The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-12
TIE GOVERNORS REPLY
To the Letter Wrote Him by Senator
Tillman.

Following is copy of the letters
sent to Senstor Tillmsn by Governor
McSweeney:
Sir: Your letter Of June 1st has been
received. l have carefully noted it's
contents and the most charitable view
which l can take Of it is that it was
written in the heat of passion and with
out due consideration.
note that you say that have "trau-
soended" my authority aud that the
governor "csn not compel a member of
the Uoited States sentte to hold his
commission and exercise the functions
OF that off ,e If he chooses to surrender
1t, and that you decline fer the pre-.
sent to withdraw" your resig gustion.
Had you read careful my letter ad
dressed to you and to Senator McLlu
rim, you must have seen that did not
express any desire to compel mem.
Der OF the U Unittd 8 ates senate to hold
his commission and exercise the func.
tions of that Office" if he choose to sur
render it. Ny sole purpos, in returning
the resignstions was to ask you gentle
men 10 consider c,lmly and thought
fully the consequences to the people Of
what judged to be hasty act, and
L must confess that | am some hat
surprised at the tone of your answer to
my request.
| consider the course which | took il
this matter to be for the best Interest,
of the people of South Carolina. and
q h 10 - 4.
action. And, furthermo re, still believe
that my course has rdet the approval
Of maj lrity Of tIe citiz:ns of the
State, nor do | consider them "un
thinking citiz ms, but men who kooy
and recognize aa fully IS any people
on earth the rights and dutits and re-
sponsloliities CT cit x .nship, and do no
need the services of any one to tel
them their duty.
You insin uated that have been "im
poriuned 20 await the oonvenier &C
OF any present or would be aspirants
who are not jut yet ready for vAriou:
reasons Go enter the contest brought OF
so unexpectedly" and that for this rea
son my action has taken the direction
1t has, is unworthy of man holdins
the high com mission which has been
given you by The people of South Car
olira, and deserves notice in this con
neciion. However, | may say for your
benefit that L alone am responsible fol
my reply and will give account for the
course l have take n to the people who
honored me and not to any one indi.
vidual.
In this matter l have done what
thought best calculated to promote the
present prosperity and contentment OF
the people OF my State, and shall con.
tlnue to do so regardless Of what any
one man may say or think OF INV
course. did not think that political
campaign this summer could do am
good. However, had the resign stions
been unconditional and unrestricted
my action might have been otherwise.
Wlth due respsot for your opinion, |
think hsvs as high 'conoep ion Of the
ON 'e CT senator and its powers, -os
you or any other citizen of this State.
and you must have known that the
brief inter view to which you refer
meant that | would simply meet the re-
sponsibility and perform my duty uu.
der the conditions.
LII you still wish to resign your com
mission and will send to this offics an.
unconditional resignation, | will exer-
else the authority and power vested in
me by the people.
Respectfully,
| NJ. B. Mos Seeney.