The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 09, 1914, Page TWO, Image 2
"BULL MOOSE" BEAR!
SIDE LIGHTS ON
Mcr Who Served as One of
Last Campaign Tells W
Feet"?An Int
W I' (Bail Moose) Beard, writing
under the * "Sin'oad",
had the foilcwinp letter in The Anderson
Intellipencer of Friday, and
as it is trie tirs: expression from the
McLai. in camp since the former
Sena: >fs withdrawal :r>?m the governor's
race, it will be read with interest:
Editor .'he intelligencer:
In giving this statement to the
press :t my purpose to show why
Senator McLaurin should not and did
not uselessly enter the Gubernatorial
race as a vicarious sacrifice whereby
unworthy aspirants to high office
would ?enent by the expenditure of
his campaign fund and his ability as
a campaigner. And also to show
why no true Blease man, when fully
informed,or anti.either.for that matter.
can afford to vote for John G
Richards.unless,indeed.they are prepared
to honor the memory of Benedict
Arnold and defend the act of
Brutus. I
First, twelve candidates for one
office and the short time ailowed
each, is ridicuious, for nu man can
possibly discuss the issues, much less
make a defense of Governor Blease's
official record as a Blease candidate'
should be able and willing to do. in I
twelve or fourteen minutes.
Second. Biease leaders, for their ,
own selfish purposes, are supporting'
one or more of the anti-Blease candidates.
These conditions are more j
or less in vogue all over the State j
and all of the anti-Blease candidates j
for Governor are the recipients of j
this support.thus weakening the fac-1
tional candidate by at least onefourth.
if he had no factional oppo- (
sition.
Third, there were three other
Blease candidates to divide this already
minority vote with, making it
impossible togetastraightout Blease
man in the second race.
Fourth,the one partisan candidate,
T U ii*111 rrnt oc lorrro q
ITlCllUCl 1- ClUllli, nil! c c*o lui^v m
Blease vote as any of the Blease candidates
themselves,making assurance
doubly sure that no straightout
Blease man will be in the second
race, even.
Fifth, not satisfied with allowing 1
their personal ambitions and greed
for office, envy, jealousy, incapacity
for inte.ligent leadership.anu general I
lack of harmony and good faith, to '
demora ize the Blease faction as aj1
fighting force,a number of inconsid-1;
erate leaders, intent only upon their j
personal aggrandizement, left the;
Blease ranks to seek a candidate 1
whom tney could exploit and manip-j
ulate.and slipped Juhn G Richards in j:
under cover of night, after rescuing'
him from the "Anti" discard.
I
\f~T Jc tAn Kicr a man to run :
ui 10 iw ? |
as a puppet for any set of dark lan-1'
tern ringsterc masquerading as lead- ;
ers of the cause of the masses, who J
assemble themselves under the magic j
name of "Blease" and the "common j
people" to further their own ambi- i
tious schemes, so he did not enter'
the lists.
He could have run as an independent
Blease man like Irby, Sims and
Mu'lalley, making' a f<?urteen-minute 1
bid for the support of a faction aireadv
f. ated by the new and iniquitous
enrolling rules?a plethora
of cand dates and the prostitution >f
secondary leadership-?i?uT what was
the use?
N'.'V. I have nothing persona!
against Mr Kiehards?out here are
the reasons why Bleaseites should
repudiate him: He is not a Biease
ci:. ?u..
man. he has never aiiinsuM ?iui miBI
ease movement.except clandestine-;
ly during the last campaign in his'
race for Railroad Commissioner, j
when he played both sides for the
suckers.telling.it is stated.Bleaseites
how he slept in the same bed with the
Governor at Monck's Corner and
then denying it as a campaign canard
when questioned b? the "Antis.'.'!
In that campaign he was quietly i
backed by Ben Tillman, whose protege
he is, and the Gonzales,who are
9 THROWS SOME
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Biease's Body Guards in the
hy McLaurin Got "Cold
eresting Story.
i related to him. He is Ben Tillman's
I
political ' Trojan Horse". A card
| slipped from .John Gary Evan?"
sleeve, coming from the enemies'
camp as the "Greeks bearing gifts."
and he will obey his political masters,
if elected.
He was rirst a strong dispensarvitv,
then, when that institution tottered,
a State-wide prohibitionist;
when Cole B lease won out on local
option he became convinced that local
option was ordained of God, and
now he is a very strong and earnest
lofal-nntion-nrohihition- countv-d i s -
pensary'te, depending altogether
upon the dominant sentiment of thei
section he happens to be in.
He has been on every side of every!
question and in his eel-like political
course has always Hopped from one
question to another; from fiery furnace
to frozen glacier, with the ease
and s'lt 'j-frhi'l of a salamander?1
but always Hopped too late to land.
Mr Richards' sole claim to HI ease-1
ism is duo to the fact that after I 1
had fully -xposed his political dou-!
ble-dealing and forced his hand and j
the hands of his friends under great'
J
stress of pressure from those hidden j
friends.he came into the Governor's
office and stated to those assembled 1
that "as the Governor's principles
are nearest to mine, if anyone asks
me whom 1 will vote for for Senat
or, I will say Blease." Then afterwards,
in answer to inquiry as to
how Senator Tillman would take it,
he replied in effect: "I have written
to him explaining my position, and
it is satisfactory to him." Thus did
he and his friends dangle before the ,
eyes of Bleaseites the great prize of
Tillman's friendship and assistance,
basing the whole proposition upon
treason to one side or the other.perhaps
both.
I don't know,but Tillman's friends
are talking that Richards gave Tillman
to understand that he was still
loyal to Tillman and only declared
for Blease "to get the vote." I believe
that is entirely true, for Richards
was averse to making a public
declaration and was evading it until
I published it on him and made him
come out in the open.
Bleaseites, I suppose, will b< .lad j
to learn that Mr Richards was the |
author of the act repealing the lien I
law?especially the poor farm renters.
And that in 1911.at a barbecue !
at his home. Liberty Hill, it is said I
he refused to introduce the Governor j
to the audience when requested to i
do so. Hut in 1911 the Governor was :
under a hot tire of brutal criticism ;
and socially ostracised as an official !
by the "Antis,"who are Mr Richards' j
friends and relatives, and was sup-j
posed to be down and out as a politicai
factor. Since that time he has 1
been elected Governor again, which |
makes a big difference, and there-j
fore this reveisible, double back-ac-)
tion, short-circuiting political acro-j
bat is now wildly in love with His
Excellency.
Certain aspiring demagogues and ;
dictators realizing that normal con-;
ditions would blast their hopes of
election to Congress and other high
(.dices, and not wanting a strong
man in the executive chair who'
would stand between them and their
eventual Senatorial amb'tions sought
from the graveyard of the enem> a
skeleton to dangle before the eyes
of a sensible people, fhey wanted
a spineless incompetent upon whom
to pull the strings as with a marion
ette. Well. they found him and are
to be congratulated upon the wisdom
of their choice.
When these incompetent minor1
leaders, inconsiderate of the dub'ous
Senatorial race and realizing that to
jeopardize their leader was to throw
the fight, brought John (J Richards
in under cover of night, to make his
death bed confession of faith, and
declared him "born again," ihey
served notice upon all in the Gubernatorial
race that there was no !
factional fight?so now let them
nurse their puling infant.
The campaign up to date proves:
that my analysis was correct at first.
The Gubernatorial campaign is petting
farther and farther away from
toe Senatorial,and is s-? lady-liKe and ^
mild, that it would seem grotesque
to attempt to disturb the sweet
slumbers of trie Gubernatorial!
sleepers.
No. "Governors" >peakir.g last
this time, but to be heard by even!
the small crowds they ask to rotate I
with the minor officers. Maybe if j
John Duncan could speak last every
day he couid hold the crowd for
them.
J ? ...L...
v\ ny not ass rucnarus wny or;
i
don't resign? Or whether he wants1
to hold his office to pay campaign j
expenses with the salary and free
transportation? Or whether he
thinks he will need it after the election?
Gov 11.ease is the expression of
the working people's political hope
and 1 will stick to him despite the
treacherv of oth-rs, which he can't
help. I will vote for Irl>y. Peoples,
Fortner, Keliey.for they are all true
Blease men.
1 think the second race will be between
Mendel Smith, Cooper, Clinkscales
or Manning, in which case
Mendel Smith will be the next Gov-j
ernor. We Bleaseites have dropped j
our candy as far the Chief Execu-!
torship is concerned.
Even if Richards is eiected, we
are still out of it, for he is supported
by a combination of Ben Tillman,
John Gary E\ans, Charleston liquor
interests, the Columbia State and
turn-coat minor Bleaseite leaders.
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Mr Richards says he is not a
"coat-tail swinger." Well.he is not i
swinging on one coat-tail, but he is
serenely perched upon four: that of
Ren Tillman. John Gary Evans, Gonzales,
and Governor Blease.
W R Rfari'.
Abbeville. S C, June _'o. IK14.
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members of the Kingstree Demo- ~
cratic Club will please appear in
person and enter names on club
roll. This roll can be found each
MONDAY and SATURDAY at of- j
fice of County Superintendent of
Education: ALL OTHER DAYS at
store ot J L5 uamoie. on main i
street.
Books Close July 28,14
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