The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-03
!! SENATOR M'LAURIN ACTS
Withdraws His Resignation at Gov
ernor McSweeney's Request.

His Letter Received at Columbia. :.
C., This Morning, and Puts an
End to the Prospective Summer
Campaign with Mr.. TTIIman.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 3.-There
will be no Senatorial campaign in
South Carolina this summer Senator
McLaurin's letter acceding to the Gov
ernor's request for the withdrawal of
his resignation was received this morn
ing.
Without Mr. McLaurfn to fight, Sen
ator Tillman is forced to withdraw
Mr., McLaurin's letter is dated Ben
nettsvile, S. c., and follows:
My Dear Sir: Your letter of the 31st
of May in which YOU decline to accept
my resignation as United States Senator
is received
The grounds upon which your decIfn-
alton IS predicdted are, that the people
are entitled to one year Of peace and
freedom from political battles and bitter
ness and that a campaign this year would
be calamity to the State, TO be torn
| aSunder t-y a heated canvas in the of
year in politics, without any possible
good to come Of it
AS an additional reason you suggest
that any disturbance of the harmony of
I
ment Of the material prosperity of the
State might result in reta riding this prog
ress- I appreciate fully tie force OF the
reasons given by you and the effects upon
the people OF the State of a heated and
strlfe-prGducing contest for United States
Senator this year For the sake Of the
! peace prosperity. and happiness of the
/ people Of this State I am willing to hold
F.! on to my commission of United States
Senator and to continue to serve the State
! as nave done IN the past to the best
| Of my ability.
But, in retaining my seat in the Sen
! ate, VIII not consent TO be handicapped
| or bossed' by anyone claiming right to
| JuuBS my motives and actions. ] propose
/ 70 exercise my Judgment on all national
/ questions under the influence Of a high
| sense of responsibility to the people and
| TO Work for the upbuilding of the political
| and material interest of my State I rec
| ognize fully my accountability to the SOW
| ereign people and am always ready tC
| give a strict account of my official acts tc
! purpose by your official action to pre-
| vent the fullest and freest discussion oi
| all public questions and the education OF
| the people along all poIucai lines IS IN
! accord with your patriotic course in ref
! erence to the designations
| The people are entitled to hear both
| sides Of these questions and to form
! Judgment. Personalities and bitterness ir
/ a joint debate would interfere with fair
! and full suggestion Of them, and, instead
1 of educating. would miSIead and deceive
! right Of the people and ny right TO en-.
! tighten them on these questions whenever
! called upon.
In my efforts to do this I was inter.
| fered with by the senior Senator. who
| affirmed that ny doctrines were political
| heresieS and huTtful to the people. My
! wish is that all public questions may be
/ freely and fully discussed before the peo-
| pie, and / viii be content to abide by
| their decision upon them. In consentine
/ TO hold onto my commission. I wish II
/ understood that il IS IN response to your
| patriotic appeal that it is for the good ol
/ the State and not because [ feared to gC
! before the people and discusss with the
! senior Senator or others the National IS
! sues Of the day I am a public servant
| Of the people and il is my duty and pleas
/ ure always to promote their interests il
/ every way I can