Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
A Mighty Good Governor.

- "A IMiS0ty ENtCUu& SOtSE
The Advertiser is simply stating a
plain truth when it says that Govern
n Harvey is making the old Palmet-
20 state a mighty good governor.
The fact is we would like to see
aim succeed himself by at least two
years, and if it were not "onconsti-
t~utional," we would move that his
term be extended, without further
ceremony, through 1924.
One thing, among many others,
that we especially Ike about the
Governor is that his "%jaw-bone" is
not out of proportion to his "back-
BONE" Without undue prating and
2arading, ne acts when a matter is
presented to him for consideration,
and not only acts with irmness but
leaves off the elbow and buster"
which is sometimes heard from n
vested for a season with authority.
Being a mild-mannered man, just
such a gentleman as n would ex-
pect Charleston's atmosphere of cul-
ture TO produce, people looked on
with bated breath when he first took
his seat in the executive chair to see
if he would REALLY BE GOVERN
OR, and they have found him GOV
ERNOR. So, as ne is lighting a good
fight" and is excepting the faith," we
are not going to wait until he has
finished his course" to say "Well
done.'' We are going to say WELL
DONE" to you, Governor Harvey,
right now.
Executive Needed With "Teeth."
Not infrequently one hears this or
that law referred to as having no
"teeth," meaning that no provision
has been made for its enforcement or
that adequate punishment has not
been provided, causing the law to
have no terror for v~iolators.
In this day when crimes innumer-
able and of the most revolving kind
are being committed and when great
er respect for law should be engen-
dered, do we not also need executive
officers with "teeth," men who are
known to be unyielding and show
violators of the law no quarter? Why
provide laws with "teeth" and under
these laws apprehend and convict the
guilty only to have them set free to
resume their career of crime?
Of the men who are candidates for
governor is not there one outstanding
personality whose election would
most please distillers, blind tigers and
violators of the law of that type? If
we are to judge the future by the
past, would not the election of MI.
Blease mean that pardons in great
numbers would be Unfortunately
granted, causing distillers, blind til
gers and other criminals to grow bold
er and holder under the belief
that if apprehended and convicted,
a pardon could be secured through
some "pardon attorneys" as many
lawyers over the state who were in
strumental in securing pardons were
called. Would not a return of such
a condition at this time, when crime,
following in wake of the war, is al
ready rampant, be extremely unfor-
tunate? 1t is not an easy matter to
secure evidence sufficient to convict
distillers and whiskey sellers, there
fore it is all the more necessary when
once they are caught in the meshes of
the law that the sentences of the
courts be not interfered with.
Some good citizens will vote
for Mr.. Blease and in addition prac-
tically 100 per cent of the law break
ing class will support him, because in
the past he has proven himself to be
the friend of the mar behind the pris-
on bars.
In this connection we would warn
our men and women who stand for
the suppression of crime and the
proper punishment of criminals to
"stop, look and %listen," before cast
ing their ballots for a candidate for
governor. Mr.. Blease has loudly de-
clared in the past that he would stand
by his friends and that his political
enemies would sweat blood. AS shown
by his defeat, his friends have so