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| ATARI CORRESPONDENTS.
| MIR. l.atfracr, of A Anderson. aud Coi,s Dar.
gar, OF sumter. lnisrchnsse Letters oss
tho issucs Bctwrsa TiIimun np.is Mar.
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The following correspondence re-
Gently passed between Mr.. A. @. Lati-
mer, of Bolton, and Col. j. j. Dar-
gan, of Sumter:
Bolton, s. c., May 90. 1890.
| Col, j. j. Dargan, Sunnter, s. c.
Deaf Sir: 1 see from the News and
| Courier you propose to be in Ander.
son on the 18th, and propose to ask
the people to hear you in vindication
of your course in this campaign and
to hear what you shall have to say of
MIR. Tillman to his face. Now 7
write to say to you, in behalf of the
good people of Anderson that IL
-Hosa ,Esvor- -rnIs people, then we would
be glad to hear you; but, if not, then
the press is open for YOU to explain
your position, and if there is differ
ence between yourself and Mr.. Till
man, you know where to find him.
The course you propose cannot re-
suit in any good to yourself or to tho
Democracy of this county, and it
might be the means of row and
bloodshed in our midst / therefore
insist that you dcsist from the course
proposed, and notify you now that I
shall do my utmost to prevent any
thing that shall be calculated to pro-
duce discord among us. Yours re-
spcctfully, A. G. Latimer.
Statoburg, S. c., May "a, 1890.
Mr. A. G. Latimer, Bolton, S. c.
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 22d
inst. is at hand. l had not suspect
ed that plain, honest speech in refu-
tatiou of slanderous charges, made
in my absence before q people to
whom / am little known, without the
least pertinency to the question un-
der discussion, would so offend ''good
people" as to bring on q ''row" which
might result in 'bloodshed." I am
unwilling to believe the good people
OF Anderson so backward in eiviliza-
ton, so devoid of the instincts and
principles of justice, so out of the
way of the ends of true Democracy,
as to refuse to hear both sides of all
political controversies with calm dig
nifty, and to accord n grossly and
gratuitously rcviled citizen q word i'll :
his own defence. But / confess,
| frankly, that your declaration, coup
led with the marvellous display of
gravity with which the assembly at
| your recent meeting witnessed the
mannishness on tho stage when
grown-up person was calling for some
one to look him in the eye and az
sorting himself not afraid of this,
that and the other, like n 16-year-old
/ on baseball ground, is not reassur-
ing. Surely there was q broad
smile ON the faces OF "the good"
However, until tL3 [Iisaafy fy-rudy-
appears by spbsequcf occurrences
will not be persuaded Tint, you. rep
resent any large body Of yQ1ss{1
pie insA Anderson when You bcbpeaks
trowdyism for thenas ksliaH haye-toi
risk myself at your mass meeting on
June 1S, though I feel that II must
promise you under the cifetAnetap.
ces that, if your fears and 1is&1Y5n&sl
are generally entertained, / shah
|
L become i'll some measure repsonsi-
bic for blood-letting among O people
so excitable and with 80 little self
control If I find such to be the situ-
alton I can patiently bide my time
until Mr.. Tillman comes to Sumter.
Here my friends and myself and all
the good peopI, will see to it that he
is fully and fairly heard in present
ing his charges against mo. l shall,
of course, be granted an unrestraincd
reply. This is all l have asked or
wish. We, of Sumter, unfortunately
have few rowdies in our midst, but
/ trust an efficient police force will
keep down any demonstration on
their part.
| I extend to you n cordial invitation
to attend the Sumter meeting, that
you may witness the conspicuous fair
ness with which your unframed" can
didate for Governor will be treated
by his determined opponents. Re-
spectfully, JohnJ. Dargan.