The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-17
HAND PRIMARY SHOWED
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR

that arrangements hau Dcqn made
yesterday for loan of $35O,000 to re-
plcnish a depleted state treasury. The
rate 10 be paid was three and onc-half
per cent. the lowest, he said, at which
the state Ind ever been able to borrow
funds. BY this decreased rate, his
vetoCs of the appropriation bills had
become an economic advantage.
As>aoon as tho governor had fin>
i.hod speaking he left the stage. but
only n scattering few trailed after In
the wake. As the chief executive
stepped from the stage. there Wcre
repeated calls, "Stay and take your
medicine. goyernor!" This was an
swered by. "He, can't afford IT," which
drew much applause.
| When II was remarked that SO few
were returning with the governor} to
the hotel. someone called out, bet
all those came over from Anderson" :"
A,, Mayor l.. ID. Jennings.
Mr.. jennings said. that Senator
Smith had thought about what he had
done for tho price of cotton so mnch
and hnd talked about 1t 30 mucli that
he actually believed that ho had done
these things. ''But y6u are. cntitlel
TO have someone in the senate who has
more than one iden," lie added. 4a,.
III discussing the governors atti-
tude toward. the Charlcston sjtuatinp
tho mayor OF Sumter snid that he did
not expect 10 change one hlindtigcr's
or race track gambler's vote. nut thnt
lie did expect 10 open the cycs OF the
people 10 the fact that this class OF
people Is trying to deceive them. lnto
believing that they represent the
cause OF the people. Mr.. jennings
made sport Of the governors claims
that he wonld turn out the negro mail
clerlin. when he got to WaahiHglon
"Hc cannot do this" tho speaker ex-
piainei;. a init: &c has ranaalel tho
civil service laws, and all the sena-
tors In tho south can't do that" The
speaker added. The only way he shitl
these negroes could be deprived Of
these jobs would he 10 repeal the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments,
thus depriying negroes Of citizenship
rigllt1, (which is tho MOST harmful
lio asked. "a few negro mail clerks,
pasainG through the state on .raiiis,
md earning an honcnt living, or 400
t0nvicia turned loosc in your. cou,m,-
nifty. criminals Of every conceiyab,a
type?"
Mr. jennings drew a laugh whtn
he ,eminded aher,s TINT the governor
has repeatedly. SAID that he iail no l..sss
ing t" explain. YET came to Abhcvil;o
ard. .onsumci his entire ,time .iii OK
plnln,ns oEe cas-: IN dIacrnditlnt
Richey's broken health idea, the
npcaker said, Charles r.: -IIorsn-.is
thes federal prison Tin Atlanta con-
yinced tho, people that ho was nearly
dcad. de- Now l.1ss In /. the. north still
robbing the people" + ~, ~ tEss
~ Mr.. Pollock s0n the Tiess.
MI ,Poiloclissh hong Geforth will hold a
unique place fnsSouth Carolina poli-
ties. At thi: time when newspapers
arc subjected to-, daily rldicule. and
abuse, and when this yitupcration
falls on willing, care. candidates aro
not prone to challenge thec cause of
the pross. they offend dIstrust,
ful public. But tho. candidate .fkok
Chernwli today came .to> the defense
OF the newspapers. of,tbe stnte and dc.
nounced .ns cheap demagoguery, the
attempt to create prejudice .throl,ei,
attacks on the newspapers.
The speaker said !, II am tired Of the
cheap POLITICAL deynagoguery that has
sought to array GLASS again,,t class.
! am tdisgasfedS with the ,obute Of the
g anWaeaperA. and tho newspaper nun.
a free press is essential to FREQ gov
sTa!Hient. and my, experience is that
tho newspaper men7-the, editors and
tho, .raporters-arc, as fine ! class of
our, citizenship as any we nave In the
state. .es,.s
1:;"It is.,through the newspapers that
the poorle are informed Of. what is
going on. They. turn Oh hiS'the wh{t3
light offtruth, and is only The DEM
agoguo that wishes his real s6if Kent
from the view OF the people. It. is
no only who. abuses and villifies the
newspapcrs- BIT such abuse will not
deter the; newspapers in rendering
patriotic service to the peoples be-
cause newspaper. me-, love their state
and are as fair and patriotic as any
men. and they are doing thoir full
share to bring about. a better condI-
ton IN South Carolina. / say ali IN
homer to the newspapers for. tho work
they are doing."' ,.s.s q. =.
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