The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-30
A LIVELY MEETING.
Senator Tillman Answered the Charges
Of Editor Appelt
AND IS VOTED NOT GUILTY.
Editor Appelt In His Reply Says He
Is q Democrat and Will Grace
fully Submit to the
Majority.
Majority.

Majority.
According to promise Senator Till
man spoke at Manning on last Friday.
The meeting was the result of an in
= vitation to Tillman from nearly 500
citizens of Clarendon county to speak
in refuta tion Of the charges made by
Senator Applet. editor of the Man,
ming Times. Senator Tillman was
well received. He was entertained at d
banquet at the Manning hotel, ten
dered by committee Of business men
and county officers. At II O'Clock
Friday morning a committee OF Sc
citizens escorted the Senator to the
stand, which had been built, as was
the case when he spoke at Manning
eight years ago, on whiSkey barrels.
Senator Tillman and Editor Applet
were seated Immediately on the left
and the right Of Chairman Davis,
within two feet Of each other. After
prayer by the Rev. P. B. Wells, the
chairman introduced
SENATOR TILLNAN
who was received with considerable
applause. He said he had come to
defend his private character and his
official actions. No prominent man
escaped s.buse and vituperation. He
had had his full share. Notwith-
standing abuse and dirty insinuation
the people by unparalleled majority
had again and again Signitied their
confidence in him. Not only was his
character attacked, but there were in
sidious enemies attacking the Demo
cratic party Of South Carolina and
him as the sentinel on guard.
Realizing he had been assaulted be-
cause he had been protecting the
party he was here to face his accuSer
and to answer once for all these SLAM
ders. It is customary among Anglo
Saxon people, and we inherit it from
our English ancestors, though we are
not all English Qaughter), that the
accused be confronted with the ac-
cuser and the witnesses and thata copy
of the indictment be given him before
he goes to trial.
WRITES TO APPELT.
On April Is he had written Appelt
that be would be in Manning today to
answer his charges, by invitation OF
citizens. In that letter he said:
I have seen copies of the Manning
Times Of Jan. Is and y, and pre-
sumo these issues of your paper con-
tain the charges referred to. If am
in error, and there are others, | desire
to have them in writing. You are
the aggreSSor in this matter, and
prosecuting attorney in fact, eitherln
your own or McLaurin'S interest and
under the rules of law and decency, I
am entitled to know Of just what am
accused. If the two issues Of the
Manning Times do not contain al Of
your charges, then I demand that you
give me any others, so that when l
speak may be through with the mat
ter. a prompt response is request
ed" Under the circumstances he
would disregard the usual courtesy
that obtains among gentlemen and
read the private" letter that Appelt
wrote him in reply, because he had no
right to answer an official declaration
of war with a private communica-
tion. Here is the letter:
SENATOR APPELT's LETTER.
Manning, S. c., April Il, 1902.
Hon. 5. r. TilIman. Washington, D. C..
Dear Sir: Yours Of yesterday to hand.
VIII say that l have no desire what
ever to appear in the role of prose
cutting attorney" in this or any other
matter. | have sent you regularly
every week The Manning Times, and in
the issue Of January s published your
harsh letter to me, and replied to it in
same issue.
I regreat very much that have only
one copy of January S, which IS my Tile
copy, and l cannot send it. Twill, how
ever. try to secure one for you. The
charges made by me and so stated,
were based upon newspaper reports,
certificates and your letter. l made
none against you from any personal
knowledge. because | know nothing
personally.
Your selecting the day (25l before
the clubs are to elect delegates to the
county convention have no doubt IS
very gratifying to my opponents. and
may say yours also, because some VINO
will make very GemOnStratlve probes
sionS were among the set here who Ge-
nOunced you two years ago ana even
scratched your name at the election. i
was largely instrumental in defeating
them and because Of that it is any thing
to get even.
II you had modified your letter as
requested l am sure your feelings to
wards me wouid,not be aS they are now
Nv purpose in writing YOU 10 modify
that letter was to avoid Il fight and a
wrangle in our own ranks.
My sole object in the beginning was
to work against any attempt being
made to exclude a white man from The
primary who took the oath TO abide the
result and support the nominees OF the
primary. and when l started on that
line did not dream OF any persona
arrangement from you.
So far as McLaurin is concerned.
have never said | would vote for him
Nor would | if it is shown c0nvinclngIl
to me that he is not a Democrat. Bul
the place to show this is at the regular
campaign meetings. If he is not
Democrat, notwithstanding my per
sonal feelings for him, l could not sup
port him. even if he were my brother
You may regard it gratuitiouS on my
part. but will risk the liberty OF say
inc to YOU that some Of those who vii
play a prominent part in caring for yOl
are not your friends and are hoping (
profit by your coming.
If | can l will secure a copy of The
paper Of January s, but should l fai
and on your arrival you vii! send some
one to my office for it | will loan yol
my file copy to read. l do not want Il
be unfairOr diScourteous. In TACT.