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FACE TWO s*fi / THE PRESS AND STANDAAi). WALTERBOKO, S JANUARY 14,1914 However, evee with this careful ecru* ti»T- aad thouKh afldavlu were ro> aulrhd froin the proeecutore where tte violation of eurh statutes as otK tainina roods under false pretense was eharfed. that the prosecution was not brourht^ahd-would not b" used for the collection of a debt, in one or two canes it has come tojnr knowledge afterwards that the re quisition was so used, ilou over..the .matter of mak’n*. tl>? counties benr the expenses the requisition has prevented this abuse, almost entirely ainc* I haw* been Governor—that and the fact that I have let it be known in no uncertain terms that the criminal statutes could not be uned to enforce civil process” so far as my office was concerned. State Farms. The rovernor recommends that alt work of the State Farms, except the Reformatory ’In Lexington County be discontinued and recommends that the practice of leasing the county Its own convicts be discontinued. Arrests. The Governor recommends that when an arrest is made in a criminal offense upon suspicion that before the arreet is made, the conaent of the Solicitor or the Attorney General be secured, and statea that this would save much humiliation, expense and disgrace to thoee who are arrested apon suspicion. In this connection the Governor spoke ae follows: ”1 think it la high time that you gentlemen sheuld pass some law to atop cheap, cowardly, lying hirelings from slipping around over the State, making charges or causing chargps bo be made against our reputable citlxens, bumllltating them and their families aad putting them to expenae by having them arrested and placed la Jail and being otherwise annoyed and troubled, when there Is absolute ly ae foundation for the charges, and they ere made only^to please the sus picion of one of these hirelings who calls himself a “detective." .1 urge this upon you. gentlemen, because the citlsen who is thus treat ed has no redress in the law, and If be shoald take a shotgun and kill bne of these hirelings there would be a great hurrah that he wax a red-hand ed murderer, and he would be forced to employ lawyers and go through a long and tedious trial. Therefore, the injured party must sit down and say nothing, because no good man. If can help himself, wants the blood of his fellow man upon his hands, although in cases of this kind I reallv l>elirve it would be Justified in the Sight of man and God.” The Governor recommends that aU persons acting as detectives in this State be required to give bond before receiving license, in order that “he miv t— held both civilly and crimin ally liablo for any false imprison ment. false arrest or false accusation that he may cause or make.” Tuberculosis. The Governor uses the followin'’ language concerning this great dis ease: “It Is useless for t^e to call your attention to the terrible ravages of tuberculosis In this State, as well as in ev ry other sec tion of tin; countn This deadly disease If one of tin* gr« »*< st scourge* with which wo are ofUNted It is not only our duty, but it is i < rtainly directly to our own persona; intt rests to make every en- ile«\or to stamp it out. co-operating v. i*!» Those who are devoting their lives in this great effort, and in the meantime to lesa n its ravages as much as we can. I. therefore, re commend that you set aside a suit able piece of land owned by the State and that you make suffic'eqt appro priation for the erection thereon of a tuberculosis sanitarium, for tha treatmemnt of this dlaeuae.’ Mileage Books. The following leaguege ts used by the Governor in dlecuaning mileage books end 2-cent pnaaenger rates: ”1 beg leave to repeat my recoaa mendation asking that you peas an Act providing for a flat two-cent pee. seeger rate oe ell railroads la th«e State ”1 am opposed to all kinds of mil eage books, ckaageabie. iatercbabge- able or say other kind. I want It fixed so that when a men gets on e train and hands a conductor two cents he can ride a mils, or whan he hands him two dollara ha can ride one hnndred miles. I do not want say mileage books.” Safety Brakes. “I recommend that you require that all rare operated on electric lines la this State, whether within or with out the incorporate limits of any town or city, be heated, when the weather Is such as to Justify it in the interest of the comfort of psHscn- ger* on said cars, and that these cars be supplied with air or emergency brakes My reason, gentlemen, for this re- romnion«Vttion should be apparent even without its being stated. Ladies come out of heated stores and get Into cars on a cold day for n ride of four or five miles, or possibly more In the different suburbs around Co lumbia. for instance, people have to wa'k some distance on a cold ra ny day to the car iin > und tvke the cars for a ride of some distance They get their feet wet. and have to sit in thero cold cars for a considerable while. Discomfort and sometimes Illness is the result Smoking in Dining Itoom* and t’afe*. The following is the IsnguaK of the Governor on this question: ’ There ia a matter that I have not previously mentioned to \ou in my messages which I desire to direct tour attention to Many of you are very young men Son*- of >oi,'. how ever, are as old as I am or older. J «*voq in th° general ele'Mions, rooms, r os tan rants gad cafes, aad smoko cigars and foul littla cigarettes and whiff and puff and blow the smoke oat through their nostrils, and this smoke Is carried either by the natural breezes or the current of an electric fan into the eyes, mouths and nostril), of refined women. It makes me ashamed for my State. Jf I v ere in one of these plar *s witfi a lady and should see a nan light a cigarette or cigar I would quietly ask him pkasec n#»t to smoke, as there were, ladies In the room, or I would get up and leave with her. But eve rybody does not feel like doing this, and I have actually heard ladies com plain bitterly to their escorts of the annoyance of this smoke. I had seen this thing done in soma places and some countries, and had thought it ungentlemanly, but I hat never believed, until I saw it that would witness such a thing in South Carolina. But I have witnessed It and I now appeal to you as lawmak ers. not for the protection of the men —they can protect themselves—but for the protection of the women 01’ South Carolina from this kind or insult.” New CoaBtles. The Governor, in his message, calls the attention of the Legislature to the laxity which exists In the law concerning the making of new coun ties and the changing of present county line* by annexation, etc. He says that this leads to much confus ion in the collecting of taxes, venue of criminals cases and other things The Governor goes on record as fa voting small counties but he does not believe In creating new counties when old counliee will be ruined by reaeon of their creation. Cattle Tick Kradlcatioa. The Governor believee In every thing being done for the develop meat and encouragement of all forma of agriculture, with special regard to live atock. bat he aske the Legis lature to go slow and deliberate care fully before paealng any large appro priation for that purpose In this re gard he thinks that Clemson college ahuring sufficient revenue to do this work without any further appropria tlon. The following language of the Governor in regard to Clemaon Col lege and Its work in this connection ia very interesting: “I have suggested, and repeat to you, that I think Clemson College ia receiving enough money from the farmers in the fertilizer tax to give at least part of it bark to the farm er* by uaing it for th* eradication of the cattle tick. Clemtfon College wn* established in 1888, while the Hon John Peter Richardson was Governor md he stated in hia message of 1890 that after a long fight in the Court* «omethtng over 800 acres of land and $1 1,283 in money had been received troni the Clemaon will. Thla proper ♦v was turned over under Governor Richardson's administration. and mucli work towards the building of the colV'ge was completed during hia term. If you wfU notice tho llouae Jour nal of that session, you will see where Governor Benjamin H. Tillman said n his message to the General Assem bly n 1891: e] would say. further, that after the clemson college shall have got ten well under way and equipped, in four or fiv 1 years at most, there w 1H be enough money going to that sel.ool to run also this girls’ school (Win throp College) without taxation/' if you will now take tho leport ot Clemson College during the past year, you will see what a great pro phet the then Governor was, and if yon will take the - gppropriatlon naked for by/ Winthrop for this year, you will s“« that it is a good thing that the old custom of atoning falsa prophets la not now in order ‘ However.'tho enormous amount of money which Is received by Clew son College le felt by a great many people in the Bute to be tb- most extravagant appropriation over made o any institution of learning in Boutb Carolina. I would, therafore call your parti cular attention to a careful study of this matter from every stadpoint. and Insist that Clemaon College do this work of cattle tick eradication on ita present receipts without any extra levy upon the people of South Carolina for this purpose. Now. genMemen. do not under stand me to eay that I oppose the eradication of the tick I do not want some little, lying editor ty come out and say: “Blease Fighting Eradication of Cattie Tick “ I am only calling your attention to th" Inequality which might i'i*ault from a hasty consideration of tho m*tt«*r. and to an extravagant expenditure of mon«y which could he turned to useful purposes. 1 repeat, eradicate the tick, but do it In * common sen*« way. with ss little exp-nse ns possible to the already overburdened taxpayers.” The Primary. The Gov ’•no- demote* mnr*’ of V>(q Tn«»a«iiro irj tq,. rjlartnolon of ori nf ,rv election* and it * fitting, that we nuote at length form the nes- *«<'■<' * • < "Manv ve-irs **’> sofifle of the run- tie* of Sout*’ Carolina adopted a pvstem of primarv elec tions. which KVHtem provided for *v* h toytiou of Candida*''* nmone C o white people for the Democra'io nominee* for the enmo*" of avoid ing a division erunnjr th > ohito neo- ••b* in nrde r to keep nc~-o v**e r»OiM- heento!nt” a fac’or it. the poli- •irs'of thi* S*a* rt Manx- be fore that the idrht box law bad been in me nnd it ha.I been successful tv <!m'ivlne tho negro of narfiepa- Rheumatic Twinges vleld Immediately to Sloan’s Lin iment. It relieves aching and swollen parts instantly. Reduces inflammation and quiets that agoo- izing pain. Don't rub—it pene trates. c SLOANS LINIMENT KUb Pain given qntefc relief Dorn throat affec affections. Hava von triad Sioan’sf Here’s what others any t *Mv ia*th»T has asad aaa Mr. WMe af Stoaa's Lai Mat. and althamh aba is avar tt yaara af aea. M# kaa at- Uiaed groat relief from her rbeeaaa- tma. Jk A UmdUmf. Ukmj. <-~L Caad far CaU aad Com* A little hoy aest door had eraap. I gave tha mathar Sean's lieimaet ha try. Sie save him three drope ea as before gaiagtahad. aadhanatapw it tha creep lathe awraiag.**—Mx tru rimmd .laa. GUaaga * '• Liaimaat Is tha etae ia the world. IIL . _ __ of aoaralfia. Ihoae galas hove aU j I raa tratf sag year Lialmea .AflLM ML HR L SUIlUfc, MSm. N& States Senate. The last convention for the nomination of a Governor and State officials was when Gover nor John Peter Richardson was nominat<ed for his second t-rm. Then came tho struggle of the Reform party in 1890. The history of this and campaigns from then up to the present would be very interr ing reading, but I presume it is un- ncessary to give it here. However, it seems that this system was per fectly satisfactory when Governor* Tillman. Evans. Ellerbo and Mc- Sw"eney were elected, and it reached its height in the eye* of many peo ple- especially certain ii“wspaper editors—who are now condemning it, and gave most splendid satisfac tion to th a se distinguished gentle men, when Governors Heyward and Ansel were elected. Noth.ng was heard of its being unsatisfactory to [amending preeMawts make swch Urge con tributions \o Bleesc's opponent’s campaign fend? Had any enndi- date in South Carolina ever before needed a campaign fund such, a* was raired against Blease* Did Tillman us« it. Or Evans. Elierb*. M<Sweeney. Heyward. Ansel or- Rloase? Did General Earl* bs<» '»? Then why ftb s powerful far.-.pa^n contribu- Ti?n for the pr-rrarr o f 1312? If .that nrimarr was ccrrqpt. who cor rupt d it? If men voted in it v ho were rot entitled ta vot* who haaleJ »h*-m from North Carolina and from. Georgia and paid their expenses? It is plain to any thinking man. and it will b* admitted by any her st man. that these large sums of money raised by contribution and handled at a central bureau in Columbia and by parties in other parts of the State, ar" what corrputed It. if it was cor rupt. and only by the true manhood of the honest citizenship of South Carolina rising in its might and •>- fusing to he bought and debauched bv this crowd, was South Carolina saved from a corrupt government bought at th" ballot box. Now who is responsible for this great cry of fraud in tho primaries? The Governor publicly stated on the State House steps the night after the election, that the other side had stolen more votes and put them in the ballot bo{ than they knew what .to do with. If his statement was a slander, why wasn’t he prosecuted? If his statement was a sUnder, why was it that the committee of the state Executive Committee, a large ma jority of whom were composed of his bitterest opponents, after ttoev had gone to Spartanberg aad to Green ville and to Anderson and to Orange burg. disbanded, gave up tbedr inves tigation. and sneaked off quietly and went into their Httle holes? These chargee of fraud and cor ruption are absolutely unworthy but In line with the source from which they come. -The man who introduc ed the resolution in the State Execu tive Committee charging the white p**op|e of this State with fraud and corruption in that election, pulled then thq/rope which rang the bell onundirig his death knell throughout the Democratic party of this Stat". The partisan majority of the com- mitt<*e which took it up wrill find that ir will take them years of hard honest struggle to redeem themselves in the ev-'s of the people of this State Todav the people are alive to the fact that these charge* of fraud and per'urv and corruption hav« beer, mad" Kealnst them, the white peo ple of South t’arolir.a. and when th" t me come* if men with th n moral eourae.' and the politics] txicktmne get upon the rostrum in this State nnd expose th«* nef*’-j 01 | Sn ^ s?: 0 f those who made and who took up these churges. everv one of them will he w pe.] from th" fa«e of the political arena, and those who stood with the Wiiflorjtv in that election will again stand with th^ majority, for fair dealing and for honesty No it I* not the system that need* Improving (\ t* not the law that needs we have law enouch hut Those of yon who arc will recall the time in South Carolina when if a gen- tleman smoked a pipe or cigar while walking along on the street by the Side of a lady he was not regarded . xcet't »'o t l'.mit«d number. To go through the entire hiistorv of hi* mj^ttfr mieht ho verv 1ntvr*sttng to those who know nothing or lit tle of it_ and vet It might somewhat . M well reived, and such a thing a* , rev ’al ,a condition of affairs which smoking while riding in a buggy with j it might be as well to let !>■* forgot- a young lady would not have been j ten., loiter the State Democracy •tolerated. .But today we have not j adopted this primary "lection sv»- only seen thes- thing*, but wo have teni for the puroose of nominating gone a great deal further, and too , candidate* for all State and county tor. -I regret exceedingly to know offices. Just a *hort time after- that people in South Carolina d will j wards th* Democracy of the State pot aey gentlemen, nor will I *ay adopted it for the selection of can- tree mee) sit in our public dining didates for Congress and the United this great element of our people when Gen. Joseph H. Earle was el ected to th" United Stat»*s Senate and when many Congressmen and many officials were chosen. In his openlug spemh at Sumter, be said: "After reading the sections of the statute in regard to fraud In elec tions, Governor Blease said: "And I call upon all of my friend* to **e that any person who attempts to buy vot"a in this primary, or who intimidate* voters by threats or they wise, be immediately prosecuted and if you need any assistance in the prosecution of tho case. 1 promise you. as Governor of this State, to furnish it. because I believe in a fair square election, and propose, so far aa in my power, to see that' it is held for all tha offices of our State You, my fellow citlxens. watch these two things; we now have a majority; we have the battly won. end all that we have got to do te to see that we get a fair and honest showing I cannot do it all; caa only do my part; It ia up t»’ you to do yours If thn people are defeated, and the corporations and newspapers and the old ring take charge ot this govern ment. the people will be the sufferers The fault will not be mine. Let the consequences b* what they may. the people of mv State will be forced to *av Cole. L. Blease did bis part ’’ But when this primarv election was held in August 1912. great charges of fraud w*re brought, and these "holier than thou" lords of Democracy, the editor* and some others—all "groat guardians" of South' Carolina's primarie:’.. who Per" defeated and whipped out of their boot*, with all their money and chicati«ry and trickery, all at once discovered that the primary wa< reeking with.fraud and was a cor rupt *>at"m and wa* horrible to contemplate. Yet it wa* the same primarv Hy*tfni that had nominated their Heyward and their Ansel the satn" men participated in it and th* *atne primarv syatem w hich had sen' Senator Earl*, to Washington , n ‘ Senator Smith to Washington nr.i <-t: former Gov ernor Evans. Why did it become so thor'ug!..\ corrupt all at once, and such :»;t r iquiUxiH system^ V$'a* it simpi i> rau*e Blease had w hipped’the ' <rt tocrai.y" and tho.*.* who ttir>ug!i th'V owned* the govermr.etw- >r v-as it because men wept around in Columbia, art! *n Sumfe* *nd -n Spartanburg, and in GreenviL". ,n t in other place* and sought contri butions to make up a camoaign fund to dcftxai Blease will ’ Wna was 'dlls :p in"> being rot „p for' V ho n was it bring got up by’ Vu, dm Kinase's opponent need *’n h r-n enormous campaign fund* W-u it to pay he. dbiup i' ;n exp »n*i * : round over South Carolina’ Was it to pay his son's expenses in trav-ling with him and carrying hi* books’ Was it to pay the legitimate expense* of his campaign managor? What was it for? Who was to use it. and for what purpose? Why did th- railroads make large contributions to Blease's opponent's campaign fund? Why did certain cotton mill It is the enforc"ment of that law that w«» need. Prowecute the ■ men who handed out money ami whiskey, or who in th" future hand out money ami whiskey Pros- cute the men who try to buy votes Pro?"cute the people who liife men to travel throughout the Slat" under the guise of Iqxok agent*, newspaper re porter* aitd subscription list hunters and under other guises, and instead of following th" vocations which they claim to follow, go around trying to buy voters, trying to debauch th" citizenship of the State, and telling the most wilful and malicious He* upon the then Govenor of th«ir Com monwealth. Such men and their ac cessories ere the men who attempted to corrupt ike primary, and it was only by Blepee exposing their ecbe- mee from the public stump that they were whipped—-by his ahowing up that they bed caused a shortage in the ballots, that they had spent money and done everything that toald he possibly done, to defeat a d then, when they were whipped, all they could holler was fraud, whea every man in South Caro liaa who ia honest and decent knows there was morw fraud and corruption need by them acaiaat the man who whipped them than could possibly have been used for him. Prosecute the men who violate the, election laws, prosecute the men who try to bribe voters, prosecute the men who commit perjury at the ballot box. and you have rot law enough, you have got all the law you need; and this howl 'V’ntienieu •* hypocrisy of the meanest lowest tvpe: it Is the hollering of "stop, thief.” when the theif ts doing th" hollering—and vou know it. and thev know it. This clamor that the newspaper* are making is a slander upon the white p"ople of thi* State, and is bringing unjust and unwar ranted criticism upon the penpD of South Carolina by the people of other States. Of course we want to T»ros"rute the bribe-giver and the bribe-taker And why such contributions for Blease'* opponent's campaign, once again I a-k If peopl" think con tribution* were not asked for or not given, names'ean he giv"n Xnr who had the control of the State IV mot ratli t'ot.voirion’ Th - ' men oppo~--da to G >\ernor Bloas" Who had control of nearly every fount' K'cvtiMve t'ommitt < 'e in the State’ Who had the absolute con trol. bv a large mnjoriy. of th** State Executive t'oRimittee’ Who appointed the manager* o' election throughout the State? When Gover nor Blease wrote to the ("harrmin of the State Democratic Executive Com- mittee and asked to have oije mana- cer at each precinct his request was declined When siniijnr request* were made of the Chptrmeq of thf tjountv Executive Committo-s. It was de< lined hi* fr.end* The <’oun- ty Executive I’ommittec-s. r. arly all of which were abti-RI"a*e. appoint ed anti-Rlease managers all oxer the counties, and these anti-Bieaae j managers w»re in the large majority j all over the State—a majority of two-thirds or more were anti-admin- Praise Lydia E. Pinkiaam’s Vegetable Compound Women from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from all sections of this great country* po city so large, no village so small but that some woman has written words of thanks for health restored by Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Com pound. No woman who is suffering from the ills peculiar to her sex should rest until she has given this famous remedy a trial. 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