The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-12
MIR. DONALDSuN'S REILLY.


GREENvILLE. =. G. May !, 1885.
Mn. EpIr"H In replying to Governor
1ilmans confession to having blackliStcd
me I" President cyeland, AMI the reason
he ass gus fer Sc doing | shall not attempt to
"hnk' MIR. TIllman ~ citizen with MIR.
Iilimah rs Gov, rnur, nor yic-vc's;l, hut To
deal with him as man To mnn. rccogu: zin.
the fact, as the public will also. that if his
conduct in this mater. is shown to he true
AMI noble and manly, it will only give lustrc
To the office which he holds, ani that Oh the
contrary II his course had he'n untrue. ig-
noble, and unu any his oiGce nS Governor,
will bot shield him from the contempt Of all
right thinking men.
Nhcn l hrst saw the reports in the news
TaIcrs that the Governor OF the State had
included my name in Il blacklist II Mr..
Cleveland, | in common with the people gen
eIally gave but little credit to it. but rcceiv-
ing no statement from the Governor DENYING
1t, wrote linn a letter Of inquiry, whrch
letter he saw tit To- ignore. | shall take M
HIS pubic statements, however, and answer
them scriatim.
He disc aims any reference 10 my pri-
vatc character, or any feeling Of resentment,
or desire TO irlurc ne, and yet he dclitcr.
atcly proceeds 10 charge Inc with "bctrayal'
Of the Alliance, and "trcachcry to the p.o-
pic and to the al lance, thus making a
ton. "c rcm Of enc Joab of ulden time
who while ua'!denci and blinded by poliri.
ch Jealousy, PurSucd n faithful servant Of
the King, one who was on II mission to unit"
and harmonizc the people, an ! whca he hAd
oVcrtakcn hum this Juap whrlc strukinr he
beard of hi, victim, IN great show of FREUD
ship, thrust the cold steel under his fifth
rib. Perhaps Gov Tilman has yet to Learn
that to stab II man ) character, whether
1,- Il.
under cover of supposed secrecy in a black.
list u the President means death to the
Vic;im.
The first reason given hy the Governor to
prevent further betrayal OF the ALiincc'
rs that was rcpulIatcd Ivy the Democracy
OF Grecnvillc County, etc. 50 far rs my
failing to be elected Il delegate to the Nav
convention is concerned. | nave The records
10 show, Tor they are ia the hands OF three
~ honorable men ~ live in GrccnyIlle couu-
~, that in caucus OF rciurmcr>, hvli lust
before the meeting Of the County Convention
ballot was taken for delegates 10 the State
Convention TO be voted for IN the opcu c IN
yenticn. About one half of the ball.t, cas-,
for me were not reported, and still the mum
Der Of ta'lets counted for me made me an
alternate, VIII ch acCvr ling To y rulo OF the
caucus required that my name be printed ou
the tickets to be used IN the open conventions
having failed therefore 10y the counting out
process TO keep me oil the ticket, it was
discovered i'll the convention. after II large
number Of them mcIc Distributed 10 the
unsuspccting members, that my Lame was
left oil the tlckc :. This arou>ng ,us, ic,on
in the minds - some, an investigation was
made, and the ~ ah,vc stated and
sworn 10 and rul ulGNhy the investigating
committee. 1t y. natural, therefore.
(and certainly 4 i,hg could have been more
IL m"l that my friends with
long associated III the work
he pcr>tcu,i II that was
ine should rally a,mo.t To
- iiou for the G,y-
SOi that Convention
AS0ugh the inhu-