The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-02
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n1ocracy. Endorsed
To1bert For Boss
Washington, July 3G.-A copy Of
the Cole L. Blease letter to Joseph
w. Toibert, Republican boss. of
South Carolina, dated Columbia,
S. c., May 81, 1921, was received
here today.
In the. letter Blease stands by
Tolbert in his ambition to secure
control of Republican = patronage
in South Carolina, rejoices at the
victory Of Warren G.sHarding over
James NJ. Cox. Democrat, and over
the, downfall &of .idealism.' =
The copy in full follows:
Yours of May 16.. asking for Ger
tain information, received. Twill
answer you frankly.
sf.As. to- c. c. Campbell Of Colum-
bia, S. c., the. common remark +
hear around :ahere.gand 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 a Yankee; for you remenl-
Der. that it was the. Northern rem
egades and scalawags who took
the niger and used him that gave
us all. of our troubles from, 1866
to 1876. Therefore, YOU Will see
that shis leadership will no. go far
in South Carolina.
As to J. MeLaurin, I presume
it is unnecessary for me to make
any, remarks. His record. in the
senate of the United States, the
Archbold letters. his attempted
deal :of 19I2...his complete break
down as a candidate. for. governor
In this. state recently, and his gen.
eral political record, are as well
known to the people in Washing
ton as they are to- the. people of
South Carolina. It would be alb
solutely Impossible for him to
build mp any following in this state
of any considerable proportions.
IL the patronage. in this state
should be given to Campbell or Nc
Laurin, or Campbell and McLaurin,
they could not build up a%corpor-
ais. guard, that would, go outside
of the Democratic primaries, where
they would be deprived Of voting
for their county. officers as well as
their, United States senator's and
congressmen and their state Off
GERS, to follow those people into the
Republican party. Consequently,
as. far as I have been able to
learn. very little .eredence is given
to, the. CanapbelLMeLaur talk, in
fact it is looked upon as a joke by
those who have any influence and
who. know that these men.ecan not
break into the Democratic ranks.
I. certainly can state that you
have. been lifelong Republican;
that you have gone through siren
.nons times and that your life has
often been at stake, and that
through 1t all you have been tried
and true; and il, after all these
years of service and devotion to
your party the Republicans would
now kick you out, I can. hardly
think they would, have much ;of
an opportunity to- get any one here
to follow them, because the people
here would. realize that no matter
how devoted the service they; might
render, their labors would not be
appreciated Il can harly see how,
after a. thorough investigation, it
could be es,possible for you to be
turned down as the leader OF the
Republican, party in this state.
and as for the forming OF new
party with Campbell or McLaurin.
or both, such talk: is. a myth,
farce and plain damned foolish
ness.
You are at liberty to read this
letter to whom you please, or pub
lish it If, you wish, as / presume
everybody knows that speak. what
I think regardless OF consequences.
] have written you freely: as you
requested me to do. 4 am a. Dem
ocrat; not "a Wilson socalled Dem
ocrat, but a Jeffersonian, Democrat,
who rejoiced at Hardingss election
and the downfall sof idealism,
which gave US nothing but fresh
made graves, widows, orphans and
billions of dollars taxes, under the
guise Of liberty. We have less lib-
erty now than we, have ever had
and fewer privileges as result OF
Wilson and his henchmen.
II you see my friend, Jim Da-
Wis, secretary of labor. give him my
love, and. tell him that if Cole
Biease can do anything for him, to
.ho,ler" and he will hear and
answer.
Very respectfully,
1Signed) Cole. l.. Blease.
Oklahoma City, July 31.-The
Ku Kiux Klan issue today still held
the center attention in tomorrow's s
primary election. This was espe-
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