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charged that Gonzales in his printed
attack in the State had not quoted
Tillman's personal statement in the
Senate Journal which gave his
grounds for making the ruling under
dispute. He then read this state
ment from the Journal which had
nothing whatever to do with Editor
Gonzales charge that Tillman had
inserted a falsehood in that state
ment and had uttered from his chair
as presiding officer of the Senate an
untruth in regard to the Frye and
Henderson kilograms: "This man
Gonzales is actuated by spite and
malace," he exclaimed dramatically.
He is a modern Ishmalite, whose
hand Is against every man and every
mans hand is against him. Only
few days ago he made a vile at,
tack on the Rev E. O. Watson, con
secrsted minister of the Methodist
Church, and had assailed the entire
Methodist Conference of South Car.
olina for wanting to move its College
from Columbia. And since he has
done that, why I don't suppose l
can be surprised 1t his attack on me.
The only explanation that [ can Of
fer 1or his enmity toward me is that
I bear the name that I do Col.
Tillman evidently forgot that his
father, the late Col. George D. I'LL,
man, never had more loyal or de
| voted friend than this same Ed
itcr Gonzales. This part of his
speech was adrolt and artful and
was a most skillfull play, but it did
not deceive any body. He did not
answer, or attempt to answer, Editor
Gonzales specific charges about the
Frye and Henderson kilograms and'
as such, his speech was a distinct
disappointment to his friends, and he
had some ! resent. Tillman then took
up
THE JENKINS SWORD INCIDENT.
He said in substance: Jenkins is
a gallant young South Carolinian. l
thought his splendid servlces'deserVed
recognition at the hands of the peo'
pie of this State, and [ raised a 'und
to present him with sword, and IN
vited the President to deliver it. l
was not as familiar then rs | am now
with Roosevelt's public utterances,
but say now that if I had known
that he had branded Sefferson Davis
as an arch traitor and had compared
him 10 Benedict Arnold, that invita-
tion never would have b6en extended.
But I did not know it. Well, after
that invitation had been issued You
know what happened. An impor
tant incident occurred in the Senate
and. as q result of it, Roosevelt with
drew an invitation he had extended
to Sens ..or Tillman to an official din
ner at the White House. That wss
an insult to South Carolina Snna
| tor, to the State of South Carolina,
to my own blood, and | have no apol
ogles to offer for what did. wonld
have withdrawn that invitation to de-
liver the sword if Roosevelt had
been a king. I have no apology to
offer to. anybody for having with
drawn the invitation to Roosevelt to
deliver the jenkins sword" "
Heretofore COL Tillman has al
ways claimed that he withdrew the
invitation to President Roosevelt,
''at the request Of subscribers to the
jenkins fund.-" but on this occasion
be assumed full responsibility for
his action, and did not say anything
about any 'subscribers" or anyone
else having asked him to take the
step. TilIman's reference to the
sword incident was not altogether
unfavorably received, but the other
parts of his speech were dlsappoint
ing and damaging, and, on the whole,
he made an unfavorably impression.
He had a number of friends in the
crowd and they were ready to make
demonstration in his favor, but his
speech was so lame and futile that
they could not do 50. He received
few scattering hand claps, and there
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