The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-08-22

Told Negroes State is Rotten.
Rpnors of the speech delivered bv Cole l.. Blease at
Allen University to the negroes between the primary ana
the general election in the fall of 1916 were pu6seo III
two papers, the State and the Samaritan Herad Inc
port the State denied by Bease l9 days after pupil
cation The report in the negro newspaper was never de
MED. . mi
The following report of the speech appeared IN The
State, October 4, 1916:
opening exercises of Allen University large negro school
in Columbia despite the protest OF Tuesday morning o
alumni and former Students who petlhoned Presldent
Nance and the faculty that the invitation be
Gas will greatly embarrass wives and dagnJeIs 10
have Bease speak to them since ne has spok
en- so harshy in the courts and the stump against the
virtues of the negro women and the respect and decency OF
negroes in general
N Blease made no direct reference his speech to this
petition but the Rev. W. D. Chappee D. d. bishop OF the
African Methodist Episcopal church in this State who IN
troduced the ex-governor 1.-The man IN
the State of South Carolna and one whose pardonmg
record had removed all sting things sad on the stump
was somewhat scahng in his denunc aton OF those VINO
presumed to dictate the policies OF great church
''Who they, anyway: Chappelle ASKED Inen Ill
answer to his own query he remarked They aren
outside of their own backyard The harsh things said on
the stump the bishop Observed only to tickle the
ears of the voters and thereby gain their support
Blease Greatest, Chappelle Says.
Ten minutes were consumed by Bishop Chappele in his
speech of introduction generously seasoned with supea
tives
In asking the he had sought he said to get
the strongest man the State. He had gone careuy
the records and deeds OF all the governors OF
South Carolina and Mr. Bease, he sald easily hed hrst
rank Several pardon cases. where the former governor
by single stroke of the pen set that negro free were
cited One Of these that of Il year old negro BOY
sent up for fe The congressional controversy between
the negro George Washington Murray, OF SUMTER and
white man. Colonel Noise of thesae district also
viewed by the bishop in all it's ramhcaons Later IN ms
speech Mr. Bease reminded the bishop that was ne
Blease) who had made Murray the congressman from this
nember of the canvassng board and cast the deciding vote
T had got justice three weeks ago and II the board had
been as honest he said yesterday IL would be the next
governor Of South Carolina He had Always SOUGHT ne
said to do Justice to the negro regardless OF his COLOR
Much speculation had been engaged IN by the negroes
themselves as the character Of speech Mr. Blease would
deliver but the speaker throughout the discourse spoke
ardedlv and with moderation He said he had been mis-
Understood by the negroes, whom he greeted as my
friends In politics he had always urged that taxes ne
groes paid should 60 to the support OF negro Schools
School boards he sad chsed the negroes out OF the
apporton when ing apportonment Tor the scnoo OIL
the two races Christian citizenship earnestly COM
mended to the students Of the school, don MAKE mucn
profession myself have been hounded v1lhled and
abused that often 60 by church, refusing to enter
because know that there hypocrtes and scondres
at the communion table, who are disgrace to God Al
mighty The students told to lain nigh, tell the
trfh and to attain the ends of worthy ambition honest
ly and not by slipping books under the desks IN the eS
animation room or copying information from their cuffs
'Never Insulted Women
Referring to the sentiment in the petition by inference
Mr. Blease said he had never nsulted "a colored girl Il
have never wronged any woman white black. Neither
have spoken word of slander against any woman.
sanderer denounced as "a most contemplate cur'
The ex-govenors attitude toward convicts some
what enlarged upon He sometimes thought he said that
all penitenaes ails and court houses might be abolish
ed What the of these and the church too he asked
his audience, that appauded his words with increasing