The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-05

por Governor BleaSe, to magnify
his power and to add to his strength,
so that with all he election machin
cry in his hands, no convention would
dare place the, poor and ignorant
white man in primaries on the same
basis as the negro in the general cleo
ton
The late convention Went as far as
it could without disruptirg the party.
l have no apologies to make. did
waat | tn. ught was right.
In 1912 and since here has been a
systematic effor; to defea; Governor
3lease by destroying him as man.
lot politician. Every man support
ing him was written down as a knaye
or an ignoramus.
There was a cry about mony being
I paid for pardons. Burns raked the
S ate with his detectives armed with
dei5iIsh dictagraph. They dangled
a $1,000 fee in front OF a drunken
lawyers eyes, and oGd knows they
are greedy enough sober.
What did they get? Not word of
prof to confirm false and slanderous
charges.
Such sentiment was worked up
through the press and s,ores circulat-
ed by word of mouth that thousands
Of people today really look upon
: Governor Blease, as the lawest, mean
est man who ever trod South Carolina
soil.
What is he result? A versatile and
shrewd politician has taken advantage
of these conditions, to transform him
self into a peoples idol and working
mans champion. To the toilers in the
workshop and the fac. ory, it is be-
cause he is their friend that he is
prosecuted. You hit him, you hit
them. To thousands he is their only
stake in government.
| know this is all ~, but they be-
lieve it, and that makes it true. The
masses never see the man at all; they
only see tie ideal reflected from the
longings O: their own souls.
The imagina ions OF men Of all ages
have manufactured from common clay
halos of glory with which. to crown
their saints and heroes. In this world
it is not what man is, but what peo-
ple think he is. 1t is only God who
sif.s the wheat from the chaff.
The other side has the legislature,
the courts, bar, press and pulpit. They
have education, wealth and power.
They can afford To be generous.
have never believed that peace
could come to South aCrolina excep.
by giving these people the only thing
they want-tne one hing. I am glad
that Senator Tillman has reached
he same conclusion, that peace can
only come through tie elaticn, not the
defatt. OF Governor Blease. He ought
to know by this time how little 1t ma
ters who is in the senate compared to
who fills the governors Cffice He al
so knows how the United States SEN
ate can tame, so to speak, the wild
ad wooly.
am glad tnat his candidate, Mr.,
G Ricahrds. Jr.. has declared Con the
nuiet for Governor Blease. To bring
these two tribunes of the people 90
gether is worthy sacrifice which
ioyfully make 1t was precious
privilege to hold the flag staff steady
until these true leaders could unite
unon one wor by to bear aloft the
shining folds of that spotless banner
Of freedom.
gladly place TINS precious eN1'le'li
Of peace and fraternity in the HANDS OF
Mr.. Richards.
Supported by one good Office a"d
eagerly reaching for another one, ne
will defend it as long as there is any
thing in sigh, with all the zeal OF
new convert, whose c9ngenial defects
are more than balanced by his ac-
quired virtues.
s1rhe world do move Old Dog
TRAY. with bone in his mouth, grab
bed at his reflection in the water and
lost he substance for the shadow
What an advaGoe in canine devlop-
ment. to put the bone on the log, set