The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-06-13
TWO MORE INNINGS
Played in the Palmetto Senatorial
Game.
TILLMAN AND M'SWEENEY AT BAT
Each One Takes Grand Stand Play
and Awaits Further Developments
Two Warm Letters.

Columbia. S. c.. Special.-GDy. Nc
Sweeney has sent the following lette:
to Senator Tillman:
Sir: Your letter Of June l mas been
received. I have carefully noted is
contents and the most charitable v.eg
which I can take OF it is that i. was
written in the heat of passion and
without due consideration. | noe that
you say that | have 'transcenGed my
authority and that the GoyernD: can
not compel member OF the United
States Senate to hold his commission
and exercise the functions Of that Of
flee if he chooses to surrender Il. and
that you decline for the present %
withdraw your resignation. Had you
read carefully my letter addressed ID
you and Senator McLaurin, yOa must
have seen that | did not eXpl csS any
desire to compel member o. the Un:-
ted States Senate to hold his commits
sion and exercise the functiors Of thai
Office if he chose to surrender It. Ny
sole purpose in returning the resignG-
ton was to ask you gentlemen 70 con-
slider calmly and thoughtfully the con-
sequences to the people OF What
judged 10 be haSty act and what you
admit 10 have UCeu rasty act. an: |
confess that ! am somewhat surprised
at the tone OF yInr answer TO ~ re-
quest. | consider the course Wlich |
took in this matter TO be for the best
interest Of the people Of South Caroli-
ma, and l am responsible to them alone
for my action and. furthermore | still
believe that my course has me- tie aD
proval of majority OF the citizens OF
the State; nor do consider them ulI.
thinking citizens. but men who know
and recognize as fully as any people OIL
earth the rights and duties and re-
sponSibilities Of citizenship and who Go
not need the services Of any one TO tell
them their duty.
Your inSinuation that | have been
importuned' to await the convenience
OF any present or would-be aspiran.s
VINO are not just yet ready, for various
reasons, to enter the contest brought
Il so Unexpectedly. that for tbs reason
my action has taken the direction i
has is unworthy nfa man holding Tic
high commission which has bera given
you by the people Of South Carolina
and deserves no notice in this connec-
ton. However. | may say, f0r your
benefit. that alone am responsible for
my reply, and will give account for
the course | have taken TO the people
who have honored me and nor to any
one individual In this matter haze
done what l thought best calculated II
promote the present prosperity an |
contentment Of the people OF M Safe
and shall continue TO do so rc2IrdleSs
OF what any one may say or think OF
my course. ! did not think that pO-
litical campaign this summer could do
any good and acted according TO my
belief. However. had the designations
been unconditional and unrestricted.
my action might have been otherwise.
With due respect to your opinion.
think have as high conception of the
Office of Senator and it's powers IS You
or any other citizen Of this State ard
you must have known that the briet
interview to which you refer meant
that l would simply meet the :espon.
sibility and perform my duty under the
conditions. If you still wish to resign
your commission and will send to this
office an unconditional resignation l
will exercise the authority and powe:
vested in me by the people.
Respectfully, etc.
"W. D. McSWEENEY.
Governor"