Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-06
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1914.

said the governor, where I will not
allow people to lie on me. have TAX
en- 1t before this because / was In
| fight and for others and cause, but
am sick and tired Of 1t and 1t has got
to STOP"
Mr.. Stevenson remarked that he was
not to be bullied. He knew what he
had said and he stuck to the official
record and that was all, and he could
not understand what the governor was
reading anyway.
When Mr.. Stevenson said he was not
to be bullied the governor said some
thing about meeting him or getting a
beating himself, and if he got licked
he would take his medicine, but he
wanted people to quit lying on him.
Mr.. Stevenson wanted the governor
|, to point out what he was objecting to-
The governor read again:
Governor Reads Again.
I'VE found that Governor Blease in
September sent for DR.. Babcock to get
clear OF DR.. Saunders. We learned
that Mary Baker Blackburn was slat-
ed for her position and that it was de-
sired to have DIR. Saunders resign.
Babcock then offered his resignation,
IL they put the weight Of a feather up
on DR.. Saunders.
"At first the committee didn't know
what they were hitting at. Later they
saw what they were after.
What did Governor Blease think
| was the important matter In the entire
investigation? You will see that half
the pages devoted to the star chamber
session Of December IL show efforts to
| cast aspersions upon one Of the no
blest ladies in South Carolina. She
graduated with first honors. It was
shown that the trouble in the asylum
was that they were all men, trying to
cast reflections on one Of the women Of
our state.
Does anyone mean to say that when
the committee investigated these re-
Elections upon a woman and swept
them away they didn't do their duty?"
The two latter paragraphs were
read and credited to Mr. Steven
son, but the newspaper report indicat-
ed, the paragraphs to be part Of Mr..
Barnwells reported argument, and La
| ter the governor admitted that he had
read from the wrong place in the pa
| per, as he was 80 mad about the whole
report.
Again the "Lie."
Mr.. Stevenson secured the floor and
read from the official evidence. Mr..
Stevenson added: 'I quoted the rec
lord. You were present when the rec
ord was read. ! said DR.. Babcock said
he was sent for by you and that the
| governor was out Of town, ETC."
I only referred to the part which
was stated by DR.. Babcock in your
presence that day. That Is all stated
about that and l said to bring that
into this report would be injecting pol
itics and reaching conclusions"
The governor said hotly: "The man
who said that position was offered to
DR.. Mary Blackburn lies"
Mr.. Stevenson: II quoted the rec
ord"
Governor Blease replied: 'T accept
your statement"
Mr.. Stevenson: Governor, read
the very words right there"
Governor Blease: "Mr. Stevenson,
your committee refused to report on
the very matters that would have been
covered by that"
statement made was in reference to
that very matter, and we did not go
into that phase Of the contention, be-
cause that was a frebrand, and would
have divided this house. The state
ment which the governor made should
be withdrawn
Says Heard Himself Abused.
The governor went on to say: 'Mr.
Speaker, / will do the gentleman JUS
tice. II I have ever done a man an
| injustice don't know 1t, and IL ]. ever
went back on a friend / wish I was in
hell. II 1t is so, Mr.. Speaker, I will
| turn this to q message. Gentlemen of
the house of representatives, I have
stood on the outskirts of your house
and heard my name called in sarcasm,
| ridicule and abuse. have said moth
Ing, except once or twice, to attempt
In my feeble way to dictate to some
friend of mine some feeble reply"
Mr.. Stevenson: IF the governor viii
permit, until today, l have never re-
ferred to him."
Mr.. c. C. Wyche: II think the gov
ernor ought to be allowed to present
his message. tf' 't
Speaker Smith: "The chair will not
recognize any member. The Constitu-
| ton provides that the only ground,
which the governor himself realizes,
he can be present in the house Is as
follows: Breads from Constitution /.
The chair realizes his excellency, the
governor. is here for that purpose, and
for that purpose he i,as the right to
communicate his message"
"Insults" and Apologies"
Governor Blease continuing: Mr..
Speaker, the member from Chester
field has stated that he has not during
this session endeavored to reflect upon
the governor. You. gentlemen, know
whether that statement Is true or not :
he makes 1t as an honorable man and
! must accept 1t. II man insults you
and comes and apologies for the in
suit you must accept It or you will
prove yourself not to be gentleman.
IL a man does you an injustice and
apologies he has done all he can do.
1t Is your duty 10 accept his apology.
When picked this paper up and read
1t tonight and saw the injustice that
had been done me in 1t, I would not
sit still, and made up my mind to
come on this desk and say what had
to say regardless Of circumstances or
results The member from Chester
field has stated that paper possibly has
not done him justice, and that he has
been quoting from testimony
Now, gentlemen, I did not seek this
matter. The senior senator from
South Carolina saw fit to reflect on my
friends by attempting to say we had
attempted to sell certain property.
which my friends Kept from being
sold. Billy Irby and Howard Moore.
both my good true friends, stood on
this floor and fought to sustain my
veto, and 1t was sustained by very
small margin. Those who are opposed
to me, men like Mr.. Kibler and Mr..
Belser, the authors Of that bill, fought
to force 1t over my friends Now as
to that committee, why didn't they find
that Blease. instead Of trying to sell
that property, was trying to keep 1t
from being sold?
They said Blease had attempted to
oust DR.. Babcock from the asylum,
when the records will show that DR..
Babcock resigned to me. and I told
him to hold on. They said / was try
ing to oust DR.. Saunders, and DR..
Saunders, herself, came to my office
and asked II she should reapply. When
the board Of regents met they tried to
put DR.. Saunders out, and ] said to the
board of regents, Gentlemen, don't
you put Dr. Saunders out and the
board of regents, at my request, re-
tanned DR.. Saunders. DR.. Babcock
would have been out on his own resig-
nation, and DR.. Saunders would have
been out IL it had not been for Gov
ernor Blease.
Now, it could have been very cas-
lily said that Governor Blease and his
On faIlitaS rTillrnan calls them wara