The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-16
STATE CANDIDATES SPEAK.
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friend not of the poor men, but of the
criminal -three-fourths negro and


one-fourth white-for he has par
| doned black and white in that proper
tion, and yet he would have you be-
lieve he is not the friend of the ne
gro. But are poor men criminals,
or is it a crime to be a poor man?
mo, thank God, there are thous-
ands upon thousands of men, who,
like the lowly Nazarene, have not
| where to lay their heads. and yet
their characters are incomparably
above that of this man who poses as
their friend in order to get their
votes
cit is a disgrace to be a criminal,
but it is no disgrace to be poor.
Some of the purest, noblest and
best men I have ever known have
been poor men, and no one in my
opinion does more to keep them poor
than these biennial, hypocritical
| office-seekers.
But what has Blease done for the
poor man? Has he not ignored him
when he has had appointments Of
either profit or honor to make? Can
you point me to single instance
where he has recognized the poor
man?
did he do you honor when he
appointed that millionaire Italian
blind-tiger king on his staff, before
whom you as citizen soldiers must
pass in review and whom you must
salute? Why did he appoint him?
He knew he was a blind-tiger king
who utterly defied and openly vio-
lated the laws of the land, but, oh!
he was a poor dago and had nothing
but millions upon millions Of money
and warehouse upon warehouse full
of blind tiger liquor! This is the
type of poor man that the governor
honors. Has he done anything for
you? But, coming nearer home,
who are his lieutenants and leaders
in Bamberg county? l do not want
to be personal, but who are they?
Are they poor men? You know
them and can answer as we'll as l.
My friends, this poor man business
and negro business is but the hypo-
critical slogan of the political dema-
gogue. Don't be fooled by them any
longer.
And now after having been elect
ed to serve you as county chairman
for 20 years, during which time I
have tried to serve you faithfully,
and for the best interests Of my peo-
pie and my county, let me give you
this as possibly my last and best ad-
vice:
"On. the day of election, curse
Blease for the harm his administra-
tion has done your State and your
people, vote for Jennings, Pollock,
or Smith for United States senator,
and for State and county officers from
governor down, for men who repud-
late such a rotten administration
and where possible, for men whose
lives and characters your son and
mine can afford to emulate with cred
it to himself and whose purity OF life
our wives and our daughters can
commend.
hoset among the candidates who have
"* l understand that there are
been dubbed camp-followers, coat-tall
swingers and supporters of the gov
ernor. It would be interesting 20
this audience for them to explain and
condone the action of their leader II
they can"
Railroad Commissioner.
G. w. Fairy, of Calhoun county, a
candidate for railroad commissioner,
led off With argument for better
sanitary conditions in depots and
railway trains.
C. D. Fortner, also candidate for
railroad commissioner, raised squall
in the audience by predicting the
election of Blease, and by faying the
primary rules, but the audience re-
sponded to the chairman's request
for order.
F. w. Shealey said he was in the
race on his own merits and was CIV
en- applause at the close Of his speech.
]. H. Wharton talked rate reduc-
ton.
w. l. Witherspoon promised to do
nothing which would bring discred1t
to the State.
J. A. Hunter Given Ovation.
An ovation was given J. A. Hunter,
candidate for lieutenant governor, he
being in his home town, and con-
tented himself with a brief statement
in which he asked for courteous treat
ment of his opponents.
B. Frank Kelly followed Mr.. Hun