Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
SENATOR M'LAUR|N SDEFENCE
HIS REPLY TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
COMPARES RECORDS WITH 7|LLMAN
Defes TilIman TO Deny the Truth OF the Record.
Insinuates that TiIln,an Is Corrupt.

Insinuates that TiIlman Is Corrupt
To the Democratic Executive
Committee, State of South Carolina
-Gentlemen The official notice of
the action of majority of your com
mittee of July 25th was received by
me on August lst, five days after it
had been announced in the news
papers. This published announce.
ment was the first notice l had that
any action affecting me was to be
taken by your committee. l am now
officially informed that the majority
of your committee condemns my
course in the Senate, demands my
resignation and undertakes to cxpel
me from the Democratic party.
Twenty-one men have attempted to
usurp the powers of the 100000
Democratic voters of South Carolina
and as an incident, in meeting
called for another purpose, have has
tily endeavored to do what can be
done only by solemn proceedings of
impeachment, expressly provided for
in the Constitution of the United
States.
RESPONSIBLE ONLY TO TIE PEOPLE.
hold my commission from the
Democratic voters of South Caro-
lima; | recognize no authority but
theirs; take no orders from any
source but them, and shall in due
course appeal to them for judgment
of my course as Senator and my
character as man and Democrat
Personally | am Indifferent to
your action because nobody has made
you my master or censor and l re-
gard what you have done as merely
expressing the malice and fears of
one individual, Senator B. II. Till
man. But for this always evil and
indecent influence ordinary respect
for the propricties would probably
have prevented the four of you who
are my declared competitors for the
seat now have the honor to occupy
from attempting to use the power
entrusted to you by your party to
remove rival from your path.
ACTION UNFAIR, ABSURD AND uN-
DEMOCRATIC.
AS citizen and Democrat of
South Carolina | am mortified by
your action, because it has brought
upon the State the condemnation
and the ridiculc of the press and
the public throughout the country.
Unhappily, those who are not in
.imatcly acquainted with our con-
ditions accept the action Of your
majority as representing the in
tclligcncc and Democracy of oul
State and both are made objects OF
dcrision. Against this | wish to en-
ter my solemn protest. | shall de-
monstratc how unfair, absurd and
undemocratic your action is, and |
shall trust to the Democrats of South
Carolina to rcpudiatc it when the
opportunity is given them. Your
purpose is to deny that opportunity
STAR CHAMBER PROCEEDINGS.
1t is in strong contrast with the
blatant boast OF Senator I'illman, at
Gaifncy, to put me on trial before
the party on the hnstings with him.
self as prosecutor. As you know, |
sought that test by accepting a pro-
posal Of appeal to the people, but
the Governor sough, fit to forbid it,
Now Senator Tillman appears as
prosecutor against me in my absence
and by proceedings like those Of the
star chamber, which was the most
Infamous tribunal of English history
and the most abhorrcnt to Anglo
Saxon instincts, seeks to exclude me
from the party and its debates and
public asscmbagcs. 1t is your duty,
as custodians Of the party interests,
to seek recruits and to strengthen
the party. re save Senator Tillman
from stalking his record, strength
and fortunes against mine, you un-
dcrtakc to exclude me and my
friends from the party. Whatcvc,
your individual motives may have