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

\ tIuL arrangements nau UCCn uuQC
yesterday for loan of $3.50. 900 to re.
plenish a depleted state treasury. The
rate 80 be paid was three and onc-hnil
per cent, the lowest. he said, at which
| the state had over been able to borrow
funds. BY this decreased rate. his
vetocs OF the appropriation bills had
become an eoonollh: advantage.
Al >soon as the. governor had fin
i*hcd speaking hc left the stage. but
only n scattering few traiied after III
the wake. AS the chief executive
stepped from the, stage. there wore
repeated calls. FStay and take youf
medicine. governor!" This was an
swered by, "He can't afford it," which,
drew much applause.
When 1t was remarked that SO few
were returning with the goverhdrs to
the hotel. someone called out. l bet
all those came oyer from Anderson
Mayor L. ID. Jennings. M
Mr.. Jennings aaid that Senator
Smith had thought about what he had
done for the price OF cotton 30 1nuch
and had talked about 1t 30 mich that
IiG actually believed that he had done
these things. but you arc entitled
to have someone In tho senate who hus
more than ono iden.' he added. .,,
In discussing tho governors oitl-
tude toward tho Charleston sjtuatino
tho mayor of Sumter sniQ that he did
| not expect to change ono blindtigcr's s.
| or race track gamblers vote. hut TINT
l.t did expect 10 open the eyen of tho
people to the fact that this class of
people Is trying to deceiye then, Ipto
| believing that they represent the
causc OF the people. Mr.. Jennings
made sport OF the governors claims
that he would turn out the negro mali
clerks when he got to Washington.
He cannot do thig," the speaker cx-
piaincd. until he has repealed tho
civil service laws. and ali the sena-
tons In the Eoutl can'i 10 that" the
speaker nddCd. "a The only way he snIti
these ncgroe1 could be deprived o!
these jobE would he to repeal the
fourteenth and; fifteenth amendments.
thus depriving negroes of eitiSepah,n
rigltt3, (which Is the MOST harmful .
ITO asked, n. fcw negro mail clerks.
passing through the state on trains.
and earning an honest living, or 900
t0nvicta turned loose in YOUR. .cop1nlu-
nifty, criminals of every concciyablr
fyne?" !
Mr.. Jennings drew, O. laugh wl,tn
he .icminded fherls thhti the .govcrnor
has rclicatetllyi SAID Tint he la,l nrEses
ipE t" explain: ,yet cnmo to Abbcyil;c
ard. consumed his entire time. III .tx-
plaininS ono cas,: IN dlacrctIi.,nt
Rlchey's broken health idca, the
apoaker said, 'Charles r.. Morsc-7if
the federal prison. An Atlanta con
vinced fho people that he wa1 nearly
dead. iltp Now ,hG,g tR. the north still
rObbing the ipeopfe." ..fse tgft
Mr.. Pollock un the Press.
i Mr. Pollocltslionceforth will hol.l a;
unique. place int.South Carolina poll,
tics. At. this time when newspapers
are subjected. to daily ridicule and
abuse, and when this yituppcration
falis on willing ears.i candidates y 70
not prone to challenge theacauso, II
thn press, lest they offend ,dIstrusi,t
fui public. i But tho, candidate .}.,iK
Cheraw today came to- the dsfcnse
OF the newspapers. of the sfate. nIi in-
nounced ,aSr cheap demngogueEY the
a..empt TO create prejudice through
attacks on the newspapers. G.,
~, --- foPSoAot, Sahu :. ~ uiu tired or the.
cheap political demagoguery that has
sought to array class against class.
= am .dlsgdstod with the abuse Of the
neWaRaperk, and tho newspaper mon.
a. free press is essential to FREQ gov y
er:31imenf, and my experience is that
Inc newspaper men-thc, editors and
tno .reportersr-are .as fine a class OF
our, citizenship as any we have in the
state.
Z. 1T Is through the newspapers that
the people are informed OF, what Ia
going on. They. turn Oh titha WhffS'
lignt ofrtruth, and It Is only the dem
agoguo that wishes his real self. Kant
from the view OF the people. Il fs
no only who. abuses and villifies the
newspapers. But; such abuse will MOI
deter the. newspapers. in rendering
patrlotid saryicc to, the people. be-
cause IewHnarrr- men love. their state
and are as, fair and patriotic as nny
men. and they are ;loing their. full
snare to bring about. a better condi-
ton In, South Carolina. 4 sny all In
nonor to the newspapers for tho We fk
they are doing. 9 ..sssi 80
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