The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-13

bribe-giyer and the br!be-taker. and
way surh large contributions for
BleRse's opponents campaign. once
again, ask. II people think these
contributions were not asked for or
not given, nameS can be given.
Now, who had the control of the
State Democratic Convention? The
men opposed to Governor Blease
Who had control OF nearly every
County Executive Committee In the
State? Who had the absolute control
by large majority. OF the State Ex-
ecutiVe Committee? Who appointed
the managers OF election throughout
the State? When Governor Blease
wrote to the Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee and
asked to have one manager at each
precinct, his request was declined
When similar requests were made OF
the Chairmen CT the County Execu-
time Committees, l. was declined his
friends. The County Executive Com
mittee, nearly all OF which were anti
PlcaEe, appointed anti-Blease mana
gers ali over the counties, and these
anti-Blease managers were in the
large majority all over the State--a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. men The ballots
were put in the boxes which the anti
administration men had control OF,
the anti-administratlon men took
them off to one side and counted
them and announced 80 many for
Jones and SO many for Blease. The
returns were sent to the County
Executive Committees, and the Coun-
ty Executive Committees, composed
almost overwhelmingly of anti
Biease men. tabulated them and sent
them to the State Committee, and the
State Committee met and tabulated
them and announced the result. Now,
how in the name of common sense,
with all the election machinery anti
Blease-huw in the name OF common
sense, ! repeat, could the Blease
men have committed fraud? There
fore. II there was fraud, as these edi-
tors and other are now loudly pro-
claiming there was, who committed
1t? The answer is plain-the anti
Blease men. because they had all the
machinery In their hands. They say
there WIS fraud. Now. say, let TINT
be as IL may, IL there was fraud who
committed it. when they had the
managers, the county committees and
the State Committee?
No. gentlemen, !, Is but the cry of
the defeated. Instead of being brave,
true Carolinians, and saying, 1--WE
have made our fight and lost" they,
like the towards they are, cringe up
on their knees and holler fraud, for
getting that they were the ones who
were in charge OF the election ma
chinery, and that II there was fraud
they ailG their friends were the ones
who committed It. @
Now, gentlemen, what we want is
honest elections. Th65 speak OF US
ing money. God knows the present
Governor has never had any to use.
He practiced law at the Newberry
bar, and. he is proud to say. had an
exceptionally fine practice on both
sides OF the court. He made a good
living and managed TO save some
money But not one nickle Of IL, has
he ever used to corrupt q voter; not
one dollar OF II has he ever used or
ave- .sisa. .c SHs.:.s. go &c: &C.
has any OF his friends ever done SO,
to hiE knowledge. and certainly II
tS"v have ever done SO. saey did not
consult him before, nor have they
informed him afterwards.
W nat NC need is Ito enforce the
laws NC have strictly TO tine letter.
Let every white man In South Caro-
lima, of legal age, vote in the prima-
ries, and IL one SJsise5 from another
State into this State and votes. or
goes from one county into another
and votes illegally, let the men whom
ne votes for, as we'll as the men whom
he votes against see to II that he Is
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. II one man offers to buy the
vote OF another, let the latter prose-
cute to the full extent of the law
the man who offers the bribe, and II
tho man takes the bribe, prosecute
him. Enforce tho laws we have. Let
honesty and square dealing begin
with tho State Executive Committee,
and let 1t be followed by the county
committees and kept up by the man
ayers OF election. We bave all the
law we need: we have all the honor
wo need In South Carolina to enforce
that law. And II comes With Ill
grace from that CT. a which had con-
troll of all the election machinery, TO
charge fraud, when they and their
friends were the only anes who annld
have committed any fraud.
q am opposed to any change In the
primary system. believe In honest
elections. and | ,lieve in letting ev-
cry white man Participate In the pri-
Iaary who is c; sible TO. vote, under
the rules of { Democratic party.
Whenever We ,sprive the white peo-
pie OF the ril' to vote, or any large
number OF 4 N OF their right to
vote, we VII ,reak up. the primary
system, bee: 20 those who are ouali-
fed want L right to vote, and they
should hay It. and they. do cot pro-
pose TO be put, by any party OF men,
on an eq:td footing With a. free me-