The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-18
s0IETaING ABOUT PARDONS.
A Citizen After Looking Into it Gives
His Views-SOme Who Signed
Petitions.
Editor Herald ani News.

I'VE have been hearing so much
about pardons and paroles, that l have
been asking some questions and find
ing out some things. find that Gov
ernor Blease has not pardoned very
many people He has paroled good
many. The governor says it is best
with most people when they are turn
ed out to put some restraint upon
them, to say to them they must not
/ drink whiskey, must not get drunk,
but must behave themselves I think
that is pretty good plan, for it helps
to make better citizens out Of people
. who have gone astray. And some peo-
pie go off into the bad road just be-
cause they can't help it sometimes.
Now Governor Blease, l find, hasn't
turned out near so many people as
they say he has. They claim he has
released over 1900. The figures don't
show it. In this 1,2OO are to be count
ed all those sent from the penitentiary
back to the ctaingang of the A coun-
ties OF the State, those pardoned to
restore citizenship, those respited for
a few days, and other ways of show
ing clemency without actually turning
E a man free.
1 saw a statement. the other day of
the names of many judges, solicitors,
sheriffs, and candidates for governor
who have signed some of these petit
tons that Governor Blease has acted
upon. There sure was a long list of
them. got to wondering when I
read all those names of high officials
= got to wondering about Newberry
county. l knew some, prisoners in
Newberry county, on the oAaingang,
and in penitentiary from Newberry
county had been sent back home by
the governor. wondered VINO sign
ed those petitions-or j" the governor
just urned them out without any one
asking him to do so. So 1 have made
a little investigation Ny goodness!
The names, the names, the names!
1t would take too much of your paper,
Mr.. Editor, to put them all in. It
would cause you about as much
trouble to print them all as you had in
printing the club rolls. So / am not
going to ask you to publish all the
names Of the people wao signed these
petitions But please publish these.
have tried to arrange them as the club
rolls are fixed up, alphabetically, so
you can glance over them little
easier
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I. Andrews, R. NJ Aughtrey, John C.
Adams, E. H. .Aull, ". P. Allen, H. F.
Addy, ]. A. Burton, Rev. D. P. Boyd,
Geo. D. Brown, ]. N Bass, J. ]. H.
Brown, w T. Brown, S. c. Baker,
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Bedenbaugh, E. P Bradley, n. H.
Boozer. C. G. Blease, P. F. Baxter, B.
T. Buzhardt, NJ. NJ. Buford, E. B Cope
land, ]. H. C1appell, c. H. Cannon,
E A. Counts O. o. Copeland, S. P.
Crotwell, S. S. Cunningham, Hix Con-
nor, E. L.. Cook. A. P. Coleman, ]. T.
Coleman, NJ. w. Clary, B. " Chapman,
w. Denning, D. ]. Dehart, B. A.
Dominick, Dr. w A. Dunn, ]. T. Den
mis-, Jonn Danielson, D. 4 Dickert,
E. S. Dominick, D. D. Darby, ]. C.
Duncan, S. NJ Duncan, C. W. Douglas,
w. F. Ewart, L. l. Epting, W. E. Ell
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Fellers, ]. E. Franklin, L. l. Feagle,
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J. R. Green, O. S. Goree, E A Griffin,
Jno C. Goggans, B. S. Hardy, DR.. G.
Y. Hunter, l. H. Hunt, j. J. Hit, Geo.
C. Hipp, F. w Higgins, DR.. W. G.
Houseal, W. |. Herbert, C. L. Hatird,
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Hitler, JOIN Henderson, T. S. Hudson,
R. T. C. Hunter, Joe. W. Hunter, ]. E.
Hunter, S. P. Hawkins, B. B. Hair,
William A Hill, Jno. c. Hipp, j. R. Ir-
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Johnson, VIM Johnson, J. w. Kibler,
H. ]. Kinard, S. J. Kohn, Otto Klett-
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Crackin, John B. Mayes, C.. B. Martin,
j. T. Nayes, DR.. James Mcintosh,
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