The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-05-08
APPEAL To VOTERS
TIlLHAN ASKS REFLECTION By
The DEMOCRATS
SENATOR IS GRATEFUL

For Past Support and Expresses His
Qualification for the Love anG
Confidence That Have Been Giver
Him By the People During HI:
Long Political Career.
We have received from Senator
B. R. Tillman an address to the peo.
pie Of South Carolina asking thei1
support in his race for reelection tc
the United States Senate. Sena-
tor Tillnlan has been advised by
his medical advisors not to take the
stump, as he would like to do, and
adopts this method Of reaching the
democratic voters of the State. The
Senator's address to the people is
as follows:
To the People Of South Carolina:
twenty-five years ago I asked you
to elect me to the Office Of governor.
You did it, after Tery hot cam
paign in which I spoke in every
county in the State. Two years later
I asked for reelection. You gave me
the Office second time by an over
whelming majority. After four
years of service in the governors Of
fee, I asked you to elect me to the
senate, and again, after a heated
canvass, you placed me in She Office
I now hold.
I have held this Office for nearly
eighten years, and I am asking you
to reject ne to it, although my
health is broken and am no longer
the strong and vigorous man once
was. I have ripe experience and
thorough knowledge Of the working
Of the government, and have many
warm personal friends II the de-
partments and in both branches Of
congress.
came to the senate in cloud OF
oNoquy on account of newspaper
abuse at home. I have fought ny
way in spite OF it and have lived to
see most Of the newspaper men in
the press gallery my friends.
By long service and hard work, I
have won an enviable position In
Washington, and the State is entitled
to whatever benefit have In places
on the committees which can only
be obtained by such service.
I have fattered no man and fear
ed no man in debate, and I have 8
strong desire to "die in harness"
for sentimental reasons only.
I have no words that can express
my appreciation and gratitude for
the confidence and love you have CIV
en- me in all these years. If did
not feel that my experience and init
mate acquaintance with public affairs
will enable me to give acceptable SER
vice in the future, would not ask,
reelection at your hands, but con-
tent myself with the full measure
of the hoHoTs you have given me al
ready.
When I first came into public life
met a storm of opposition, which
was very bitter and intense. 1t re-
nuired intense and aggressive action
to overcome it; and being combative
by nature, fought with all my might
for those things thought were right,
and I won because you approved my
policies, my utterances and my &C
tons.
Amid this exciting contest, many
things were said and done on both
sides that, perhaps, had better been
left unsaid and undone. Men are
but human, and when fred by strong
convictions, they speak and do things
which they afterward regret. AS Coo
is my judge, never said anything
but truth, or did anything as govern
or or as senator, did not believe TO
be of the public welfare. AS look
back over my career, I can see mis-
takes and biunders, plenty OF tnen'
but they were honest blunders, and
I have never permitted selfish amol-
ton or petty revenge to con1rot my
actions | have tried to be senator
nj all the people, as vas governor
Of the whole State and my AMBITION
has been, in the senate, TO give the
,oonle the best service Of which
was capable.
Owing to my poor health and In
accordance with the advice Of my
nhvsjcian. I shall not make any
speeches during the canvass this sum-
mer. Ali of the old men IN the
state have already heard me speak,
and if there are any young ones who
have not and desire it, I shall take
pleasure in mailing such pamphlet
COPIES Of some OF my best speeches
which / have yet on hand Nothing
would delight me more than to oa
able once again to see NY old friends
face to face. and it saddens De to
think tl.at I shall never have TINS
pleasure again
/ shall hope that the people Oh
South Carolina will not dsplace ne
by voting me out. but that u sons
way YOU will indicate a ~lsn tor
me to retire from this poslsloa oe-
.,usa ~ your belief that l am NO
1o,aar r,hys;caIl~ capable of perform
ing the duties Of the Office. The sen
atcyship has always been regarded
nv me as a sacred trust, and I Knew
Won wanted NE to surrender 1t,
would gladly lay It down, conscious
rhar T have done my duty always to
the best OF my ability.
3. r. Gilman.