The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-16
STATE CANDIDATES SPEAK
CHAIRMAN FOLK DENOUNCES
THE GOVERNOR.
All Candidates Given a Respectful
Hearing.-Meeting Decid-
edly Anti-Hease.

edly Anti-Blease.
With Chairman H. c. Folk presid-
ing, the campaign meeting for seek
ers after State Offices was opened here
"Wednesday morning at 10:30 with
prayer By Rev. W. H. Hodges, pastor
of Tririt5 Methodist church, who
prayed that the candidates remember
that they were. neighbors and that
they be mindful Of the golden rule
and temperate in their language.
At no time was there any evidence
of a desire on the part of the crowd
which numbered possibly 900, to be
boisterous, and each candidate was
given an attentive hearing.
A distinct departure from the usual
conduct OF such meetings was the
reading OF a statement by Chairman
Folk, il which he denounced the con-
duct of the governor at the senator
ial meeting here on the 29th OF
June, when, in answer to ques-
tions from Mr.. Folk, the governor
tore up and spat upon copy Of a
telegram, which was handed him by
the chairman and included in the
questions propounded. The statement
follows:
Statement by Mr.. Folk.
"I want to thank those Of this au-
dience who were present at the sena-
torial campaign meeting for the
splendid order that, under the circum-
stances, was maintained and for CIV
ing each speaker an attentive hear
ing.
81 commend you especially because
had I realized, as many of you did,
what happened, I would not have
remained silent as you did, and the
governor, Notwithstanding the pres
ence of his, armed body guard, would
have apoloeized then and there or he
would not have spoken from our
platform that day. ,
"My unfortunate physical dlsab1il-
ty-blindness in one eye-prevented
or, rather, spared me from witnessing
the disgraceful spectacle Of the gov
ernor of our proud old State tearing
up and. as an insult to the Democrat
ic party, of which I am the head in
this county, splitting upon a paper
containing pertinent and legitimate
questions propounded in the name OF
the Democracy of Bamberg county,
by the chairman Of this meeting.
&"Such an act cannot be justified or
approved of even by his most blind
ed and partisan followers and was
but a spontaneous portrayal, by him
self, of his ill-breeding and the low
ness and dirtiness of his character.
It would be ugly in the extreme COM
ing from the ignorant lackey
boy around a third-class livery sta
BILE, where the governor probably
learned his code of manners, but ut
terly unpardonable coming as it did
from the governor of proud State.
This insult was primarily aimed
at me, no doubt, but it was no less
an insult to every Democrat Of the
county, for, by virtue of your votes,
/ am the head and spokesman OF our
party, and an insult to me as your
county chairman, is an insult to every
Democrat in the county, and should
be resented as such.
"But why did not the governor an
swer the questions? They were SIM
pie, pertinent and legitimate and
read as follows:
Telegram.
"'In the primary you swore to
support the nominees of the
party. supported you as the nomi-
nee for governor. Are you supportN
ing me as the nominee for master?
If not, why not? Answer.
(signed) "H. c. FOLK
Question.
els man who violates his oath
at the ballot box a fit person to senr
to the United States senator
'These were the questions. Why
did he not answer them? Surely he
did not find himself in a hole from
which he could not extricate himself
by foul, if not fair means!
"But it is a fact that he did not
answer, and by his failure to do so
has he not admitted that he perjured
himself at the ballot box? Has he
not admitted that one who perjured
himself at the ballot box is unfit to
be sent to the United States senate?
These are the legitimate conclusions
to be drawn from his actions and by
them he stands self-convicted of the
charges preferred.
"Why then does he not retire from