Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The ChesUrlield Adveikser Pmol B. and Fred G. Hearn _ tei Editors ia m Entered as second-class matter at the v ^ or postofflce at Chesterfield, South fe Carolina. i ^ ? ^ ti< 1 or THE OBJECT ; an va The object ot this special .... sc edition is not to draw off sun- n. port from the Blease forces, but to arouse the interest of Wl those who love good govern- nv ment. vc If the facts as here presented th are instrumental in arousing h the lovers of Democracy, of in law and order and of the home ql pi to the dangers that beset them and cause them to come out g( and vote on Tuesday, September 12th, the mission of this pa- ^ per will have been accomplished. ! I | THAI i i I | In January, 1912, i | dons, Paroles and Comir | year of his administrati I the General Assembly: | "I take the greatei | have pardoned, paroled I during the time that I h | During the three y< | in January, 1915, with f 828 persons, signed in r< ias he vacated his office 1.743. 1 In such detail as it | record of them, these p f mutations, were perse ' sentenced for the follow | Murder, Manslaughter a { tery { Larcency, Rape and Mis* ' Violations of the Liquor j Total I In the first group, th ' convicted of murder and i on the number who had ; and battery. { In the second grou | been convicted of arson } those convicted of miscc ( He pardoned 82 c ( courts, the majority of v { Of the 828 covered } 411 had been convicted < { ter?of taking human lii i to the many guilty of th I pardoned outright, or v | commuted, separately, p | "blanket pardon." j V NOTICE TO PATRONS HA The next session of the Chesterfield iblic Schol begins on Monday, Sepmber 11, at 9 A. M., and the regu- pur r work of the year will be com- in enced on the opening day. It is do ry important that pupils should tie iter promptly. A delay of even a! cha w days may result in loss, difficult Poi impossible to repair. Parents are I irned that pupils who have promo- will >n cards may enter the new grade by ily at the beginning of the session pla id not after he year has well ad- dor need. nui All taechers will report at the high Thi hool building Saturday, September bre at 9:30 A. M. anc Rules for Admission COV Children under six years of age rJ ill not be admitted. Mo Non-resident pupils will not be per- the itted in the shool to the incon- visi inience of residence pupils. fur All pupils are requested to bring eir promition cards Parents are requested not to buy >oks until their children are placed the nronev cradp. A list nf tVio r?- all lired books will be furnished each or ipil by a teacher. ij,( No seats will be reserved for those ho are not present at the opening, ?ptember 11. 1922. H. W. Ackerman, Superintendent, yoi OST?One pair shell rim glasses last Friday night in or near town P? of Chesterfield. Return to Peoples th Bank and receive reward. It PARDC 82 Rapirts n his first report of "Par lutations," during the first ion, Governor Blease told it delight in saying that I and commuted 317 people lave been governor." ears that followed, ending the "blanket pardon" of ed ink by Governor Blease i, the total was run up to is practicable to give the iardons, paroles and comma duly convicted and ring crimes: ind Assault and Bat . .1,003 cellaneous Crimes . . 606 Laws 134 1,743 ic pardoned who had been manslaughter far exceedbeen convicted. or assault n. the Hardened who had and rape far outnumbered dlaneous crimes. convicted of rape by the vhom were negro rapists. in the "blanket pardon," jf murder and manslaughFe. Theee were in addition icse crimes who had been /hose sentences had been >rior to the signing of the VE YOUR CATTLE TESTED < FOR TUBERCULOSIS )n Monday, September 11th, we ( I have a man in thiB county for the i pose of testing cattle. We will be . Chesterfield Monday afternoon to this work. Those wishing their cattested can have it done free of ,rge by having their cows at Mr. { ter's stables by 4 P. M., Monday, f the people of this community , I cooperate with us in this matter assembling their cattle at this ce the amount of work can be le much quicker and a greater nber of people can be reached, is is very important. The pure d bulls brought into the county I this section cannot be served to I ^s that have not been tested, rhis work will begin at McBee nday morning, the 11th and with'" number of places on this trip to 1 it it will be impossible to go from j m to farm and do the work. W. J. Tiller County Agent. ' Chesterfield County now pa purposes, $67,006.28. She r< all purposes, principally scho< e we are taxed to death to sup] Why does not Blease and hi n that the Governor has no r ?ase taxes than you, who are i wer rests with the Senate and ! Governor. )N REC< Included It is not possible, without the names or describe the cri als, a large part of whom wei includes some notorious crimi them being "Portland Ned," 1 escaped through the Governo eral officers were waiting to < crimes. That briefly, is the reco Blease has defended bodly, that is the record on which h during the present campaigi South Carolina, the law-abid inclined, share with him his ] ment? The first duty of the ex laws. Clemency is an aet to when the law has evidently there is a special reason for t cy in peculiar cases. How mai referred to above, during the years, come within these con Ex-Governor Blease has licly, of any of his pardons, has gloried in them. What be drawn from his words thar upholding the laws are the s were elected, as they were wh Has he ever given any indica he would not pardon crimim and at the same rate, that he The outstanding fact, th< plishment, of the administrt Blease, as Governor of Sout pardoning and commuting of majority of them man-killers, saulters and incendiaries. Can the voters of South C good rpason for committing i an office of so grave and high These facts are taken frc ffice of Secretary of State. COUNTY'S VOTE FOR GOVERNOR The official tabulation for governor was as follows: Cole L. Blease .. 1.157 J. J. Cantey 2ft William Coleman (3 John T. Duncan 20 G. K. Laney 2,292 T. fl. MoI.?nd 4RK STRAYED?From my farm near Middendorf Thursday 31st, one black mare mule. Any information for same I will pay. A Rye, ltp Middendorf. S. C. MILK COWS?For sale, buy or swap, ltp J. M. Redfearn. SEED WANTED?Best prices for your cotton seed in wagon or car lots. See me for fall fertilizer prices. A. Ray Rivers. tf ys into*the State treasury, for ecives in return from the State ols, $73,433.56. Does this look port State institutions? s satelite, Cyclone Mack, tell nore power to increase or dereading this paper, have? This I Assembly and not at all with ORD I great detail, to give j ^ me? of these crimin- . , re negroes. The list j ^ nals, notable among I he safecracker, who | | r< office while Fed- t arrest him for other | rd th&t Ex-Governor . on many occasions; ' e has prided himself i. Do the voters of ling and the orderly pride in the achieveecutive is to uphold | ? be done discreetly I miscarried, or when he extension of merly of the 1,743 cases, brief period of four , ditions? ! ? never repented, pub- I On the contrary, he } other conclusion can I 1 that his ideas about | same hereafter if he I iile he was governor? | .. 1 tion that, it in otlice, I ils in the same way, I did before? j s conspicuous accom- j ition of Coleman L. | h Carolina, was the | 1,743 criminals?the rapists, felonious as^arolina find in this a * nto the hands again responsibility? >m the records in the , i