The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-08-04
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Ansnt the Yarisy-Ir -Irby-shsii Affair.
NR. EDIToR :--A writer In .he Coinmh..==
l!;s .s:s5 Oi july 20 In aliuding 10 Adjutsnt
General Farley's srrsignment of Senator
Irby says: "Let Senator Iroy take no notice
whatever Of such attacks"
That may be comforting advice TO Senator
Irby, but should bis cos.stituents compls-
Gently sit..dovn and allow the grave charges
against their representative In the Senate Of
the Nation TO pass ununfi..a .---1 .-sshe... :
thorough aud honest Investigation! No
doubt thousands are very well satisfied With
the Senator's explanation, but II 10 we'll
known that thousands are not ut oil satisfied
with il. And that dissatisfaction Is a. pro-
nounced among Senator Irby's parizan fol-
lowers as bis opponents. "Where there is
so much smoke there must be some fire."
and the people Of oil snd svery political
faith, complexion and organization, cannst
and will not again indorse the humiliating
| and slsvish utterauce OF many indiscreet
men in the Reform ranks 10 1890 and '92,
that they would vote for q certain man, II
they caught him with . stolen sheep on his
back" Such blind party following not only
encourages dishonesty in the officials we
elect, but invites the most unsorupulous
hnnay-tonggnea political rascals into our
ranks TO seek and obtain Office under the
banner and shout Of reform. believe We
can aud do, in that way, make honest and
conscientious officials politically corrupt and
downright dishonest. If time and develop.
menis In this State do not bear me out IN
this, I shall be most agrsesbly disappointed
II am man free born, of lawful age, and
under the tongue Of good report" but am
not infallible nor. do think any other man
is SO sternly pure and incorruptible that he
is beyond suspicion, and cannot be badly
h,,o aok r.
missive confidence in his professions.
II is we'll known to those Of us who par
ticipated in the reform movement Of 1890
that J. L. I. Irby put himself in the high
position he now occupies by adroit manipu-
lation of men and means. However he may
have reformed under the reform movement
inaugurated by Is. X. Tillmsn and G. w.
Shell there was not enough reform in his
previous character to entitle him to the full
and implicit confidence of the reform party
of the State now, and l don't think good
investigation of his acts and doings will hurt
the party. If the charges prove to be false
Senator Irby will be great gamer, IN every
respect, and his accusers will be ruined
politically and in every other respect and let
the investigation chips fall where they msy
the reform party will be benefited, if it will
purify itself by casting out the guilty ones.
But the Senator has the "inside track
he's member Of the Alliance and Farley is
not. The brethren are not going to turn
out or turn their backs to a brother in high
standing, upon charges preferred by an out
slider, unless those charges are well
established and Of decidedly corrupt char
acter. But now that Jim Tillman comes in
to corroborate Farley's charges, with lrby's
assault upon Congressman Shell and his en-
dorsing note to compromise an assault upon
q poor but respectable woman, has been add
ed to the catalogue Of doubtful transactions,
the affair is SO badly mixed up with the out
side and inside (Shell is n member of The
Aliance) men aud matters. l think Senator
lrby himself, the Alliance, the reform party
and tho State at large, should demand q
complete, fair aud dispassionate invesliga-
/ ton.
Senator Irby, individually, may we'll ac-
cept tho advice of the Registers correspon-
dent, to "tske no notice whatever Of such
| attacks but he presumes to represent the
people Of South Carolina in the Senate of
the United States he is chairman of the
| Democratic State Executive Committee, and
in those positions represents not only the
Democratic party, but all the people of the
State, and the question is, arc tho people, his
constituents, willing to passively submit to
the "nt1cksn made upon their accredited
have made arrangements to go to Geor
| gia after the 10Th of August. SO anyone
wanting work don't try to make yourself
| believe am goiug to stay mere this fall fol-
you will be disappointed. Now, if you wan
some Of the finest work proeurable in tho
| State, come before August 10th.
Remember, the price is in the reach o.
evcrybody-the finest Glace Cabinet Photo.
for 81 80 per dozen.
| will finish and deliver all work before
leaving the place. f. JAY ATWOOD.