The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-14

other political leader in South Carolina who
belongs to the reform party and will not do
his bidding, by using Governor Tillmau's
name aud influence in connection with his
own to create distrust aud suspicion, and
then with his banner cry Of hate and dis
cord to raise old Cain aud keep hell a brew
ing until he can get back into the senate.
The simple truth is, that the "reform
movement" is q permanent success, aud in
no danger, except from such men as lrby.
The only ORATORS" to it are those who
would divert it from its true purpose, and
prostitute it to their own base and ambitious
aims aud ends, and Governor Tillman will
be safe if he will but be true to the State,
the reform movement" and to himself,
and may well say, "from such friends aud
advisors as Senator Irby Good Lord deliver
me-"
As for Congressman Shell, know that
he is trying to do his duty to his God, his
State, the people aud the "reform move
ment," and the treatment he has received
at the hands of Senator lrby, after having
been his best personal and political FREUD,
marks the basest ingratitude that l have
ever known, even among politicians. Like
the old farmer, he found frozen viper,
took it to his bosom, warmed it into life,
and is now being repaid in denunciation
and anonymous poison. l will not say any
| thing Of ingratitude to myself as to our
| former personal and, as l thought friendly
relations, for have long since found that
| will have to class all my connection with
| him as a part of criminal practice as q lawyer
for which am possibly being justly repaid
l only know as far as the reform move
r:ent is concerned that | was present at its
| conception aud birth under Gen. Nj. w
Gary, in 1S77-7S.79; l stood sponsor at it,
christening in the March convention in 1890
I as one or It's principal nurses and defenders
| have seen it grow into strength, manhood
and success bvt now, if it is TO be turned
over to the tender mercies of such step
father as j. l.. NJ. Irby, l am afraid that i,
is destined to defeat and untimely death
| When Governor Tillman first started hi.
work, as new found leader of the move
ment, he besough my aid aud assistance
| The whole State knows how l stood by his
| side In the hours and days of difficulty and
danger. He has had my cordial support aud
assistance in his administration, and none
but calm and dispassionate counsel which
| could make no enemy and injure no cause
When disagreed with him | have frank ly
| aud kindly said so, and as o member of his
| tministration have kept silent. So long
interest of the State and TO the reform
movement he is entitled to the same consid-
Grafton, because there has never been the
slightest disturbance of our personal, Off
cial or political relations. say this much
in justice TO him and myself, but want il
distinctly understood, both now aud here
after, if am to support him or any other
nun, II must be of my own free will, because
of The principles he represents and for the
good of the State, and not in obedience tc
the DIR ,ggooning of any man or set of men
Such things may do f,r slaves anI towards
but not for freemen who call themselves
"rcformers. We did not fight for ten long
years to secure independence OF thought and
action, and 10 free ourselves from an aut O.
cratic ring in order to establish a new one
of more dangerous and arbitrary cha rae
ter.
want it understood also that | will not
follow or be governed by such man as
lrhy, who if aliownel to have his way
would not only blacklist us all, but would
drag the State into bloodshed and actua
revolution, in order to accomplish his own
selfish purposes and to crafty his malice
and ambition. lie represents aud personi-
hes this idea aud policy, while do not be
lieve that it is wise, statesman like or patri
otto, much less christian like, 10 try to con.
tinue and TO increase. as he evidently de-
sires, the present bitterness aud discorI in
.,is an sorry, ttpo psassiu. 10 sidm s lead ts