The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-24
gone up and the man would have been
pat in Jail.
Doesn't Fear ASSASSINATION.

In discussing assassination the gov
eiEor said that he had no fears OF
being killed, and added tat though a
methodist e was iatalist to tae eX-
teat OF believing tAat there is a GER
tain way and a definite time for every
man to die, which can not be evaded
hy the Vaccinations OF man.
Another report was being circu-
lated in Laurens county, tne governor
add I'd. This was that the negro Fred
ElloAge, convicted in Laurens county
in 1898 on the charge OF assault with
intent to raHish and getting SEN
tlnce of 20 years, had been pardoned
rh;s the governor said, was a car
acterisrlc campaign lie. as the peni-
tea1ja"y records would show, he claim
ed. tl1at the negro died May ,, 1912.
Newspaper reporters were liars, the
chief executive charged; were paid to
lie and if t1ey didn't would lose their
JOBS Warning the audience not to
believe anything that appeared in
the newspapers, the governor pre-
dicted his election August %, basing
its certainty on reports whica ne has
oeGn getting that many men WHO did
not support him two years ago would
vote fer him this year
eff were as certain o. being saved
IS am of going 70 the United States
senate the governor continued,
then Id never pray for myself again,
1T only for my friends, as Id be
safe
Again today the string OF race pref
udice was mucl harped on, and this
Grew applause from the strong Blease
following in the audience.
White Mans County.
I4aurens, he said, was a sure enough
white mans COT nty. "a Niger Se
added, could no more ride the mail
in Laurens county ttAn keg Of pow
der last in hell
This, he explained would not be al
lowed without him as governor, and
he was sure it would not with him
in the governors chair.
The governor got two large baskets
Of flowers. which he said he would
place on the graves of Thomas B.
Crews and John NJ. Cannon.
l.. D. Jennings developed an attack
Of ptomaine poisoning last night and
was not. in his best form today. but
got an attentive hearing.
The wholesale granting of pardons,
the mayor of Sumter said, was under
mining the system of trial by jury
md was responsible Tor general dis
regard for the law.
For ages" he continued, mems
minds were active in discovering &est
methods to try criminals The plan
whica the combined wisdom of our
forefathers agreed upon was trial by
jury, the court being presided over
by a judge, supposed to be learned
in the law Do you think that better
than the present situation now exist
ing in South Carolina?" ne asked.
The getting up OF a petition, Mr..
Jennings explained, was due only to
the efforts of some lawyer, who was
representing the convicted man. For
this, he said, the lawyer was paid, and
he did not blame the lawyer. Its
lis business" he added
Mr.. Jennings pointed out that four
more years of the present policy
would produce stae of affairs SINH
lar to that in Mexico Many in the
audience shouted their disapproval Of
this by answering in the negative,
Just Like Mexico.
There will be an absolute dis
regard for law" the speaker retorted,
"and that's exactly the trouble in
Mexico"
In the course of his speefl tSe gov
ernor had much to say about taking
he negro out OF civil service, and
predicted muca as to the hemp and
limb met1od Of destruction.
The Sumter candidate said that he,
too, did not believe that the negroes
should hold offices in South Carolina,
,ut that he did not agree with the
chief executive as to the shotgun and
hemp rope plans of getting rid of the
negroes.
When the nueStiOn was nut to the