The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 17, 1922, Page 3, Image 3
"Could Not Vote
Democratic Ticket"
"Would Have Voted to Seat Republican?Speech
by Blease in 1919.
The following report of a speech
delivered at Rock Hill by Cole L.
Blease was printed in the Charlotte
Observer and so far as is of record
none of the statements contained
therein have ever been denied or contradicted:
Rock Hill, Dec. 27, 1919.?Cole L.
Blease, former governor of South
Carolina, delivered an address before
the representatives of the textile unions
of the city.
Mr. Blease spoKe or tne ngncs 01
laboring men to organize, dropping in
some words of advice as to what a
labor organization should and should
not do. A considerable portion of the
time was taken up in criticising the
Democratic administration, state and
national, the speaker referring to the
fact that he was still as much opposed
to our entering the war as ever and
^ declared that time had shown where
^ lie was right three years ago.
Speaking of the labor unions, Mr.
Blea3e said men had the right to organize
and to bargain collectively. Or\
iganize and tell people about your
union, don't confine the membership
strictly to the men of Che particular
occupation. He said lawyers take in
none but lawyers and doctors none
but physicians. One reason ior the
death of so many organizations is
that they allow anyone to become a
member, said the speaker, referring
particularly to the organizations of
farmers. You have the right to ort
ganize and I believe in the right to
' strike when you think you are not
r getting a sufficient wage. However,
he impressed the fact that this does
not give the right to destroy property*
for while the employee has the right
- to quit if he does not receive the wage
he thinks he should the employer has
the same right to refuse to pay it and
. tell the employee that he will have to
quit. Mn. Blease insisted that the
members of the local union should be
l mighty careful in the selection of
their leaders. He counseled them to
strive to place and keep their organization
on a high plane, and to strive
by being good citizens as individuals!
to make their organization one that
would benefit membership. His part[
ing word was to keep the organizaf
iion out of politics, saying that "they
say keep out of politics and that is a
good thing to remember."
f Mr. Blease bitterly arraigned the
administration forces in Washing,
ton for plunging the country into war
and declared that his Pomaria and
Filbert speeches of three years ago
had turned into prophecies. He still
contended that we had no right to
enter the war and thought events had
proved this. The people were fast
repudiating those who had made war
; possible, and when they get another
shot, they are going to put in a Republican
president and change the en'
. 5 tire regime ^t Washington. He de>
clared that the present government
is not a democracy, the past congress
was not Democratic, that the president
was not a Democrat and never was.
He referred to the fact that the government
was rapidly sapping state's
> rights, reference being, made to the
suffrage and prohibition amendments
to the federal constitution. ' He gave
the appearance of being pleased with
the thought that the country was going
Republican, but declared that so
lrv-n cr oo tVior r?llt "ni P'fPrR" fin the
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ticket in his state he could not stomach
the thought of voting Republican.
He added however, that he could not
vote the Democratic ticket.
Mr. Blease also referred to the recent
congressional election in North
Carolina and declared his belief that
the Republican candidate would be
seated. He said if he was in congress
he would vote to seat Morehead over
' Hoey, as he believed the election was
? stolen from the Republican candidate.
Strikes.
fe- Dearborn Independent.
^ , Once it was quite a big thing to
-. start a strike. The hero of the hour
was the strike starter. That sensa/
tion faded and it then became a big
thing to "settle a strike." The strike
settler was the great man. Strikes
were even maneuvered that wouldbe
officials could get a start towards
, lame by settling them. But even that
game is now played out. Settling a
strike doesn't mean anything; the
strike does not remain settled; in
the very settlement are often the
, seeds of a new outbreak. The new service
that stands challenging us is
the prevention of strikes and the cure
o'f their sources. This summer's
strikes were perceived beforehand.
, They were deliberately permitted to
come. Thus no glory will arise from
their being settled. The' whole question
now has been shifted to another
plane.?Henry Ford.
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Some Facts About
The Public Printing
To the Editor:?I respectfully request
space in your valuable paper
to give a few facts and figures compiled
from the public records, in regard
to the work of the joint committee
on printing.
The committee was established by
law in 1916 as a result of an investigation
of a special committee of
both houses, the findings of which
showed that the method of handling
the state's printing was careless and
inefficient, and that a more efficient
method could be made to yieia large
dividends for a small investment of
expense. These conclusions of the
special committee were well founded,
as subsequent developments have
proved. Gradually the work of the
committee has been expended until
today not only the public printing is
handled by it, but all office supplies
and printing for all departments of
the state government are purchased
through the committee and the total
net savings aggregate a considerable
sum.
The average annual cost of the
public printing for the six-year period
from 1911 to 1917 was $32,901,81,
while for the six-year period from
1917 to 1923 the average annual
cost is so far $28,108, with the permanent
code of laws of 1922 still to
be paid for, which will make a general
average of $32,444.66 a year for
the past six years, though this average
will be reduced from the sale of
the 1922 code. This reduction of
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tne average annual uusi uao uccu obtained
despite the fact that within
the past few years the cost of printing
has more than doubled and the "deflation"
in this industry has not kept
pace with that in other lines. (The
price of book paper of the grade used
for the state printing is now eight
one-half cents to nine cents per
pound as against four and five cents
per pound in 1914 and previous
years. At one time it reached 15
cents. Wages, which increased an
average of about 100 per cent., have
not declined at all.)
The figures of the cost of public
printing for the years 1911 to 1922,
both inclusive, are as follows:
First Period.
1911 $25,000.00
1912 .... 43,606.41
1913 ._!! .... 30,341.45
1914 41,115.59
* 1915 25,000.00
1916 32,347.44
Second Period.
(It was here that the committee
began its work.)
1917 $18,658.37
191 8 16,519.07
1919 .... _ 18,177.16
1920 25,800.00
1921 48,353.80
1922(includes permanent
code,estimat'd 67,060.00
It will be noted that during the
first three years of the committee's
existence the amount spent for public
printing was practically cut in
half. This was accomplished by reJ
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uuuiiig me vuiuuie ui lopuna pi iuicu
by state officials and by the elimination
of much useless duplication in
the public printing. The increased
cost for the past few years has been
due to advanced prices for printing
and to the inclusion of both the temporary
and permanent code of laws,
which the constitution requires to be
printed twice at each recurring period
of ten years. Under the contract
made for publication of the
permanent code this committee will
receive a considerable sum from the
sale of the code to members of the
bar and others. This money will be
refunded to the state treasury and
should be deducted from the appropriation
of 1922.
Comparing 1914 and 1922.
In order to make an accurate comparison
of 1914 and 1922 it is necessary
to make somewhat of an anal|
ysis of the 1922 appropriation. Of
the total of $76,851 appropriated
this year $49,274.52 will be expended
for public printing proper as against
$39,495.59 for 1914. Reports
of boards, commissions, etc., created
since 1914. chances in the law which
required payment from public printing
funds instead of from department
funds, together with reports of
special committees authorized by the
general assembly, accounts for $5,833.58
of the difference, leaving actually
spent for the same work only
$4,487.49 more in 1922 than in 1914,
when everyone knows, or can easily
ascertain, that the cost of printing is
now practically doubled what it was
in 1914. Had there been no joint
committee on printing in 1922 the
probabilities are that the appropriation
would have been considerably
| in excess of $100,000.
Jn comparing the years 1914 and
1922 the extra session of 1914 has
been included. If it is believed that
this is unfair the following figures
will show that in volume of work over
which the committee could have
no control the comparison is, if anything,
unfair to 1922.
The acts of 1914, both regular and
DEATH CLADIS BISHOP KILGO- ?
Succumbs at Charlotte Home in
Early Morning. .
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Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 11.?Bishop ^ }
John C. Kilgo of the Southern Methodist
Episcopal church died at his
home here at 1.45 this morning after
having been extremely ill since last
Sunday when he suffered a severe ^^1
heart attack.
Bishop Kilgo had been gradually J J
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ed hourly by his physicians and family.
Since Sunday little or no hope AJ
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Dr. Kilgo had been well known in J
the south for a score of years, having
served as president of Trinity
college at Durham, N. C., for six &<&
years prior to his election as bishop
12 years ago. At the last general
conference of the Southern Methodist t ]
church at Hot Springs, Ark., he was ^ j
placed on the bishops' retired list,
The aged minister had never entirely
recovered from a severe attack suffered
last spring on his way home
from the general conference, which 1 J
forced him to remain under treat- z 1
ment in a Memphis hospital for sev- j ^
eral weeks, finally being brought
home on a cot in the private car of
Fairfax Harrison^ president of the
Southern railway, of which Bishop
Kilgo was a director. He regained J J
sufficient strength, however, to leave j j
his bed and several times took rides
about the city witb members or bis
family. He made one trip to Baltimore
where he was under treatment
of a specialist for several days.
special sessions, contained 788 pages
whereas the acts of 1922 contained &4
948 pages. In 1914 for both regular
and special sessions, there were I J
printed 4,492 pages of bills, while J J
for the session of 1922 there were
printed 4,240 pages of bills.
There was also appropriated for
the operating expense of the committee
for 1922, $4,991; for equipment,
$1,800; and as a revolving fund to 1
purchase office supplies, $3,000. Of ^
the amount for operating expenses
several hundred dollars will probably
ho nniioo^ onH will rovort tn thp
treasury, which Is likewise true of
the amount for equipment. This
equipment will practically pay for J ^
itself in 1922, and as its probable
life is five or six years there is a
considerable net gain to the state.
The revolving fund is exactly what jhni
its name implies. It is used to purchase
office supplies for the various
departments. These supplies wnich, ^ }
before this committee began to act
as purchasing agent, were bought at
retail prices in small quantities, are
now bought at wholesale, entailing a .
saving of practically $3,000 for 1922.
This money is refunded to the state
treasury as the different departments
settle their accounts.
There is another phase of the committee's
work which has been productive
of lowered operating costs for
other departments of the government.
Coitracts for all job printing
for the various departments are awarded
through this office. A con
siderable sum has been saved not only
by securing the best prices by competitive
bidding, but expert advice
in the use of paper has saved a great
amount of money. Besides there is
a tendency towards coordination and
standardization which has often prevented
the printing of unnecessary
forms.
The small expense to which the
state is put for operating expenses
of the joint committee on printing
is returned many times in the economies
which the committee has been
able to effect. The committee is the
one department of the government
which was instituted simply and solely
for the purpose of economizing.
That it has more than fulfilled the
mission which the authors of the act
creating it had in mind is clearly
demonstrated by the figures given
ahmro whioh arp taken from the nub
lie records.
NIELS CHRISTENSEN,
Chairman Joint Committee on
Printing.
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