The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-05-01

man not a Democrat to secure the non
nation, if We are to keep the party
from being stabbed in the back any
not have a repetition of the present
disgyaceful state OF affairs. At this
time South Carolina has no voice in
shaping public matters in the Senate,
or if she has voice. the votes OF the
two Senators are nearly always on op-
posite sides Of any given proposition.
This is something that docs not Obtain
in any other Democratic State. and
know Of no way by which we can
guard against recurrence OF this con-
dition except to require all Candidates
for the Senate. State officers. Congress
men and other positions of hancr ana
trust to pledge faith and loyalty to the
doctrines and principles OF the par'?
announced in the State and natlonal
conventions" Senator Appelt spoke
briefly in reply. saying he was gratiied
ct receiving as light castigation rs
he had. His whole fight had been 10
keen the Democratic primary as 1t IS.
"If Tillman's explanations are satisfac-
tory re ycu. a!l right. | produced the
evidence. and if it IS untrue that IS icr
YOU 10 Say, Du. II wa --Os
| have been untruthful.
TIilman concluded with hand pr
mary OF the question, Guilty or not
or'iltv." Two "nn%S 800 rN seq III t;Lc
Affirmative and several hundred in the
negative.
Some Correspondence.
Senator Tillman said that on April 16
he had written Applet that he would
be in Manning to answer his charges,
by invitation of citizens. In that let
ter he said:
Il have seen copies Of tho Manning
Times Of Jan. Is and 90, and presume
these issues Of your paper contain the
charges referred to. If l am in error,
and there are any others. l desire to
have them in writing. You are the
aggressor in this matter, and prosecn-
ting attorney in fact, either in your
own or McLaurins interest and under
the rules of law and decency, am en-
titled to know of just what | am ac-
cused.
"If the two issues of the Manning
Times do not contain all Of your
charges, then l demand that you give
me any others, so that when l speak
may be through with the matter.
"a prompt response is requested.
Under the circumstances he would
disregard the usual courtesy that oa-
tains among gentlemen and read the
private" letter that Applet wrote him
IN reply, because he had no right TO
answer an official declaration Of war
with a private communication. Hero
is the letter:
(Private.)
Manning, S. c., April II, 1902.
Hon. B. R. Tillman, Washington. D. c.
Dear Sir: Yours of yesterday to haad.
Will say that have no desire what
ever to appear in the role OF prose
cutting attorney" in this nor any other
matter. l have sent you regularly
every week The Manning Times, and in
the issue Of January 8 published your
harsh letter to me, and replied to it N
same issue.
l regret very much that have only
one copy OF January s, which is my file
COPY, and cannot send it. will, bow
ever, try to secure one for you. The
CudIkSS uldCS ny Liz anu ~ SSSS~S'
were based upon newspaper reports.
certificates and your letter. / made
none against you from any personal
knowledge. because l know nothing
personally.
Your selecting the day (25) before
the clubs are to elect delegates TO the
county convention, l have no doubt is
very gratifying to my opponents, and
I may say yours also, because some
who will make very demonstratiVe pro-
fess;ons were among the set here VINO
denounced you two years ago and even
scratched your name at the election.
I was largely instrumental in defeating
them and because of that 1t Is anything
to get even.
If YOU had modified your letter as
requested l am sure your feelings to-
wards me would not be as they are
now. My purpose in writing You TO
modify that letter was to avoid nght
and a wrangle in our own ranks.
My sole object in the beginning was
TO work against any attempt being
made to exclude white man from the
primary who took the oath to abide the
result and support the nominees OF the
primary, and when started on that
fine did not dream of any personal
estrangement from you.
So far as McLaurin is concerned, l
have never said l would vote for him.
Nor would if it is shown convincingly
to me that he is not Democrat. But
the place to show this is at the regular
campaign meetings. If he is not a
Democrat, Notwithstanding my person
al feelings for him, could not support