The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-13

promising the farmers Of South Caro-.
lima that lie would lead them out of
the wilderness, reduce their taxes,
rcOrganizc the State Government,
and oust that "low and debased
crowd" at Columbia. FIc would, in
short, work a revolution. Oh, how
arc the mighty fallen! The whole
crusade has ended in q war on an
insignificant clerk in one Of the de.
partmcnts, 50 mcrccnary scribbler
fighting for his potatoes" Verify,
the mountains has brought forth the
mouse.
lie does manage to gasp, dramati-
cally, at the close Of his letter that
'from the mountains to the sea the
clans arc gathering and will meet the
oligarchy at Philippi." What clans,
Captain ? and what oligarchy and
what are the clans going to do with
the oligarchy when they meet it
and what do they want to meet the
oligachy for ? Orcoursc, it is no use to
ask Capt. Tiilman to be little more
definite right along here. If there
were any use in doing SO / would ask
that favor at once. If this "mcrce.
nary scribblcr' belongs to that oil
garchy and the clans "from the
mountains to the sea- arc going to
meet that oligarchy at Philippi, with
any fclon;pus intent, this part of the
oligarchy proposes to remain right
here in Columbia. 1t is urrcason-
able to ask him to go out of his way
for such a purpose. But, perhaps,
we are to understand from this cx-
preston that Capt. Tillman, the Bru-
tus CT this play. will meet the ghost
OF his reformation at Philippi, and
end the war BY falling on his sword.
Such an iuglorious ending! Though
some have left their country for
their country's good, in this manner,
am afraid, our modern Brutus is not
such patriot. But the idea OF a
Moses being revealed rs Brutus
Dropping ali badinngc, there are
some things in Capt. Tillman's letter
that deserve more serious considera.
ton. lie asks if have forgotten
writing the Augusta Chronicle ru-
NOR that Governor Sheppard was not
Capt. Tillman's choice for Governor,
and that he had written Col. Collcr q
letter offering to deliver the keys Of
the State House to him if he would
endorse the farmers movement. No,
| have not forgotten the circumstan-
ccs. Capt. Tillman does not deny
writing such letter. ! did not as
Scrt it rs 4 fact. only repeated, rs
is customary with reporters, a rumor
that lad very general circulation
and crcdcnce. ] did not criticisc
Capt. Tillman's reported action in
the matter, nor charge nor intimate
unworthy motives for such action,
nor seek to convey any meaning not
contained in the words quoted. He
was at liberty to vote for whom he
pleased, and he could not have sup.
ported one more worthy to fill the
highest position in the State than
the able, pure and courteous gentle.
man and statesman from Darlington.
lave not forgotten, either, that
when the break occurred in the Con-
vcnton, Capt. Tillman changed his
vote from Sheppard to Cokcr, al
though on the call Of counties to re.
cord the changes he announced that
there were no changes in the Edge.
field delegation. These were cir.
c'mstanccs which gave a color to
the rumor that he favored Col. Coker's
candidacy. lie must discover some
insinuAtiOn more infamous than this
that | have made against his charac.
ter to justify his charge. that I was
repeating lying rumors calculated
to do him an injury"
Capt. Tillman asks why should
go out Of my way to defend Prof.
Joynes, or give my opinion rs to
which Of them ] believed. The mat.
ter did not concern me, he says, and
"was n small thing at best" I shall
cndcavor to- explain this to his sat-
isfaction.
Col. Butler and Prof. Joyncs had
both denied Capt. Tiliman's state.
mcnt. He continued to repeat it.
AS an employee Of tie department of
agriculture, and naturally feeling q
deep interest in its success, | said in
the Augusta Chronicle that so long
as Capt. Tillman used this statement,
as he was doing, to prove cxtrava.
gancc in the expenditures Of the de.
partmcnt, he was making use of an
argument that was unfair and untrue.
IL was q matter that came properly
under my notice as correspondent,
and would probably have been
noticed even if had mad no connec.
ton with The department Of agricul-
turc. If Capt. Tilman had said
then that Prof. Joynes was mistaken,
and put the matter where he now
seeks to put it, rs question of
veracity between Prof. Joyncs and
himself. | minht not haze cxnrrssnd