The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-08
in this way, before a committee a
ready pledged to defeat me.

IcaCy 10 ueIe1L nG.
felt then, rs l feel now, that the
ctrife OF tie campaign, should and,
that 1t wa5 my duty TO lend my efforts
to that result 1t Is better for me to he
defeated than for my people to ui-
dergo months of factional fight, GRIM
ination and recrimination, and an eY-
Dense OF the manner in which these
ballot boxes have been handled. | ac.
quiesce il the efet tion, Ishall vote for
Senator Smith. But j now assert that
1t is, manifest that the primary sys-
tenn as conducted in 1912 and In 1914
by the peope who have been in charge
of its management cannot survive
that 1t cannot sIrv:"e unless those
'iniquitous, unjust and unfair rules
shall. be repealed. unless those wI.oD1
they approbrously call the Tower
oroer" in our state be cncourag ged to
vote in the primary instead Of being
deferred unless they be fairly treat
ed, and honest men be found to con-
duct the counting Of tic ballots cast
at the polls, and hontlt men to see
that such an hnest count is properly
tabulated by the, state executive ccm-
mittee. ts,..
I deem it pride that have always
maintained that the primai y. system
is the one that we shoulal uphold and
keep. / have never and will net now
raise my hand or voice to defeat it's
present results. But j warn the peo-
pie OF South Carolina that the patience
of the true majority. sof the manhood
| OF South Carolina will very little
longer zstand the treatment which
they have received. -is
40 you, my friends, / have said that
Imy political ambition was gratified
four years ago A. have nsyer lad any
fspeeiai desire of aR farther aaFance-
those whose opiaS Wiioeel rights
land interests i repEessat, and by
lwhorn 4, have stood z thfougfs 1 storm
f&nd Sunshine They say that Blease-,
j4sIns:is a. Lease Is defegted flor the
iofffce' That he ran. Tor, IN the manner
above described. bat Blcaseism Is not
tiead.
What is Bieaseism? Every message
that ] have sent. TO the legislatures
since / have been governor; which
bodies we're under the control of my
lopponents. has been in, the interest
and for. the, betterment pEs,the poorer
classes of our, people. and the adjust,
ment upon equity and fairness OF the
rights between them and their richer
and more fortunate fellows.
l have as governor maintained the
rights OF the poor man 10 an cquaiity
with those OF the ricn man, in the ex-
ercise of ali the duties and obliga-
tions in the life OF the Citizen. have
worked and struggled, that the poor
white man of South Carolina shaft
have the game voice in government
as the rich man; as, the banker, the
!. capitalist, the president of the mill,
and the railroad officers; that waen
! il comes 10 voting ior offifiice. tiiat the
section man and railroad operative.
who toils day 5ySday fer the. support
OF his family. shall have. the. same
right to vote for whenasoeyer he
pleases as the president iof. the roao \
who rides i'm. his private car, sur
rounded by Ills .suhofdinates obeying
his beck and calf; that the CLERK in
the banking house. when he goes to
the polls to cast ffs vote. snail be as
uninflueIiced In his choice os to who
shall govern him. do the president of
the bank who touches iiis bells and
rings into his. nresence the, on. door
messen ger. or In. door clerk; and that
the mill operatives who toll by 6iay
and by night shall have proper inrf,.
tection aga!nst the undue Influence
Eof Officers and owners Of mills. i
Now. what has t.ntilBIef.ssism been !?
Look Mt the records Of Ithe Ierisla.
lures. Did they initiate any laws for
the poor maae Tfas snythiue been
passed whieh can ae oti,erwise lstse,sr
than as opDression of flias sriasscs9 and |
the protection az ti,e .Y.ieh and of can
itlq Have thew seer That the crrpora-
lions OF this state have, faIfIIied even
the statutory reouiremei,ts. In theIrl
conduct towards the public? Have, !,