The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
EDITOR

'h"e paper. L TedlIISu my error
when writing the article, because
1T is well known that the HeraId's
Editor is II chronic scold and will
forever endeaYor to make the
worst appear to he the better
cause" Mr.. Crews docs not fail to
reveal his depravity by making
reference to my incompetenCy to
discharge official duty, but be that
as it may, | claim with all my sup
posed ~illiteracy 10 have made as
good use Of my talents aud upp0r-
tunities as has tSe Crews of the
Herald. Let mo ask him why he
displayed such u degree of sensi-
tlVeness when reminded that he
has Il "nice plum the post ~office,'
and for which he Acknowledged, yes,
that j. Il. M. Irby "wasinstrumen-
tai in effecting his appointments
Has not Mr.. Crews always pro-
fessed great friendship for the
opinions Of Senator Tillmtn, aud
stoutly opposed all opposition to
his official acts and doings. How
comes it just now he repudiatcs
his testimony concerning the ac-
ton OF Senator McLnurin on the
Tariff question. suppose his de-
mocracy Is too Straight-laccd 10 be
separated from his "hceler" to give
Senator TiilmRn credit for fair
dealing, and as we had suspected,
1T is hard to wcan off a customer
at the "pie counter" to do iusticc
to any except his groom. If SEN
ator TilIman is not good authority
now would the testimony of the
Horaid'S editor, Mr.. II. b. Grows,
suffice to makoIthe conduct Of Son
ator McL3urin consistent. Listen
to what he says:
LAuRENS, ). c., June goth 1897.
Senator j. l.. McLaurin,
Washington, ID. G.
DEAR SIR: Your kind favor of YES
tcrday to hand. Permit me to thank
you Tor your prompt action in the
matter referred to. and permit me also
To congratulate YOU on the prominent
stand you have taken in your new po-
sltlon as Senator as well as in your
former position in the House of Repre-
scntativcs. fully appreciate your
kindness and prompt action in my in
tercSt and willnot forget it.
Very truly yours,
Il. Is. GREEN'S.
Mr.. Crews, remember this letter
was written June Goth, 1897. Mr..
Crews has proven true to his prom
Use, and sure enough has not "for-
gOt' Senator McLauren. This cir
CumStance is not unlike Mr.. Crews.
Mr.. Crews likewise doubts the
truth concerning the Rodger
BroWn incident, and for his espe-
cial benefit we append Il certificate
from Mrs. Jane w. Brown, widow
Of the Mr.. Brown for his suspicious
consideration, which reads AS fol-
lows:
Laurens, S. c., Aug. -, 1897.
This is to certify that j. l.. Nj. Irby
did hit my husband with a rock on the
shoulder and said he would Kill him.
and would make his negroes burn him
out; that he should not live this close
to HIM; the said j. l.. NJ. Irby.
(SiSned) Jane w. b" rwn.
We made no referer e to the
Brown occurrence in ,ur commu-
nication, but editor crews dragged
it IN 80 as TO give him an opportu-
nifty to make denial--which is his
common weapon Of defence. We
now ask him TO dispose of the Mrs.
Brown certificate as best he can to
quiet his flexible conscience.
We made no charge that Mr..
Crews had been "bought" and that
lrby was the purchaser. Therefore
his Off e on that line is merely
imaginary unless it is a case Of the
CALLED gade wlncing. | admit the
impeachment that have trat1icked
a little in purchasable stuff in hu
man shape, but confess ] was I'M
fortunate in my selection as our
'henchman' proved to be so cor.
rupt that he has ceased to be mark
etable. [ do not deny that | was
at II time the personal and DO
litical friend uf j. l.. NJ. Irby, and
would have continued so but for.
his base treacnery and betrayal Of
my confidence, to say nothing
about his miserable failure as a
Senatorial representative.
His conduct in the Constitutional
Convention was sufficient to con
Wet him Of ignorance, and after eX-
posing himself he came home, and
as far as | know nevcr went back,
and refused to sign tho COnstitu-
ton as it was adopted by that in
telligcnt and patriotic body; neith-
or did h" suggest any better plan,
and to-day we would have no Con
HtitutiUn if all had been like Irby.
The Herald Editor says that
Irby is the noblest "Roman of them
all" God pity that the patriotism
of the Romans should be slandered
by comparing this Statesman to
the great Caesar. | am in no way
responsible for the misconduct of
Irby, and am not bound by any
kind OF obligation to support any
man who has proved himself to be
unworthy.
Mr.. Crews boast that he gave
"four years pC his young manhood
to the Confode;Wcv",. is no argument
to sustain his positio@. thousands
OF others did the same, inciuking
myself, and l do not feel that any
n is under obligation to me
for having done my duty to my
country, and | am not whining
about it.
In conclusion permit me o say
80 far as the Rodger Brown diff
Guilty and Irby's connection there
with is concerned, if / had knowl-
edge of 1T at the time Of its otcur-