The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-05

ana cNllaNaSanceS N eaCn ana every
department. Of state. There is one of
the greatest troubles with the present
government l shall insist upon the
abolition Of all useless clerkships and
shall insist that any official who re-
ceives a salary from the state shall be
required to do a mans work. Where
there Dire five men doing three mems
work, | shall insist that the work be
Where three men are now doing the
work that two men should do, shall
make 1t my business to get rid Of the
unnecessary third man il elected gov
ernor"
For Law Enforcement
81 stand now as l have always stood
for the strict enforcemw ent 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 is above the law
and no officer of the law should be al.
lowed to set the law aside.
What about the women voters?"
II am glad you mentioned that"
said Mr.. Blease, because l have a
message for all the women of South
Carolina that | would like them to
have. | sincerely hope that all the
white women Of South Carolina will
put their names on the club rolls.
Whilp I hnva nl,
suffrage We now have it and as law
abiding citizens we must support it,
Every woman should register and see
that her name is put on the club roll
should register and place their names
on the club rolls. The time might
come when I'VE would be in bad con-
ditiOn on account of it, Therefore,
every woman should put herself in po-
stion 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 we'll oiled, properly
loaded pistol at the same time hoping
and praying that she might never have
occasion to use it. But if the neces-
sity to use it should arise she would
have 1t ready. So should she be in
position to vote If she doesn't want
to vote she doesn't have to; but she
would hurt nothing by being prepared.
Nh ('hnnPn CnuynuiiOn
mo, there is not the slightest chance
Of my friends capturing the State
Democratic convention" replied Mr..
Blease in answer to a 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. If 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 it.
No Blcase Ticket
There will be no straight out Blease
ticket for State offices this year, so far
as have anything to do With it," Mr..
l3leasc went on to say. "Any white
Democrat Of South Carolina has a
right TO run for any Office that he sees
lit to,aspire. SO far as am concern
ed shall engage myself with my
own individual race and Shall inter
fGre in no other race. AS l stated
at the outset | 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
personally since have held the Office
twice.
All my friends and supporters of
former years with one exception are
rallying to my support this year as
never before and in addition to these |
have received hundreds Of messages
from the influential men who have
fought me in the past stating that they
are with me now. could give YOU
names; but shall not do so at this
time.
Preachers Ask Him to Run
have in my files letters from
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 mo In tbo n,st