The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-30
THEY u STICK TO 1T.
Tho Executive Committee Does
Not Regret Asking
sM'LAURlN TO RE8IoM.

They Were Not Misle d and They
Consider tho sugge stlop
as a Reflection on
98Sa Their lnseIIig 4ncs.
The following correspondence OK
plains itself;
On tho 9th Of August l issued and
n sent to each momber Of the State Dom.
ooratio executive committee who voted
B for the resolution oondomning Senator
B MoLAurin tho following circular )ottor
roferripg to an interviow with W. D.
& May fold, published in tho State:
ut is charged in tho public prints
thattWelye Of tho executive committee
4 who voted for the resolutions condemn
3 ing Senator MoLAurin had boon hoard
Ito express regret for thoir part in tho
performance the day after tho meeting
and claimed as an excuse for thoir con.
duct that they had boon mislcd.'
sWill you bo pleased to inform mo,
& by return mail, If you havo Expressed
y any such regrot7
Have you ever stated that you wefo
lss G11Bled In tho matterIe
TO this letter have received the
following answers from the membors Of
The he.oommitteo:
.l JOHN q. RICHARDS, OF KERSIIAW.
J. have your commun ioasion Of Au-
gust 8, in wbioh you call my attention
{ to the charge in tho public prints that
4 twelve Of the State Democratic exeou-
\ tive committee, who voted for tho reso-
luton condeuning MoLaurin, chad
I boon hoard to cypress reg. OF for their
part in the performance tho day after
the meeting, and 'olaimod as an oxouse
for their conouot that they had boan
misled." And in which you ALEC ask
mo the questionB will you be pleasod
to inform mo by return mail if you
have expressed any suoh rogrel2"
s 8 t''Haye you ever stated that you wore
.misled in the matter?'
sss,ssis:!s1n reply / will say that I hsvo never
& T1kI5ttted ny 'pa1t IL the pereo; Il .nce,
and was not 'misled, nor have [ ev u
mado SUoh . statement to any ono.
II introduced the resolution after
& mature deliberation and wont to Uolum-
n bia to attend tho meeting OF tho com.
mitteo with the firm determination to
take snch action. Thoro was no at,
tempt on the part of any ono to mis-.
Y lead. submitted the resolution to
several members Of the committee and
Y 4, to other prominent Democrats who
Y were not mambors before tho mootine
{! and it was with tho practically unani.
B 5 nous endorsement of those South Oar.
olina q Democrats that the resolution
sS lSil was adopted. .s 4.
fSs You'd s$snt Ssaes1
f0g We know that the samo lack \ oi
iss sci f'respect has caused him to retain bis
q seat IN tho United States Senate with q
sst full knowledge Of the fact that he was
III not ID eympathy and ACCORD with the
S$ National Dom ocraoy and with the people
& who gave him his commission, would
oauao him to disregard any action that
\ the committee might tako.
"The purpose Of the resolution was
to stamp condemnation upon his fore
head with tho oMoisl soal Of tho party
that the world might know how South
Uaroilniang regard and deal with those
who botray q saorcd trust.
Allow me tI say in this connection
that the charge that the committee
tfenscended its authority and attempt
ed to usurp the rights OF tho peopio 10
simply ridiculous. Any private oitizon
has the right to ask the resignation of
an official Whonover, in his judgment,
the conduct Of tho official warrants suoh
action. 1t 10 q self-cgldent proposition
then, that tho executive committee OF
the party hayo o much greater right.
And If Senator MoLaurin had ten
dered his resignation in compliance
! With the request OF tho committee as
expressed in tho resolution and entered
tho Urinary that would havo beon or.
dered Immediately, tho rights of the
peoplo would have remained inviolato,
and the opportunity .givon them 70 no
cord their will q year earlier under
< present conditions. So wo soc that tho
ohargo 10 untrue and mado with an
evident attempt to aoceivo. Roapect-
fully, j. q. K1cmARps, Jn"
THOMAS II. KETCuINs, OF FAIRFIELD.
Have been away from home for
4 several days and on my return find
yours Of tho oh.
"ln reply would say l have evor had
or Expressed apy regret for tho way
voted on tho "MoLaurin roaolutions''
and under tho same ciroumstan COS
would vote tho samo way now.
it"l have never stated that was mis-
led in the matter, bocause | was not.
Furt hormore, | was not 'ooorood or
trloked' in tho matter. l voted dolib.
era!oly and with ny eyes open.
u said then that did not think it
Was the right timo to take action in
the matter, but if brought squaroly up
would certainly vote for tie res olution.
Yours very respectfully, MI.
.,-. Thomas H. Kotobins."
III w. w. WILLIAMS, OF AIKEN.
Your circular lettor Of August
duly received.
From my knowledge Of tho perf onel