The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-24

fault. have heard no complaint .,
farmers in my county about the neV
rules but have heard numbers o
them say they like them. make NJ
charges against anyone but under tn
old rules the names from tombstone
and of men who had moved from tn
precinct and other unlawful name
could be used on the club rolls
Attacks Biease's Pardons.
Mr.. Jennings opened up on thu
pardon record of Governor Bleas'
and condemned this liberal pardonins
policy of the governor. He said tina
Governor Blease was perhaps homes
in the opinion that he was right il
pardoning as he does. He said ovel
1900 conyicts, mostly negroes, hat
been turned loose to roam around the
State and in the rural districts where
the white women and children were
afforded little protection. He sale
he believes there are some who
should have been turned out. This
indiscriminate pardoning, he said
destroys the work of many juries
AS to petitions, he said, in referring
to Blease's claim that he released
conyicts if petitions were sent him
t'yor could get petition to hang
the best man in South Carolina II
you took it around the streets.
He asked the crowd to vote fol-
him for the q. S. Senate but told
them that if he was not elected he
would still be friendly to all and
would have no enimies.
Pollock Makes Address.
Mr.. Pollock, of Cheraw, was the
next speaker and said he could truly
address the assemblage as fellow
citizens as he was on<-half Orange
burg and "the best half. Twelve
years. ago. I~came here, and married
one OF Orangeburg's fairest daugh-
ters and l feel at home in Orange
burg county so will call you brother
and you call me brother-in-law."
up till several days ago. he
said, there were only 2lcandidates
for the U. S. Senate Smith
and Blease. Just before that time
the Orangeburg county democratic
convention endorsed Smith and If !
had been member of that conven-
ton and only had Smith and Blease
to choose from, I would have voted
to- endorse Smith. I have never .vot-
ed for Blease and never expect to.
believe neither Smith nor Blease has
been the full measure Of man to take
the place Of John c. Calhoun or Nc
Dufie.
,"I was urged by men all over the
State to run but hesitated as I was
afraid that if entered it might keep
some man out VINO would be more
acceptable. After some time passed
I felt that South Carolina needed the
services of son and SO 1 offered my
services. I want you to vote for the
man you think the best. am can
didate Of no clique or caucus. -
t.It makes me tired to hear Blease
talk Of the "poor" mill man, and
Smith Of the poor" farmer; they
don't need the sympathy of the candi-
dates who are trying to get their
votes"
His Legislative Record.
5. ::I'm not an untried man. serv-
ed in the S. C. Legislature for eight
years and fought for the people,
got the law through requiring fertih-
zer companies to make fertilizers
come up to analyses or pay penal
ty,"
Governor Blease said in st. Mat
thews something about a Jim Crow
car law. I might have cast a vote
against such a law, but it was when
there was no issue about separating
the whites and negroes IN trains and
there were at the time first class &C
commodations for white people and
second accommodation class for neg
roes." "I am willing to be judged
by my record in the S. C. Legisla-
ture."
In referring to the National Senate
and house or representatives, Mr..
Pollock said, "few men lead in the U.
S. Senate and House but the majority
follow the lead Of the few. Smith is
not registered as leader in the Sen
ate. Smith has not measured up to
heights to be returned and kept in
there indefinitely. His service there
may have rendered him better fit to
serve the people but there are other
men in South Carolina who would
have done more than he".
Smith Better Than Blease.
Pollock said Smith is a lot better
than Blease. Blease has the 'tnigger
in the woodpile" He told story OF
a man who said another man could
do more than the Lord because he
could make ice in the summertime,
said this was like Smith raising the
price Of cotton. Everything is
high" he said; cotton is high and
mules are high and if Smith raised
the price of cotton he probably rails
ed the price of mules also and should
pay you the difference"
Mr.. Pollock charged that to a GER
tain extent Blease and Smith have
political machines at ther backs ant
mentioned as a great influence fol
Smith the power he has to appoint
Federal Offices and the power Blease
had was the appointment of State
officers. He sarcastically said thai
Blease even appoints the notary pub
lies who he keeps cat the pleasure o.
the Governor"
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