The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Intellectual Bully
and a Moral Pigny.
Senator McLaurin Expresses
His, Views of Tillman.
snee;al TO The State

charleston. April 20 Senator Nc
Lsarin came back at Senator Tillmao
ehis af.eruooo 10 a bot interview. de
tending his course 10 the senate and
explaining bis oose on she ratification
of she Paris treaty and also bis seem
ing plagiarism of the Rev Vac Dykes
sesmou. He refuses to meet Senator
Tilluau 90 the stump.
The interview speaks FOR itself aod is
IS follows:
ST have only this to say in reference
to Senator Tiilmao's interview SO fsr
as bis persooal attach on ue IS concern
ed, tie public prints are Oos the place
to reply l ueifaer court DOR desire bis
friendship or good opinion Nor do /
propose for the benefit OF some one else
to be drawn io.o q controversy Vitb
him an ready TO do my ovo 6ghtisg
and want other people to do The same !"
GsneerDiog his vote oc the Paris
tssasy, Senator McLaurin said:
''I did inteod TO vote with the major
ity Of the Democrats against the Tasi6
eatios Of the treaty, for reasons purely
of party consideration. I never said
anything to Senator Tillman or any Que
else to give him the righs 80 sru'hfuily
Say that was bitterly opposed to its
ratification. Il is aud has been intense
" uupieasaus for me to differ from SO
eany of ny party associates, | had
Just beer through campaign full of
bitterness and desired if possible to
avoid further differences. The appeal
was made to ue to defeat the treaty and
secure the tactical advantage of defeat
ipg the admiuistratioa and forcing them
TO call an extra session. lei pretty
Low plane of action. bat for the sake OF
peace and to avoid just what has occus
red since, concluded to vote for the
rejeetioo of the treaty 1t vas With this
idea that / vent home Saturday uighs
Sunday afternoon, sitting in my dining
roou. heard uewsboy calling extras
asd sept ous aud got one l saw that
the natives bad opened FIRE 90 our
troops aud wben I read the account
9sde up my mind at once that the
treaty shoald be ratified SO as to 6z the
status Of the Uoited States in foreign
war already ou. It made the people firing
en o1r troops rebels. .sud not as intruders
The SO days lacking before an extra
session could be called might be pro-
dsesive of uotold harm. l bave Oever
seen the day siDce when l was Dot
glad that did have the strength to
vote as | thought right. did SO freely
and with 30 promise or pledge from aay
@8a
Immediately it was Published to the
world that had beeo promised Judge
Sinontoo's place. A more iotamously
false sDd cruel sIauder was uever per-
Petra,ed
'.Tbere haen's been tine ID Eve
gears when | haven't wished 'hai /
sad decsDtlg soi bonosably get cut CT
public l;fe. When President McKioley
ssered De the place iatendec fer
Democrat oa the Philippine comnissiou
deelined ADD told bin ,aat never
wanted aoythiOg for myself as bis
hands. bus thas if through me oe oould
help South Carolina wanted bin 20 dc
1t. This is sll / ever desire or expecf,
and il did not feel that l was helping
aod could help ny Stsee nothing on
earth could induce me to submit ooe
hour longer to such virupera,ion aud
abuse
'Es is 90 new role," cousinued the
sesstor, ''for Seoasor filloa0 He
beeao bic career by abusing ADD slao-
deriog better men have Oaught bus
coDteups for an Intellectual bully aod
shameless preteoder mssqoeradiDg as
ssa'esuao, moral piggy posing as the
champion Of honesty
Couceroiug the charge of plagiarism
McLaorio said
$50 far as plagiarising DR. Van
Dyke's sernon is concerned. it vas
largely due to accident | vas much
struck With its beauty OF ,houghs and
dic;ion had borrowed copv aud
dictated from it .hree or fo1r seDteoces
to ny sieuographer, and IL the original,
Which any coe cse see. are the Vo.d-
'paraphrasing the receDt utserecees of
. Distinguished divicc,' etc. These
vere left cut Of the copy After max
ing the speech | went south OF TIE
aezt train and Dever saw the speech
again ur,il i, vas 10 prias My secre
sary did cot cosice it. aud had disri
bated several thousand before uy a,,eo
eion was called TO it,"
In conclusion Sena,or McLauric
@ade this csustic con meat
81 sincerely regret tie nor,i6ca,icp
to the sensitive, delicate and refined
nature Of my colleague Honors are
easy. however, for cap assure him