The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

as their truth, and Jim Tlllman's
silence has confessed their truth. He
has underrated the sense Of patriot.
ism Of a majority of former Reform
ers in imagining that they would vote
for a scoundrel because his name was
Tillman or because The State op.
posed him."
August rs, 1902: "The issue once
made it has developed into an Issue
OF the press Of South Carolina against
fraud and falsehood in high office,
and this it remains for the voters to
pass Judgment upon. One by one
the papers have swung into line un
til out of eleven daily journals in
South Carolina ten have pronounced
against Jim Tillman. These news
papers listed by cities are as follows
Anderson, the Daily Mail; Charles
ton, the Evening Post; Columbia,
the Evening Record; Columbia, the
State; Florence, the Daily Times;
dreenville, the Daily News; Green
wood, the Daily Index; Spartanburg,
the Daily Herald; Spartanburg, the
Evening Journal; Sumter, the Daily
Item"
August %, 1902: GAS one of
the public prosecutors of James H.
Tillman, in behalf Of South Caro-
lina's honor and welfare, this news
paper is proud of the enmity he
manifests against it, although in
fairness to a number of it's contem
poraries, which have 30 materially
aided in the work Of bringing this
rogue to public justice, the State
could wish their services we're also
recognized"
September 3, 1902: "Jim Till
man has made what our local con
temporary describes as a little
stage play in Offering TO resign his
office Of Lieutenant Governor if the
editor will go to him and call him "a
liar and blaokguard or a coward
The editor of the State is not play.
ing in melodrsma, and has no
taste for it. In his paper he has
called Jim Tillman what he was, and
what, in public interest, it was ne
cessary to call him, and what he said
about him he has proved. If any
grievance exists it is not on the part
of MIR. Gonzales, who frankly admits
the election has given him full sat
isfaction. Therefore, it would be
quite superhuous, as we'll rs stale
and cheap, to do the DeCamp act
over again after tie curtain had been
rung down."
WHAT SENATOR BROWN SAYS.
There is apparently no desire on
the part of eye. witnesses to talk OF
the tragedy for publication. Sena
tor George w. Brown, Of Darling.
ton, who was walking on the inside
of the three, and nearest to Mr..
Gonzales, said that strange as it
may appear, he did not see the
shooting and knew but little. Just
at the time he had turned to ono
side to speak to q lady friend who
was passing, and then while turned
he heard the pistol fire. His friend
ran and he tried to stop and assist
her. He heed no words, and went
off to calm his friend, who was much
excited. He heard nothing pass be-
tween the two mon, but did not sec
the affair, and, Of course, Senator
Brown is absolutely candid in bis
SENATOR TALBIRD,
who was one Of the party walking
along, does not care to talk for pub
lication, and says he heard Mr.. Till
man say, 81 got your message" and
that be thinks the shot was fired af.
ter he used the expression. Both
Senator Brown and Senator Talbird
said they were so much surprised
and amazed that they hardly realized
what had happened, but there was
no quarrel or fight.
CONGRESSMAN ELECT AIKEN,
with Mr.. Dominick, did not hear any
words, and thinks he was near
enough to have heard, while Mr..
Dominick thinks they were bit too
far. Mr.. Dominick thinks he and
Mr.. Aiken were "a far as tho Murray
Drug Company, about a half Il block
away.