Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-15
BLEAsE BITTERLY Attacks.
Says South Carolina is in Critical
Condition.

AOOAAAANA0S NJ DAStO ~
tacks on men, measures and news
Papers which featured Governor Cole
l.. Blease's unsuccessful campaign
last summer for Senator Ellison d.
Smiths seat in the United States SEN
ate are made part of the permanent
annals of the state by the governors
action in Incorporating them in a re-
markable message which he delivered
today to the legislature, which con-
vened at noon in extraordinary ses-
sion in an effort to relieve the inan-
sial depression caused by the Euro
pean war and the low price of cotton.
Blease's campaign speeches and in
terviews, reprinted in full, form the
greater part of the message, a book
OF 1O4 printed pages.
The governors recommendations
for legislation occupy only n page
and are as follows:
Legislative Recommendations.
"a That the legislature appoint
q committee to confer with similar
committees from the legislatures Of
other cotton-growing states for the
purpose of passing such laws as will
relieve the present situation and pre-
vent a recurrence of conditions as
they are today"
~ That the legislature pass d
law prohibiting the sale Of any prop
erty real or personal, under any lien
or mortgage prior to October 1, 1915,
with a provision in the bill that if any
debtor shall attempt to make way with
' his property, on to do it serious dam
age in order to decrease it's value
the provisions of this bill shall not
apply to him."
60 That the legislature pass an
: act extending the time for the pay
ment of all taxes, city, county and
state, for such period as in your judg-
ment will be of most benefit to the
taxpayers of your state, so that if q
poor man who honestly and conscien-
| tiOusly does his best, but cannot pay
his taxes, fails to do SO, his persona&
property or even his little home, may
not be forced upon the block and sold
and he and his wife. and little chill
dren turned out into the street."
(4) That the legislature pass an
act reducing the legal rate of interest
III this state to six per cent"
90 That the legislature give your
most careful and serious considera-
ton to the passage of a law for a re-
duction of the acreage in the plant
ing of cotton"
CO. That the legislature "give your
most careful and serious cOnsidera-
ton to the passage of some warehouse
system act"
CD That the legislature pass an
| mt avo0onfinr from foYofi0n for tina
year 1914 those of our fellow citizens
in the counties of York and Laurens
who suffered so much injury from the
hailstorms during the past summer"
Governor Blease devotes part Of
his message to an analysis of the re-
cent election in Maine and draws the
conclusion that the democratic party
is in grave danger Of defeat at the
polls in November.
Governor Blease sneers at the in
coming state administration which
will take Office in January.
"The incoming administration" he
says, cannot be looked to to help the
poor and the laboring man."
OF Governor-nominate Richard I.
Manning, Mr.. Blease says: "This man,
who is now the president of a bank
in Sumter and a director in many
other large corporations in this state
on every occasion, as senator and rep
resentative, voted against the inter-
ests of the laboring man and for the
corporations, and he is today the can
didate of the corporations, and their
officers and attorneys, and is receiv-
ing their unanimous and solid back
ing.
eff you will look over the list of
members elected to the senate and
house you will find that quite a large
number of them-I believe the ma
jority-are officers, attorneys, stock
holders or servants of corporations,
just as the man who has been nomi-
mated for governor is, and of course,
to them the people Is a whole need
not look for much relief, either
through lower taxation, reduction Of
expenses or a smaller appropriation
bill.
However, personally, I have nc
criticism to make. The voters were
thoroughly warned and whether these
people were elected by fair or false
methods they have been declared the
nominees of the democratic party and
we all, as loyal democrats must sup
port them. Whenever you play at
the other fellows game and get bit,
never squeal, for when you start to
play at his game you must at once
realize that he has the advantage,
and that he could not keep playing
the game if he did not win. If You
lose, simply smile.
ct therefore behooves you, the
present legislature, to pass immedi-
ately such laws as will give relief, for
from nc other source can relief be ex-
pected, and from no other source will
it come until the people shall have
spoken again."
BUILD TWO WAR SHIPS.
Washington.-The Newport News