The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15
TILLNiAN ON JONES.
Says He is Eminently Qualified for
Governor.

published below and requested the
Senator to give his views on the
question asked therein. In his answer
Senator Tillman says mo sensible
man in the State believes that Judge
Jones is in favor of social equality"
and that "he would make a good
governor, for he is emine tly quail
fed" The senator says Gov. Blease
shrewdly "muddied the water" He
did this for the purpose of keeping
the discussion from going into the
real issues of the campaign and the
exposure of his own shortcomings as
governor of the State.
MIR. Sims's Letter.
Here is the letter Mr.. Sims wrote
Senator Tillman:
Office of the Times and Democrat,
Orangeburg, S. c.
Senator B. R. Tillman, Washing
ton, D. C.-My Dear Senator:-Many
of the reformers who were with you
in the nineties and who still believe
in you, and are doing all they can to
have you returned to the senate, are
supporters of Judge Jones in his race
for the governorship and hope to see
him elected. AS you doubtless know
Judge Jones has been charged with
being in favor of social equality be-
cause he with many other good men,
when in the legislature, voted
against law providing separate cars
for the races when you were govern
or because of the unconstitutionality
of such a law under the constitution
of the State at that time. Other
charges have been made against
Judge Jones because of his acts as a
legislator and Justice of the Supreme
Court, which we need not mention
as they are familiar to you. Judge
Jones was speaker of the house of
representatives when he voted
against the bill providing separate
cars for the races, having been elect
ed to that position by the reformers,
who afterward elected him associate
Justice. We feel that these charges
against Judge Jones are reflection
on all reformers, as they made him
associate justice after he committed
the act, for doing which he is charg-
ed with being in favor of social equal
ity. The same may be said of the
other charges against Judge Jones.
AS you were the head of the reform
movement and was governor when
Judge Jones voted against the separ-
ate car act, we would like for you
to say whether you consider Judge
Jones an advocate of social equality
because he voted against that law,
and whether in your judgment he
would make good governor of the
State. With great respect, l am,
Very truly yours,
JAS. L. SIMS.
Senator Tillman's Letter.
Here is Senator Tillman's answer
to Mr.. Sims:
United States Senate, Washington,
D. c., Aug. 3rd, 1912.
Hon. James L. Sims, Orangeburg,
S. C.-Dear Mr.. Sims:-1 have your
letter of July 29th for which please
accept my thanks. have been sur
prised that Judge Jones has allowed
Gov. Blease to put him on the de-
fensive and made him explain some
thing that needed no explanation;
for no sensible man in the State
believes that Judge Jones is in favor
of social equality, and Gov. Blease
has laughed in his sleeve to see how
shrewdly he has muddied the wa
ter. In other words, he has played
politics more adroitly than the judge.
In reply to your question: LAS you
were the head of the reform move
ment and was governor when Judge
Jones voted against the separate car
act, we would like for you to say
whether you consider Judge Jones
an advocate of social equality because
he voted against that law and
whether in your judgment he would
make good governor of the State"
1 answer: I do not consider that
Judge Jones was an advocate of So
cial equality because he voted against
that law, and I believe he would
make a good governor, for he is en-
inently qualified. l say this more
willingly becapse it cannot be con-
strued as my taking sides as between
the men. I announced last fall that
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