Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
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NO.59

draw crowds for Dial and Rice to
speak TO. Their own newspapers say
that they are getting no crowds. The
largest number OF people they have
Yet addressed was at Manning and
had TO 20 there To draw the crowd for
them.
II have no apology for any speech
that | have yet made" declared Mr..
Rlcase. "Onc can take a part OF any
mans speech and incriminate the
speaker. From extracts OF my speech
es which they publish they make il
| appear that am disloyal. They don't
dare publish my speeches on the war
or any other question in its entirety.
| II matters not what YOU and | thought
about this war before our country
went into il. The question is how do
We stand now. Whom | go To the
United States senate next March. |
am going to President Wilson and
say. Mr. President. | am an Amcri-
can senator and AZ an American SEN
ator | am behind you in your efforts
TO push this war To a successful con-
clusion. You can count on me to the
limit"
referring To the charges OF disloyal-
ty 10 the government which had been
made against him the speaker dcclar-
ed that William J. Thurmond. dis
trict attorney for the western district
of South Carolina. and Francis II.
Weston. district attorney for the east
rrn district. were bitter enemies OF
his. You can bet that II were dis
loyal or il those fellows had any rra-
son Ia believe il they would have hail
I'd me- into the Federal courts long
ago" hr said.
Il have had a part in this war-all
that ! could have. have twice seen
General Crowdcr and offered To raise
"A regiment or brigade OF South Caro-
linians over the draft age. good
IIlcascitcs and fighting men for Sr-
vice in France | will right now II al
lowed to do so. withdraw from the
senatorial race and raise such a rcgi-
mrnt or brigade and lead them
through France. Germany or hell If
necessary"
The former governor said he owned
several thousand dollars worth oi
Liberty bonds. a thousand dollars
worth Of war stamps and had con-
trihutcd within his means To the
American Red Cross. He had also
given Camp Jackson at Columbia the
use OF II acres of land and Il siX-room
house of his at the camp site near the
city of Columbia.
He reviewed his pardon record as
governor, saying he wass proud that
he had the privilege OF making 80
many convicts happy. >Hc said that
there were South Carolinians serving
in France today whom hc had either
pardonrd or pLrolcd when governor
and that they made M good soldiers
as any. He charged that he had par
doncd numerous sonvicts on the rec
| ommcndation of Sir. Robert A. Coop
cr. now candidate for governor. and
scored Mr.. Cooper for criticlsing his
pardon record.
Ths fazmex scxes1oEc oEtcd bis.
followers to enroll and to watch the
count on election day. while good
Bleascitcs and scventy-ave per cent
Of South Carolinians over there would
vote for me II they had the oppoItu-
nifty. are fighting to make the world
safe for Democracy. you voters here
at home can make the state safe for
Democracy 10y watching the ballot
box on election day. II you are not
satisfied with the count. count 'cm
yourself"
He paid his respects TO Ex-Governor
John Gary Evans. national committee
man. The same newspapers that for
mcrly charged Governor Evans with
stealing $4,000 from the state In
bond deal and In stealing other public
moneys. are now holding him up To the
people of the state ~ n hero. hc said.
In conclusion hc assailed the pres
rnt state administration and Governor
Manning. "Thc governor brags that he
has five sons who are In the service.
| II Is so. Yet all OF them are strutiing
| about In pretty uniforms and holding
commissions and are in no more dan
ger OF meeting the bullets than IL this
| electric light under which stand"
The speaker predicted he would
have q walk in his race for the
senate and that he would beat Mr..
Dial in his home county. Mr.. Rice OF
Anderson, did not count In the race
because hc was Spoiled already"
| Much applause followed the conclu-
sion of his speech.
| Mr.. I5leasc left Grccnville immedi-
atcly after the speaking.
Jas. ID. Grist.