Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-13
LEGISLATURE IN CHARLESTON.
City BY the Sea Capital Of the State for

Shy 6y tne 0ea Sapitai OF Ihe Stdte Iof
Day. 80 -
The city of Charleston, to all intents
and purposes, was the capital Of South
Carolina, Wednesday This was by
reason Of visit Of the governor, gen.
eral assembly, attaches and other state
officials. There were about 400 people
in the visiting party, and the principal
object Of the visit was to inspect the
new Medical college, and the Citadel,
and meet the Charleston people and
enjoy their hospitality.
The legislators were met at the un-
ion station with long string Of trolley
cars taken to various places Of inter-
est. including the Citadel and the Med
ical college, and were afterward treat
ed to an excursion around the harbor
and to the navy yard. At night there
was great banquet at the Charleston
Commercial club and the unexpected
and somewhat sensational feature Of
that banquet, was a burying Of the
hatchet between Governor Blease and
John P. Grace, who less than two
years ago were fighting each other
with all the vigor and bitterness that
they could bring to bear, both person.
ally and politically. The following Is
made up from the News and Courier's
report Of the banquet:
Governor Blease having been intro
duced by the mayor, said:
mo man can be mayor Of Charleston
and be small man, judging from the
standpoint Of mentality" The govern
or added that such a man may make
his mistakes, but when he writes his
name as mayor Of Charleston he does
so with the endorsement Of a people
who take no lessons, but teach others
what true hospitality is."
You have heard what the mayor
has said," continued Governor Blease.
I'm 1890, when but beardless boy
entered the South Carolina legislature.
where found the biggest-hearted and
truest Irishman have ever met" He
went on to state that the member was
from Charleston county and that he
was later his host during visits, when
he came to his home with a little red
headed girl with her hair hanging
down her back because she didn't know
how to fix 1t otherwise. He made her
and me feel at home, and I grew to
love that man more and more as time
went on.
Il love him yet, in DEATH" continued
Governor Blease, feelingly, "and what
ever may think Of Mayor Grace, pri-
vately or in his public life, when John
Grace stood up before God and man
and took the daughter Of Dan Sullivan
to wife he did something which no con-
ditions can ever make me strike at
him. Her father was the manifest pol
itician / have ever met In twenty-five
years Of political experience"
Governor Blease stated that himself
and the mayor have not differed so
much in principle. His political fu-
ture and mine have stood side 1y side"
ohnrrtad al TNI
Grace for a while, but I have always
said not to speak harshly Of him.
Tonight you are in the grandest city
In the world" said the governor, stray
ing from the personal temporarily, and
added that the Calhoun family loved
Charleston best. Charleston has got
something no American country ever
had" said the governor. "The old
countries had kings and today some
countries have even kings and queens,
but Charleston has the King of Market
Street, Vincent Chicco." Alderman
Chicco was in the hall, and shook
hands with the governor after the
speaking was over. Mrs. John p.
Grace was also seated at one of the
tables in the hall through the speaking.
THE grand juries are afraid to touch
him and the petit juries do not get a
chance" continued Governor Blease,
speaking Of Alderman Chicco.
Charleston has more than that to be
proud of-you have a military acad-
emy. I'm not taking one thing from
any man in the delegation, but the
Citadel academy is the greatest mill
tary institution in the American acad-
emies. 1t has challenged West Point,
but West Point has refused on the
grounds that 1t would not be dignified
for Vast pOinf fo drilI NTH q fa
school.
I'VE love Grace!" interrupted a
shout. The person who was out Of or
der was roundly Kissed.
Governor Biease characterized the
Medical college as another institution
destined to be the greatest institution
In South Carolina. We hear all kinds
Of talk about pellagra, hookworm, cat
tie tick, tuberculosis" he said, "but less
than five years from now the Medical
college will be turning out men to
stamp out diseases that can be brought
into the country. 1T will have at it's
head a man." he added. Give Robert
Wilson every dollar he wants, and IL
he misappropriates one cent and YOU
can prove 1t, I'll resign"
While Charleston Is not yet annexed
to South Carolina, South Carolina loves
Charleston" continued the governor.
Returning to Mr.. Grace, he stated that
they were once friends, once political
enemies. and, he was glad to say, once
again friends. Governor Blease stated
that he had his own ideas about laws
Please quote me correctly" he shout
ed.
Charleston is simply carrying out
Charleston's DOOM" continued the gov
ernor. Il have never seen a blind tiger.
in Charleston" he added, stated that
all he had ever been in were wide open.
He stated that he went into the Char
lesion hotel the night before, kind Of
tired, and wanted little drink, and
never saw a better barroom. "Why
don't you shut 1t up?" Governor Blease
demanded, adding, You don't want to
shut 'em up!"
Governor Blease next took up the
Law and Order league report recently
issued. After excusing himself to the
ladies, he said: THAT book would be
an insult to hell, much less to Char
leston," adding that the people who got
1t up should be driven out Of the city;
that they were advertising shame and
infamy, and that instead Of ministers
preaching politics and anti -Bleasism,
they should have been appealing to
spread the religion Of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Governor Blease said that
money had been spent advertising hell
holes to young men that they might go
there to satiate their lust. Some of
you ladies may leave" called the gov
ernor to some ladies who left the hall
at this point. IF the shoe pinches,
don't care-your husbands are wearing
them"
Il am glad to be with you," he con-
tinued, "and glad that Charleston is
the greatest city in the world" Gov
ernor Blease stated that he went out
to the race track in the afternoon and
never saw finer racing in his life He
said he used to ride horses himself, but
when he weighed in yesterday he
weighed 1861 pounds and there was no
steeple chase or gentlemen's race so
he could not ride.
There Is no use making out Charles
ton the wickedest city in the world"
continued the governor. Go in the
Jefferson or the Imperial hotel in CO.
lumbia and II you find any worse blind
tigers here I'll give you a silk beaver
and a Prince Albert suit" He stated
that liquor was being sold wide open In
Newberry, Anderson, Greenwood, Spar
tanburg and Sumter, and that he had
never been in any place in the state
where liquor could not be obtained.
why damn Charleston all the timer"
he asked, stating that it was because
some people in Charleston don't know
there ia anvhody In South 0oropno