The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-01
IN DEFIANCE OF THE LAW.
If Senator Tillman Is Violating Fun
damental Law How About Mem
bers of the General Assembly Hold
ing Similar Trusteeships?


ing Similar Trusteeships?
Following is an editorial from the
Columbia State of Monday morning,
December %:
Senator Tillman and the Law.
The Kingstree County Record has
received from Senator Tillman more
than usually interesting letter Of
censure, instruction and explanation.
The matter which drew the Senator
ial fire was contained in a paragraph
headed "Conflicting Jobs,' in which
the County Record laid emphasis up
on the recorded fact that Tillrnan
missed the opening roll call Of the
senate because on the day congress
met he was attending a meeting Of
the board Of trustees Of Clemson col
lege, and commented thereon as fol-
lows:
"He should blame no one but him
self for the disappointment he ex-
perienced at not being able to answer
two calls Of duty simultaneously. The
point is that Senator Tillman has ten
aciously clung to the Clemson college
trusteeship. in plain violation of the
i'State constitution that he himself
helped to frame, and he has been per-
mitted to do so because be-
cause he is Tillman.''
The reply by Senator Tillman to
the criticism is sufficiently concise
and Of sufficient general interest to
warrant its reproduction in full. We
quoteI
"Ordinarily 7 pay no heed to such
squibs. but there is so much Of malice
and Of Ignorance in this unjustifiab1e
article Of yours that I take occasion
to call your attention to some things
which You ought to know and which.
if You and the other papers which
copied your article will print, viii
prevent future misconception.
"First. The meeting Of the board
of trustees of Clemson college is not
fixed by law and is subject to the
Judgment and convenience Of the
members. The last meeting was Or
dered in November by the board, but
for some reason President Alan John
stone did not call the meeting until
December 8, and I am sure he was en-
tirely innocent Of any purpose to
make the conflict with my duties in
Washington. Every intelligent man
knows or ought to know that the an
nnal session Of congress begins on the
first Monday in December. There was,
therefore, no necessity for a "con-
flict' and had the meeting been eth
er earlier or later I could have at
tended it without difficulty. In my
judgment the Clemson trustee meet
inc was of far more Importance than
Of nv answering the roll call here.
Had I attended the meeting Of the
senate on the 9TH I would have to
have left immediately to attend the
trustee meeting on the 9th.
"Second. Senator Tillman has not
tenaciously clung to that Clemson
college trusteeship in plain violation
Of the State constitution that he him
self helped to frame" | am 4 trus-
tee of Clemson college under Mr..
Clemson : Will. | 40 NOT l0ld any
commission as trustee of Clemson
from the State government. | was {,
trustee before the State constitution
Of 1895 was adopted and that constl-
tuition could not and did not attempt
to alter my status at all. If you are
innocent Of Intentional or unjust crit
icism of me, it must be attributed
to YOUR ignorance: if You were mere
lv repeating what you have read il.
other papers without examination, II
ought to be a warning to be better in
formed lest You be charged with ma
lice.'
But Senator Tillman signally fails
to convict the County Record of eth:
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