The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-19
Irby to Farley.

EDITOR REGISTER: A few days ago
communication was published in tho
several daily papers from General Far
ley, abusing me for supposed wrongs I
had done him. I cannot engage IN
personal abusive controversy with Cen
eral Farley, or anybody else. The public
are not interested In such literature, and
therefore do not expect nee In this reply
TO engage In any such hlackguardism.
The public, however, have right to be
informed as to the truth or falsity of any
statement Of alleged fact that may be
contained in General Farley's article.
Th5re are only two statements OF mo"
ment in the letter as read 1t.
First, That I dictated to my private
secrstary an article, which appeared, the
second week of March in the Augusta
Chronicle, signed "Craddock," without
the consent or knowledge of the person
who uses that nom de plane.
Second, That I inspired an editorial,
which was written by Mr.. w. I. Crews,
in the Laurensville Herald.
The first charge is as ridiculous as IL ID
false. Tho idea of q person with thlm-
BILE full Of sense forging the name OF
newspaper man is laughable in the ex-
treme; but am willing that the public
should know the whole truth about that
"CraddOck" letter:
Mr.. James II. Tillman, son OF Con-
gressman Tillman, was, about the date OF
the "Craddock" letter, the correspondent
Of the Augusta Chronicle in Washington,
and "Craddock" was his nom de plume.
On Saturday, just one week after the
Inauguration of the President, MAJOR
William T. Gary Of Augusta and Mr..
James H. Tillman came in my sitting
room at the National Hotel. Major Gary
said to Tillman that whist he had told him
a few moments before ought TO be repeat.
ed to Irby. asked what 1t was, and
Tillman told the following tale.
That he had just left the Metropolitan
Hotel, where he had had long CONVEX
sation with General 81. i. Farley, who
had remained In Washington since inau-
guration. He said that Farley bad read
6im long abusive communication adj
dressed to the Reformers Of South Caro-
lima, showing that Tillman and 1rby were
unsafe, unWise, extreme, dangerous
leaders; and that the Reform movement
could not be perpetuated without throw
ing them overheard and putting more
Conservative leaders in front. he asked
Tillman to publish it in the Augusta
Chronicle with his (Farley's) nom de
psvnse, saying that the piece would attract
great attention, create great sensatlon,
and that, at the proper time, ne would
come out and assume its authorship.
Tillman said that he refused to publlsn IL
unless he would allow the editor OF IN ms
paper to know the author. BE told I'LL
man that was the opening gun OF the
campaign next year against humans
movement, He further said that the fol-
lowing slate had been arranged and
agreed upon: That General Butler was
to run for reelection to the Senate, She'll
was 70 he supported by the Conserva-
tiyes. or antis, and milder Reformers for
Governor; and that he General Earley)
was to rnn fol Congress In Shells dis
trict. He said they would like to get
Talbert into the combination, but that 1t
could net be arranged unless George
Tillman would agree to let up on!and
support Talbert, and, In that way, get the
Conservatives to support Talbert for re-
election. Farley offered Tillman place
on the ticket as Adiutant and Inspector
General II he would 60 to his father and
make tho arrangements by which ne
would not oppose but support Taiberts
reelection. (At this time every one IN
Washington knew that the Governor and
Colonel Tillman were not on speaking
terms.) I asked Mr.. Tillman what his
reply to Farley was, and he said that he
told Farley that blood was thtckerthan
water, and he would be id If he would
90 back on his uncle for Butler or any
BODY else. ,ked him If this was
newspaper fake or the truth and ne
replied; -, ~,
TO show you that mean business, IN
publish 1t In foil. There and then ne
wrote the piece signed "Craddock." !!
did not have anything further to do with
f.. did not aee It any more until 1t ap-
nearad i in the papers thought nothing Of
Il until the following week, when heard
him read q certificate from some one to
the effect that he Jim Tillmanl had
written and was tho author of the "Crad-
dock,' letter. That night in my room
between and 10 o'clock, while DR.. Pope
and I were talking, Jim Tilman came
in, and asked him to rehearse the whole
tale to DIR. Pope, which he did, exhibiting
the siCraddock" letter, and saying that it
would 60 off by telegraph in few min
utes. ;,
+, As to the piece referred to from tho
Laurensville Herald can only say that
/ knew nothing of it until I saw 1t in
print. Tho subjoined letter from MIR.
Crews on that subject will explain itself.
In conclusion, I will ask the public TO
think Of one thing only:. Why did not
General Farley ask OF me an explanation.
II he believed what he pretends to believe
Of thsassumed wrong did him. Ihe
evident reason to me why he, sought no
explanation is tnat, If he had done 30, ne
would not have had the opportunity to
abuse me for political purposes. tor no
knew had he called on me, Q satisfactory
answer would hsye been given him, his
excuse for 'deuoupoing me apd his chance
for ingratiating himself with tho Conser-
Ya.ive element would haze been lost.
leave 1t to the public to say whether
events subsequent to the fourth Of last
March have not proved that Jim Tillman
told the truth when he came to me with
the report of the conversation between
him and General Farley. I need not give
the argument why I believe Jim Tillman
told the truth, for am satisfied that
every one who reads the newspapers and
who has watched the turns in politics,
will see that there was truth and lots OF
il in what Tilman said.
I submit herewith letters from DR..
Pope, Mr.. Tighe, Mr. W. 7: Crews and
Major W.T.. Gary Of Augusta, which
will prove conclusively that the charges
made by. General Farley are false. This
philippic against me Is but the fulfill.
ment OF the scheme as concocted last
March. The scheme, however, was
amepdad by leaving out Governor Till
man for REASONS which must be apparent
to every sensible person. General Farley
reasons thus I will abuse Irby and
thereby please every Conservative in the
State and will threaten Tillman and sew
bis mouth up, and by praising Shell will
get enough Tillmanites to beat Stanyarne
Wilson for Congress.
with this explanation T have done
with tie peWspapers as q means OF ad'
justing diferepess.
lam, very respectfully,
JoHN Z. AZ. IRRY.
I'm addition to the above, Senator Irby
publishes letters from Sampson Pope, M.
F. Tighe, w. T. Crews and w. I. Garry
corroboratIRg what he has written above
Ed
In tha Columhia Stnte. of the 10th inst,