The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-24
he HITS BACK.
Senator McLsurin Expresses His
Views Of Senator TMn1an.
DECLINES A CONTROVERSY
For 8eaeiit Of Senior Senator'S
Candidate. His Reason
for Favoying Certain
Measures.
Measures.

Senator McLsurin came back at Sena-
tor Tillman Saturday in an interview
with Charleston reporter he ssys:
II have only this to say in reference
to Senator Tillman's interview. So far
as his personal attack on me is con-
cerned, the public prints are not the
place to reply. I neither court nor de-
sire his friendship or good opinion. Nor
do I propose for the benefit OF some one
else to be drawn into controversy
With him. I am ready to do my own
fighting and want other people to do
the same.
Concerning his vote on the Paris
treaty, Senator McLsurin said:
II did intend to vote with the major.
iy Of the Democrats against the rati-
fostion Of the treaty, for reasons purely
Of party consideration. / never said
anything to Senator Tillman or aoy one
else to give him the right 10 trulhfully
say thst Iwss bitterly opp ,sed" to
its ratification. 1t is and has been IN
tensely unpleasant for me to differ,
from so many Of my psrty associates.
I had inst been through q campaign
full Of bitterness and desired if posi-.
bic to avid further differences. The
appeal wss made TO me to defest the
treaty and secure the tactics. aGyant-
age Of defeating the administration and
forcing them to call an extra session.
It is pretty low plane Of action,
but for the sake Of peace and to avoid
just what has occurred since, concluded
TO vote for the rejection OF the treaty.
It vas with this idea that I went
home Saturday night. Sunday after..
noon, sitting in my dining room, I
heard newsboy calling extras and sent,
out and got ens: I saE thai the na.
ti7es had opened FIRE on our troops and
when I read the account made up my;
mind at once that tbs treaty should be
ratified 30 as to ix the 8 atus Of the Uoi-
ted States in 8 foreign war already on. lt
made the people on our troops rebels,
and not us ln:ruders. TIE 81 days
lacking before an extra session could be
called might be productive Of untold
harm. I have never seen the day since
when I was not glad that | did have
tbs strength to vote as I thought right.
I did 30 freely and with no promise or
pledge frcm any m sn.
Immediately It was published tothe
world that l had been promised Judge
Simonton's place. A mere infsmsusiy
false and cruel SANDER was never per-
petrsted.
'Tpere hasn't been a time in I've
years when haven't wished that I
could decen,ly and honorably get ont
of public life. When President Ms
Kinley offered me the plac, intended
for Democrat on the Philippine COM
mission d ined and told him that I.
never wanted anything for myself at
his hands, but that if through m, he
could help South Carolina l wanted
him to do It. This is all I ever desire
or expect, and if | did not feel that /
was helping and could help my s ate
nothing on earth could induce me to
submit one hour longerto to suca vituper-
alton and abuse.
SIT il no new role" continued the
Senator, ''fcr Ssns,or Tlllnan. he be-
gan his career by abusing and SANDER
ing better men. I have naught but
contempt for an intellecsu2 bully and
shameless presender masqueradiDg as 3
statesman, moral pigmy posing as the
champion Of honesty. !"
Concerning the charge Of plagiarism
McLarrin eaid:
80 far as plsgiarizing Dr.. Van
Dykes sermon is concerned, it vas
largely due to accident. I was much
struck with its beauty Of thought and
dictioa. I had borrowed copy and
dictated from it three o, four sentences
to my ssenographer, and in the original
which any one can see, are the words
'parophrssing the recent utterances Of
. distinguished divine, etc. They
we're Left ont the copy. After making
the speech went South on the next
train and never saw the speech again
until it was in print. Ny secretary did
not notice it, and had distributed sew
eral thousand befo:e my attention was
cslled to it.
OIn conclusion Senator McLaurin
made this caustin comment:
II sincerely regret the modification
to the n.tive, delicate and refined
nature OF my colleague. Honors are
easy. however, for l can assure him
that I have experienced similar pangs
at some of the 'pitchferk tunes which
he plays to the disgust Of the senate
and the delectation Of the gallery
losfers." J"
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