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WOULD mi LED MOB. BLKASH APPLAUDS ACTION OF HOXEA PATH LYNCHKR& Kather Than Cull Out Militia to Save Culprit, Governor Declares, in Speeeii at Anderson to Thousand, of "3iy Friends," he Would Hu\e Resigned His Office and Deccsnc Lynohcr-in-JChief?Tells Preacher* to Mind their Own Busine**. Anderson, Nov. 11.?In -esponse to an invitation extended by several friends, Governor Blease made an address on Court House square this afternoon before a thousand peo? ple. His subject was left to the Gov? ernor and he spoke for more than one hour, dwelling on many things, of interest t > the people of the State. He stated that on yesterday he was requested by the president of the State Farmers' Union to issue a proc? lamation, calling upon the farmers of the State to hold their cotton, and also to ask the Governor of the other cotton States to Issue similar procla? mations. This he refused to do, he explained, because he is no farmer and does not profess to know what is the best for the farmers to do under the circumstance* In his opinion, the solution is left with the farm? ers themselves, and he urges that they organize and get in position to put a price on their crop. He called attention to the fact that the lawyers, the doctors, etc., had all organized and agreed upon prices for their services and he thinks the farm? ers should do likewise. He places the blame of the low price of cotton upon the cotton mill mergers and prophesies that the mergers will soon cut down the wages of mill employ? ees* after they have finished pulling down the price of cotton. Governor Blease made a plea to the mill people, and to all the people, to secure registration certificates be? fore it is too late. The newspapers are trying, he said, to disfranchise a large portion of white men by mak? ing a registration certificate a require? ment in the primary election. He stated that he would veto any bill oassed by the Legislature malting any sp*:ial requirement, but the danger lies with the Democratic Con? vention next May, when he will not be in position to look out for u.e in? terests of the people. He (hinks the Convention wilt be asked to adopt a resolution requiring the certificates. For this reason he urges all persons, whether friends of his or not, to register and put th?mr-,el\V? In po? sition to vot*. no matter what the Convention does. Governor Blease reiterated his po? sition with regard to lynching. He said ; gain that when a negro puts his hands upon the person of a white girl, the sooner the negro is put six feet under the ground the better. He stated that on the night of the Honea Path lynching the solicitor of this circuit called upon h'.m to ord?r out the militia, and that he told the so? licitor he would send two telegrams. ?*One of these telegrams," said the Governor, "was addressed to Sheriff King here. "In that telegram I told him to keep in touch with the affairs, and to make a report to me next morning of what was going on. The sheriff received my telegram and he under? stood It, for next morning I received a report from him. telling what had transpired. The speaker stated that rather than use the office of Governor in ordering out troops to defend a ne? gro brute and require these troops to fi*e on white citizens, he would hao resigned from the office to v.hich he had bsen elected and would have caught the train to Honea Path and led the mob. The Governor then criticised the ministers of the local union, who had drafted resolutions condemning him. and everything and everybody con? nected with the lynching. He said that he knew some preachers in this State to have more negro blood in their veins than did the negro who was lynched, and that he did not pro? pose to be dictated to by any preach? er or set of preacherHe also im? pressed his belief that there are not twelve men In Anderson County who would bring In a verdict of conviction against any member of the mob who did the work; "and if there were twelve men who would d<? so and a verdict of guilty was returned, I would wire pardons to these convict? ed," he said. Governor Blease attacked the newspapers, giving especial attention to "the Columbia State and its edi? tor." He charged that the news pa* pers are not telling why and under what circumstances he is extending executive clemency, and he asks that the public read the aOCOUBtl of his actions and leave pletitv of room in their minds to hear his side. The Governor made it plain that he intends always to stand by his friends He stated that a person coming to nim f. r any ronsideration mnst be one of his friends or must be endorsed bv one of his friends, and i he cautioned the people Hearing him against putting their names to petitions addressed to him if they did not want these things petitioned li occur. He said that he knew some people who had put their names on petitions for pardons and that uiter the pardons had been granted the> would stand around on the streets and complain. He said that the supervisor of An? derson County had just stated to him that he had two prisoners on the chain gang who were burdens to the county and were not earning their bread. He promised to send paroles for these men at once and thereby save the people the expense of keping up two persons. Governor Blease stated that he in? tends coming before the people next summer to give an account of what he has done as their Governor, and that on his record he was going to ask them to re-elect hjn to that high office; that it was true he worked at a livery stable when a boy and was proud of the fact, all the criticism of newspapers and enemies to the con? trary. He had lived a clean life, he said; had worked up to the office and gratified his ambition; his life had been spent so that he can look any man in the face and say he is good as any man. His ambition now Is to serve his friends, and he intends to serve them "by the help of the Al? mighty." Before the Governor left the hotel for the Court House he was serenad? ed by th? 1st Regiment Band; a great cro* \ had gathered in front of the hotel and when the Governor made his appearance he was greet? ed with cheers. The hand played be? fore the speech was begun and after? wards. The speech was interspersed with loud cheering and yells for "Cole" and "Our Governor," and it could be easily seen that he was ad? dressing an audience composed of j friends and followers. When asked today if he had any? thing to say in reply to Representa? tive Evans' letter with reference to calling a special session of the Gen? eral Assembly to take some action on behalf of the farmers with regard V getting a better price for their cot? ton. Governor Blease said that he had not received Mr. Evans' letter yet; that he had read a copy of It in the newspapers, but had nothing to say as yet. He intimated thn* he would say something on his retu.n to his office. Marriage License Record. The following marriage licenses were i.eued on the 11th to colored couples. Lessie Burroughs and Agnes Har? per, Tindal, and Malekiah Howard and Melia Jackson of Mayesville. Dr. Frank Sanders was a visitor in the city Monday. ONLY ONE PLEDGE MADE. - jatR. J. HENRY BURGESS OF IfAYESVILLE H AS PLEDGED TO HOLD 16 BALES OF COTTON. Pp to the Presenl Time There Una Been Onl) One Pemon to Have His Name Signed to the Proposed Pledge Li>t. Up to the present time Mr. J. Henry Hurgess, of Mayesville, is the only person to pledge to hold eotton, in so far as the pledge Itet sent to Clerk of Court Parrott for this county is concerned. Mr. IJurgess has pledged to hold 26 bales of cot? ton off the market until cotton seils for 13 cents or until the month of September 1912, comes around. At other county seats campaigns have been made to get farmers to pledge to hold their cotton, but so far in this county the farmers have not readily responded to the call of the State Farmers' Union. While it is true that a great many farmers from all parts of this county, both large and small farmers, have stored cotton in the warehouse and are holding It off the market, it seems that they are loath to sign any pledge to bold their cotton. It is probable, however, that a great many intend to sign, if somebody will get in tho lead and encourage them to sign, as it is understood that several persons have asked to see the pledge and have shown interest in it. The New Football. Football as played under the new rules has ceased to be a brutal or degrading sport. Fatal injuries are almost unkown in the present game. The vicious battering-ram attack of tne old days has gone, never to re? turn. Skill, to that extent, has tak? en the place of brute force. That this has made for the popularity of the game is shown from the fact that the smaller colleges are now able to compete with the larger ones on something like equal terms. Where Yale and Princeton a few years ago only stood a chance of being beaten in their big games, they now face real battles in almost every game. Skill and patience in training, hard work in preparation and hard work in aetual playing, have come to mean mean something. For all this the new rules are to be thanked, yet fur their revision is necessary. In the new game the defence is given too much ad? vantage over the offence. Without luck it is almost impossible for eith? er of two well-matched teams to score. This has meant the develop? ment of drop-kickers, the toe of a single player often determining the result of a game. Goals from the held used to count five points, then Conqueror Blankets Are Sold Only By Schwartz Brothers And they are only $3.98 for 4 pounds of Pure Wooi. Why should'nt you buy them? Every? body should. i four, and now three. It is probable I that they will count but two another I year. The real merit of a team Ii shown in its ability to score a touch? down. Some means, therefore, for increasing1 the power of the attack must be found. It may be that the only wey to do this is to weaken the defence. We do not know. We sug? gest, however, that the rules com? mittee take this feature of the situ? ation under consideration.?News and Courier. Real Estate Transfers. The following Real Estate transfers have been recorded in the past few days: E. Dudley Hodge to M. Annie Ep? person, lot on the corner of Haskcll and Calhoun streets, $2,150. McCallum Realty Company to W. T. Hall. 11 1-10 acres 2 1-2 miles from city, $800. Richard E. Anderson to Edgar C. Haynsworth, 77 acres on Rrewingten Road, $2,830. Mamie W. Woods, to Mark Rey? nolds, two lots with buildings on : Salem Avenue, $1,915. Miss Minnie Moses and Mrs. S. C. Raker have returned from Chester, where they have been several days this week In attendance upon the D. A. R. convention. Carolina Special High ClasalElectrically Lighted Train Between CHARLESTON AND CINCINNATI -VIA Southern Railway In connecting with C. N. O. and T. F. Pal way Consisting of Com? bined Haggage and Smoking; Car. First Class Ccacli. 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