The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29

not changed" (Page 31.) There Is
absolutely no evidence to support Gov
Biease In his attempt to hide his
meaning In the physical action, of
those poor demented inmates, nor his
reported treatment Of an individual
patient; not q word Of evidence sus-
'ains him that there was any talk
going on" about those conditions. The
talk that Governor Blease says was
going on and to which he referred
was that "Dr. Cooper Is still there
hanging around and that he
and DR.. Saunders are frequently seen
together" and the testimony Ia that
Governor Blease was the only one
who had heard this talk and he re-.
fused to give his author. There are
those who believe that a man who
will wilfully circulate a slander will
create 1t.
Now. let US get good perspective
OF that court Of inquisition convened
to try this young lady born and rear.
ed on York county soil; this young
woman coming from her humble
country home. who by force of intel.
lect. virtue and generous impulses
mas risen to her high position as
specialist in mind diseases, and who
was devoting her knowledge and
sympathies to the unfortunate insane
OF her own beloved State: this young
woman OF whom Dr. Babcock, after
~ years experience. testifes: "Dr.
Is the best officer that /
have known in any asylum that /
have been connected with or visited
and that she does more for her pa
tients." Yet, because Of his insane
egotism and because DR.. Saunders
was trying to better equip herself
for the States service. Governor
Blease imagined that this voteless
woman has done something in de
lance Of Blease's administration"
page 103) and she Is dragged be-
fore that tribunal with a verdict of
guilty typewriter before she is tried
Fix the picture Of this court In your
mind as the father. pleading his right
to remain with his daughter, is driv-
an from the room. while Governor
Blease. her accuser, remains as her
prosecutor. After ejecting DIR. Saun.
iers' father. attorney and stenograph-
sr. the first act Of Accuser- Prosecu-
or Blease was to demand her resigna.
Ion without q trial. Knowing her
integrity Of character and being able
o prove 1t. DR.. Saunders replied: II
I'm perfectly willing to resign. but / |
must have some knowledge of what
las been said and who said 1t. II
lon't think that is anything but fair to |
myself" And what is this mans
eply. who Is SO careful Of q woman's
'ood name? Governor Blease said. |
will you permit me to ask you why
'ou kept DR.. Cooper here continually
md continually went into the lab
'ratory day after day with him?"
Page 103.) Governor Blease said
Nobody blames your name." page
l0S) but I ask you, az sensible
nan, Is there not the poisoned SLAM
ierous tongue Of suspicion in that
question? Since when has the Eng
ish language changed Its meaning
4 In the following questions and r.-
lerances Of Gov. Blease there is
not the essence of slander?
Don't you say that DR.. Cooper
was out there frequently after he was
beat. and that you and he were fire.
auently seen together?" page 1867
''The only thing I know is that
they stated that you and DR.. Cooper
we're in this room together hours af-
ter hours. and that left people to
draw conclusion? That Is the worst
part Of 1t" page 1919 Although
DR.. Saunders begged and demanded
his author. he has never given it and
the governor is totally unsupported
by q single witness to this statement
a.. =. :. THAT DR.. Cooper was
here. and that "you were frequently
seen with him." page 1922
Referring to his letter to DR.. Bah
cock the governor says: 1T simply
asks why DR.. Saunders continually
stayed there. why he ate three meals
a day there. and why you and he were
often seen together" (Page 100 n
statement unsupported by even a
single witness.
While DIR. Blackburn was testify
Ing Governor Blease stopped him to
ask: Excuse me for interrupting
you. but when you saw them who
was with them" page 112)
DR. Fulmer was asked by the gov
ernor: Tell how you saw him, and
whom he was with and what he was
doing" (Page 11sO