers of Charles
ton for Blease On the other hand,
be said, there was a faction, which
was lined up for law and order, and he
asked, which side do you stand on?''
1--WE stand ter Blease, was the
shout which answered him.
For myself, l stand for law and
order" he said, and he was applaud
ed, the applause being loudly mingled
with shouts for "Blease."
He attacked Governor Blease's par
don record and had hard sailing, at
times being applauded by the wearers
OF the cotton blossoms, but frequently
being interrupted by questions and be-
ing reminded that the governor had
acted upon petitions, and frequently
being interrupted by applause for
Blease. When requested by some one
in the audience to talk about some
taing else and to state his own plat
form, he said that Governor Blease
had said he (Governor Blease) was
proud of his own record, and the spaek-
er was going to help the governor
present the governors record to the
people. He told the, crowd they cjuld
interrupt him now and applaud for
Blease, but that after the election
"Blease wouldn't know he mad been
in the race"
He said taat it had been told him
since he had been here that Governor
Blease would not even carry his own
county.
That's what they said two years
ago was the retort, and there were
shouts for Blease mingled with 'Nos"
from the wearers of the cotton bios
SONS.
He devoted his whole address to an
attack upon Governor Blease, charg-
ing among ether things that the gov
ernor should not be elected because,
the speaker alleged, the governor was
not in sympathy with the Washing
ton administration. When interrupted
by applause for Blease, he said that
the governor was clever gentleman
personally, but that he was only at
tackirg the governors record.
He denounced as false report
Which he said me had heard that he
was going to withdraw in favor of
Senator Smith. He said he was in the
race to the finish. He said if he could
succeed in defeating Governor Blease
in this race he would thank the Lord
and be satisfied He said he would
join the torch-light procession if eita-
er Smith or Pollock should be elected,
and that he would be happier to see
Blease defeated than himself to go to
the United States senate.
He was presented with bouquet
of flowers.
The next speaker was
Mr.. w. 2. Pollock,
who began by saying that be was glad
to be in Newberry, and glad that he
knew a good many Newberry people.
do you know Cole?" lie was asked.
The speaker retorted that it was his
misfortune to have known the COVER
nor in the South Carolina college, in
the legislature, and as governor. His
statement was received with applause
for Blease mingled with applause for
the speaker.
He wanted the people to go to the
polls and cast their vote for tie man
that would best represent the people
'frnat's Blease,' was tie shout from
the audience
He said the shouts from the "BIease-
ites' reminded him of the famous
saying during the Spanish-American
war, Don't cheer, boys the poor fel-
lows are dying Shouts for Blease
and shouts from the wearers Of the
cotton blossoms greeted his retort.
Senator Smiths reco1 he said, was
toe weak for anybody stand upon,
and Blease's was too bad
He said, that the Blease forces had
adopted the red as their color-"the
color of the socialist, anarchist, and
the color of the Unip 7-Republican
back in 1885," He reiterated the mat
ter as to Col J. Preston Gibson, Of
Bennettsville, charging that while the
governor had attacked Mr.. Sims, of
Orangeburg, the appointee Of Senator