The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-15
HAMPTON HITS HIM HARD.

7itiman, hhe Sidnderer, convicted of slander.
CHARLorrEsviLLE. Va, July Z, 1892.
To the Eiitor Of The State-My Dear
Sir: In your paper giving the account Of the
meeting IN Columbia on the 4,h inst, L find
the following reference to myself by Gov
srnor Tillmnn, and beg you to allow me
space enough in your columns to show how
absolutely false are the statements made by
this man, who never hesitltss to resort I,
faisshoods when speaking of political oppo-
nents, or to romo,s his own selfish personal
ends. shall take his statements in the
order they were made, and shall con virt
him Of faisshoVd in regard to The FIRST out
Of HE own mouth.
"At Aik'n two years ago l said Hampton
ought TO be in the United States senate
forever, and that wa, willing for him TO
stay there ''At Aiken b Q refused TO
ride IN the carriage with me-" and yet
aner havipg done so, be that day in his
speoch. MADE the declaration as to my re-
manning IN the Senate. Yet he now gives
that as one reason why he subsequently op-
po.ol my re c ection.
Now, as TO the facta in rsfs, en &C to my re-
fus,l to ude 10 the meeting in the csrriag.
with HIM was the guest Of one Of the
msmb rs of the executive, who had in,hei
me TO ride with him, and his invi alton hal
MIR. Tilmsu when lie asked ME TO drive
with him; and. besides this. have yet to
learn that thcnew regime now pre-, ling
In south Carolina forhids n gentleman to
choose h,s own associates or comosnions
The HoTernor proceeds to say, "But lie
had no bus ness 10 interfere in this family
quarrel IL scems to me that every patri-
otic citizen of our Safe WAS called on to
deplore and to dsprsc,te usy quarrel a
mongst brethren mhoss on v nope fur the
welfare OF tho State depends on concert
Of action md unity ~ feeling. But waiy-
ins THIS quosriou, usscr, witiIout -fs.- Of
conirad. clion, that st the m citing in Colum-
bia not one sentence, not ono word, in the
remarks there made warrants the assertion
that took part in The unhappy "fnmily
quarrel which has brought such disaster
90 the State. came at tho request of nv
old constituents OF Riohlsnd u Head for
peace ami harmony. expressed no pr crer.
snce fer ary candidate. no d sapproval of
any and appeal to the report Of my Or eech
on that occasion. as publisne' to subs,an-
'ihte my assertion and TO prove IN. fnlsity
"f the charge made by Governor Tl,man.
''lie compared lilman and his lends 70
Malone. is The next count in tn, indict-
neht made against mo by the Governor
uid nothing OF the sort. / warned our peo-
PIE a. thought my long service in their
oshn1 Jnslhed me in doing, OF tho dangers
OF division and dissension in our ranks, and
illustrated my warning by calling nttsn-
non to the terrible consequences which had
''f'ien Virginia by the gu, ,rrel in tho Dem |
'erat' ranks, brought about by the nm |
crnpnlous conduct of Malone So much
or tint charge Of the Governor, which. like
10 many Of his on other occasions, proves to
be utterly false.
will toll you, proceeds the Governor,
where he now 10. lie is in retirement
where he bsloRgs and where he ought to be.
Hampton had taught us that an independent
was worse than Radical. That depended
whether the Independent, was his friend or
not. III Hampton had Simply sail that An
independent was still worse than n Radical
and that he stood to what he said. hc would
he IN the United States Senate today" l
neg TO assure his "Excellency" that / ,tapd
by and reiterate what said about Indenen-
dents i'll our State, and he must pardon ma
wheh l say in perfect frankness that | re-
garded him as an Independent when bo
suggested himself as a gubsrp atoriaJ can.
aidate in the famous March convention. and
held then, as do now, that ho, .ud..bi,
followers there should have bssnsgrT Sf>I
once out Of tho, ,Dsmocrstics 2bdffxl ~
however, was not done md at Jsmo,
cratic Execuiiysf Commit ID sunf f0ffnns sly
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