The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05


posed me since l baye been in public
life. cannot correct all of the state
ments or notice them, because it is a
waste of time and most of my friends
know them to be false. As for my
enemies. they believe them because
they can see nothing good in me and
love to feed their hatred on any food
rhat keeps it alive. l depar. from this
tule in the present instance because it
involves personal aud family matter.
In the Columbia "Ssate" Of yestcr-
day the following editorial appeared
SELFISH, NOT F[ENDISH."
'Seoator Tillmao Is reported to be a
very sick man. but it is said tsat when
the possibility Of his brother. George,
becoming a candidate for governor,
vas suggested be managed to say that
he would take the field against him if
his health permitted. The evident ha-
tired B. r. Tillman bears his elder
brother, hatred which led him to op-
pose, if not defeat him for congress. is
something 6eodish A campaign with
the two Tillmans as star actore would
be a record-bresker for ferocisy.-Spar
tanburg Herald.
''The Herald is unjust to Senator
Tillman. He does not bate bis brother
George, and il was not hatred that in-
Huenced his course io the congressional
campaign of 1892. 1t vas merely self.
ishness. He was afraid that Talbers
would run against him for governor
and cause his defeat, so he turned bin
into Georges preserve-not to defeat
George. bat to get him out Of his own
way.
$50 now when he threatens to run
against his brother for the governor
ship next year it does oct imply hatred.
It means that he considers the perpes.
uity Of the dispensary necessary to
keep alive the factional issue, On which
he relies for reelection to the senate in
1900. He would not object to Georges
election If it did not interfere with his
own plans. But as it surely would do
this, he is prepared to sacrifice Brother
George as he did before.
s'Of course he has no notion of run
ming for governor himself, for he will
not let 60 the seuatorship on any
chance whatever he only means that
be will pu. up proxy for the Office if
he cannot otherwise disturb the peace.
We are not at all sure that the success
of Ellerbe on a quasi prohibition aud
unity platform would not be quite as
offensive to him as that of his brother
on straight license platform.
.sWatch ~
Both of these editorials are the
double-distilled essense Of falsehood
and s'fendish" malignity.
have not seen Mr.. j. B Hussey,
the correspondent for The State in this
city, dcriDg my illness or since my re-
covery, except to pass him on the
street and bow. and I have said noth-
ing to him about South Carolina af
fairs, and have not said TO him or any
other person a word about opposing
Geo. D. Tillmau for governor. What
l have said, I will repeat, thst I will
stump the State. if need be, next sum-
mer in behalf of the dispensary Law.
aud that without regard to who may
be in the race as candidates pro-
pose to stand BY the Law in the senate
and in the State not to "keep alive
the factional issue," but because 1 be-
lieve it is the best solution Of. the liquor
problem. I don's ''rely on factioual-
ism" 20 re-elect me, should I cffer for
reelection. ! did not create factional.
ism in South Carolina. N. G. Con
zsles aad j. G. Hemphill are its au.
thors, and they famed the embers of
the fight of 1890 into flames 10 1892.
aud their undyiog hatred for me comes
from their retirement as rulers in our
State affairs.
Now, in regard to my ''hatred Of uy
brother, George" and my "aiding Mr..
Talbert to beat him for congress in
1892"
Every leading Reformer 10 the SEQ
ond congressional district knows it is
untrue. Not scintilla of evidence,
oral or written. exists or ever existed
to show that assisted Mr. Talbers. 1
was absolutely ..hands of. - and that at
my brothers. request. Mr.. Talbert ran
for congress, as be had q right to do.
and was elected. He received no ad-
vice or help from me. Every we'll
posted man in the State koows Why
George Tillman was defeated. except
possibly himself
The treacberous Spaniard who makes
the charge of betrayal and unbrotherly
conduct against me. only advertises
bis owO depravity and blaokoess of
heart.