The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-04
TILLMAN EXPLAINS.
He Used the Word Damn but Not in the
Manner Charged.
THE REGISTER 30thl

really said to the railroad men. This !
was done in view of the hubbub that |
has been made about the interview of
,he committee.
The Governor remarked that he did |
use the word damn in conversation |
with the committee, but denied that !
be had used it in the manner that was
ascribed to him. He used the word in I
connection with some remarks about
The sharks from the North who had |
purchased the roads of this State, and |
not content with running them as in
vestments had watered their stock.
The innocent holders Of these bonds
we're crying for interest on their invest
nent but the roads could not be pushed
20 the extent to give it to them and
heir wishes must not stand against the
will Of thu neonlsss@It--a-:sas
true that some railroad men might be
thrown out of jobs and for this be
would be sorry, but SOME 5000 people
of the State had declared for the rail.
road legislation that had been enacted
by the Legislature and it must stand.
He denied in toto the assertion that
he had said that the wishes of eight or
ten thousand railroad employees did
not amount to a damn beside the
wishes of $4,000 people Of other classes.
THE WORD OF FOUR HONEST WORKING
MEN PITTED AGAINST THE COVER
NoR'S ASSERTION.
The State, 1st.l
A few days ago when the editor of
the organ came out and charged the
railroad employees committeeman
with lying about their interview with
Governor Tillman, it was stated that
they were indignant about the matter.
When the same writer gave as authori-
ty for his statements Governor Tillman,
and when that official yesterday as
serted that he did not use the language
imputed to him, they were madder
than ever.
The committee would have taken
steps to refute the charges made
against them, but it was impossible to
get all the members Of the committee
here until yesterday. Even then one
of the members, Mr.. Rabb, had to
leave the city before they could get
together. Mr.. Rabb, however, has
emphatically declared himself. Here
is the affidavit made by the committee
yesterday afternoon refuting Governor
Tillman's unsupported assertion:
THE AFFIDAVIT.
Personally appeared before ME J. T.
Rideout and C. G. Hoffman who, being
duly sworn, say that they were mem
bers of the committee of railroad men
who called on Governor Tillman and
that the following article which .ap-
peared in The State of December 20,
1892, is a correct statement of what
occurred in the conversation between
Governor Tillman and the committee,
who called on him to request that he
postpone signing the Wilson bill, and
that the said article was prepared by
then, and given to The State for publi-
cation.
The committeeman furnish and
vouch for the following report:
"TILnMAN CURSES
"The committee called on Governor
Tillman at his Office after leaving the
mass meeting, and stated to him that
at a meeting held at the court house of
the railroad employees, they had been
appointed to wait on him and request
that he postpone signing the Wilson
railroad bill until they could have time
to properly present the objections to
him.
"Governor Tillman replied as fol-
lows: The bill has already been signed
at p. nat my residence, carried
there by Mr.. Pope, clerk of the Senate.
and is now in the Secretary of States
Office and law. The opposition of
5000 or 10000 railroad employees does
not amount to damn compared with
so, 600 or go, 900 farmers demanding the
passage of this BILL
'iThe committeeman stated that they
did not come from the officials of the
railroads but as employees whose bread
depended upon their daily labor. His
reply was: :. :. :. ...,.. -. :,
McBee you would not have been al
lowed to enter the door, but as citizens
you have right to hearing in this
matter. Two years ago had a bill be-
fore the Legislature, and they ham-
boozled the Legislature and would not
allow that bill to pass. AS I stated to
Bunch McBee, they have already
backed this water upon themselves,
and now they have only to sink or
SWIM
"The Governors statement was in-
terspersed With numerous caths.
~. T. RIDEoUT,
&C. J. HOFFMAN," Il
Sworn to this 3lst day Of Dec, 1892.
H. NJ. DAVIDSON, L. S.
Not. Pub. S. G. .-...
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
Itsee,ns that Mr.. NJ. J. Boiling, an
other cmploye Of lhe road, visited the
executive cnuluLer on the night in
question:, with the special committee,
and lie also makes affidavit to what
transpircd. !!n is lncst i'm Dpartial
witness, for lie took no part in the con-
ver> aticn AMI Ii teaed attent;vely.
MR.. BOIING's G'sDEP)SITION.
STATE OF SoUJ H CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF RicHLAND.
Personally #i,Gsard before me NJ. J.
Boiling, who, upon OATH, says that every
HOEU COutdIuel III tulo COitluublCall9u
is true OF his own knowledge.
N. ]. BOILING.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 31st day December, A. D. 1892.
TILLMAN WATSON, Not. Pub.
The communication referred 10 III
this af5davit reads as follows:
"After the meeting of railroad en,-
ployes at the court house in Columbia,
on the evening Of December 10, 1892,
was asked by this committee who was
appointed at said meeting to confer
with Governor Tillman regarding the
Wilson railroad coercion bill, to ac-
company them, which I did.
81 have seen in the city papers several
pieces about said conference, but never |
until to-day have I seen Governor Till
man try to make any explanation, and |
I was right much surprised to find that |
he Governor does not make the correct |
1T the interview had
not one word to utter, as wasnot one
Of the committee, but I heard sverJ
word that passed. One of the COM
nittee said 10 the Governor: 'We are
representing the interest Of 5000 or |
10, 900 railroad employees of South Caro-
inc uho fool that tho DoccaOa of the |