The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-07
M'LAURlN'S REPLY.
Statements Made Necessary by
TiIimans chargea.
HE CHARGES FALaEHooDg
Against the Senior Senator. Ap.
paai to the Psople to
HeIp Reiegata Bon.

paai TO the Psople to
HcIp ReIegasa Bon.
to Farm.
A Special to tho State from Bonnotts-
villo Thursday givos Senator Mo-
1aurin's reply to Senator Tillman's ad-
drces to tho poople Of tho State for pub
location. gg
TO My Fellow Citizons:
Tho address Of Senator Tilman to
you rendered it necessary that should
say something in explanation OF my
motives and actions | sincerely rcg5ct
that you Gro to be subjaotcd to tho OK
penso and exoitcmcnt OF senatorial
primary this year, but fcel that | nrl
not responsible. Had il not been for
Senator 9illmans intrusion upon tho
GafHnsy meeting thore would hayo beou
no necessity for It. a joint debate wau
prooipitatod by him contrary to my
wiohca and Of the gcntlemcn who in
vitod mo. Hc forcod himaclf upon tho
moctiDg by bis own admission. No
other honorable course WAS left 10 mo
but to accept his proposition or lay
myself open to the charge OF coward
ioe. 1t is too late now to consider
Whethor it was Wiso or unwise and
tho people must judge between ;;s. I
desire TO announco my candidacy in
opposition to the senior senator for
tho uaexpirod long term, and will dis
cuss with him in fair and reputable
manner tho national issuoa Of the day
and leave it to you to jut 20 who cen
tho moro honestly aud onorably"
represent you in tho United States
senate. In 1897 | was olco,od to the
senate as Demoorat and am atill n
Democrat
In every thing | havo said and done
| havo had tho good of MY pcoplo at
heart, to them | am ready TO rondcr an
account of my stewardship, but not to
the senior senator; perhaps in this lics
my chief oip.
In my rcocnt speech at Greonville I
gave tho people tho roason for my off
oial action sinoc 1899. II ia US seless for
me to reiterAto what said in that
spooch, as it has been extensively pub
lished and l presume generally read,
Wore it not for ohergos made in the
address Of the senior senator, it wouio
bo unnecessary for mo TO say moro.
But cannot allow him to assaiI mo
and my Democracy without saying
something in my vindioation. Ho
charges that, after the adjournment Of
congress- in March last, With tho aid
Of my friends, I commenced in tho
State an active propaganda Of my now
DOCTRINES. which arc clsi ned to be
Democratic but arc nothing but Re-
publicanism in disguise" He AFRO
gates to himself tho power to dooido for
the people 40 to tho righteousness Of
my course and views, and is not will.
Ing. tor them Is hear and judge for
themselves. R2aNindeoent intruaion
S;s s,asnods Ct Doss;u@ s ana tl'us;aaSes h:a
sire to "rulo or ruin" After NV re.
turn homo in April last re- oeived in.
yitations from oitizons Of Greenyille.
York, Cherokee, Nowberry and Spar.
tsnburg counties to address the people
on tho national issues Of the dav. Al
thoir public servant, could not d,sro.
gard thoir imperative calls. and T ao.
ccpted tho invitations, Had I not done
80, my political opponont would hsyo
charged that could not moot my con-
stltucntB faco to faco and explain nv
political action. 1t was not nv pnr.
poao IN accepting those invitations to
lnauguato my campaign for reelection
moro than a year in advance Of tho
primary, but to attempt to onlighton
tho people and romovo falso impres
aionss produced upon tho public mind
by tho senior senator and his symna.
thizers. | had boon porsistontly mn
lIgned and misreprosented and the onjp
means afforded mo for ny yindioation
was to got the ear Of the pooplc. This
was my only object in making spooohoa
where ! was invited to 90, and had it
not bcon for these invitations should
have remained silont.
Have wo roaohod tho point whore a
number Of private citizens cannot ia
VITO ono OF their representatives to
address them, without ino!u4ipy tho
81 Nor senator or iist obtaining hja
peimission2 Tho senior senator i
seems, willod that l should not be
~, ~ t'i"o 'ihnV Huu uCLprulIUCO thai
| should Rait for his bidding 10 90
before tho people. Tho senator also
charges that | am Republican and
Was organizing Republican party
mere. If no believed this charge, WHY
qld no consent to run with mo In {,
Domooratic primary? | denounco tho
oihargs as an infamous faisohood aud
tho senior senator knows what he SAWS
is untrue. In his rooklossness. tho
senior senator further charges that tho
dtisponaing Of tho public patronage has
beon placed at my disposal and Gun.
limited money" is furnished mo by tho
republicans to aid in tho schome of
tho organization Of q now party. /
donounco this as malicious falso6ood
In my Greenyillo spocoh explained
Why ! had boon consulted about tho
federal patronage and at Gaffoey I do.
nounccd, in hia p,csonoo, both Of theao
charges as wilfully false and yot ho
rolteratos thom in his address. Hia
purpose, in repeating what he knowa to
DO Siandora must bo evident to all.
Iho senior senator undertakes in his
aaaress to throw tho whole responsi.
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