The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
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Senator and Mrs. TilIman Landed
at New York Saturday.

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ARCHBOLD LETTERS
Read by Hearst Are Important Fac
tors of the Campaign-He is "Glad
That the Light Has been Turned
on the Commercial Democracy
Gang" in This State.
Senator and Mrs. Tillman landet
in New York on Tuesday after an
absence Of five months in Europe.
He is greatly improved in health an
enjoyed his trip abroad very much.
He did not tarry long in New York.
but left for his home soon after ae
landed. He crossed the ocean in the
fine steamship Kroonsland. He was
besleged by news gatherers as soon
as he landed in New York.
"The Archibald letters that Mr..
Hearst has read are the big thing
Of this campaign and the one sub
ject of interest on the other side"
"I see that he got McLaurin. I
am. not surprised. We were on to
Mctaurin in the Democratic wing
of the senate, and read him out Of
the. caucus eight years ago. He be-
longs with the corporation-controll-
ed senators and we told him So"
II cannot but feel little pity for
Senator Foraker" continued Mr..
Tillman. HE is an old man -and IL
no worse than good many Of the
rest Of them-ln Ohio, too, might
add. He, of course. deserves what
punishment this expose will bring,
but I hope Mr.. Hearst will get the
rest of them.
"No, / will take no active part In
the campaign. 1t is too nearly oy.r
for me to bestir myself. The last
session in Washington was the most
trying l have ever known and I was
almost prostrated at the end of It.
1 do nots want to waste any of my
regained strength.
Senator Tiilman paused to engage
in repartee with Philadelrhian
on the tariff question, and then said
that he would hurry to Washington
fora few days. From there he will
60 to his home and rest until his
duties call him to the capital agaih.
Tillman in Washington.
The Washington correspondent OF
The News and Courier says. Senator
and Mrs. Tillman arrived In Wash
ington Tuesday night en- route home.
When seen at his hotel Wednesday
morning, Senator Tillman was sur
rounded by half a dozen or more
newspaper men and other friends,
who had called to welcome him
home, and to get his views on the
Presidential campaign; and other
matters.
Senator Tillmap is naturally very
deeply interested in the outcome Of
the Presidential election, and al
though he has been absent, and not
in close touch with the management
of the campaign, yet his general
knowledge of the situation leads
him to believe that Bryan will be
the next President of the United
States. He does not intend to enter
the campaign, but will rest from his
travels, and be ready for the ap-
preaching session of Congress in De-
cember.
To The News and Courier corre-
spondent the. Senator said that h3
had read the Archbold and McLaurln
disclosures, and that the light hal
been turned at last on to the acts
and dolngs of the Commercial De-
mocracy gang" With unusual vigor
the Senator said: What l would
like to know. now is this: what
newspaper in the State received any
portion Of that FIVE thousand dol
lars from the Standard Oil, and why
Is it, the different detective editors
within the State have not taken the
trouble to ascertain what newspaper
supported the 'comercial Democracy
gang and publish the list go that
the people could know who the ben
eflciaries were"
Continuing, he said: Certain
newspapers have been very vigilent
in 'raking up past records. Now le:
them come forward and give the
people the names Of the bobtail
papers in the State that were knock
Ing at the doors of the Standard
OIL treasury for 'lubrication.' Hal
it not been for the unexpected death
of President Mckinley it would be
difficult to say just how much harm,
would have been done to the Demo-
racy Of the State by the sleuth-like
editors of South Carolina so long
as they were receiving substantial