The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-04

written into tie currency bill, with his
own hands the provision giving the
farmers six months on their paper ne
related amid applause The senator
related how a group Of gar, 0lers in
Wall Street brought on the panic of
1907 in a time Of bountisul crops and
OF the legislation which ha6 freed tie
farmers @. the South from the grasp
Of these manipulators.
Cotton Sweetheart.
He talked of his sweetheart cotton
while his audience gave him the clos
est attention. With vivid word paint
ing Senator Smith held up tle Jug
Cling of manipulators with cotton
prices, on which depends the happi-
ness and prosperity of the South, and
told of his anti-gambling bill, which
mas just become law. The govern
ments standardized cotton grades he
told of as result of his efforts, and
in exhibiting the results of the expert
ments of cotton grades the farmers
stood close around the stand and lis
tened to the senator's every word
He's going back came from many
throats, giving Senator Smith great
applause. 81 recognize no factions, no
Bleaseites and no anti-Bleaseites,
only honest men," said Senator Smith,
getting prolonged cheers when he
finished.
Blease Gets OvttiOn.
Proceeded va uniformed band Gov
ernor Cole L. Blease walked to the
stand followed by several hundred fol-
lowers, and when he came on the
stand a mighty shout went UP and
another great cheer went up when
Mayor Gyles presented the governor
with a gold healed umbrella, from the
street car boys. He was also given
bunch of pretty flowers and in be-
ginning his speech was accorded more
cheers.
The governor said he had been
fought bitterly because of mis- refusal
to approve Of a new county with
NORTH Augusta as the county seat.
He said there were about. $50 votes
there two years ago and much less
enrolled there now. He said at Mer-
iwether only one-fourth as many were
enrolled as voted there two years ago,
and They have sent a call to North
Augusta to save them" He said he
lad heard from the enrolment and
I'VE have 'em beat 5000 to $4,000 ma
jority." He again referred to the call
OF the conference of anti-Blease men
in Columbia tomorrow as Pump
convention, and said the man who
took the nomination would be a pre-
jurer and liar saying the rules did
not permit Of the candidate of a fac
tiol.
They can send two hirelings around
to abuse the governor and can send
out mea to run for governor to abuse
the present governor, but the result
tbs year is going to be the same as il
was before, we have 'er-I beat" he
said, amid cheers, but "only We are
going to watch them closer than we.
did two years ago, so they can't steal
IS many from US as they did before" ;"
The governor again brought up the
authorship o. the farm extension BILL
recalling letter Senator Hoke Smith,
OF Georgia, wrote to Senator E. D.
Smith CT South Carolina, and exhib-
iting circular from the Georgia side
said lie told Hockey" ,ae would be
sorry ne gave Eddie" credit and he
went on to ridicule tle senator's
claim along this and other lines He
said he wanted the people to read
Congressman Byrnes's speech and see
whether he or Senator Smith was en-
titled to the cerdit Of certain legisla-
ton.
Attacks Smith.