The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03

rope to get the Register and read aloud
the More Anon" card. DIR. Pope who
has always been accommodating to Sena.
tor !r6y, did so. No sooner had it been
read than Senator Irby asked me who |
thought had written it, AS the article
SIated that the author had recently
Travelled over the most Of S)uth Caro-
INA my mind suggested Congressman
Li' and | SO stated, but added that
AS congressman Shell and Latimer were
apparently on friendly terms the latter
gentleman would hardly have written
II. The fact that | guessed Mr.. Latlmpr
seemed TO tickle Senator Irby and Dr.
rope and they both laughed heartily
senator lrby then said, "iIell, dOn'J you
know latlmer can't write that good
EngllSh?' and DR.. Pope laugued again
After their merriment had ca sed : ma
tor lrby told mo tn 1t he himself was
the author.
H. vas on this3lme afternoon that Dr.
l,opH rehearsal to mo with dramatic
rlouurn"e the interesting details of his
l)ng, wearssOme and well-knOwu tramp
through the West. | would be glad TO
r"produce 1t for The benefit of his friends
t. just now ! have a more important
subject To writ. about than tramp doc
tors.
Ihrre are many other interesting facts
Known TO me no. stated; there is plenty
OF dirty linen and | have tots OF soap.
Ii it is Senate: Irby's wish we will on
wl'h the washing
l}uL have no dlsp0si ion to prosecute
lhlS controversy, even again It q uian
who or'ginae1 f.IsehO DDS Q muSt speak
plainly to jurc me- and tnen aporalrd
To his heretofore pplItic Il supporters to
So"the his eelf-pruvoked wounds. Itls
not my Intention to participate in or 10
he phrty'o split among the Reform-
eIS, and If the arrow has pierce it was
not OF ny choosing, but was taken from
Senator lrby'S Lwn uuiver.
In the past have performed IN INV
acts ct friendship and Kindness for Sen
ator lr''y III Washington and in light of
present circumstances, it is not neceS-
Siry for me to suggest that my kindness
and confidence have alike been abused.
when no other newspaper c)rreSpon.
drul at the Capital treated him with
even the most trivial cuurtesieS 1t was
partly due to influence of mine that he
was not continually ridiculed by the
washington press. This was done AS
much ln aspirit Of charity for him as
from sympathy for those he prOieSSed
10 represent. | endeavored as much as
possible to hide the magnitude OF his
inaignliicence from the public eye.
suppose. however, from now on his
friendship for NE VIII cease-for if you
want a man to hate you, let him he
aware that you are honest and that you
know he is mean. What have told
about this particular "Cradd0ck dis.
patch is the truth, the whole truth
and as such intend to maintain it. If
Senator lrby doubts it, there is short
and easy way FOR him to test j..
Very respectfully,
JAMES III. TILLMAN
CARD FROM GENERAL FARLEY.
lOLUMBIA, :. g., July 26, 1893.
HrinI called upon by Captain Tillman
| have no hesitation in stating that at the
time he addrd the prOscript to his letter,
he said tnIt h,s recollection was that the
dispatch had been type written and sent
II tie olhcc by Senator Irby, on Senate.
rial paper, with "chargcs guaranteed" on
the margin. such was his information.
III. l.. FARLEY.