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MAYOR JINO. P. GRACE ARRAIGNS GOV. BLEASE (Continued from Page Six.) most modest maiden's cheek nor have I ever told, In public or private, stories which sicken even the strong est man, such as the one habitually characteristic of Bleaso, and yet Blease shouts in mock modesty that I have said something so objection able that nobody 'with any gentle manly instincts whatever would make such a foul and filthy statement.' What then must it have been when it came from him, before it passed the crucible of a refined mind? But, whatever it Is, it is a fact, an ex purgated fact, all his denials to the contrary notwithstanding. Hampton Incident. As to his denial about the McDuffie Hampton incident this, as you know, is only characteristic. I did not brand Wade Hampton's sons as a com mon drunkard. He did. I simply repeated what he said. Moreover, it is like him to try even In this case to raise a false Issue. What has Wade i lampion got to do with it. He drags in the memory of this most illustrious man, who at the most critical mo ment of his career, he voted acainst upon all occasions, even trying in his sophistical way to make a virtue out of what he did against General Hamp ton, at the same time putting the blame upon Judge Jones' shoulders for what that gentleman did. And in passing 1 will say that my view of Jones' vote upon the Hamil ton question was far more honorable and consistent than Blease's. This has all been explained on the stump. Jones -oterl incessantly with the great reform movement of which he was then a part. To do otherwi e he would have deserted a cans But Blease, with Iiis usual shiftine. /oted for Hampton as long as his vuu was not necessary, but when the trying period came, deserted him, as the rec ords show. Blenso Said It. But after all, why drag in, as he says, "South Carolina's grand old hero at all?" in the first place, in mentioning the McDufhe Hamilton incident, thereby dragging In the name of the grand old hero, remem ber that it was he who did It. It was he who said that McDuffle Hamilton had been elected by money furnished by the Southern railway; not I. I knew absolutely nothing about it until he told me, and nobody could have been more shocked than I was when he did tell me. But we do not have to appeal very long to history to learn that there is nothing in an honored name. I have been told and I love to remember that "It seems to me, whate'er we be, 'Tis only noble to he good; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." "Even if it lie true that the blood of South Carolina's grand old hero runs in the veins of McDufilc Hamp ton, does that give him any license to disgrace that name? And all this talk about Wade Hampton is worse than tommyrot and a characteristic evasion of the Issue. "Moreover, and in short, I feel that the public would only be bored if I went over that staff appointment of which he makes so much repeating his old lies. The "T. B." Letter. "As 1,0 the T. B. letter, he says that he Immediately locked it up in his safe and soon thereafter transferred it to the vault of the Palmetto Na tional Bank. 1 remember distinctly when he showed me that letter and that while I did not show it to my brother, who was present, we talked it over with Blease in such a manner, seemingly without any objection from Blease, that my brother was aware of its contents and he and myself ad vised Bleasn that It was not safe to carry It around In his pocket and to which Blease replied that he agreed with us and that he would put it in the vault, as he said he did. until he needed it. But as to never consulting me is simply another absolute lie. 1 have a photograph of the letter in my mind's eye now; I remember the kind of paper It was written on, the con tents, and I remember saying to Blense that it would be easy to cor roborate parts of the letter which re ferral to the organization of some stock company under the laws of some state which I now forget. And in furtherance of this statement l want to say and 1 think I am not di vulging: any secret that when the in vestigating Committee held a session some time ago in Augusta, I had a long talk with Senator Carlisle about this very letter. I told him that 1 had no doubt that all that Felder said he was trying to prove was true; in fact, a thousand times as much as he could prove, but I personally held some mlslglvlngs about Felder and that they arose from the very exami nation of this letter In the governor's mansion, when Blease showed it to me. That It looked to mo like a genuine letter and If not that It wan certainly a first-class fake. "I have sinco seen Folder's explana tion of this letter, that It was a skill ful forgery, and It may be as the men connected with It are capable of entering Into such a scheme. But so far as I could tell from the examina tion of It I had reached damaging conclusions about Felder. But such, however is not my Interpretation of it, for It doesn't make any difference to me, nor am I passing Judgment upon what Felder Is I have in mine, not the guilt of Felder or his Inno cence, btu simply the guilt of Blease. and I am absolutely sure that Felder has said not one-flfthleth part of the had things that he has done. "And now, let me return for a few moments to the incident of which he made so much of to close. The Charleston Speech. "Ho said that he branded my charges against him and Stothart as falsehoods to my face and that I did nothing, In the presence of my police fo-*ce, but sit there and grin. Again he lies. His statement Wi Charleston, after having said a gretr* deal In ap preciation of me, was t j.at any one who in?)nuatcd that he Wi?s a grafter was a malicious character, thief and cowardly liar and when he rald It he not only didn't look at me but he was the scarodest-looking man that I have ever seen and I was not grinning. 1 was bearing It, but I was far from grinning and why I bore it I have already fully explained und my ex planation has met with universal ap proval. I had gone there to bear it. I could have readily have stayed away. "1 was the mayor of Charleston. The entire police force wns under my supreme control. The hall was HI led with intense partisans and friends of mine, and the slightest loss of self possession on my part would have meant riot and ruin. I could easily say that I did not tnke those remarks to myself because they were address ed to any one who said he was a grafter and one-half of the people of South Carolina have already said so and more than half will say so on election day. But I am not evading the issue. While he was not man enough in that instance to say spe cifically that he meant mo, 1 con structed It to mean that he meant me. Hut to show that he Is a coward and that he is afraid to say it to me spe cifically, we met on the street that day. He saw me and I saw him and he had absolutely nothing to say. Grace Is Not Afraid. "Moreover, I have said about him, and have proven it, as much as what Felder has said about him, even if Folder hasn't proven It. He makes a great pretense of wanting to get Folder over in South Carolina, evi dently to do him some personal in jury, because he coupled his offer of a $1,000 reward with the statement that when Felder was brought on this side of the Savannah river he must be there. Now, I am in South Caro lina and I have seen him many times since I have publicly said thai I thought he was a thief and a liar and 1 have seen absolutely no evidence that he is a dangerous man except from his civici standpoint. I expect to sec him again, many times, and I am absolutely unafraid, not only of him, mt of all the thugs and thieves and assassins which are his boon compan ions. "Just one thing in conclusion about his denials. What else would the public expect? If he admits one thousandth part of tho tilings that thousands of men are saying about him he had as well retire from the race. He has got to deny these things just as he denied lung ago that he stole that essay, for plagiarizing which he was kicked out of the South Carolina University. Other Denials. Hut he is not the first criminal who has denied his guilt. Even to day there is behind the stone walls of the Tombs prison another notorious public grafter, a lieutenant on a po lice force, who, in order to cover up his graft, conspired to have murder committed. He also denies it. But the net is tightening around him, as Burns will tighten it around Blease and he will sooner or later pay the penalty of his grafting. "The McNamaras Indignantly de nied their guilt, but they are now in San Qucntln. BOW TO REMOVE FRECKLES Wilson'* Freckle Cream Is Pos itively Guaranteed to Do the Work. Letters are constantly being re ceived by the makers of Wilson's Freckle Cream from prominent ladles saying that they have at last discov ered how to remove freckles. Just because you happen to have frcrkles la no routoii why you should always have them. Mrs. M. J. Klrers wrote from Dome, Switzerland, saying: "If a.ft?r giving Wilson's Freckle Cream a fair trial It does not cure your skin, thore Is no remedy for you. I always took the best care of my skin, but freckled dreadfully and could got no remedy untu I found Wils n's Freckle Cream. ' One Jar of Wilson's Freckle Cream will cause yoi r freckles to perceptibly fade, anj the second Jur will entirely remove them. The druggist is Instructed to return your money to you If tt doesn't do just what we claim for It. Try a i?r today. You'll be delighted with Its fine offoct on your skin. II your druggist cannot supply you, send f>0 contB to the Wilson Freckle Cream Co., Cnurleston, S, C, and they will scad y<-".? n full ?Ize 1ar. LAUKKNK DRUG CO. Special Agents Notice of Flection. State of South Carolina, County of .Lauren*. Whereas, petitions signed by a legal number of the qualified electors and freeholders residing in Ora school dis trict No. 12, Laurens county. South Carolina, asking for an election upon the question of voting an additional 2 mill tax upon the property in said school district to be used for school purposes, have been tiled with the county board of education, an election is hereby ordered upon said question, said election to be held on the 15th day of August l?l2, at L. P. Blakeley's store In said district under the man agement of the trustees of said school district. Only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation and who exhibit their tax receipts and reg istration certificates as required In the general election shall be allowed to vote. Those favoring the 2 mill addition al tax shall vote a ballot containing the word "YES" written or printed therein. Those against tho 2 mill ad ditional tax shall vote a ballot con taining the word "NO" written or printed thereon. Bolls shall open at the hour of 8 o'clock in the forenoon and shall remain open until the hour of 4 o'clock in the afternoon when they shall be closed, and the ballots counted. The trustees shall report the result of the election to the county auditor and county superintendent of educa tion within ten days thereafter. Ceo. L. Bitts. Bv order of County Board. Just received a big shipment of Rugs to be sold cheap. Splendid patterns. S. M. & E. H. Wllkes & Oo. WINTHROP COLLEGE Scholarship and Entrance Examination The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new stu dents will be held at Uie County Court house on Friday, July 6, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less than fif teen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 6 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the con lltlons governing the award. Applicants for scholar ships should write to President John son before the examination for Schol arship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will op en September 18, 1912. For further Information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 42-tf Citation for Letters of Administration. State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. By O. O. Thompson, Probate Judge: Whereas Mallssa J. Cole made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Admin istration of the estnte and effects of It. P. Cole. These are therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the Bald H. P. Cole deceased, that they be and appear be tore me, In the court of probate, to be held at Laurens C. IL, S\ C. on Ute 10th day of Augusta, 1912 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock In tho forenoon, to show cause. If any they have, why tho said Administration should not bo gt>.nted. 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