The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-21
TlLLnIAN PIPING MAD.
Iic Is Very Angry with Ellcrbc FOR not civ
Ing his Latter to the Public.
[Ncws and Courier.

News anu Courier.
Washington, May Ex-senator
'Tillman has called upon Governor
Ellcrbc to institute Il thorough i'll
vostigation Of the dispcnsary system
in tho State, and also advises tho
Governor to pay Secretary Tindall's
bond in tho Aricultural Hall ease,
and take tho consequences of an at
tcmpt to deprive the State of the
property in question.
This is the substance of Il longthv
communication addressed to Gov
crnor Ellcrbo by Senator Tillmnn.
AS tho Senator's letter deals with
public questions now undcr discus
sion throughout the Palmetto State,
tho Senator instructed the Gov
crnor to give his letter tho widest
publication, and he was many de-
grcos abovc boiling point to night
when informed that Governor Ellcrbc
refused 10 givo out the letter.
81 cannot understand what the
Governor means by withholding my
lcttcr from tho public | wrote to
him fer tho purposo Of letting the
people of the State know that | havo
nothing to conceal in regard to tho
dispcnsary business, and ] want the
whole subject investigated from top
to bottom. | made that fact yrry
plain in. my letter to the Governor,
and | propose the people shall know
my rcasons for doing SO. will
wait until can hear from tho Gov
ornor what explanation no has to
offer for refusing to give out my let
ter for publication, despite the fact
that l directed him to do so, and
then | will sec that tho tcxt Of the
lettor is published"
Tillman says his letter was
prompted by the various stptcments
that have been gong tho rounds
about the alleged crookcdncss in thc
dispcnsary system. The communi
tons Of Larry CAN'T and Others
which recently appeared in the pub,
lie press, are alluded to in the Scna
tors letter, and in his characteristic
style he dcnounces the allegations
and nsinnutions made against him
in connection with the management
OF the dispcnsary system as malic,
ious lies. Ilo says he wants the
Governor to appoint an investigating
committee Of throe or five persons
with authority to call for persons
and papers, and sift tho whole mat
tor to the bottom. lie says he is
willing to appear before an lnvcsti-
eating committee and answer such
questions as may be propoundcd.
That is tho only way by which the
facts in the case can be laid before
tho people. lie also ndvics tho Gov
crnor to continue the fight on the
Agricultural Hall case on the lines
laid down by him when Governor.
He advises tho Governor to pay Sec
rctary Tindall's bond from tho State
funds, and soc whether tho parties
to the suit will dare to srizo the
property. They cannot collect the
rent or take the property from the
State without giving the lie to the
decisions Of tho Supreme Coult and
Judge Simonton, for IN the Courts il
was contcndcd that the suit was not
brought against the State, butusninst
the officers Of the State.
Tillman is firm in his conviction
that tho SUIT is brought TO establish
the validity Of the Blue Ridge bonds,
which he refused TO accept in part
payment for tho property in question,
when an effort was made to sell it.
The alleged purchasers have ncvc,
bccn in possession for Il single min
ute since the transaction was started
and he says he will fight the case tc
tho bittor, even if articles Of i'm
parchment have to be brought against
! certain United States Judges.