The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-25
Does Not Touch the Case.

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Times and Democrat, which is pub
lished on another page, that gentle
man says:
Inasmuch as you are trying 10
make it appear by reprinting SEN
ator Tillman's speech in the Sen
ate that this distinguished gentle
man agrees with you in your ef-
fort to drive me out of the Demo
cratic party and in your denuncia-
:. tions Of me as being either an III
dependent or Republican, en-.
close you herewith copies of the
correspondence which has passed
recently between Senator Tillnlan
and me with regard to the DEM
ocracy. of my vote on the lunber
schedule. .
Mr.. Lever is mistaken when he
says The Times and Democra1 re-
printed Senator Tillman's speech IN
the Senate to make it appear that
this distinguished gentleman" agrees
with us in impugning his partT 10y
atty for voting for a duty on lun-
Der. We had no need to -errin.
Senator Tillman's speech to inpugE
Mr. Levers Democracy. Because Mr..
Lever had impugned his own Democ-
racy when he openly deserted his
party, violated and trampled under
foot it's. sacred platform, and voted
with the Republicans to put pro-
tective duty OF lumber.
Senator Tillman's speech was re-
printed to show t:,at Mr.. Levers
claim, that the peaple of this dis
trict was not taxed by the duty. On
lumber, was not true. It Will be
noticed that Mr. er was as dumb
as an oyster on tlls subject when
propounding ais questions to Scna-
tor Tillman. Why. did he not ask
the Senator one more question, as
to whether the diily on lum1e'' did
not cause lumber itself, aud every
thing that is made out Of lumaeT,
such as furniture, vehicles, ani 9th
er things, which the people right
here in Orangeburg County have to
buy, go up in price,.
There is but me reason Why Mr..
Lever did not include this question
with the others. He knew that ::'e
Senator would AVE had to answer
eyes" The trouble with MIR. Lever
is the Senator put whitewash on in
the wrong place. The Democrats OF
.Orangeburg County don't need any
instructions from Senator Tillman as
to what Democrat is. They know
that when man votes against the
platform on which he was electei
that he is traitor to his party, 1t
makes no difference what Senator
Tillman or any one else says about
it. It is an insult to their intelligence
to presume otherwise.
Senator Tillman, in the speech
that we are accused of publishing
to prove chat" Mr.. Lever is not a
Democrat, does not say word about
Democracy, nor. does he say any
thing about those who voted for the
duty on lumber one way or the other.
Then how could we, by reprinting it,
hope to prove that the Senator agrees
with us that Mr.. Lever is an Inde-
pendent or a Republican for voting
with the Republicans to tax lumber
But the Senator does say III that
speech that the duty on lumber is
a big tax on the farmers Of Ehis
section Of the country, thereby fatty
contradicting MI. Levers claim that
it is not a tax on our farmers.
So it will be seen that Mr.. Lever
disproves by Senator Tillman some
thing that has never been charged
against him by us. In other words,
he formulatcs some questions which
he knew the Senator, would answer
to suit him, and claims that they give
him clean political bill of health,
but he says not a word about the
only thing Senator Tillman's speech
was published by US to prove, which
is, that the duty on lumber is tax
on the farmers Of South Carolina,
which Mr.. Lever contends is not the
case. Senator Tillman's whitewash
does not touch the spot on Mr. Lev
er where it Is most needed.