Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-07-14
BLEASE WRITES RE.
PUBLICAN LEADER
Copied from Calhoun Times.


the rounds in many weeklies and is
Undoubtedly news of a kind. Blease
evidently has no love for McLaurln
and Campbell. An interestingq ues-
ton is: why should he worry over
the horse that eats the hay in the Re-
publican rick? Still "a Democrat
but, maybe, every STILL" as Dave Hill
once said. A prophet might cogitate
and predict several things in the new
alignments of S. C. Politic. Watch
Blease.-Editor Calhoun Times.
Columbia, S. c., June 21st., 1921
Hon. ]. w. Tolbert, st. James Hotel
Washington, d. C.
Dear Sir: Yours of May 10th, ask
ing for certain information received
| will answer you frankly.
As to C. c. Campbell, of Columbia
s. c., the common remark | hear
around here, and have heard parties
make from other parts of the state
is: "Some people in South Carolina
may want to go into new party but
they are not going in as followers OF
Campbell, who Is Yankee; for You
remember that it was the Northern
IrenegadeS and scalawags who took
the niger and used him that gave us
all of our troubles from 1865 to 1876.
Therefore, you will see that his lea
Idership will not 60 far in South Caro-
lima.
AS to J: L. McLaurin, presume 1t
is unnecessary for me to make any
remarks. His record in the senate Of
the United States, the Archibold let
ters. his attempted deal of 1912, his
complete breakdown as a candidate
for governor in this state recently, and
his general political record, are we'll
known to the people In Washington
as they are to the people of South
Carolina. 1t would be absolutely inn
possible for him to build up any fol-
lowing in this state of any consider
able proportions. 49,:
If the patronage in this state Should
be given to Campbell or 'McLaurin, or
Campbell. and McLaurin, they could
not build up corporal's guard that
would go outside of the Democratic
primaries. where they. would be de
prived Of voting for their county Of
ficers as well as their United States
senator's and congressman and their
state officers, to follow those people
into the republican party. Conse-
Quently as far as Ihave been able to
learn, very little credence is given to
the Campbell-McLaurin talk; in fact,
it is looked upon as a joke by those
who have any influence and who know
that these men cannot break into the
democratic ranks.
l certainly can state that you have
been life long republican; that you
have gone through strenuous times
and that your life has often been at
stake, and that through it all you have
been tride and true; and II, after all
these years of service and devotion to
your party, the republicans would now
kick you out, can hardly think that
they would have much of an opportu-
nifty to get anyone here to follow them
because the people here would realize
that no matter how devoted the SER
vice they might render, their labors
would not be appreciated. can hard
ly see how, after a thorough investi-
CATION, it could be possible for you tc
be turned down as the leader of thu
party in this state, and as
for the forming of new party with
Campbell or McLaurin, or both, such
{ , is myth, a farce and plain damn
ed foolishness.
You are at liberty TO read this let
ter to whom. you please, or publish it
If you wish, as l presume everybody
knows that | speak what I think re-
gardless of consequences. Il have
wrotten you freely as you requested
me 10 do. | am o democrat; not
Wilson so-called democrat, but a JEFF
fersonian democrat, who reioiced at
Harding'se lection and the downfall
of Ideallsm, which gave US. nOthlni
but fresh-made graves, widows, or
phans and billions of dollars taxes
under the guise of liberty. We have
less liberty now than We have ever
had and fewer privileges as a result
of Wilson and his henchmen.
If you see nv friend, Jim Davis,
secretary of labor, give him my love.
and tell him that if Cole Blease car
do anything for him, to "holler" and
he will hear and answer.
Very Respectfully,
Cole l.. Biease.