The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02
ltpScOlnb on Tilinlan.

Inc loii"wiii- Is an extract from 81 circular
letter sent MS by Hon. James n. Li;scomb.
Secretary of State, in reply to II nrY~;n,al let
ter addressed to him by some person unknown
to us. His opinion of Mr.. Ben Till,aau,
seems t" be of not II very high nr!rr.
have urged tlr vital mead of nr"a. ;~,,io,
ni the farmers at the state aud Nation.
This IL still deemed most cSS,u.InI; :, ~
scheme, p".!cr or !rI' piim shat will advance
their true interest ana "nnSpuucr,!c ti,r tru.
and hes; interests Of ihr cm.ir" c.an.ry ANA
whole pcn!i".
10 S"cuir this | sl,"u;I ~, that, az =, i,,-
poftAnl aaN''iaiy c"-:ptrai;vv mla"!..nrry o.
strengthening adj ilr, X cnirunEi !, COM
pose" o. ';'sii'2r'. representing farmers,
Knowing "iiat Is iinc /" farmers, and at rho
same tlnic due I'll Others: ready To drin,ul
wi,a, is duc themselves and determined ,n ur-
ceEt no less: ready To rccogniH" and rrspcrt
Use rights %! others ready TO assume Il u,ij-
c:y true, honest, just AMI fair ready to- re-
form anu improve III" laws. customs and SyS-
rens t''at S"Fcr:' ana affect agriculture ami
farmers instead OF destroying them: wnu.L
DC cStr&inciy desirable and cmincntlv bcnc-
iclai. ihiS l., E"u and others have for wears
been trying to do through the GRANGE and
other agricultural organizations with, I con
'ehu' siE''ai 'h"i;Gh partial success. such II
convention shalt hail with joy, aud to such |
aid.
But t" Il convention to be called and con e
tI"iicu, apr" in'cd and organiZad, by Mr.. y.
Il. iilinan, who has outraged all the cuurtr-
sizes and drcencics Of life, whn has shown nh
utter rrcklcssncsS in his assertions and in
Sinuations as - men and things: who wants
ut" nothing good but what YOU and | and
othrr farmers have been for years working
Tor: but, | fear desires to pull down, destroy
anu 41llteratc, everything and everybody.
from Hampton and Democracy down 10 him
SET and chaos who il an avowcd dcStrnc-
tioais', Instead of constructionist: who as
sc'tS that M man in the State, farmer or 9th
CT, has ever been put in office that did not mt
once, ana then. become disloval, corrupt and
fcnai: wh" proposes To DESTROY all the in
S'ltutlonS established for the benefit Dv others
anu mas nothing to replace them with except !;
colicHe VT HIM as trustee who from self
dchciency carn0t realize in others purity of
iloliVc or honesty of purpose: to such a con
ven'ion called and manipulated bv such a
man Ter such purposes. |. and YOU, and the
farmers OF the State cannot luok for help o,
good. You FAY, "Mr. Tillman wrote me lie
regretted having TO attack YOU, but could not
hc!pii to keep from being personal towards
"'hers. lie SAID you alone spoke for his
rcs"l"tions.' "S,ill he denies my h.ncsiy ut
purpose, purity of motive, loyalty To my
class, and lnSinuattS that | am il corrupt pol
iilcian, working in the harness OF Il ring AM,
for it betraying .hc trusts placed in nv hands
ny, onth the farmers and Democrats of SUutl,
Carolina. Such Il man can be nn"Moses" to,
me, nor can he safely be for any portion of
The farmers of this state. So, Tor Il real
Slmon-pure farmers convention, just count
me III Tor AL ! am or ever expect to be, but for
"Moscs" Tillman and what he .boscs', count
ne out.