The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-21
s:.sI:Z" Ze".r of Denial.


TO the Editor Of the Greeapiiie News:
A few days ago q communication was pub
lished in the several daily papers from Gen |
eral Farley, abusing me for supposed wrongs
j had done him. i can not engage IN n
personal abusive controversy with General
Farley, OF anybody else. The public are
bot interested in such literature. and there
fore do not expect me in this reply to engage
in any such Llackguardism. The public,
tho truth or falsity Of any statement Of
alleged fac, that may be contained in Cen
eral Farley's article.
There are only two statements Of moment
In the letter as / real it:
First. That dictated to my private seere-
tsry an article. which appeared the second
week of March in the Augusta Chronicle
signed "Cradiock," without the consent or
knowledge OF the person who uses that nom
de plume.
Second. That inspi, ed an editorial,
which was written by W. L. Crews, in the
Laurensville Herald
The first charge is as ridiculous as it is
false. The idea Of person with a thinble
full Of sense forging the name of news
paper man i, laughsble in tho extreme; but
l am willing that the public should know
the whole truth about the "Craddock" let
ter.
James ii. 1illman. . son of Congressman
Tllman, was, about the date of the Grad
dock" letter, the correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle in Washington land Grad
dock was hi, nom dc plume. On Sa'ur-
day, just one week after the Inauguration
Of The President. Mai. Wm Il. GARY, Of
Augusta. and James II. Tillman came iuto
my sitting room at the National Hotel.
Major Gary said to Tillman that what he
HAD told him : lew rsonents before ought To-
DO repeated toE Irby a sskad y1D,et + swast
ne had q long conversat ton
WIN Lien. H. L. Fairly, who lad remained
IN washington since the Inauguration Uo
SAID that Farley had read him long
ABUSIVE communication addressed To ,be
reiormers i OF South Carolina, SHOWING thai
iAiman anu lrby were unsafe, unwi.e' CT.
'reme and dangerous leaders, and that tho
m ,;,n movement could not &c perpetuated
W"hout throwing them overheard ond nnt.
upg more conservative leaders in front ~.
nksa Iil'man to publish il in the Auou.,.
omoneIe with his lFarley's) nom de plume
saoiog 'ha' the piece would attract great
".'en'iCh, create great sensation. and ;bo,
"' lae proper time, he would come OH, and
assume the authorship. Tillman soil that
ne refused to publish it unless he wn,id
aliow the editor Of his PAPER TO know RI.
au'hor. lie told Tillman that that was tho
opens gun OF the campaign next wear
.t Saue iliiinan and 1rby's Leadership of
.ne reform movement. lie further soiI ,ha.
INC following slate had been ARRANGED and
agreed upon: That General Butler was 80
Iun Ior reelection to the Senate Shall .s
" DC supported by the conservatives ~
anus and milder reformers for Go,sr,
ana that he General Farley was to rn, 81
congress In Shells district lie said ,hev
y. "ouiu IKE to get Talbert into the comb;n:-
non: non: nut that ii could no, be arranged unles.
ueoree ailman would agree to let up and
capi".: .aioer'' and, in that way, ge, the !
sian,;a 'res 10 support Talbert for re-
eiection. Farley offered Tillman - Ma
lne 'icxet as Adjutant and Inspector Gsnau
III ii he would 60 to his father and moI,s a.
oy which he would not onnose
ont support Talbert's recollection
:, time every one in Washington knew,hot ,hs
governor and Col. Tillman were No, 'no
terms. asked Mr.. Tillman wbo.
M aI, rep 70 Farley was, and he said that no
.o'a fariey that blood was thicker thon
"ater, ana he would be id if he would -
lac a.h sncle Tor Butler or ANYBODY
ake or ,h. ,,u.!i nin II this was q newsnnnar
: 10 show you that mean business, I'll
publish it in full There aud then he wrote
he piece signed "Craddock." I did not
|
lot see It any more until it appeared in the
papers thought nothing of it until the fol-
wing week, when heard him read a GER
ifcate from some one to the effect that he
Jim Tillman) had written and was the
uthor Of the "Craddock'' letter That
ia my room between 9 and 10 o'clock,
While DR.. Pope AMI l were talking, Jim
'illman came in, AMI l asked him to re-
learse the whole tale to DR.. Pope, which he
lid, exhibiting the "Craddock" letter, AMI
aging that it would go off by telegraph in a
ew minutes.
AS to the piece referred to from the
Herald can only say that 1
Knew nothing of it until saw it in print.
The subjoined letter from Mr.. Crews on
hat subject will explain itself,
In conclusion, l will ask the public to |
think of one thing only. Why did not Gen.
Farley ask Of me an expana ton, if he |
believed what he pretends to believe of the |
wrong l did him. The evident |
reason TO rGe, why he sought no explanation
is that if he had done so, he would not |
have hal the opportunity to abuse me for |
political purposes for he knew had he call
ell on me, satisfactory answer would have |
SO given him, his excuse for denounciue
ME snd his chance for ingra,iating himself |
VIA tbs conservative element would have |
b .vh lot.
| ,asc it to the public TO say whether
~ ''rts subsequent 10 the 4th of last March |
inv not proved that Jim Tillman told the
truth when he came to me with the report
o; ibis conversation between him and Gener-
~ Farley l. need not give the argument
.s1t-s Aaliexe LIN Tillnan- told the ruth ii
/, 81 am atisfed that every one Who xsFT{SI
RSnapeEs and Who has Hrks
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