The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-26
TILLMAN PIPING MAD.
HeIs Very Angry with Ellerbe
for not Giving his Letter
to the Public.

Washington, May l7.-Senator
Til!man has called upon Governor
Ellerbe to institute thorough inves-
stigation of the dispensary system in
the State. and also advises the Gov
ernor to pay Secretary findatps
bond in the Agricultural Hali case,
and take the consequences of an at
tempt to deprive the State of the
property in question
This is the substance of lengthy
communication addressed 20 Gov
ernor Ellerbe by Senator Tillman
As the Senator's letter deals with
public questions now under discus.
sion throughout the Palmetto State.
the Senator instructed the Governor
to give his letter the widest publica-
ton. and he was many degrees above
boiling point to-night when informed
that Governor Ellerbe refused to give
out the letter
81 cannot understand what the
Governor means by Withholding my
letter from the public wrote to
him for the purpose of letting the
people of the State know that ! have
nothing to conceal in regard to the
dispensary business, and wan. the
whole subjec. invested from top to
bottom. made that fact very plain
in my lester to the Governor, and l
propose the people shall know my
reasons for doing So will. wait
until / can hear from the Governor
what explanation he has to offer for
refusing to give out my letter for pub
lication, despite the fact that direct
ed him to do SO, and then / will see
that the text of the letter is pub.
lished
Tiisman says his letter was prompt
ed by the various statements that
have been going the rounds about the
alleged crookedness in the dlspensary
system. The communications of
Larry Cant. and others, which re-
Gently appeared in the public press,
are alluded to in the Senator's letter.
aud in his Characteristic style he de
eouaces the allegations and
insisssations made against him
in connection with the man
agen,ent Of the dispensary system as
malicious lies. He says he want the
Governor to appoint an investigating
committee of three or Eve persons
with authority TO call for persons and
papers, and sift the whole matter TO
the bottom. He says he is willing
to appear before an investigating
committee and answer such questions
as nay be proponnded. That is the
only way bv which the facts in the
case can be laid before, the people.
He also advises the Governor to con-
tinue the fight on the Agricultural
Hall case on tae lines laid down by
him when he was Governor He
advises the Governor to pay Secre-
tary Tindall's bond from the State
funds, and see whether the parties to
the suit will dare to seize the prop
er.y They cannot collect the rent
OR take the property from the State
without giving the lie to the decis-
ions of the Supreme Court and Judge
Simonton, for in the Courts it was
contended that the suit was not
brought against the State, but
against the officers of the State
Til!man is firm in his conviction
that the suit is brought to establish
the validity of the Blue Ridge bonds,
which, he refused to accept in part
payment for the property in qaestion,
when an effort was made to sell it.
The alleged purchasers have never
been in possession for single minute
since the transaction was started, and
he says he will fight the case to the
bitter end, even if articles of i'm
peachment have to be brought
against certain United States Judges
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