The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-06-25

want his vote Here is what said:
81 at Filbert was repeating my Po-
maria speech III which | had said tha:
| believed that President Wilson and
! the members OF congress who voted
! for this war would be held response
! BILE for every American life that was
! lost in it, and If my soul is to be
| lost ! did not care what sort OF al
American they had after | was dead
and gone, and neither does your boy.
| The young man who was reporting
that speech got part Of what | said
and got it correctly, but he did not
take all of my speech, and no sensible
man could expect him to take it, and
when those who for malicious pur-
| pose took his partial report to con-
demn me they lied and they knew
| they lied"
Unfair Newspapers.
To show the unfairness with which
some newspapers treat him, Gov.
| Blease referred to speech which ne
| made a few days ago and in which
he said: Il do not wish for anything
but the greatest success for the Amer
lean army in France" When the re-
port was published the mot was left
out and the sentence read Il do wish
for anything but the greatest success
of the American army in France" "
Quite difference.
AT Filbert I asked everyone whc,
agreed with me to hold up his hand
and every hand went up. Surely the
good people Of Filbert and Yorl:
would not be accused CT endorsing
the statement that they did not care
what sort of America there was af
ter they were gone.
GarbIed Report.
They used this garbled report to
condemn me at the State Council 9f
Defense. have told them what
thought Of their acton. I have told
them that they led when they say
am not loyal. Some Of you may say
that am little 100 harsh in m%
language. BIT hone YOU VIII pardon
ne when I say this: Any man who
says that Cole l.. please has ever Ut
tered one word or done one act
against his country is a damned cor
tempt:ble lar, and any man who says
that any Of my friends has said or
done disloyal acts against my country
is the same" Gov. Blease said he did
not propose to say one word about
Senator Tillman. but he was going
to write him to designate some place
that he would meet him in debate dur
ino the campaign, and if he does he
would say certain things about him
that have not vet been said. and i
he refuses to meet him he will say
them anyway.
Wade Hampton was put out because
in interfered with state politics. They
say he was put out because he did not
vote for Tillman. but that is not true.
General Hampton said that when the
March convention nominated Tillman
he should be ruled ont of the party,
but as they did not do it he would
vote for him, aout he did not vote be-
cause Of an unfortunate accident, he
left his registration ticket in Wash
ington
Makes His Position Clear.
have said that at the time the vote
was taken on the war with the lights
before me would have voted against
it. ara +"""a is no use to be harping
on that. because I admit # d. tNov
tell you | would have no influence IN
Washington Don't you let that worrv
YOU. wouldn't be there long before
they wonld want me, because when !!
on to do anything I try to do it and
they know l am a good fighter and
do things.
II had been in Washington when
the war bills were up I would have
endeavored to make the corporations
nav the tax Who nays the war tax ?
When you send telegram you pay
the tax Same when you buy railroad
| tickets I would have endeavored t.,
keep the government contractors
from interfering with the labor as
| they have by paying such big prices
| for common labor
Gov. Blease said there was one
thing. that ne read in the paper thai
amused him. when one Of the gentle
men who rushed in the race spoke O;