The daily sentinel., 1901-06-07
Grand Junction. Colorado Friday z. 1901
TILLMAN GETS HOT SHOT.
Governor Tells Him His Resisna-
ton as United States Senator
Will be Accepted.

Columbia, s. G. June G-Decidedly the
most surprising outcropping Of the sen
atorial row was the unexpected letter
from Governor McSweeney to Senator
Tillmsn today. The governor declares
to Tillman that il he wants to resign, his
withdrawal from the senate will be i'm
mediately accepted. The letter reads:
"Sir: Your letter OF June has been
received. l have carefully noted its
contents and the most ohari able view
which l can take OF it 10 that it was
wilton in the heat Of passion and with
out due consideration. note that you
say have 'transcended my authority
and that the governor cannot compel a
member OF the United States senate to
hold his commission and exercise the
functions Of that Office il he chooses to
surrender it, and that you decline for
the present to withdraw your resigna-
ton.
"Had you read carefully my letter ad-
dressed to you and to Senator McLaurin.
you must havs seen that did not ex-
press any desire to compel member Of
the United States senate to hold bis
commission and exercise the functions
of that office IL he chooses to surrender
it.
any sole purpose in returning the
designations was to ask you gentlemen
to consider calmly and thoughtfully the
consequences to the people OF what
judged to be hasty act and what you
admit to have been hasty act, and !
must confess that am somewhat sur
prised at the tone Of your answer to my
request. 4ili
II considered the course which took
in this matter to be for the best interesta
81 ths peopis Of South Carolina and l an
lsaspoosibss4o them 'sious Tor ny action
and furthermore. still believe that my
course has mst the approval Of . major
ity OF the citizens Of the state. nor do
consider them nnthinking citizens. but
men who know and recognize as fully as
any people on earth the rights and du-
ties and responsibilities OF citizenship
and who do not need the services OF any
one to tell them their duty.
"Your insinuation that have been
'importu, ed to await the convenience
Of any present OF would-be dspirants
who are not just yet ready, for various
reasons, to enter the contest brought op
90 unexpectedly and that for this rea-
son my action has taken the direction i,
has, is unworthy OF . man holding the
high commission which has been given
you by the peopls Of South Carolina.
at deserves NO notice in this connec-
tion However. I may say for your ben
eft that alone am responsible for my
reply, and will give account for the
course have taken to the people who
have honored me, and hot to any one
individual In this matter have done
what thought best calculated to pro
mote the present prosperity and content
ment Of the people OF my state, and shal
continue to do 90. regardless Of what an,
one man may say or think Of my course
did not think that political campaign
this summer could do any good and act
cd according to my belief. However
had the resignations been unconditiona
and unrestricted, my action might hav,
been otherwise. With due respect fo
your opinion, l think have - high con
ception of the Office Of senator ana 1t,
powers ~ you or any other citizen o
this state and you must have known
that the brief interview to which you 70
fer meant that would simply meet tn,
responsibility and perform my dutie,
under the conditions,
"If you still wish to resign your com
mission, and will send to this ONCE ar
unconditional resignation. will exercis'
the authority and power vested in me b,
the people"
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