Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-29

governor; but we do think that Colonel
Jones' forgiving spirit prompted him to
act as a peacemaker. The further fact
Is that Congressman A. G. Latimer,
who is supposed to be Tillmans favor
lite, and is now nesting under Till
mans copper-lined wings, reached
Columbia ahead of the governor and
gave out an interview to the Columbia
State, in which he expressed the hope
that the governor return the re5igna-
tions. From Columbia he went to
Charleston, and gave out an interview
to the same effect and stated that, he
too. had seen Tillman. In the face of
these cold facts we think it adamantine
cheek for McLaurin's opponents to go
around making a pretense of disap-
pointment at the governors action.
When Tillman gave it out that Gov
ernor McSweeney had been influenced
by McLaurin's friends. Colonel Jones
would have done himself credit had he
made public his solicitude. and the part.
as Tillmans friend, he played in the
matter He should have broken his
clam shell and announced that as the
head of the Democratic party of tne
state he appeared to the governor in
behalf Of the people to spare them from
an uncalled for campaign. This would
have put a quietus to the misrepresen-
tations of both Senator McLaurin and
Governor McSweeney. Oh. but The
Times editor it may be said, was among
the governors callers also, and he Is a
personal friend of McLaurin. True.
we were there; but what we had to
say was after our talk with Colonel
Jones who had seen Tillman, and then
we only expressed an opinion similar
to what the colonel had told us he ex-
pressed to the governor. The whole
truth of the business is, that all this
pretense Of indignation Is the sheerest
kind Of hypocrisy to make political
capital. To use a common expression,
1t Is a piece Of rag-chewing for effect
We believe Governor McSweeney's 8
course was prompted by a high and
patriotic purpose, and we believe those
who are abusing him are not so
prompted.
Initiating the Whites.
Gaffney Ledger: One night last week,
about IL o'clock, young colored man
by the name Of Fred Riley, was found
lying in a road in the upper part Of the
city in a seemingly precarious condi-
ton. He claimed that his back was
broken and took on in such man
ner that those around him were led to
believe he was suffering untold agonies.
He further stated that he had been
waylaid, knocked down, beaten and
robbed of money that he had in his
possession; but persistently refused to
tell who it was that had handled him
so roughly. DR.. Crawley was sent for
and soon came and proceeded at once
to make an examination of Riley's
wounds. Every time the doctor touch
ed him Riley would howl and yell as
though it caused him excruciating PAIN
He still refused, however, to divulge
anything that would lead to a clear
understanding of his case. DR.. Crawley
even refused to relieve his suffering (0
unless he would tell who had assaulted
him; but all to no purpose. Officer
Hallman was present and he said he
expected that Riley would die every
minute. Riley lives on ]. A. Carrolfs
place, about two miles above the city.
and he was taken there by two of his
brothers who were present. Later, 1t
developed that he was simply playing
'possum on that eventful night, and
that the money of which he claimed to
have been robbed had been invested by
him in a new suit of clothes, and per
haps in the Chemically pure" The
story is, that Riley had gone up some
where or other to collect some money
due him for working in a monazite
mine, and that of others Of his col
ored brothers who had empowered
him to collect what was due them from
the same source. Riley collected all
the money, came to town and at once
proceeded to spend it with a lavish
hand for his own personal benefit. At
ter he had succeeded in Kidding himself
of the filthy lucre"-both his own and
that Of others-he conceived the idea
of having himself robbed" in order
that he might escape the wrath Of
those he had wronged. We have not
heard of any prosecutions from Riley's
victims and presume he is enjoying the
situation immensely. 1t was good for
him, though that his 'possuming"
was not suspected at the time he was
found, as he probably would have been
Laid up" awhile sure enough.