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

well as the real author. You told others
about your article, which they divulped
ana made me the scappgOat. However,
l Will tell you all about it when see Won.
ours, &c, JAS. III. TILLMAN.
| wrote TO him that | did not care
about the article, as that could speak
Tor itself, though no one in Washing
ton at that time had ever seen it eX-
cept himself.
On 18th of June he writes again. re-
newing his invitation to visit them on
the occasion of the inspection, and con
cluded as shown by his letter before
"Don't forget your article. Father
says he will take pleasure in compar-
ing notes with you"
| took the article with me and read
1t to "Uncle George" and got his criti-
clSm of it. And after James Tillman
had told me all about the "Craddock"
article, and many other things corrob-
orative of his statement, told him
that l intended to expose lrbv, and
asked him to state definitely for my
protection who the real author was, as
an addition or postscript to his 29th
May letter. He then sat down and de.
liberately added to that letter:
up. SIT is hardly neces Aary for me
to add that Irby dictated the article to
his Secretary"
This is the whole story, and the pub.
lie knows the rest.
l see no use to notice the Crews alli.
davlt. lie told the truth, but could not
stop there, but said what he thought
as well as what was said. went there
TO pay small bill, and to find out
where he got his information, but. like
nv friend Wilson, he could not tell.
| n hn
public. who am | to believe? James
Tlllman, who tells me all about it, and
at last lets the cat out Of the bag" or
those who conceal this "stab in the
back and 'in the dark" until forced
1t out by exposing and deno,ncing Sep
ator lrOy for the ScDundrel knew him
to be? Even if we acknowledge that
there was a possibility for James Till
man to have been in it, there is no DOS
slblllty for lrby to have been out Of it
they were all privy TO it. and no one
tolc me except James Tillman. Hence
my letter, and 1t is my private opinion,
publicly expressed, that Irby got off
''migh'y light, as the dArkey said when
John Brown was hung.
Let it be rem mbered that al Of the
parties were Ollce-SeekerS, including
MT. Illiman, who was applying tor a
consulship, and all seeking Senator IT.
bV'S patronage. Let it not be forgot
ten that coutemporanenus kilograms
were sent to The Register covering the
same matter, all Of which is in perfect
conSonancr with Irby'S well-known
method OF pulling himself. Then put
James Illlman'S statement in the bal
ance with the actual contents of the
"Craddock article, and the conclusion
Is inevitable, not only was it born in
that den Of inlqultv from which fe W
| men have escaped with clean hands
bot that lrby was at the bottom of it.
Now. Senator John, since yOu have
undertaken to interpret my notion IN
exposing you, let me interpret yours
remember, John, that but for the
"Craddock' article, which you have ac-
knoWledged was written and sent off
under your eye, | could not have eX-
posed you, and that you provoked it
In alluding to the Congressional race,
have you not exposed your willy and
artful game? You "diScOVered a mares
nest, and hating Farley and Shell you
put 1T IN the papers to excite suspicion
among the R"tormerS, and sent Samp-
son Pope to the Governor to excite his
diS!rust, in order TO kill them off. Is
not that plain, Johnnie?
Now, Senator John, let me give you
some gooi advice before you get ont Of
the papers, for sec, JOSH, that you are
exceedingly anxious to get ont OF the
papers. lt'S bal place for you, AS
there Is no telling what may come out,
and these little lDve ler ters of mine are
not such pheasant reading as The Reg
lS'erS pretty personals, "Craldock's >"
dictated and pu0cJuated praises or
Larry Ganlts powerful puifs. | told
you long time Hgo-klndly, john
that you couldn't sustain yourself in
the United States Senate, and ADVISED
you not to try it. Now you see the re.
suit. | told you also. when you asked
my advice, TO resign tAe Chairmanship
OF the Executive COMMITTEES and keen
ont OF State SQuabbleS, because YOU
hld bigger job than you could proper
~ attend to at Washington. told or
wrote Governor Tillm ~ that YOU were
not the man for the pl ace about the
Same tlmt; aud YOU know yourself tn It
Whlie ! was willing TO see General
Hampton retAln his seat FOR the har-
monY OF the Democratic party, still |
preferred and urged that some man of
more strength of character and dignity
than Yourself be elected L 'ncle George
Judge Wallace, Judge Pope-and at
last, when | saw that there was real
danger, | urged Governor TIllman him
self to go. You see | was right, joan
tor you have been making a great fooi
of yourself, and you have done us ne
good. You haye tried bullying and
Dragging and Digging around Wash.
lngton until You have played out, and
cannot now appoint even Il dog ptlter
which | hear they arc all laughing al
yon, from the President down Tax,
my advice, Jom. Resign the Char.
manship and let us alone down here
Tor you cannot run the state and ma
| tlOnal govern both at the samt
tline. QIlt running duHn here, both
erlliR otntr people and trying to pas.
to0llsh wild caj schemes through tn,
LeglS| lturr. Qlit "ruShin aroun," and
sche'nlng ard wire pulltng and making
all sorts .! promises that you can't fur
| fiji
Already You are Known among the
applicants rs pr missing" Out not per
formlngD John. Co back 10 your seat
and try to atteOd to your public busi.
ness and ] really believe that if they
Will lei you STAY for Il half crutury you
| might make u Senator. | Know tnar
you "fetl Ike fool dL Il frollc" In the