The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20
Unusual Recommendations BY
South Cardinals Governor
ATTACKS NAVY SECRETARY
Takes Fling at W. E. Gonzales,
Editor Columbia State Bit
terry Denounces U. S. Judge
~>Smith-OeCIareS u. S. Gov
eminent is Encroaching on
States Rights.


On The day after the message uf
Goveinor cole l.. Biease TO the Gen
era Assembly of that State, the News
and Observer printed the brief sum
many OF it furnished by the AS
soc.ated Press. But d correspondent
~ S~partanbure has sent a much full
~ and more comprehensive synopsis,
which is;
Many laws of an unusual nstur
were recommended for passage by
Governor Cole l.. BleaSe in his annual
message to the General Assembly Of
South Carolina. lie suggested among
other things legislation TO prohibit
football playing and in this connec-
ton incorporated in his message a
newspaper article concerning deaths
in football accidents last autumn
one Of the most drastic acts which
he was as follows.
II respectfully recommend that you
pas 4 law prohibiting the board of
trustees of any Stase college in this
State for white pupils, or any public
school for whitec hildren which re-
"eives any Of the tax money of the
people of the State, or any faculty OF
any such institution, from admitting
any negro, Chinese, Japanese, Cuban
w '1iI' 'l1 I'll W.
race, into said collge on school with
white pupils"
The Governor included Cubans as g
hing at his enemy. William f.. Con.
zales, formerly editor of the Columbis
State, now United States minister tt
cuba, who Is of Cuban ancestry. IL
another part of his message the Gov
ernor said Of MI. Gonzales that n
is now where he belongs"
The Governor recommended witt
emphasis the passage of IAN act pro
hibiting any white person from teach
ing in negro schools or from teachin;
negro children" He also recommend
ed q law (which would have tn
effect OF disbanding negro lodges.
lie asked the lawmakers to requir
the editor or manager Of a newspape
which published al injurious OF errC
neous statement concerning a perSO
TO publish q correction lin the sam
column of the same page, and with 9
large headlines, as the original art
lie appeared wherein the person ws
misduoted or misrepresented."
Numerous other laws were recon
mended for passage in the Governor
message, which was a printed boo
.f siXty-eight pages.
Attacks Secretary of the NOSy.
Mr.. Gonzales was not the only pc
son at whom Governor Blease took
fling. Repeating statements he mac
in "A newspaper interview last yea
the Governor in his message inveigh'
fiercely against JoSephuS Daniels, Sc
rotary OF the navy, who aroused M
BleaSe's ire by saying he would n
make improvements at the naval st
ton at Port Royal unless the sale
blind tiger liquor to the men
the barracks was stopped. This t
Governor took as a reflection OF l
manner Of enforcing the liquor lay
Mr.. Blease SAID:
"Josephus Daniels is q very sm
man and is not Of the mental call
to ill the position to which he !
been appointed. So far as l am CO
rerned ! want him distinctly TO und,
stand that / am not asking for a
II his Yankee money, never have De
dered FOR it, and would not bow
him OF any other man TO get il, a
If The condition of his giving it is
me to beg for it he can keep it in
United States reasury-and
lieVe this is the sentiment OF the .
pie Of this State-either keep il in
treasury OF stick it in his ears,
may best suit him
Governor BleaSe also bitterly
tackled in his message Judge II.
N. Smith, Of The United States ]
triCt court at Charleston. who, he
clared, was. by retaining his post
on the state historical commissl
violating the provision of the -
constitution that more than one 81
of public trust OF honor shall not
held 10y the same man at the 81
time. Governor Blease character
Judge Smith as "a little cheap pa
san politician and said OF, h
Next time he sentences some
he should say, i am also a viol;
III the law; o cant sentence
but / will sentence YOU: You al
common citizen, but ! am big
Judge: I can violate the law ard
il. but, YOU little shrimp. | Will |.
you q lesson.
Says States Rights Marched -