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Fine Tribute to By Rev. J. . Aged Minister, President of J berry College, Who Sen 9 Church as Pastor - V ? When Governor Cole. L. Blease j spoke at Pomaria, in tile lower part of Newberry county, on Saturday, July 26, he was introduced by his lifelong friend and supporter, the Rev. | J. A. Sligh, D. D., president of the I Haotvj r\f friMttiips rvf Newberry college. ! wai u v/*. v* v?. # w who paid Governor Blease a magnificent tribute. Dr. Sligh, now in his seventyseventh year, is a native of Newberry county, and lived in Newberry county until very recently, when he moved to a place which he has purchased near Columbia. He served St Paul's Lutheran church, near Pomaria, as its pastor continuously for forty-?ix years, completing this long pastoral] *7- '* - J I r > REV- Atfc; rge on the 12th day of November, JJHI. At that time appropriate services ^ere held in the church, and the love and respect in which Dr. Sligh was held by his people were ery strikingly evidenced. In- con? section with St.. Paul's church, Dr. Sligh also served several other Lutheran churches. Br. Sligh has served continuously as a member of the board of trustees ?1 Newberry college for forty-three years. He was its secretary for seven years and its president for twenty-, nine years, and he still holds the latter position of president of the board. Dr. Sligh presided over the meeting T/hich Governor Blease had been invited to address. Addressing the 1,20C to 1,500 people who had gathered to hear the governor?nearly all of them the personal friends and enthusiastic supporters of Governor Btease?Dr. Sligh, in introducing the governor, said that in political days gone by he had been called upon to introduce Senator Tillman to a Newberry audience. He did not know \ why, unless it was that he was a Tillman man. Today he was called upon to introduce Governor Blease, ana he did not know why, unless it was that he was a Blease man. Dr. Sligh paid loving tribute to the memory of Governor Blease's father, the .ate Henry H. Blease, who, he , said, "was a good man, a straight i man, a Christian man, a noble-minded man,, a man of good heart." "I never bad a better friend on earth than Henry Blease," said Dr. Slign. Continuing his remarks, Dr. Sligh spoke of the spirit of gratitude as one oi the finest traits of a high character, saying that he had great contempt for a man who is not grateful to his friends. "That is*one reason I admire tbo present governor," he said, "because he is true to his friends. You can't expect him to do anything else Hceot be true to his friends: if he wasn't he wouldn't be worthy the confidence and the votes of the people." The remainder of Dr. Sligh's remarks were as follows: "Caii Say Great Deal for Blease." "I can say a great deal in behalf of Cole. Blease, but I haven't the voice to say much today. He has been the worst abused man I have ever heard of; lie has had a hard road to travel, Mo9t other men under similar circum > Governor j 4. Sligh, D. D. Board of Trustees of New ved St. Paul's Lutheran Continuously For x Years. j stances would have lost their heads i long ago and done some desperate act [ that would have made the people lose [confidence in them, ^ut he has kept I his head all the time, showing that he is certainly well balanced. Look [ at the slanders that have been, heaped upon him. Look at the legislature of South Carolina against him; all that was a made-up plan by a great many members of the legislature. There is no doubt about that?at least, I am satisfied about that in. my own mind. I do not say this of every member who was opposed to Blease, but I( do believe they have been influenced to i-nfrt +V?at Hon/1 and wnrlr Against I V./Xia tu -l UiWTJ^WWR^ the governor of the State. Look what raafr rarafi wmf mSSTWSw ^kh? " ^ HUBililra :xjBS. :^:JbS j^SHex' J8I HIHHBp . - J T> SLIGH, D. D. they did, trying to make the impresr.;*~ +v>~ logiolofnro wag against. OIUU tuau Uic AV5AV/4MVU4 V .. WQ him, and therefore the people were against him. Look at the Democratic convention some time ago, which tried to impress that everybody was against him. Look at the plans to defeat him since then?this great committee that met in Augusta some time ago. There was nothing in the world behind that but spite work. I know too much about human nature to know ft was anything but spite work. Has Made Him Stronger. "The whole idea was to defeat Cole. Blease. Gbd has directed the affairs i of this world in such manner as to defeat their purposes, and I am proud < of it today. Instead of injuring him, it has made him stronger and stronger. ( If they don't get up something desper.- ; ate on the governor and prove it?and ; thpv will have to nrove it to the satis- . faction of the people of the State? Cole. Blease will sweep the whole j State and will get two votes to' Jones' one As to tlie Legislature. j "If I were a candidate for the leg-j' islature and should be elected and p would find that I could not work with !< the governor on account of prejudice i against him, on account of enmity i against him, I would resign and come home and say to the people, 'Elect somebody else.' I hope we will never : * -L-L-i ?ill 4. ! 1 have a legislature again mat win act. . towards the governor as this legisla- : ture has. I do hot condemn every member, but I condemn the leaders < that directed this opposition and influenced the others. It is no wonder | the governor has said hard things; it is a great wonder to me he has not . said harder things." A Believer in Blease. "Some.people say Blease is a bad man. A man said to a friend of mine, 'T don't know how Mr. Sligh can sup port such a wicked man as Cole. Please.' That man himself is a good member of the church, a good Christian man, but he measured me by his j own half bushel?what he had in his : own heart. That man has, to my own i personal knowledge, voted for men j ten times more corrupt, more wicked j and profane than Cole. Blease ever j ^ T rtrt? f rvl 1 V?im tmrt' Tiloinlv i tuuill UC. i call veil xx.nu. I v,x j why I vote for Cole. Blease?because I think he is a just man; because I think he is a good man and makes us a good governor. He is an open man; Ik is not a hypocrite, and I do admire that in any man. I believe he has the interests of the people of South Carolina at heart. "Ladies and gentlemen, I have the Vinrvri-n tn nr&cont tn von a son of New ilVilVi VV K* www ? berry, Cole. Blease, governor of South Carolina. The governor will now address you." , Blease and His LIbelers. Anderson Intelligencer. It is an easy matter to libel a man these days especially if he be running for public office. One of the recent libels was that purporting to come from a private detective to the effect that the governor had used strong language to a Pullman conductor on one occasion. It is highly probable that not one word of truth was in the statement as made. That is 01 e side of the picture. Here's another: A lady told us the following: "I am not in favor of Cole. Blease for the reason that I have heard many things said about him, but I believe J?1 orirrinor r? m o n ilist dll?S_ T "Was ? i-i 51TAU?> J ? - -w ^ few months ago at a small town in this State standing in a hotel lobby ju?t before going to my room when I noticed a young lady enter the lobby and go up to the desk. I paid no especial attention to the incident until 1 heard her say: "But, sir, what a n I to do. If I can not get a room here I have no other place to stay. T do not know anyone in this tovfn." The clerk expressed himself as being sorry, but said he could do nothing. I noticed a tall man standing nearby and saw him approach the desk. He saia: rue iaay may nave my room. It is No. ?." Then * j walked avay, tl^e lady thanking him profusely. The clerk said to her: "Perhaps you would like to know who the gentleman is who gave you his room. That man is Cole. L. Blease, governor of South Carolina." I met the lady afterwards and she told me how deeply gateful she was to our governor for his kindness that night" A resident of Anderson recalls an other instance of Governor BJpase's kindness. The governor had been to Pendleton in this county making a speech shortly after his inauguration. He was ieturning on the Blue Ridge and had secured a seat out of Pendleton. But at a small station down the road an old woman got aboard. There were many young men on the train but not one arose to give her his seat. When Governor Blease noted the situation, he immediately got up and gave the old woman his seat. He stood then and kept standing until he had passed Anderson. There were several Anderson men aboard who will vouch for this. Perhaps, it will be stated that this was no more than others would have done.- But there were other men aboard and this old woman was offered a seat only by the State's chief executive. SOLID AT SPARTAN 3TILLS. Every Hand Went Up In Hand Primary?Nichols Presides?TVyche Speaks. Spartanburg Herald, July 30. A political meeting was held in the Spartan mill village last night and was attended bv a larere crowd. Sev eral "candidates for the legislature spoke, and also one or two eacli for State senator, coroner, sheriff and register mesne conveyance. Sam J. N'ichols acted as chairman, introducing the speakers. After the last speech he asked for a haiid primary for who tt-as going to vote for Cole. L. Blease for governor. All the hands went up. Phe Jones men were asked to hold up their hands, "but none anneared. The ! crowd greeted all references and allusions to Blease with cheers. The speakers were frequently interrupted with questions ajnd joking remarks. It was announced at the end of the meeting that another meeting would be held on Wednesday night week at the Spartan mill store when Sam Nichols will give a detailed account of the 1 ! dictagraph affair. A Personal Friend of Blease. C. C. Wyche was introduced as a personal friend of the governor. He said ne wis g.ad to anciress the Spartan mill pecple fo" two reasons, because he had once taught school at West End, near them, and also because he bad *nany of his best friends among them. After condemning the attempted cotton mill merger of last year as an attempt to grind down the / mill people, he said he was glad to see that the mill people still had! enough .backbone to vote for whom i they pleased. There was loud cheer- j ing at this. He said that he'd vote i for Woodrow Wilson for president, ; I Ben Tillman for senate, Cole. L. Blease j for governor, and C. C. Wyche for the | legislature. Again they cheered and j some one shouted "Pack your suitcase, you're elected!" I BLEASE ASKS FOR 25,000 EXTRA TICKETS SAYS HE FEARS EFFORT TO KEEP HIS FRIENDS FROM YOTI>G. The Governor Also Asks for Representation on Each Board of Managers, So That He Can Jfot be Counted Ont. I Columbia, Aug. 2.?Charging that he believed that an effort would be made to count him out if he couldn't be beaten otherwise, Governor Blease today addressed a letter to State Chairman John Gary Evans, requesting that he be allowed 25,000 extra ballots for himself, for which he offers to pay the printing cost The governor in his letter says: "If you decline this request I shall be forced to believe the reports .hat there will be an effort made to keep my friends from having a sufficient number of tickets with which to cast their ballots." The governor's letter follows: Governor Writes to Evans. "August 2, 1912. "John Gary Evans, Esq., Chairman, State Democratic Executive Committee, Spartanburg, S. C.?Dear Sir: It is common rumor, which has been told to me and written to me, from different parts of the State, that there is going to be a scarcity of State tickets, caused by my enemies at the cotton mill precincts, at the country boxes and at such places as they find that I am particularly strong?the purpose being to keep the Elease men from casting their ballots. "In order to -meet any such emergency, Mr. Dominick addressed a letter to Secretary Benet, which reads as follows: " 'July 25, 1912. , " 'Christie Benet, Esq., Secretary, State Executive Commitee, Columbia, S. C.?Dear Sir: As you perhaps re can, rrom tne puoiic prims, iwo ye^rs | ago there was a scarcity of State tickets at several of the boxes in the State in the first primary election, which forced me to order an additional quantity from Gen. Jones for the use of myself in Governor Blease's campaign. "'In order to provide against any such contingency this time I will be glad if you will furnish me 25,000 tickets, together with bill for same. " 'Please let me know if same will be furnished and when I may expect fhom Vrnirc vprv trillv (Signed) Fred. H. Dominick.' "And has this day received the following reply: " 'August I, 1912. " 'Fred. H. Dominick, Esq., Care Governor's Office: " 'State House, " 'Columbia, S. C. " 'Dear Sir? " 'In regard to^our request for tickpta fnr finvernnr R] ease's use in the first primary, I beg to say that I am instructed by the chairman of the Democratic executive committee to state that the committee is only authorized to furnish tickets to the county chairman, and, therefore, can not furnish any candidate with any number of tickets. You, of course, know that no tickets can be used or counted except those that are issued by the Democratic executive committee. " 'Re^rettine: tnat I can not comply with your request, 1 am, Yours very truly, (Signed) .. Christie Benet, Secretary State Democratic Executive Committee.' Makes Personal Bequest. "Gen. Jones, when State chairman, has heretofore allowed us tickets as requested and I now personally request that you furnish me twenty-five (25,000) thousand extra tickets, which j I will pay'for out of my individual! pocket. "If you decline this request, I shall j be forced to believe the reports thatj there will be an effort- made to keep j my friends from having a sufficient! number of tickets with which to cast j their ballots. j "This letter and your reply will be! printed in the public press in order: that the people may see how far and ! how low and contemptible certain methods are being carried, in order to deprive the people of the right to vote and deprive me of the ballots which they wish to cast for me, and to put my friends on notice so that if it is attempted to deprive them of the right tn nartiVinafp in +he> nrimarv. t.hev will know by whom it is done. Reports of Counting Him Out. "It is also being publicly talked I that if, I can not be beaten, I will be counted out, and I have seen no denial from you or no statement asking that the county chairmen, most of whom are under your control and my poli- ! tical enemies, give me representation : on each board of managers, which j they will have the power to appoint! throughout the State. This is a courtesy which the Republican and Democratic parties, in close States, grant to each other, and surely in a Democratic primary in South Carolina' it should be granted to me. "I know of your bitterness towards me and I do not make this request of you individually, but as State chairman. "Pi*>aco Hvp me aA immediate reply as to whether you will furnish me the extra tickets and request the respective county chairmen to allow my friends representation on the boards! of managers. Very respectfully, "(Signed), Cole. L. Blease.' GREAT COUNCIL U. S. Great Representative Klettner Arranging For Pleasure and Sac* cess of Big Gathering. Great Representative Otto Klettner, who has been making arrangements for the reception and entertainment of the great council Improved Order of Red Men of the United States, which meets in Charleston in September, has done a grat dal of work for the success and the pleasure of the meeting. It is announced by Mr. Klettner that trolley rides and boat excursions to all noints of interest have been ar ranged, and among the entertainments will be a fish fry. A brass band has been engaged for the entire occasion. Nothing has been or will be left undone to make the meeting of the great council the most pleasant in the history of this great representative body. TO ATLANTA BY MOTORCYCLE. Messrs. Stone and Eddy Make Some Beeords on a Pleasant Trip. Bisum.^s, Speed and Cost l " ot..-j. : ? ouit, (jiistjs, grips, runs *->j. girrcn- > backs with a plenty of dust and smoke j and cinders make up the traveling equipment of the tourist by rail. Not so with the motorcycle tourist All he wants is an extra suit of clothes tied on his machine and a few plunks to pay for gasoline and well-cooked meals, including cool buttermilk, and other good things that only a farmer's wife can prepare for the hungry and thirsty wayfarer as he journeys along through the country. He is engineer, conductor, fruit vender,! news dealer, baggage master, ticket agent, passenger, all combined in one. If he wants to enjoy the speed that so fascinates the railway engineer and the passengers aboard his train, he simply turns on the "juice" and away she goes. If he tires of the monotony of speeding and wishes to imitate the big monster on ther iron rails by turning turtle, he simply whirls out of his way and collides with a dog and he thus enjoys all the sensations of a passenger on a Pullman sleeper when it flys the track. He makes his ii/iKajliilo Q-n/1 T?nno ohr\ nf it- Of* ! UWU OV/liCMUi^1 auu x uu*uvv>u -v ?> behind it as he chooses, and since he is both engineer and passenger, if the passenger complains about the schedule the conductor and engineer can kick him off the car and abuse him all they want to, but the passenger finds solace in the fact that the crew can't leave him behind. To Atlanta and return covering a space of three days, at a cost of less than $4.00, is the yarn H. 0. Stone is telling his friends. Sunday morning last, he and W. R. Eddy left Newber rv via Greenville for Atlanta, Mr. Stone returning via Greenwood to Newberry Tuesday afternoon about 6 o'clock. They spent Sunday night withing 24 miles of Atlanta. They could have easily reached the city Sunday afternoon, but they lost the road and went fifty miles out of the way. The following distances and time are taken from Mr. Stone's note book: Newberry to Greenville, 68 miles, ? liUUXO, .OU liuuuroo. Greenville to Anderson, 35 miles, 2 hours. Anderson to Tartwell, 27 miles, 2 hours. Hart well to Royston, 16 miles, 35 minutes. Royston to Danielsviiie, ltj miles, 4U minutes:. Danielsviiie to Athens, 18 miles, 45 minutes. ' Athens to Lawrence, 6 miles, 2 j hours 15 minutes. Lawrencevilie to Decatur, 24 miles, 50 minutes. Decatur to Atlanta, 7 miles, 15 minutes. , Mr. Stone rode a Harley-Davidson and Mr. Eddy a Wagener. A girl acts about an engagement in the family the way a volunteer fire department does over a village burning up. What a young man earns in the day time goes into his pocket, but what he spends in the evening goes into his character.?Dr. Cuyler. AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. J. WM. THURMOND CERTAIN QUESTIONS ASKED JONES' CAMPAIGN CHIEF. Asked to Explain Why Blease is Not Attacked on Pardons Recommended by Thurmond* Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond, Jooes* Campaign Headquarters, Columbia, S. C.?Dear Sir: I have seen some of the literature that you are sending out, criticising the pardon record of Governor Blease. I have also before me the "Statement of Pardons, Paroles JJ n 1^1: M J i n- ? i auw yvnrmuutuuus grauuju oJ uruvernor Blease, which I have been reading to some extent. I have taken notice of the fact that in your campaign literature you only mention a few acta of the governor's executive clemency. I notice particularly some pardona and paroles granted by Governor Blease which you do not refer to in this campaign literature. T wish to call your attention to these and to ask you to explain to the people of South Carolina why you do not use these matters against the governor. 1st. The governor pardoned Russell McCormick, who was convicted in Saluda county of the crime of manslaughter. His petition for pardon was presented by the Hon. C. J. Ramage, of Saluda, your law partner. At the time of McCormick's trial you were the solicitor. On the back of the petition for pardon you wrote these words: "I feel that the law has been vindicated in this case and recommend unconditional pardon." 2nd. Sion Miller, white, was convicted in Saluda county of the crime of manslaughter. As solicitor you prosecuted Miller. I notice that you recommend his pardon, and the governor carried out your recommendation. 3rd. W. L. Klutts, colored, was convicted in Richland county of the crime of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. You were the solicitor who' prosecuted Klutts. On the back of his petition for pardon you wrote these words: "I think the law has been vindicated. I recommend that W. L. Klutts b? paroled during good behavior." The governor car-' ried out your recommendation. 4th. Simon Taylor, white, was convicted of manslaughter in Saluda county. You were Taylor's leading" counsel. After his conviction you gave notice of appeal to the supreme court. You. secured a written agreement from Solicitor Timmerman, your law partner, and Judge Devore, an. upright man and judge, who tried -Taylor, in which it was agreed that it the appeal was withdrawn the judge and solicitor would recommend Taylor's pardon after the expiration of three yeaijs' service. After Taylor had served his three years this written agreement was presented to the governor and he paroled Taytor during good behavior. M. W. Thrailkill, white, was convicted of the crime of murder in Sa lu da county and sentenced to life imprisonment. As solicitor you prosecuted Thrailkill. On the back of Thrailkill's petition for pardon you wrote this: "I recommend that M. W. Thralkill be paroled during good behavior," and Governor Blease carried out your recommendation. I anxiously await your explanation. Very respectfully, Ore erg C. Evans. Making it Worth While. A neighborhood bully had run over a smaller boy so oftei that the father of the latter was impelled to say to him: "Sonny, when I was a youngster my father licked me every time any boy did. I am not going to do that with you. Instead, I'm going to give you $1 every time you polish off that Jones boy." For several days the youngster showed up slightly mussed, but silent. Af fho a.n/1 nf thA spponri week hf? nut in a bill for $8. It was itemized and circumstantial and backed by a couple of vouchers in the way of teeth.?Chicago Post. Humor of the Day. Prudent Mother?Now, my dear, don't let any man come too near you when courting. Discreet daughter?No, .mother; when Charles is here, we always have one.chair between us! And the mother does not yet know what her daughter intended to convey. Everybody gets a rest some time but mother. What makes a woman look so cool on a hot day is she doesn't feel so. Being able to stay out of debt is commonplace, being able to stay in is artistic.