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WHAT HE SAYS -rar Coleman L Blease Delivers His laugusal Address. OUTLIES THE POLICY Of His Administration. Gives Praise to God for His Election and 'ays His Respects to His Enemin--He 3akes Several Striking- Rc-coma-! mIendaitiOns to the Lgislature. We present below. the most im '-- portant part of the inaugural ad dress of Gov. C(leman L. B1lease lt the legislature Tuesday afternoon. Mr. President. Mr. Speaker. men bers of the general assembly of South Carolina. ladi, and gentle men: Independence of thought. freedomn of action. an abiding trust in and de voted loved for God have won for me the greateat political victory that has I yet been recorded in the history of South Carolina. Aligned against me were a united daily press and an ai most solid weekly and semi-weekly press. pouring forth all kinds of falsehood. vituperation and abuse. receiving the assistance of a number of men who call themselves ministers of the gospl-God satve the mark' who stood behint their pulpits and gave vent to envy and malice and slanders of the most virile malicious nature against mne "These hypocrites had left their masks and stood In naked u;liness. They were men who stole the livery of Heaven To serve the devil In'' all of these. combined w!th ot!ers, making a set of potitical cha. acter thieves, the mreanest and most con temptible people known to man. I vus never discouraged. I know that God did not love ugly. and that the people of South Care!ina were for fair play to all her sons alike. Men have rallied and fought it: hundreds of battles, but no band of' truer men oi braver soldiers or more loyal and devoted friends ever ralled for a fight than those 56.602 bravet and honorable men of South Caro lina, who on September 13. 191O. said to my enemies: "You shall notI press him down: you shall not de stroy his :eputation; you shall not crucify him upon a cross of vitup eration. slander and falsehood: you I shall not crown him with a crown of persecution. envy and malice." And by the help of all-w!se znd all-pow. erful God. the victory was won, and we can and do today say. "Praise God from whom all blessings flow." and my prayer is that his choice blessings of this earth rest upon my 'friends, and may each of them some dey be crowned with a diadem In heaven. For those who opposed me honest ly and fairly. I have no word of cen sure. It was their right to do so, and I feel that they were but exercls ing their high right of American cit-, Izenship. F'or the others I have but pity, for I well know that their con sciences. If they have any, are gv lug them censure and punishment; enough for their cowardly and un derhand manner of opposition. I thank. and wish for you to con . vey my sincerest, most heart-felt thanks to your constituents for their ssistance in giv!ng me the position which was the zenith of may political ambition. Should I never be elected to any postion again. personally I will have accomplished all that my life's work has been for. so far as political preferment is concerned. The only ambItion that is left is that I may perform the duties .of the of flee of governor in such a .manner that I may receIve at the close of my: term the "well don"'' from those who placed me in the position. After paying h's respets to The: State. The News and Courier, and other newspapers that he said had abused hits outrageously in the cam paign, and quoting from several pa pers to sustain his charge. Gov. Blease said: Announces His Platform. In making my campaign during the past sumumer. I announced that my platform was: 1st. An honest administrat ion of all laws, fairly and impartially to ally citizens alike.. 2d. Enforcing all laws up'on all subjects, obedience to the constitu - tion of the United St-ites and thej constitutlon of South CarolIna. 3 - Keeping forever separate the legislative, judicial and executive departments of the government,1 each, however. doing its duty and2 endeavorin;; to uphold and support the other. 4th. Trial by jury for all persons accused of crime, and enforcing the judgments of courts founded upon the verdicts of the juries. 'Fhis I stand firmly upon today.. and I consider governme-nt by in junction the- most vicious and .de grading which can be tolerated by any civilized nation, and I beg to call to your attention to SectIons 5. 16. 17' and 25. of Article I of the constitu tion of this State, which every officer of the State Is sworn to uphold and national conventions condemns in obey. The Democratic party in he-r junctions In the most strenuous terms. South Carolina. though she is the bed-rock of De'mocracy. vi-.> lates this Democratie doctrine' in the meanest .ind most cntempti 'e form, and. :n. my opinion. only tho'.e exerciso it who are uoverned by s;'i'e and malice for those wheom th--.s It against. As 1 said In my can;vass. mi favor of bienninl s.>ssions of h-;n eral assembliy. The P'.'pl" of thi, State have alreat.?y expreos.d then" selves inl fatvor of it. andl it c.--ain should be given go them. I am in favor of a lib'-ra! supp.ot to our Conf'~derate vteras. andi hope tha:. while you: uen; r n n~ not he ex avagant alo.c ::i' Ins vet that you will! give to th*mwh. ever is no'sry :Qto T.k, :hom cm fortable, amri that you: .i' 21 am-m the pension 9. - 0 r:n worthy p.eo; .-.o+ wil! no: r- 2. :-- ta rems. c I recommend liberal appropria 'ions for all our State institutions of t-arning for white boys and girls. rhey. with our denomnational col egzes. are doing a grand and glor- I us work. None Is In the way: none t -an be spared. If there is rivalry. it ,s frienlly. and spurs all on to a zreat.-r work. But I do not believe n the ext-vagance that the general ssenbly has been engaring in aor :his line for several years past. an! i can not and witi not .give my san: -!on to it !'rin: my term of O'ic. and I therefore hope. In ord-r keep down any frIction a'ng thl iine between the legis!ar!Te and - tim-nien will reduce these ap;ropri tion!. I am In favor of building up the free s-hool system so thtat every white ch!ld in South (Cro.na mar ,e given a good common school ei:a tion In comfortable and cotnY-nion! school hosses. and in yin teacI nor suff!iclent s-nlarie. to secure :he b.se and of hooks. a y histories, Souther. -tthbors for .Fouthorn Th dren. and I hope that Tou will tae such action and make such appropr. ations as will bring about tliee re forms. Opposed Compulory Education. I am absolutely opposed to con pulsory ed-cation. an. ave lIttle pa tience with. and much contempt for. that man or thr.w men Who -i0 around in the State or on:si!e of th State and parade 2gures to show the oercentage of the ignorance of our people. And If they are State of~rers or hold pos!tlons under the S'ate goverrme-nt. th*ey shotud 1-e d'een: enough to resign and If they are not then they should be kicked ouvt. - If what thor say Is true, we, should all =et togethe- and try to renmedy it. and not p. .ie it and hnmiliate our State by advertIsing it. If some Pe" ple are btng paid for th!s kind of speeches. I recommend that you abclish their positions. for they are not helpIng. 1umt !n:ring us. "In my opinon. comp::!sory education 'n th." hands of the -State neans d4 rupting the home. for It d-thronea the authority of th- parents :.nd places the paid atents of the State: in control -f the chillren. and de stroys fanmily government. Those agents stnnd hetr-on the child and the parent. They repr:-sent :1e Sa*. They are not reponste to 'e pa ents. They !mpress it-pon the mins of the ch'ldron th- vi.ws of the St1te. ard vrrtually sy: -We have taken yon out of bondage and made you fre^: we are g!iving you what your unnatural paren's would not give you.: and no child on earth can be subject to such in!!uences and te?chings and escap- mbibinc tite spirit of rebell!on arainst parental authorty. and conseq!uent disrespect and ingratitude. Ch!ldren are too easily Infected wIth the idea that! their parents owe them overybing while they owe them noth!ng in re turn. and with the design and law of God set at dt-flance. who can com pass, by the widest stretches of the most g~gantic mind. the condlt ion that will follow. We d.*siro to saee the standard of education raIsed in South CarolIna: we w::nt every boy and girl in the State to have every possible opportunity to ga~n for themsel'-es the very best and highest decree or equipmnent for life: but we do not want !t at the cost of pa rental authority and the p--ace of the home. Family zovernmnent n~r.d pa rental responsit-ility antedate all oth. ers. and It is po-aie for wild. exc travagant. and madly enthuelasti men, who see theory and theory only. to destroy family govrmen:. aien ate children from their ;parents and force the home Into a sriene of strife. rebellion and wretchedness." Th BiIble says a great deal about obed ence to parents and reverence .or parents. and believine in tha: boo and its teaLchings as stron;tly -:s I do and for th.- sake -.f our chIldren. ou country and for the future. I believe In lettIng th.- parents keep withi n their own control the rearing and dtcation of their c-hil ren.. Netrob Edurcatio~n. I am opposed to white p--oples taxe's b-eing us-'s! to e'ucate n.-:troes. I anm a friend '-> the negr4. race. This is provedi by the regard in which the n.-groe< of my home. county hold: me. The wh:te pe-opie of the Soutn are the best friends to the negro: race. In my opainbon, when :he peo-1 nie of this country began to try to educate the negro th'-y :n1:e a seri ous and grave mlstak--. andi I fear the worst result is yet to come. So 11 why continue' I took :his name po sition in my first potitica! race twen-! ty years ago, and each year has! poved more clearly that I was r!-:.. then, and the future wi1! - mhas~ze'. that I am right now. I b'-!!ev.- that you members of the legislature can pass an act which wi: meet all the requirem-ents of hoth the federal and : State constitutions. which a-ill re-m ey this, and I recommrn d th,.t you do so. The present systiem of pay ing schools their pro rata sh-tre c.: nrollment is absurd. beratus' .hee negro teachers have learnedr howt.: pad their rolls, and childr.-n who - only attend school nossibly one or r two days are enroll.-d and mne' I Whools re-celve mtoneyv mmpon their en-t rollment. I could go .into this mat te more elaborately, but tIme will not permit. I r.-spec-tfuily refer youm o the report of your State superin endent of education. and I am sr f any of your committe.' will ask - im. he w!ll be dle!!ghted to furnish con all the !nfo.rmr.:!on In hIs posse- - ion alongt this line. I recommend that you pass a la -equiring e::h~er a marriage e-rti are or the regtistration of all Lr.ar -ite n chice of :he c-lerk of -ourt for the- co-:nty in wh'ich h narrace ta..--s ;.la--e. I h..--bu Is rea:u'y am.n1 to: - to - here afl sem.- -- ,ol.: a-o , - e -4~ rs co:n::nu'l '-!oracy of i: t'-m l -- day *:ovn :. :N tat : Ui:(~et2:e: .aw i'. : do awa : ng -- . h~ig-- !!.agefor ra!ircd i .--ilo d for\- b h rich and ;-oor p' iine and si:ch like drugs. and would ecomrmnend that you pass an act iai:n the sale of it or the hav ig It in possession without a proper t! etcus-- a crime punishable by ,prnm.-nt withouit t.he a!;erna ve of a Fn. I also,. in this con ection. -:-t leve to call yoir a: ention to the evil of the habltual rnkin: of coca cola. ;.psicola. and uch !!ke mlxtures, as I fully bt v-e they Are injur!ous. It would e better for our people !f they ad nice rsptable places wher% hey co:i!d to an,! bur a good. pt:r -:ss of ced be-r tha. :o drinit su( mteoc !ons. I re"pf fu!y' rec-mmend th-It you an ct teroh!biing the ~ 'smkin f six.'n yeairs. an( hiting the e of ciarttes and cigarette pa ,tr in this.State. I r.-'pr:f''ily reconmmend that yo i-ss a law' prohibt!ng the said >f tor pinois and guns. an! ilao a i-w proh!biting any child :nader sxteen years o' are own nt or havinz in possession any zrtn i v!icoi or :oy g:t 'r toy ! ir gun or A!s:o! of any char.et": rha-sever. 3s in my opin!on many >f the a--eldntal and other shoot ,gs :nd 16il!!n= of today are caus -d by the desire for guns or p!!tets -ret In ! me m'nta of the youths th!!- riay!ng wbth toys of this char ecter. Some ae:!-n shou'd b' taken tc id rcircu:il ecurts of the ox enso of trying mina'r . We of en aee e-rMits In. cornri -:rere n ni i:nos-es ar called fron their places )fuiness. sit ar-'and the cour 'ortz-. 'ne!'.!r for %4-f or the entire lat 1ery -vnta to the county -nd when th, c.-e it brouch* on for rial there i eI:htr noth!ng in It oy "otibly a fine of one hundred do! ars or tees Is imposed in cas ol ocvfrirti. I think it would be be: or to teut more of ths kind of case a the hands~ of the magisrates. se ba- they co-ld be summar!ly denl with at aheolut.y no -xpense to :h ounty ani whero they could he -!v r as mu1ch. ;Pft slment as IS man .net 1izen 'y our circult ju:.:es Itbe'r zhts steod be done or elsm --tm should eetab!!sh a court for thf 'a! of all ca11 less than folony "or ront ene fronm the extri terms o1 -ourt hod. from the sper!al judge! nappri n-' ted, and other 'x-ense hi the qiostion 1% be-oming a s-r ous one. and the people are tirp', nd b-ineinz to complaia of thi gyse'-u as it n- is. Mu- to been said about the on e-n of laws In regard to th< abor in our co-ton mills. Thes' --eople are our people: they are o: kindred: they are our friends. an' n my opinion they should be 'e lne, and allowed to manage thei, )wn children and allowed :o mana: heir own aff:ars. I am fully con inced- that dealinz In cotton future by i;Il ocers has lost thousand %1 dolla-s to our State. and to-!a: ,tae some embarrassed. which mon y. If it had be-n paid to the labor -rs for services. would have sitvr ntany a close down for a week 01 'wo. where the help has been pul utt of a .iob. and which have caused 'ometlmes suffering and pain. I cat say that r-signations or deathi >T oitcilals have been caused by such t!!lngs. but sufferints have beir> rough-t to the people who wo--k itl he mnills. and, if any legIslation it o take place. as between the mtill >wn.-r and the mi!l operat~ve 11 mmts :to me that this is the line ion:: which to work. There has come to me much con ii!n reard to the mnanagement >f and dealings with the patients nd property of the State ho-pit-i or thr- insane, and admission of per ions who should be tried in :he riminal courts but who are accept dby the superintendent beforea ury has acted upon the case. voubd respectfui!y reccommend that cn ame'nd section :2:47. volumeo 1, if the code, by striking out five an l rserting seven, so as to give ea~ch -on -rein'na1 district a represe-rta lye up~on that board: or possibly it vould be better if y-ou would sc tm--nd it as to .give each j::dicial aire- it a r'ear-sentative tpon th >ard. In this way all parts of the tate would have a reprt-sentative. I resnectfully recommend that yeu imtend :he law which pla-es whit. -onvicts In the same camp and works hema a'or.: in the same squads with~ erro con~victs. I do not hel~eve IF hia. and helf*are that a governor! ould he justi!!ed in granting a par ion to a whit'. man who is thus rented. an~d I beg of you: to reniedy h-Is evil a: your earliest opp'ortun ty. I would respectfully reconmmtendl hat you amend your present dispena rv or pro'h!'ition act so as to p;ro !de thait In case a mtajoritr of th. hite citiens of any county shall die ire a !!cense sycem.- thatt nmay b :ranted. .ection 11. art~ele S. of he constitution of 1Isrfa. provides n ;>art: "The reneral assembly- may icense p'-rsons or c-orporat::ons to tmnf.cture an-! selIl and re-tai! at ooie 1-quors or beverae withi he State. under such rubes nn Ire tri:tio!'s rs it doems prope-r.'' \ - ow '.a the law so that thr-y : .-a nuinty disensatry or trole i-ion. Now. iN order to be- truly I my- opituiet 'nw-n! shouldU e mae I'o tats pia:form I made he race for the rove-rnornhio. and vaon this piatformt I was o-b ete-i. be m-ioriy of the white people er rssintt them:selves as In favor o: lowlnct those~ counties wher pro .tion can not be~ enfo-ced. and bore W- ti-;'-nsary hafs proed an:d trovinle: :- he a supply' s:.ation of nit:i.re and cap wvhi r -tit herv sho::ld b.- allowed-r to have f by thi systemn. I woul!I not: no :eny2 fonol:tnity. butt i '~ a umjor ar.t--:n n th.--y shoutld ha*. . .\d whlen I s-:sy whIt e ;.-ople 1 en hi.-e vot.-rs. andle you.h't er aer sh ll, le. s--tb- ine .tt a rn -r. wh-ere ev.-ry wsit. cit iz-n :t: weed to vo):. andl no: s-:mit :t a '::3.-::i .-l-.-'in. wth.'r t he n - Se.h:? b- eeln isthe bal::te:eof ':ttd-'r ane con !:ons or cir -a.s wo:'d I !:n a bi!l :e! - - .n.c -ntf :.- e -- a.- - - mi ;ot. o in- Ite - - - d in.doors or sereens proniblt any obscene pictures on the -iremi:ses. or any billiard or card or - 14;ro:1 conn.ected therewith: and p'rovi,!-nz that any person holding a !>-ene who shall vlolate any provis ion of the law shall innediately up on convi'tion forfeit his license and be forev.-r thereafter barred from be i l!censad. and in add!tion be im prison.'d at hard labor in the State :en!tontiary without the alternative of a fine. I re;pect fully recommend that you -mend the present law so as to make x-ut!ons for the crme of rape or a:S.i::t w'th intent to ravish. pubilc. as I be!ev" this will bring about more sat!s fctory results-allowing ahers. nd particularly those of thb .ner renerat:on of that race frin which mos. of :wse culpr: % c '.e. to -ave a full rw of the ntrh mont metod out. Possiby "I ti'is -: ans sone ;y.,htvgs coud ha pre --nte:!. though so long as this crime le i cornitted I have little h-ne of 5 !ynchngs boint stopped. So-no news :lprs and1 some p-ople. in every ei controrersy het woe the w e nan ,1 an-! tMo negro. seem to tsK- del;,b n, In taking the s!de of the nm-o and - denouncin; the lynchInx. but tT; IN it a whito man's country and will con- d -nue to be r:'ed by the wh!te man. regar'dloss Of the opinions or oil ,or!a!s of e::arter or baif bre<:a Dr eigners. The pure blp' !cd Cau- a casion will always def-n-i th- vir'w- a ,of our wo-men. no matter whst the cost. If rape Is committed, deat. : mutfollo-r. Appropriations. ' I s!neerely trust that In your de- C :!b--rao--s vou will be liberal, but I rot eot ravlgant. and that you will ' reduco expenscs. and not make any ox: ravazant appropriations for any < purtoe. stop the useless expenditure of money by ojcIa!s. stop the cre ation of an:! ahotish useless olicers I ,nd -!l other methods of careless. ex travazant and mseless expenditure of r -oney. and that you will not ere to an incroase in the tax levy. but ha: yo:: w!ll reduc- both the Sta-e and the r -un-y lev-ir. a! all otr o-s are too high. and our people are1nW bu.rdened with taxation. They nre groaning under their load nnd beging rclf. and to you and yo:: alone must they look for It, for ycou and vou alone can give it. and you do not give it the respons: -!y '-ill rest upon you And b stred :hat in the next campaigzn he lines w!Il be closely drawn along :he !!n of extravagance and the ex 'cn!!:'re of money. as the people aRe today aroused upon this matter as they have not been In years be f-re As for my part. I believe that 'he grandst. most perfect and inde p-nt.!ent form of government is a 'poor government and a rich peo;: 4. When you make a rich government Iand thereby impoverish the people. or enko a poor people, you reverse I d "-neracy and create dissatisfaction and di;sontent among the people. who are the masters. and no: the p servants. as some would have us hink. Give me a poor governm'nt -n! a rich people In place of a rich ovrmnt a'd a poor people. For h .e pu.t .ew years the Idea seem; to . ha' been to raise the tax levy high e'r. mak.- assessments higher. make Imore extra'.arant appropriations and j p.-nd the people's money uselessly. Imaking both the people and the goc !ernmnt~n poor, for the benefit of a f---w who hold .special pos~tions and dr--w large salaries and who have be-n tryn:: to crea.. here in our State an aristocracy. not of blood. not of brain, but of money. I beg you to change the course, and by so doing you will make for yourselves a [reputation that the people will rise n masse and say to you. ''Well done. vno ! andi faithful servants... i have b)en advocating these prin ei;.les for years In the house. in the senate and on the stump in my home cony n throug~out the State. and 9iaie stoed squarely upon them out, In the open and never waited to see hi.:h would be the popular side be fore taking a stand. Even when some of them were very unpopular and i seomed that any man who dtared advocate them was doomed to "olitical oh!!vion I stood by themt an ! made the fight to keep them up atnd I-erred the people not to be de e-e.ved. but to hear me for my cause. and new we soe some men and news napers who did not stand for them. or who. If they did, were afrair! to -cknowed:o It. endeavorlr - to claim 'hbe credit of leading in the fight. We 'tr" rlid to have theIr help. evene houzh it comne: at so late a day and t i~spossibly hypocritica!. And now, in conclus~on. I pray Go;d-s dir-etion for each and every one of you, and that you may dot your- full 'tzty. coneientiously. and o the best Interests of the entire 1-97 *' of your State. And as for m -:s7.-. I pray God thsat he may so .:-- .ndirect: me In the discharce of my' -::'ie= that I may he fair and i -:!- o all .f ' .o elti::ens 0f my 0".- hn blar-k ,nd white, and that tt to "na ~s diro m.e that durIng my * * erm of offi>e his fill. and not ine. 'wh-!l bie 'one. T'iEDI T) :USASSIN.\TE TI-I'. S' reet C::r t indiuctor and M.otormtan WVere .1mbushted. At Char-''t orn (ondc'tor Price ant.I .'o'orman~ SN'lvn w'-re shot Mon i a h:rin :he suburbs of the city --ar when:I-d. tortivos and :he - 0:"' : ' .ile'rs arc now searchin: TI-- n'ali~anwere brought t S.- :-: inan au:om~oblic and car *!- h.- St. Franci Xavier In .rn.....r.:...-..m... t The muen ha hadI -o *:ouwl* with obsrep.'rous 1 ;+- Ie -n:he shocting is m'uch o an :e -aratthe' tim"e. If th nmo tire as rb e'y :h conduictor Thr-- . rubr nt.'mp,'d to rob -b- oso!:c a : 1-Ica. Ohio, ear!' .. was f-:::ht. oSn. of the robbIers wa nnd- in tI: breast and one of fe .,i' hor--s 'was st. The rob'bere ..- :ni w:azon and two horses 91. nd:tk-'' u;9 the wounded man es -.ed :wards N'w ark. * I.ijp ar (:aus'ed K'ilings'. CO *..i - ':u-. d4 :-.-.. o't of i;::4 hon'- : - - :- . ,-7orIn: to th retort ;-a n . t'r::'v -'n.-r:?l this week. nu X rious~ two* years liontor e casd -S out of 656 kil!-1 no e bo 'OME HOT SIIOT om Governor Coleman L Blease at the Press of the State SAYS IT OPPOSED HIM hat the New Governor Had to Say About the Newspapers of SanI Carolina in lli- Inaugural -Address When Inducted in Office L.%t Tues dAy. The following is what Governor *ase had to say about the press ln s inau:ural address: At the campaign meeting at Flor ice In 191.0 I said: "1 notice in te editorial columns of The Stato ?wspaper of this day. 'We shall in day or two have somethin: to say rfrard to the candidacy of Candi are t!e:ise that will not be r-gari ! as endorsezent.' I helove that te p-ople of South Carolina are in vor of fair play. and T now requj-s: nd !nvite the man who wrote that ricle to como. on the rostrum at Co ;mbin. at ihe .t-te camp a:gn n.'' ic at Coiumbia. neyt Saturday. A': si Qth. and have his 'somethInz 'o ry !n re:ard to the candidacy of andidate Please.' to my fac-. where can and will hav- the opportunity > nnke renly. And !f he dlIin.s Vs. then I demand that he name a me and place where he wil! agret )met me fa-e to face and make his atement. Two -ye:ars ago this pa or published artivles about me. and 'hen my friensi sent re;lies to thee rticles. the nuhlshers of the pap..r fused to pul!sh them, thus ct:inq ie off from any opportunity to pro,.' '.r statemnts false to the readers , . .----, rs. A. b ra vi- mar. f, ..es ut In the o:"en and n-ts fa"" '. e: a coward 1iks in the dark. or ides b.'h!nd his editori"l de!k . nd. ssassin-iike. s'rikes from behind. 1 which class does the writ-r of is artic!e beton? His future a" ons w.11 shor..' " At the campalzn me:tnz In Co maann A,,,r-ss 0 T eoe :n'ement aF mad- at Flor-nce. an lle& for the writer to appear. fie riled to do so. and I re#eated the u-stion. "To which class does th" triter of this article belong?-a.d id. "He !s a coward." I do not believe ti.,%t it would be ossible for any oth-r man ev,r to a'e to undergo the vi:upcraLuon and 'use from the press that I had. And -hy did I have it? Because of my rofessional connection wi:h a ioi.d riminal case in this State. I most espOetfully recomm.'nd that you entlemon of the general ass-m -'y ass at this session an act providine hat any newsnaper ed!Tor or re orter who shall publish. or cause y he pibished. any article r..t'ring pon the -private charaerer or the 'blic record of any citizen of this tate. which is not true. shall h.' unished by a fine and imprison tent. An ac: of this character, in 1 opinion, will save :nuch bitter reline, and possibly bloodshed, in ture camipa!ens in our State. T beg leave in this connertion to all your attention to a leading edi rial in the Newherry Herald and ews of September 9. 1910. which as follows: 'The Menaice." "It Is a ;:ood subject at t-his par cular time, and its importance has ee driven home. "The people of South Ctrolina are ienced. "The menace is unfair newspaper tethods. "The Columbia State of Thursday rred on its first page a cartoon of [r. Cole L. Ble'ase. over the label. rhe' Menace.' "The Columb.Ia State knew at the me the cartoon was published that was as unfa!r as it was fals". The olumbia State knew when the car >cn was designed that it was nmis 'adine and false. The Colnubia tate knew that the pubicration of te cartoon had for its obieet the k'Qding of the voters of Mouth arolina, and was. therefore'. maile usly false, and was a malicious ander of a man who led all th.e rest the candlidates and received ".4 per *nt of the votes of th.' S'atc. is Lat not an int--ntlonal ar.:l :ross in lt to orne-third of the voters of this "HIs side will have no showing i.: t' Columbia State. No replyv w.!i Salkow.d. "That is The Columbia Stat" ethod. "That is 'the wnena.' "The Columbia S:nt" has a lar:.' reu-ton. Ther.' ar.' peopi! who 'ad The state and who (do not se. e other s:ie. heaus.' Ti'i Stat.' >5 not print the other s!ie. "Th:tt is 'the moenaer-.' '-Be'ore' the 'irst *Kmary th Ne' id 'ourier. th.- Colu:a Recrr .d ot her nI';-::paers in s~on1h Car :na were char::ing Thte 'olumb'a ate' with un fairness. and. in fac. it' mali:.!:oas falsehoo< l 'imply bec'aus.- the-"- newspaper e :uhernatorial race.'!, ::o "'t sile' under th" 3:Ime" corndi:: "urel *he ma:.~no! of ibth new in:: of the pst 'T.- news;ppe-s of Sou*h ar a ave in th" p.'!t w edda-. ru! iu:luuec It s. -ar -t - m . of in -.T C'tr!. r-i -n!n: "T."ours.' which .ome. ofct - r. now ;.. bign::: ma h..!' t0 .:'' . th.-r c air inthi ;.: it ar r~ie "Why ot gve evryboy a ''.::r "The ('olumtbia St-at,. for ins'ance. d othe'r ant i-Itlas.' n.- e-spapers ti r'''rin! in their tt'.-u .ni.'::ns n::n:s :.ato:.:bl.' to .\r. F-''at!. *So far as~ Th. Ib-rald a:n I N.', i acer-nd. we' delight i:n bein~g i rd lby The ('oum bn ia State--.,r. -black list. as you please-but what we strted out to say was that the eartoon An The Columbia State Thursday morning was the limit! downward :u newspaper business as we hav., observed it. "The days of factionalism and per sonal prejudice in South Carolina ar.e happily over, and we bel-:Ive that the peopl- of South Carolina, when the matter is brought to their at tention. will recent under-hand and belk x-th.--bilt methods. *For that reason, which is credita ble to the people of South Carollna. - .elirvc The Columbia State and other news; .pers who are taking un fair advan-age of Mr. Blease In this race are doing him more good than harm. "It is not for Blease that we mourn, but for the newspaper pro fession. ' -The menace'-the real menace will bwe met by the people of South Carolina. as they have met all other I uestions. "During the campaign and be'o.-e the first piiaiary election. Th - lumbia State made a strong fight in -an ar:--ni'n!ative manner against .I r. Featherstone and thereby hrourht down the wrath of a la Ae majority of the papers of South Car olina charging it w!th 'unfairness.' They had practically nothing to say aoet Mr. Slease. he having distinci ydrfied th-mn to make their charges. if any they had. to his face. They failed to do so. Now they are mak ing one of he ugliest and most sian d-rous campaigns against Mr. Uleec that has ever b.en waged in the ~tate of Sauth Carolina. What do 'he newspapers think of th!s fIght at this time? Is it fair? Mr. Biease an! h!s friends have no manner now in which to answer them for they will publish nothing favorable to io-ase: he c:n not answer it on tae stuip. the campaizn is over." And alo an article from the Shreveport. La., Journal, of Septem Ner. 191) "Speaking of The News and Cour er. the el'et ion was a striking exam e of th-. w;nriul -power of the tpr.ess tomoual puYic opinion. Ev -r, newspaper in the State. wirb an exception of two country weeklie supported Feathers:one and called tIle:ase out of his name. They sue credefi in making the people believe i ease a regn::ar ;-atan in one re s..t..... A n.-snaner nossesses to direct pub!ie o:inion only to the extent of its indeoendence. Its honesty and itz inipartInlity. These three thin are hard to find in com hination in a newspaper of today.' And also an article from the Edge field Chror.icle: "We do not join hands in the ava lanche of ause that has been heapec u;on the h. :"l of the governor-elect. If persona::ty was t!e !sue. how sa-l a reflection on Mr. Fea herstone that he could not carry h!s oxn county. While Blease carrh-d his by a sub And also a comment from the Co lumbia ),ily Record: "Disliking to do so. for ob.:iouis reasons. ye t The Record now feels c'onstrainedl to say, as a supporter or Featherst one and an opponent of G~eae. hatthe repulsIve cartoon In The Stat.' of Thursday. portraying !tlearse -as a vulture, is offensive to the sense of decency and fairness. And! an article from the Mfacon. Ca. Telegraph, of September 25. "There is a citizen over in South ;Carolina by the name of Blease. w'io has clone .a remarkable thing. The readers of almost any South Caro lina newspaper a week or two ago woulId have found good reason for the bleief that PBlease was every thing that was bad or undesirable, to say the least: that in expressin.- a desire to become governor he haa ~hown unpardonable presumption. that his candidacy was a fit subject for jest, and that he had not the ghost of -'. chance. The Charleston News and Courier contemptuously reported thA fact that only three newspapers in the whole State h-td vente-- to endorse the candiliany o' Mr. FtI.ase. All the daille. large and small. the religious papers. not' .-s at and what not. thund yrn' at RI ase continually. Storeover he was homba-ded from.n the pulpit. ...' .And an article from the New' :17 i.o'n< *(eayuLne of September 14. "The vot today hinged very large *'e he;-rsa'naiity of the t~'o can !ite o" ;..vernor. In the inter va! .e.wen the two primaries the pres of he :ate made a strenuous ':: t :on !.ase. attacking his rec ord as~ a Iec'si-itor. attorney, and --v~s s iprir.,:e cit~zen. Every :h ly and a!! hut two weeklyV newspa *e'rs were al:g::od against him... F'Olt JLi TF!' P'Al:('CELS POST. Senat-- C'onunzitte, liport. Favorably on ic'asu:re. A meni'ere ;-reA ding for a lim ited ;-ar..', p:v: otn rural free de~ - a- ' 'to th- .--:,na teC fro:n the comn m'-pe ?'on 'po--:ie.s and post roa-as Th-. n!:.'a.::: .' provi-!"s. in sub.stan.' h: for ')ne yea:r. b.-ginning Apri: !. i'ei . t-:e P'osn:aster G;eneral may a:thorize postar~as. rs andl carrier orsa'h rut a! rou:.s as he shall - 1-et o ae:-'.'t for d--l ivery by car 7-.at see ra e of post::ge' as het hy Sw to: nmaa!!h.-. The r'sut - of :his "-x.'r:'..~nt the Posin.a.ster Pe.-a !:re--e.l to report :o C'an e a: it1 r.ext s"sion. .\r. Hitch .e:. P'as-:2:'ste'r General has a! rfypo' i d out the immeni.' "1 ust -Aorie Tliime. T '- ' -n .-- '- -to ar.-me c'ourt d :1. or wa': of jurisd'i'- o - - p; - . a:-C W t i! :nt.'r from: .n- .::i ot ::::anslaught.-r in . Ih " r':na. Hun---r 'was 5s'n -.e .-r t .- :. .-ni- tn.~rv for .-i.:ht -- re H.- x o :-.e of ha;v: ::. in t.au:ren- u nty. ('. :.. in 's.wh:.-?!avin crds. Huntet Frpllo'iLn'tf Dynli:amite. A r~ nam::- !-spr'on in a tunnel! -- :y, rh i C ir-azo'. where. es --. lst by fira two -a lior r - .T -r.-- '-i o:hors nar *o~ .-e:w''d de::h. The dyvnam:t was aic i,!.- nt::lv streck u' ih a er~.' ar utsed. to ioc.n rock in a tunnei WOMEN IN TRAGEDY 1l ONE SHOOTS ANOTHlER TO DEATH WITH A ItEVOIXER. Mrs. T. 'M. lirook-, 'Wife of a Prom inent Lawyer. Shoots Mrs. SMary I1inford. a Saleswoman. Fatally. Shooting with the ccoln.-ss ana skil! of a native born Texan. ',rs. 'I .M. Brooks. wife of a prominent Fort Worth attorney. Tuesday afternoon fired five bullets from a .3S calibre re volver into *he body of 'Mrs. Iai! Binford. department manager of a local dry goods store. All of the :eullets w.'nt true. death resulting al most instantly. Both Mrs. Brooks and her husband refuse to make statements that would lead to the cause of the shooting. The shooting orcurred on the sec ond floor of the establishment, where Mrs. inford wafs .-mployed. Mfaking her way throu'h the lower floor. Mrs. Brooks smilingly howed and stopped to chat with acquaintances. As snel stepped from the elevator. MTrs. Brooks inquired for Mrs. Binford and as the latter :ppeared. 'Mrs Brooks drew an old fashioned revol ver from her muff. The women grappied. 'Mrs. Brooks finally freeing herself and forcin' the other woman against the wall. In t-h scufne the weapon was dis charged. the bullet ploughing its way through M.rs. Binford's hand. With her victim at bay. Mrs. Brooks Icteped backward and frod four times. each time aiming at her ad versar.'s head. The second ball struk Mrs. Bin ford in the left shou.lder and the tI!ird one on, inch higher, and the, fourth entering the base of the neck, severing the spinal vertebrae. Pe. fore the woman fell to the floor Mrs. I Brooks fired again. and this time the ball struck 'Mrs. Binford behind th ear an. came out through the top of her -he-d. Shoppers witnessing the tragedy were hyst"rical. Making her way throuzh the cro'wd. 'Mrs. Brooks went to the of fice of her husband. two blo:-As dis tant. As she handed the revolver to [ir. Brook. she said: "I am sorry," and then fainted. The waist worn by the dead wo man caught tire from the flames of the revolver's muzzle and the body was badly burned before clerks re gained their presence of mind and extinguished the flames. Before 3ecurIng a divorce from her husband. about two years ago. 'Mrs. Sin ford was wealthy and very pop ular. Mrs. Brooks and her husbana are also well known. Irs. Brooks waived preliminary Ial befcre a justice of the peace 1ard read"!y furnished bond In the sum of $10.000 to guarantee her ap pearance Tuesday mornint. when an examination will be -held. TAKES ISSUE WITH HIM. Prof. Wilv'ogs Biaby Declaration Stir* Up a Row. Prof. Walter F. Wilcox. of Cornell. who predicted the otner day that there would be no more babies after 2.'15. has awakened a rather stirring soiologicail discussion among Nw York's club women. Mirs. Clarence Burns. president of 'The Little Mothers' Association," an organirza tion suppor'.ed by soc'ety women. which provides for the care of the small children of poor families, the mother of which is obliged! to work. takes isstue with the pedagogue and figuratively says he is a blitherinut. blooming romancer. "it is evident that Prof. Wilcox is not familiar with the conditions among American families on the East Side." said M~rs. BI':rns. "You see. the average family has fromr five to eleven chilr.-n. But I must say that I believe that nowadays the avera~e parent looks to 'qualiy rather than quantity. There was a time, say aout twenty or thirty y'ears agto. when the mother of th.. poor class thought notning of having from thir teen to fourteen children. They do not havo q;uite as many now, how ever. "I must take exepation to t. learned profe'ssor's statenment and sayI that I do not bel ;tve that th'ere w.!l e a dearth of chii'ireni In 201 5' al hough I have never gene into the matter from a mathemtatical stand point. . It is a very simuple tratte'r to nro'.e almost anything. however, by stat~stics. and I do not doubt but from that a?ngle Prof. W'ilcox is According to Probf. Wilcox ther.' will h.' no '2bies lef~t in the T'fnite!d States .sf-er 2H1-. and if we wan: any se w!!l ha-;e to brir.- thema from' abroad. th.- sane& as we' no;w ip Parsian gowni and oter f'rnery.* I'illed in IRiot. At Itombay. india. eighteen per sons w.ere killed an-! 24 o'hers wounded during yesterdiay's rioting As usua!. :h.e occas~on of the \tnhttr ram festival brought alout a cLaSt betwo'n umnno.!es and' : he Shiah s Troops call'd our re'o.-' order firedl several volb-ys into the mob.* Lost in Itou-:.hi sea. New'. h:s -otn 7 r!' of h -:e:h P'axley n he was wash--d! fron the deck of the batti.-ship \'irgni n a rough sea. PIxie) a as a co. swan aboard the shir.. wa' 2: year aid. and was a native of H.-phy'.i~ Ga. Ils bo iy wr not recovered. l)'ed at the' Opera. Wh iile win .ssinu then. play t l' n n (reole- fam:ili.' :ni t -:tit . a -i..' was -arrie.d out as- the ;'zay we~t ('ru-.hed by ( 'incret. At Norfolk. \'a. cau! t -er te": tons of concr.'te, wi'h the coll.;p- to) 'ay of the cab>o hous.-. on th.- ro.o: of a six-story be::in!ng. Wmt. A. Jlt~:>h on agedl .t.~. and Janies A. .\orr:5. At Niobrara. N.'.. tn extlosion he. Hiubbard Hotus-. The .'-a ar . tiik" Kinlall. Annie Duse'ka. iKen tet -.:n-an, R.F Croeay -- - ji )EAR OLD HOMEI a the Contry That Many of Us Weary q Souls Yearn and Long For. [T WAS SECRET AND DEAR It Will Never Fade From Memory As long A% Life Lasts-It Means Contentment. Peace and Plenty to All Who Are Fortunate Enough to Live There. The word home is a most precious >ne to the soul of every person. In it start the very roots of our being: out of it a-e the issues of life and fortune: to it we turn with "mem ory dear" wherever fate takes us. It Is the beginning of the state, the fashioning place of manhood and womanhood and final citizenship. Where shall it be to best make all these good things possible? There is no place on earth like the country to build a home. Instinctive ly the he2rts of parents in the cities turn to tne vision of a country home in which to rear children. The un versal heart of humanity lo.gs for the place .f the "vine and fig tree" where life and home shall find its true ah!dIng nlace. As oue gazes upon the wretchedne"s of the cities. "zre-tt sores on the body politic" as Jefferson called them. the only cure for this over crowded expression of aoverty. crime and discontent thet presents itself to us is the country. Why do not these people go 'o the country? Wh? do they toil, slave and suffer with no place to go tJ for rest but these wretched abodes of dirt and grime? Verily, a tent by the road-side, the contact of God's dirt. not rutn's dirt, would be a" a palace to those thousands of wretch ed homes in citief. The s-re qupestion necessarily pre sents itself. even to those in the city who are w'1l1 removed from poverty. and the vbiion or a home in the coun try as a sohee for many of their Ills, will not fade from their eyes. On the night af the 60th perform anee of Denman Thompson's beauU f!;l Amnerfan drama "The Old Home stead" at Park Street Theatre In New York. we saw the house filled to re pletion with grey haired men an'd womern who came there to solace their hearts with a vision of the dear old home In the country. The toil. t'e drndg-ery. the privation of their early life in the country. to escape wb!ch they had come to the city when yo'nrtg. was as nothing beside the q-aint little old house by the rordri"p. the open barn and the great 4 oxen wIth the towering load of hay. the blessed o'd well and its flowing bucket. and the smIling fields. As we passed out with the emerging thrng. we heard expression like these. "Wasn't It sweet and dear?" "Oh. if we could only get back to the country. once more:" and the like. Now this mighty attendance. nirht after night, was but the deep and abIding longing in the hearts of hese men and women for a home in the country. Country life in the Un'ted States has Jhst awakened to a partial reall zation of its meaning. The light of sieince. of art, of invention. is sur runding farm life w~th comnpensa tions today that the city cannot offer. Great fortunes are not made 1lere. nor are they desired. but comfort. neac.o. ahandance of good food.' ha'aith and that freedom that "passes al understanding" in cities, is the hritage of the country. Then again, life on the farm Is calling for an rnnnt of intellectual force, real brain action that stamns it as one of th'e learned professions of the day. To be a thorough student of the s'il and its needs: of plant life and te -iagement of crops: of the "-eeding and care of animals: is an a-'oilshment of brain and thought tat may wel! challenre the ambition - of the miost learned. The man who 'inks there a no place for the ox 'rise of intellectual power on the farm is s-adly mistaken. All that :he country re:'!ly needis Is that it shall be studied and understood. It has splendiid possibh1ties for the 'nost perfect life, :he most invigorst ig, the freest and more inspiring. Ts work is not dre'dgery when the slrniiranen and full meaning of that work Is comnpreh.'nded. it is the nlace of -ill places to rear children. 'or It endn'ws them with a practical 'nderstangr of the realities of life that becomes ir.val::ahle afterward in anv line of human effort: and its rewards !!nanefa&y are surer and as -rreat in poortion to capital used. as In any of the other vocations. One fact s'ands out w!'h pecullar signifi ance-Evrry v'iliagc' and small city itilled with retired farmers. ) oher c'aln: furnishes an expression 'i:" :his.* P ea4'enu~aker and D runken Youth hilled in a Duel, Ini a pistol duel! a' Railfovd. Brad for'd Caunty. la.. Saturday after n~oon. J. Hi. JTones and a youne man ath na:ne of Wells were killed a'! A. I). Anrdrews wan. perhaps. fa tal woundo i. Weli~i. a twenty L"--ol youth. startedl the trou'ble, whl'- nto:icated, by trying to run i cooredl man away from his woriC n AndIr.-ws- grist mill. Andrews tried . induce' \ elis to leave the place. e'"n he dIr-w h:s revolv'er and, be an !iring at .in:lre'ws. who returned a'r.. .\nid"ews was hit .nce and r~ s eei four buht'ts, whIch -:s d his death. J. Hi. Jones. An r:w~s' :'artner. was kiled by An :r.. whil" acting as peacemiaker. \a'dr--ws is pr-sidenit of the Bank of Hiane Ikad Tee'th. E!: of:e per cent of the se 1 -hrn in o:ist iMl., Kr.. ate*i ahay.' Z'.--aw! t..eth or rnms. 5. V. E. G'~rnt ha.s just comipieted *e xa:inatio., of the mouths of 6fl upils in :h- schools and this Is ~e - The ~nloaudel Gu~n. oof a raomine'n' York County f. tsr. instaamir killed his brothE