The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
An UNSpEAKlBLE DISGRACE.
WHAT TliLMAN SAID OF BLEASE
SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED.
foiiock Tells Berkeley County People
what Sort OF Man Cole Bleasc is
ana What lie Stands For.


the chairman at the campaign meet
ing In Berkeley county today. when
Messrs Pollock, Dial and Rice ad.
dressed mOr\ than 300 voters.
Inc concise statement is an apt
analysis of the situation j., tba louo,
part oil the state us supported by the
observations Of those best qualified to
Judge in every community. And if re-
ports coming in from remote territory
are to be accepted storm OF hate
has broken against Cole L.Rlease fo,
ms loose war talk, which is sweeping
nam INTO hopeless disaster.
1t was emphasized in Georgetown
yesterday that the best men of that
section, who had formerly supported
BleaSe, had shaken all allesiance and
were hShting as ZealOusly against him
as they had labored for him in pre-
vious campaigns. Blease was to have
spoken in Andrews last Saturday
h'ght. In conformity with custom
airy procedure in arOusing cOmmun-
ity interest the territory had been cir
cult ridden and the community Iii
tered with circulars advertising the
meeting. The story in Georgetown
yesterday was that only one store in
Andrews would allow the placards to
be placed in the windows. The meet
ing was postponed.
A similar condition was found in
Berkeley county today. Blease's nor
nal vote in this county has been
around 800. One who has been al
ardent supporter of Blease in the
past said today he did not thin
Biease could possibly get more thar
$50 votes in the county. Anothei
VINO had been equally loyal to Blease
III past years said "Blease's Chance
nave been shot so full of holes thai
there is no more space to hit" Char
lesion is confident that it VIII be car
ried by n. Il. Dial.
The most striking aspect Of thc
campaign is the question of leader
snip. Blease is in the perplexing di.
iemma of CHIEF of staff, with hi.
staf i'm mutiny. Beaseites Of the bet
ter quality of leadership and inhu-
ehce are turning upon him abruptl
an over the state, a number of thesc
being cited in every county the cam
paign party visits.
Another group, the absence O
which is equally conspicuous and as
alarming to the Blease forces. is that
"odY Oh men who seek always to b,
on the popular or winning side as
matter OF policy, that due considera
ton may be accorded whom noIi,ioai
pie Is To be distributed, but who's,
WORK on election day is no less elfec
tive, q tact emphasized by many in
discussing leaders, is that ,ren can no,
afford to become over xealous in tn
interests of man, whose utterance4
iour months after war was declar-
ed have brought him into such i'll re
pute
An interesting phase of the meetin.
in MonckS Corner was w. =. Polloc,l's
answer to the assertion by Blease
leaders and newspapers that please
was the logical successor to Senator
fillman, that the two stood for the
Same things. In contradicting the.
statement by one Of these organs tha;
we're Senator Tinman alive he doubt
less would advise the voters to cast
iheir ballots for Blease, MIR. Pollocl.
read letter from Senator Tillman.
written two weeks before he died il
which he said it would be an un-
speakable disgrace" for Bicasc to be
'lccted to the United States senate
The letter WAS written June - e.,
-. .. Allen of Greenville. The cN
1erpt read by Mr. Pollock was:
1T is not for myself that | am m-
Easy. 1t is for South Cardinals GOO
name ana for decent representation in
washington | am working Beside
embarrassing the president and max
lhg ii possible for the obstruction o;
necessary legislation, Elcasc's elcctiou
p" the United States senate would b,
IN urSpcakahlc DISGRACE TO our Stat,
on" which all good South Carolim
ans ought to do everything possible
10 prevent. Indeed can not conCciV,
tt possible that South Carolina will s.
iar forget its past history and all il.
traditions that have made its name .
synonym Of honor and patriotism a.
TO erect him as my successor"
Mr.. Pollock brought another mes.
1aGc from the grave as he characters
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