Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-11-16
PEPPER AND SPICE
Words With ShortSyllables,
Few Latin Derivatives.
LOGIC AND THE VICTORY WITH FlLLMAN.
The Facts Submitted and the
People Asked to Decide Who
Has Been Preyaricating,
the Governor Or
the Editor.

the EGltOr.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 1.-The
following correspondence anent the
question in dispute between Gov
ernor Tillman and Mr.. ]. C. Gar
lington, of Spartanburg, is self
explanatory:
SPARTANBURG, Nov. 4.-The Till
man-Garlington exchange of pleas
antries is somewhat of q sensation
up this way. J. C. Darlington, edi-
tor OF the Daily Herald, is also
correspondent FOR the State. Last
Thursday Mr.. Darlington sent the
following harmless looking dis
patch to The State:
"SPARrANBURG, S. c., Oct. 81
One of Governor Tillman's liquor
constables, who seized a BLOCKADE
wagon on Saturday was himself
arrested to-day for retailing with
out license. He was selling by the
pint at Clifton. His name is Hen
derson."
At first the affair was hardly no.
ticed here. It was just what was
generally expected. Noe one be-
lieved an informer to be above re-
failing whiskey, or doing anything
else that Is wrong. But it seems
that the little innocent dispatch
has stirred up the Governor and
caused him to use some very en-
phatic language. The Register the
next day had the following denial:
"Governor Tillman was asked
about it yesterday and said:
"There is not word Of truth in it,
as we have no such constable. 1t
is on. a par with the lie that was
telegrapE d-tn The stasa frnza
Charleston about my acting as a
spy at the Charleston Hotel about
month ago. The lies only appear
in that Haskellite sheet, and of
course emanates from men who
hold the same principles or are act
ing as the dirty tools of the whis-
KEY sellers. / did not think it worth
while to contradict the first lie, but
contented myself with sending
the clipping to the proprietor of
the Charleston Hotel, thinking
that he would have the dacency,
knowing it to be false, to give a
correct statement, but as they have
started this lie about the consta-
bles I state the facts for the benefit
of the public, I have no constable
OH the force who has not the en-
dorsement of good men,"
Mr.. Darlington then stated that
Henderson reported that he had
authority from the Governor to
make the arrest. He told several
persons on the street that he was
employed by the Governor to do
this work. On his statement Mr..
Darlington sent the dispatch. Yes
terday morning he heard that
Henderson had a letter from the
Governors office authorizing him
to act as a whiskey spy. In order
to set himself straight he sent out
for the letter and got it. The
Herald of this morning had
photographic copy. 1t is as fol-
lows:
STATE OF South CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, October ID, '93.
J. A. Henderson, Dexter, S. c.,
Yours of October Sth to Governor
Tillman to hand. and in reply he
directs me to say that le will give
you $25 for each conviction of {
white man caught in selling liquor
or running the blockade business
Yours very truly,
D. H. ToMPKINs,
Private Secretary
Mr.. Darlington, with this letter
has all editorial, of which this is
sample:
"When you stated that the dis
patch sent to The State; to tn
effect that Jim Henderson, Till
man spy, had been arrested, was
lie and emanated from "a dirty too
of the whlskey sellers, you state'
what you knew positively to b
false. as the fac simile letter o