The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-19

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leave it TO the public to say wheth-
er events subsequent to the 4th Of last
March have not proved that Jim Till
man told the truth when he came to
me with the report of this conversation
between him and Gen. Farley. need
not give the argument why I believe
Jim Tillman told the truth, for I am
satisfied that everyone who reads the
newspapers and who has watched the
turns in politics will see that there was
truth and lots of it in what Tillman
said.
I submit herewith letters from DR..
Pope, Mr.. Tighe, Mr.. w. T. Crewsa
Major w. T. Gary, Of Augusta, which
will prove conciusively that the charges
made by Gen. Farley are false. This
phillippie against me is but the fulfil
ment Of the scheme as connected last
March. The scheme, however, was
amended by leaving out Governor Till
man for reasons which must be appa.
rent to every sensible person. Gen.
Farley reasons thus: 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 I have done
with the newspapers as a means Of ad-
iusting differences. I am very respect
fully, JOHN l.. NJ. lRBY.
NEwBERRy, s. G., July II, 1898.
The Hon. ). L. M. :Irby, Laurens, s.
C.-My Dear Sir: In reading the card
OF Gen. H. L. Farley in reference to
the publication of letter signed
"Craddock" in the Augusta Chronicle,
1 am reminded that during my stay in
Washington the author of that piece
came into your rorm (where I stayed
slso) with q communication in his
hand, some time during Saturday
night week after the Inauguration OF
Grover Cleveland. When he entered
the room you asked him to rehearse SIS
nearly as possible the conversation be-
tween him and Gen. Farley at the Met
ropolitan Hotel that day. He unhesi-
tatingly and promptly told the follow
ing facts:
That Gen. Farley had read to him
communication addressed to the Re
formers of South Carolina, rather de-
nunciatory than otherwise of Tillman
and Irby as leaders Of the party. and
asked TilIman to have it published in
the Atlanta Constitution under q nom
de plume, saying that as 8 newspaper
man he could have it done under
nom de plume and would not have to
expose his identity. He told Tillman
that if the articles took. well with the
Reformers he would come out and
avow himself as its author. He also
said that he would give Jim Tillman a
place on State ticket to be made up
as Adjutant General. He (Tillman)
further emphasized the fact of his au-
thorship of the "Crsddock" letter by
reading it to me and by saying that he
was on his way to the telegraph office
in 18th street to send it to. the Augusta
Chronicle. he also said that whenever
he had communications Of this charac-
ter to publish he used the nom de
plume "Craddock" instead Of his ini-
tials ~. II. T." =, Sd. - -. = -.
: This information not only surprised
me, but was horriied to think that
such things were going on among the
ReNormers, and especially among the
leaders. Senator Irby was also indig-
nsnt at it, and asked me, who intended
to return home by way Of Columbia in
a few days, to see Governor Tillmau
and tell him what Jim Tiilmsn had
said, for the reason that Senator Irby
was afraid the Governor would not see
the Sunday edition Of the Chronicle.
In passing through Columbia 1 went
to Governor Tillman's house and gave
him the information we had received
from jim Tillman in Washington.
I,nake this statement to you volun-
tarily because you must have forgotten
that knew anything about it, or you
would have written to me, and because
it is due to you and to truth that the
public should know the truth and the
authorship of this whole matter.
Your friend, SAMSON POPE.