The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
TIE GOVERNORS REPLY
To the Letter Wrote Him by Senator
Tillms1,

Following is a copy Of the letters
sent to Senator Tllinan by Governor
McSaeeney:
Sir: Your letter Of June 1st has been
received. I have carefully noted its
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 "tran-
scended" my authority and that the
governor "csn not compel member Of
the United States senate to hold his
commission and exercise the functions
Of that Office if he chooses to surrender
it," and that you decline for the pre-
sent to withdraw" your resignation.
Had you read carefully my letter ad-
dressed to you and to Senator McLau-
rim, you must have seen that I did not
express any desire to compel mem
Der Of the United States senate to hold
his commission and exercise the func-
tions Of that Office" if he choose to sur
render it. Ny sole purpose in returning
the resignssions was to ask you gentle.
men to consider calmly and thought
fully the consequences to the people Of
what I judged to be hasty act, and
I must confess that | am somewhat
surprised at the tone Of your answer to
my request.
consider the course which took in
this matter to be for the best interests
Of the people of South Carolina, and I
an responsible to them alone for my
action. And, furthermore, I still believe
that my course has met the approval
Of a majority Of the citizens of the
State, nor do l consider them sun
thinking citizens" but men who know
and recognize ss fully as any people
on earth the rights and duties and re-
spcnsibilities Of citizenship, and do not
need the services Of any one to tell
them their duty.
You insinuated that I have been Sim
porsuned" to ''await the conveniencc"
Of any present or would be aspirants
who are not just yet ready for various
reasons to enter the contest brought on
so unexpectedly" and that for this rea
son my action has taken the direction
it has, is unworthy of a man holding
the high commission which has been
given you by the people Of South Car
olina, and deserves notice in this con-
nection. However, I may say for your
benefit that I alone am responsible for
my reply and will give account for the
course l have take u to the people who
honored me and not to any one indi-
7idual.
In this matter have done what |
thought best calculated to promote the
present prosperity and contentnent Of
the people Of my State, and shall con-
tinue to do so regardless Of what any
one man may say or think of my
course. l did not think that political
campaign this summer could do any
good. However, had the designations
been unconditional and unre7tricsed,
my action might have been otherwise.
With due respect for your opinion, l
think I have as nigh conception Of the
cf ie Of senator ana It's powers" as
you or any oaher clsizea Of this oSsts,
ano You must lave kloWn tnat tbs
brief interview to which you refer
meant that would simply meet the re
spopsloiilty and perform my duty IN
der the conditlors.
If you still wish to resign your com
mission and will SEND to this Office an
unconditional resigna;ion, Will e1er-
else the authority and power vested in
me by the people.
Respectfully,
NJ. B. McSHeeney.