The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-03
TlLLMAN'S
ANSWER
TO THE CHARGE OF GORsUP
TION IN TIE BOND BUSINESS.
A'atcs issues Another Gard to tho Poo
Pie OF the State In Regard
to the Matter.


connection with tho much talked of
bond deal. Senator Tillman says:
To the P,hIic u huvo been alb
sent from the State during most of tho
last two weeks, making silver speeches
IN the West, and have been ignorant of
tho Juror created by the unsigned mr.
ticlcs in the %rw York Times. charging
crookcdncss H. tho bond matter. [
read 1t, ns COY in the State papers
Just before ,caving South Carolina, and
immediately decided that tho author
was my political and personal eucmy
anu n South Carolininn. did not feel
TINT the anonymous attack was worthy
OF notice and 80 stated to II reporter.
On my return ! find thnt A. Is. Will
hnms IL known to bo tho
writer. ana this statement of it
self, will he sufficient to most mon
ns To the motive OF tho attack
and truth of the chnrScs. learned
further that Or intcs had written n
card cHplnin;E!; the rcrcip. 10y him OF
IL comui>S!un Amounting To uhuut
E2,noo for cE,t" "nI unu!licinl work.
but apparently shuuung or ignoring
the Grnvcr CHARGES directly or inli.
rcCt!y made oi co!usion with Ehiud
and tn" commission. On arriving ut
Columbia, I found Or. Bntrs had pre-
pnrcd iuii statement OF the whole
bond transaction, hut under bad advice
hnd couiin"i hs s"tatcmcntus published
TO nn explanation Of the commission
pnid hm, Which WIS not nj nll SttHiac-
tory, even To ms friends, nnd thereby
hnd invited rather than disnrmcd rriti-
ciSm. He submitted this statement TO
III" ana now gives il to tho press at my
suggestion. have read it carefully
and can curruhnrHtr na true everything
1T contains as 10 the iurt5 of the case.
Hut for the fact that ;hcrc arc others
involved in the 80 called "bond scan
dial, ! wuu!d ndhrrc to my original
purpose @! tvrmtinE it with silent con
tempt, bccUUso tiru. Butter mndc
Ernrticaily tn" same charges Mt Walter
boro III 1884. and I made II full and
complete nu"wvt > them.
recognize, h"wrvcr. that the shafts
OF Islander and malucc which have fallen
harmless from me mny wound others
who are not less worthy of public con-
lid"nr". tnkr occasion, therefore, to
repent whnt sail at Wnltcrboro two
years ago. hive never received one
dollar OF khind's commission and
never made any agreement, directly or,
indirectly with Rhiud or any one else
TINT wnuli Civ" Inc compensation for
mnAing tho contract upon the terms
agreed upon. worked in the States
interest aud for her lcuciit wholly, and
it is simply dnmnnhlr that the papers
of the State should give currency and
quasi cndursrmru. to these repeated
slnudcrs and lies.
take occasion to say that the work
done 10y DIR. Bates wnS entirely outside
of and nrurt from his official duties,
nnd that every criticism OF him for it,
III my Judgment, unreasonable and un-
Just. lie consulted me ns to the pro-
pricty of doing it. and | did not then
and do not now see why he should
have rriurcu L. do the work that IN 10
wlSc cunt.!rtrl with his official drtirs,
and which did not cost tn. State one
cent. on two occasions DR.. Bates. in
the p!rnitl.i" OF caution for wha. hr
supposed to l." Tor thc best int trrrS,s Of
the Ntmtt, refused 70 sicn the moliii-
cations q! thr c.uu:rart which the
cX!Grnrirs ui thr situation demanded,
unI uyrr:Ulrt !n:r !"vHusr syrw II
wa> nur la; u!t uniy ci!auc,.
Thr Az, ,iHrr! - Ln the work ior
the sSudic,;' ~, made two wee As
after The lu~; =, i.rUrt WAS si,nri. anal
he signed tim; nrirr my lrraunsiuu.
was associated with HIM four years on
the terms OF Ill" closest intimacy. If
he /" not Ill hu"cst. honorrblr, conSci.
cntious and hiGh.:onrd gentleman.
then we hmv" none IN South tnrulina
l.. Il. TILLMAN.
pE. H\rrS' ADDRESS.
ia hc rjn,' Of N"',ih Cuuij.,1:
On June II. gave to the press
oricf statcmrnt explaining the payment
to mo hv the bond syndicate Of
81, 93l, - for extra services to them
during the rcfunding Of the State debt.
That document. instead Of being criti-
ciscd in the light OF past events, known
of all men, and easily accessible in
public documents and newspapers. has
been made the excuse for the most
malignant and outrageous iusinuntions
and accusations.
Most Of them have cmanated from
Prpcrs opposed to the Reform move
mont and could be attributed to malice
nnd II desire to secure political advan
tngc. But IN many Reform papers have
been equally unreasonable and severe
In their comments, have decided 10
give full history of the rcfunding
matter 40 that fair minded men may
Judge for themselves how unjust and
cruel all the iusinuations and accuse.
t!nns that have been made against III.
uul npuInSt l,lS,rp,r II ll,nnp 4,