Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-14
THE TILLMAN-JONES CONSPIRACY
Significance of the Latest Design
Anafnat Senator McLaurin.

Against Senator McLaurin.
The scene in the senate between Sen
ators McLaurin and Tillman on Mon
day, in which the South Carolina dem
agogue tries to play the Gaffney gag
again, by daring McLaurin to resign
his seat, Is not calculated to add to the
dignified esteem in which this state is
held in the congressional halls.
Through the Vaccinations Of Tillman
to exclude McLaurin from the Demo-
cratic caucus. McLaurin was forced to
adopt the only course left to him, viz,
rise to a question Of personal privilege
and demand his rights as Democratic
senator. With this Tillman had abso-
lutely nothing to do; but with that
mate lack of decency for which he has
a national notoriety. he airs his dirty
linen before the world and to vent his
hatred Of McLaurin promptly forms a
coalition with the Republican senator,
Hoar, Of Massachusetts. to declare both
senatorial seats from South Carolina
vacant with the very thinly yelled pur-
pose Of having himself and his hench-
man, Latimer, reelected by the South
Carolina legislature in January.
Hoar's part in the performance was
not without self evident motive. The
Massachusetts senator hates the presi-
dent and is the arch priest Of anti-ex-
pansion. McLaurin's support Of the
administration in its expansion policy
makes him peculiarly obnoxious to
Hoar With the same cold blooded
recklessness with which he tried to
drag the Democratic party into the
ranks Of Populism, Tillman hesitates
not a moment to play the tool for Hoar.
He has never yet hesitated to do any
thing politically which might advance
his own selfish ends. 1t Is rather start
ling, however, while seeking to over
throw McLaurin, on the charge Of affil-
iating with Republicans, to see him
cheek by jowl, with one Of the rankest
radical Republican haters Of the south.
The Columbia State after protesting
willingness, nay even burning desire
to see both Tillman and McLaurin rele-
gated to political oblivion, comes up as
might have been expected. with this en-
dorsement of the Hoar-Tillman con-
spiracy:
But most Of all South Carolina Is
concerned about the point urged by
Senator Hoar. AS an authority on law
and legislative precedents, Senator
Hoars opinion Is worthy Of the most
serious consideration. He has had
long experience on the bench and in
both branches Of the congress and by
reason Of legal ability has for quite
awhile been chairman Of the senate
judiciary committee. Having no inter-
est in this question, his declaration that
the state of South Carolina has legally
no representative in the upper house or
congress is all important"
This is simply ridiculous. Senator
Hoar knows, as does everybody else,
with the possible exception of the Con-
garee organ, that resignation or a
public officer Is not complete until II Is
accented. Until then it is simply an
offer to resign with no force or erect
until the proper authority makes 1t val
i'd by accepting it. In the case OF the
Gaffney farce, the governor refused to
accept, the offers to resign were with
drawn and that closed the incident and
left the matter precisely as If 1t had
never occurred. 1t needs neither "legis-
lative precedents" nor long experience
on the bench" nor great legal ability
to decide this question. 1t only needs
little common sense. But to the Co.
lumbia newspaper, Hoar's declaration
that legally South Carolina has no rep
resentative in the upper house Of con-
gress is all important" Of course it is
all important to the Congaree organ.
1t is "all important to the success of
Plot No. 5 to down McLaurin. Verify
The States political plots grow less ro-
bust in direct ratio to the number Of
the series.-Greenville News.