Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

are now doing the work that two men
should do shall make 1t my business
to get rid of the unnecessary third
man II elected governor"
Opposed to Commissions.
"There are two many commission
ers-useless commissions spending the
money of the tax payers" declared Mr..
Blease. II favor the abolishment Of all
commissions that deprive the proper
head of any department from perform
ing his constitutional and statutory
duties. / would abolish the state
tex commission which is absolutely
unnecessary as at present constituted
and which should be abolished in the
interests Of the tax payers. The prop
cr place for the state tax commission
is with the comptroller general and
he should not only be requested but
made to perform the work that is now
done by this commission.
For Law Enforcement.
"I stand now as have always stood
for the strict enforcement Of all laws
beginning with the requirement that
those in authority themselves obey the
law because no man in this country
is so high that he IL above the law
and no officer of the law should be al
lowed to set the law aside.
What about the women voters"
IT am glad you mentioned that"
seid Mr.. Blease, because have a
message for I'll the women of South
Carolina that would like them TO
have. I sincerely hope that all the
white women Of South Carolina will
put their names on the club rolls.
While I have always opposed woman
suffrage we now have 1t and as law
abiding citizens we must support It.
Every woman should register and see
that her name is put on the club roll.
Suppose that only one class Of women
should register and place their names
on the club rolls. The time might
come when we would be in a bad con-
dition on account Of it. Therefore
every woman should put herself In
position to cast her ballot whether she
ever does cast it or not.
There is nothing like precaution
and looking ahead Of you. For In
stance, every white woman should
keep in her home well oiled, proper
ly loaded pistol at the same time
hoping and praying that she might
never have occasion to use 1t. But IL
the necessity to use It. should arise
she would have 1t ready. SO should,
she be in position to vote. II she
doesn't want to vote she doesn't have
to: but she would hurt nothing by be-
ing prepared.
No Chance at Convention.
mo there is not the slightest chance
of my friends capturing the state
Democratic convention" replied Mr..
Blease in answer to question. They
simply won't go to their precinct meet
ings and to the county conventions
where the delegates to the state con-
vention are elected. II they would do
so It would be an easy matter for them
to capture the state convention but ex-
perience Of past years has proved con-
clusively that they simply won't take
the time off from their duties to do 1t.
No Blease Ticket.
There will be no straight out Blease
ticket for state offices this year. so
far as l have anything to do wit IT,"
Mr.. Blease went On to soy. ANY
white Democrat of South Carolina has
a. right to run for any office that lie
sees fit to aspire. So far as am con-
cerned I shall engage myself with my
own individual race and 1 shall inter-
fere in no other race. AS / stated at
the outset I am making this race for
governor this year not for my own
sake but at the request of hundreds
of citizens of South Carolina Being
governor can mean nothing for me per-
sonally since I have held the office
twice.
"All my friends and supporters of
former years with one exception are
rallying my support this year as never
before and in addition to these have
received hundreds Of messages from
influential men who have fought me in
the past stating that they are with me
now. 1 could give you names; but !
shall not do so at this time.
Preachers Ask Him to Run.
II have in my files letters from a
number Of ministers urging me to
make the race for governor this year,
stating that the state needs my SER
vices. A Baptist minister upstate
who has considerable influence and
who has always fought me in the past
wrote me the other day asking that
send him some Of my campaign litera-
ture and stating that he not only. ex-
pected to vote for me but to work for
me- A number of senators and rep
resentatives who have fought me In
the past came to my office during the
recent session of the legislature and
assured me Of their support this year.
Busy With FraternaI Work.