The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-20
BEARD, W|ERSE, BLEASE.
IOLi.OCK CATALOGUES SQUAD !
or GERMAN PATRIOTS.

. mo federal penitcn;iary for unpa-
.rlotc uttcranccs and acts was indis-
oiuhiy linked ly senatorial candl-
dates at the meeting here today.
W. 7. Pollock asked the people if
ihcy wanted to be in the class with
W. =. Eeard. Paul Wierse and Albert
Orth ,all three of whom have been
convicted in the federal courts of dis
LOYALTY and two of whom at least
were closely identified with the politi-
cal fortunes of Cole L. Blease. The
Cheraw candidate also wished that
Blease might find cell between Beard
and Wierse for his disloyal uttcrances.
When the people were asked if they
wanted to be put in the same category
rs these and Blcase there was u
chorus of negative answers.
n b. Dial of Laurens, candidate ror
the long term, again today told she
people as he told Blease to his face
yesterday that Bloase was disloyal
from the crown of his head to the sole
CT his feet.
Mr.. Dial also read q letter from q
young man in France to his father, c.
l.. Jones Of Monetta in which the sol
der said, do beg the people of South
Calo olina for Gods sake not to send
that man who made such big speeches
against President Wilson last summer
TO the United States senate. Our mos
wonderful president can not help win
this war with such disloyal men as
Cole l.. Blease in the senate"
Continuing the alignment of Col,
l.. Blease with German sympathizers
and disloyalists in South Carolina
Senator. Benet said it was fortunate
| for South Carolina and the country at
large that Blease was not commission
cd an officer in the United States army
last summer when he first offered to
raise a regiment OH condition that he
be allowed to lead his own officers
! Please was a modest man and had
askcd only that he be named colo
nel, while Mr.. Roosevelt wanted to be
; major general And if Mr.. Blease
.lad been allowed to raise regiment
Grd name his staff of officers we
Beard, Captain Orth and Captain
Nierse." Senator Bcnet thought it
most likely that John l.. McLaurin
would have wanted to be lieutenant
oloncl.
The Reform party was in 2 bad fi>
With so many of its star performers il
he penitentiary. Senator Benet, alst
emphasized that the one question in
the campaign this year was one OF
loyalty and disloyalty and that the
people ought to be warned that the
dominant note was Germany or Amer
ica or put in more definitely Wilson
or the kaiser. Nobody had ever heard
of Elease dcnouncing the kaiser but
from dozens of stumps he had villificd
and abused Wilson, fought his nom
inatiOn and refused to subscribe to hi.
campaign fund. Blease had also said
in one Of his speeches long after tn
war had been declared that he would
have been willing to be banished
the Philippine Islands or anywhere
else if he had had the opportunity to
have opposed Wilson and congress on
the war issue. No man could vote
for disloyalst and himself remain
loyal.
Mr.. Rice thinks Mr.. Dial is debarre
from the senate because of hi.
wealth." The history Of the State, h
says shows that no rich man has ever
been sent from South Carolina to that
Office. He also intimated that he di0
not think much of Mr.. Dials chances
for apir of wings and opportunity
to pass through pearly gates as he
quoted for Mr.. Diars benefit that
ptfl ol the scriptures winch read, 1T
easier for a camel to go through the
eye of Il needle than rich man TO
nc" the kingdom of heaven" Tho
anderson county candidate says h.
iHGo' ses all that has been said and
more than has yet Lccn said about
that thing in breechcs' Cole j.
Bicase.
Mr.. Peoples did not attend the meet
ing here today. He sent a telegram
70 \. B. Jordan, county chairman, in
which he said he was detained on Of.
'lcial business
Nothing was heard from Blease
who has ignored IA Of the II meet
'nGs of the campaign so far.
The meeting today was attended by
rctwocn 200 and 800 people, Il consid-
'rabic sprinlling of these being wo-
"Icn.