The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-06
O'NEILL TO TILLNAN.

between Mr.. ONelll ana senator LII
man:
o'NE1LL TO TILLMAN.
Charleston. S. c.. June l9, 1902.
Hon B. r. Tillman, United States
Senator for South Carolina, Washing
ton, D. C. Dear Senator: The writer,
who has met you on a number OF oc-
caSions and was with you at the Ma
tional Democratic Convention in Kan
sas City, July i, 1900, when we noInl-
mated w. j. Bryan for President OF
the United States, and we all stopped
with Mrs. Gregory; you occupying the
room with the late Congressman
Stokes, Of Orangeburg; and l occupy
ing the room with our present railroad
commissioner, WilbOrn, perhaps will
bring to your mind readily the fact Of
our acquaintance. l am well aware OF
the fact that you meet so many peo-
ple throughout your travels that you
are apt to forget number of your ac-
.ouaintanceS in the Palmetto State.
We have a matter up here and am
one Of those that always like to go to
HEADQUARTERS on a question that in
wolves the Democratic party Of South
Carolina and the South. had talk
in Columbia last week with our mu-
tual friend, Col. Willie Jones, and he
suggested the idea that it would be
proper to address you a letter and get
the facts. What we want to know.
and we are satisfied you can tell it to
us in the plain language: What is a
Democrat and what is Republican:
Can man who has profeSSed to be a
Democrat stump the State of New
York, West Virginia and other States
and, as we understand it, subject to
the dictations Of the national Repub-
lican executive committee at so much
per speech in Mckinley'S campaign
against Bryan, and after Mckinley
was elected became an applicant for
the district attorneYship OF this State,
now be permitted to enter the Demo-
cratic party and run for State Senator
from Charleston? We are under i'm
preston that we want no Commercial
Democracy or Republicanism in this
State and at all times one must sail
under his true colors; whether it be
for free silver or not, so long it IS the
platform of the Democratic party.
We have always stood to the Demo-
cratic party, whether it was for Bryan
or free silver. Even the gold bugs
could not claim our politics and we de-
sire to know from you if this party
can now attempt to re-enter the Dem
ocratic fold and run for State Senator.
The party in question who is now
attempting to run for State Senator
from Charleston County, after Mchln-
lev was elected, filed his application
and came within an ace of being ap-
pointed by Mckinley district attorney
for South Carolina.
Could YOU not in the interest OF the
Democratic party look up the record
in the department of justice and have
a COPY Of his application and all papers
that were filed at the time; so that 1t
can be properly put at this end in the
hands of our local Democratic execu-
tive committee or referred to the State
executive committee at Columbia for
action, so that when the gentleman
attempts to file his pledge for office
the proper steps can be taken IN the
matter and forever cut out the ques'
tion of Commercial Democracy or ke'
publicanism.
will appreciate more than words
can exp, esS your advice on this sub
iect, what steps are necessary to take
to have none but true and tried Demo
Gratis attempt to run for office in this
State. l enclose in this letter the gen
tleman's card, announcing himself as
a candidate for the office Of State sena
tor for Charleston County.
This letter is written to you person
ally as number OF your friends desire
to know what steps are necessary t
take in such case. Your good advice
will be more than appreciated and vii
be considered, if you so require 1t
strictly confidential.
Perhaps it would be best for me K
mention to you that Col. Willie Jones
Governor McSweeney, Congressman
Latimer, Leon J. Williams and meI
of this standing will tell you who
am, and that l have always stooc
straight and voted the Democratic
ticket on the Kansas City platform
and have had the honor of attending
both conventions which nominated
W. J. Bryan.
Awaiting your early favor with you
good advice, l am yours truly,
L. Arthur O'Neill.
T!LLMAN TO O'NEILL.
Trenton, S. c., July II, 1902.
Letter written by the Hon. B. r
IL.