The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-12
FARLEY TO IRBY.

JulS6 DOuu lSSucu Luo UluoI playCu
for, and the hearing of the case will come
off at Greenville, August Z.
FARLEY TO IRBY.
The Adjutant General Talks with Bark of.
SP.ARTANBURa, July 6.-Gen. Hugh L.
Farley has been here several days. 1t
was reported that he had prepared for the
press certain paper in vindication of
bimself, and in doing that he animadverts
on Senator Irby. This is an important
chapaer in Reform history and shows
clearly that all Reformers are not Of the
same opinion. Gen. Farley prepared this
papej. for "their papers," as they are
called, and has mailed copy to each one,
as we understand. One of them has
refused to publish it, and perhaps the
| others will. I have secured copy for
the News and Courier, which is herewith
enclosed:
"Various articles in reference to poll
tics and the blacklisting which is going
on haveappeared in the newspapers ofthis
State and my name has been frequently
used in connection Herewith, but have
paid very little attention to them, regard
ing them as merely sensational, in most
cases, or as the petty malice of designing
partius who only wanted to create more
bitterness and division in the Reform
ranks, to which I did not wish to contri-
butte.
"Later developments. however, have
convinced me that there Is settled, mali
cious and determined purpose on the
part Of certain parties, not only to black
list, hut to misrepresent and malign me
and others: which has found expression
in such way as to cause my friends to
ask ME the reason for it. Thexfrst init
maticn had of it was in the appearance
of tks following correspondence in the
Augusta Chronicle, signed 'Craddock,'
which appeared Immediately after the
inaugural of President Cleveland and
was copied by various papers In this
State: THE leaders of the South Carolina
Reform movement that assem- bled In
Washington during the Inauguration
seemed to have more important business
than sightseeing. The rank and file OF
the Reform movement in the State have,
to all appearances, been satisfied with the
leadership of Tillman and Irby, but not
go with some of the lieutenants. One Of
the State officials announced to suppos-
ed enomy of Governor Tillman and Sena-
tor Irby that the following combination
had been agreed upon: Congressman
Shell, who signed the prepared manifesto
in 1890, and who, all at once, recently,
became 30 disgusted with politics and
politicians that he had himself interview
ed announcing his retirement from poll
tics, ig to be the Anti-Tillmanite candi-
date for Governor, posing an healing
plaster between the two factions. Sena-
tor Butler is to be their candidate for re-
election. Gen. Farley is to succeed Shell
In Congress. Mr.. Talbert is to have no
opposition from the Conservative faction
for Congress, and is to receive the Con-
servative support. The position of Adju,,
tant General is said to have been offered
Capt. j. n. Tillman, but it is likely he
will not accept
uLa.Ar an article appeared in the Lau-
rensyille Herald, in which the charge is
made that attended a Donaldson caucus
at Spa rtanburg, in which various parties
mentisned as TRAITORS, etc., we're 'shar-
pening their. Brutus daggers' for Ben
Tillmnn, and like expressions. Now, 1
would have been content to let these
things 20 by without dignifying them by
denial, relying upon my record and
character as sufficient reputation with
sll interested and well-inforuaed parties.
T and many others saw the animus and
purpose with which they were written,
and could easily tell the source from
which they came, but later deTelopm ents
have convinced me that it is my duty to
expose them. It may be as well, how
| ever, while am writing, to say in my
own bshalf, as we'll as the others named,
| that there is not one particle Of truth In
the alleged .'combination' said to have
| that the whole thing sprang from malice
and, th Imagination OF one whoevidently
aspireH to be the champion liar of the
State. This Is not only simple denial
buta challenge to the real author of the
| .'CradGock article, whom shall name,
| to produce any credible evidence to sup
port his statement, If necessary Iswill
appeal to all the parties named, to Butler,
| She'll, Talbert and j. II. Tillman, as to
| whether there has ever been even con-
yersation or intimatiou or effort at such
| schema. Although 1t is small matter,
| it may be well also to state. by way of
showing how lies are manufactured, that
no Farley either previously knew of, was
! invited to or attended the so-called DON
aldson caucus, at which the 'Brutus dag
| gers were sharpened. Indeed, am yet
10 be informed whether the caucus Of
Alliance men at Spartanburg had any
political significance, and the first intima-
ton that T attended 1t went from the
Hon. Stanyarne Wilson to Columbia and
later the Laurensyille Herald, which
possibly got it's information from the
same source. The parties who attended
| Senator Donaldson's Alliance caucus can
| easily tell who were expected, or invited
| to, or did attend the Donaldson caucus,
as suppose they had right to do, and
| also as to the object. This, however. is
matter of little importance. AS the
'blacklisting' and the 'Craddock, article
charging political combination COM
| menced in Washington, and has been fol-
lowed UP by various articles and inter-
views In the papers, charging conspiracy.
and .asluding to various parties as strai-
| tors.' r,tc., to the Reform movement,
F.! thus causing great dissatisfaction, confu-
sion and SUSPICION, as we'll as threatening
contertion and division ip our ranks, 1t
| Is of the greatest Importance TO ind out
what is the cause of it, who is at the bot
| tom Of 1t or responsible for, aud, in short,
| to inquire who is the real author Of
| sCraddock.'
"I will state simply that I have the evil
dence iP writing in my my pos possession ska,
Senator John Laurens Manning Irby
dictated the article to his private sec
retary and had it sent to the Chronicle
under the name of 'Craddock,' the regu-
lar correspondent, without his knowledge
and consent, and That the outrage would
have been exposed las 1t will be now but
for the peculiar circumstances and rela-
tions existing at that time. Istand ready
denial or demand. There is the tmilk in
the coeoanut and the cause of all of the
dissensiop and confusion in our ranks.
This great political acOident' and 'politi-
cal misfortune who, represents the
greatest mistake of the Reform move.
ment, Is at the bottom of 1t all.
"No wonder that we have discord and
division in our ranks, when United
States Senator descends to such dirty and
disgraeefpl methods Of inIpripg bis for.
mer personal and political friends and
allies, who have rendered far greater SER
vice than he to the Reform party.
"Now, the object and animus Sena-
tor Irl,y is perfectly clear. Ate, prov
ing hitnself q political failure in Wash.
l rholtctpc that hso pn1itioo1