Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-02

lie ulreCt 10 my statement, tnat i was
asked to help the financial end of his
campaign. and declining my offer to
submit the proof Of Its truth to body
OF gentlemen and Democrats equally
concerned with ourselves for the we'll
being Of the party. he thinks to cloud
the issue and escape its menace by
turning upon me the irresponsible
chatter OF a literary. bureau. which
claims to live of the Immaculate con-
tributions cf subscribers having wings.
harps and halos. and which has been
for weeks flooding the country with
every manner Of Justification. The
very existence of this. to say nothing
Of the sources Of It's being, should set
honest people to thinking.
| !, Declares Ryan Story "Lis."
| 1.-The Ryan story, which has made
such an impression upon the unknow-
ing and unrefecting. was. as far as 1t
related to Col. Harvey, lie out Of
whole cloth. Though Governor Will
SON knows this, he has allowed It to
circulate without word Of contra
diction. The attempt. which followed
itS exposure by me. to make 1t appear
that I have intimated that applica-
tibn was made to Mr.. Ryan Is cut off
the same cloth, and is characteristic
Of the duplicity which attaches itself
to the entire proceeding Of the gov
erhor and his publicity agents.
THE suggestion Of Mr.. Ryan was
eagerly caught up by those agents.
Fancy a political promoter refusing
money from anywhere or anybody
but when I spoke to Governor Wilson
about 1t he said some unclvil things
of Mr.. Ryan. expressing fear that II
the knowledge Of such a contribution
got abroad. 1t might do more harm
than good-an opinion with which
col. Harvey promptly concurred-and
Ithe matter went no further. I might
have asked Governor Wilson how he
could reconcile his objection to Ryan
money. which had not yet been Of
lfefed him, with his demand for Car
negie pension money. which had been
denied him. But, although growing
la alllittle impatient under his sudden
change Of demeanor. did not wish to
be disagreeable Certain 1t is that
Mr.. Ryan never heard Of the matter.
Neither I, nor anyone else, spoke to
him on the subject. The effort Of the
Wilson promoters to revive II and
bring 1t to the front Is simply an un-
principled attempt to divert the pub
lie attention from the fact that Gov
ernor Wilson has been rattling around
az a hero because of his indignant
rejection of Ryan. the truth being
that Ryan was never pressed upon
him at all.
lji Wilson and Harvey.
His courageous reputation Of
Harvey, which has put such feather
In his cap, was Of a piece with this.
Whilst Governor Wilson was receiv-
ing popular applause because of his
sacrifice Of private friendship to pub
lie duty, he was grovelling at Harvey's
feet after pardon for the shameless
ness Of his heartless treatment he ad-
natted having bestowed upon Harvey
at the Manhattan club. II he pos
sesses a spark Of honorable sensibility,
he will at once demand and require
the publication OF the abject letters
he wrote to Harvey, when he was
made to understand and realize that
he must square the account Of In
gratitude or take the consequences
Meanwhile. let me say, that whilst
the governors tardy repentance may
placate the forgiving Col. Harvey
whilst 1t may even satisfy the suscepti-
BILE Mr.. Bryan. refuse longer to fol-
low a man whose nomination would.
In my judgment, be a disaster and
whose election a calamity. He who
could show himself so disloyal to pri-
vate friendship cannot be trusted to
be loyal to anything. Within a sim
gle year Governor Wilson's radical
charge of base, his realignments and
readjustments. personal and political.
his offences to some and apologies to
others have been exactly concurrent
with his selfish aims. There seems no
abasement into which he Is unable to
descend with equal facility and grace.
May God protect Democracy from
such leader and such leadership.
- Submits Case to Democrats.
81 submit to the Democrats OF the
4 United States that I am not on
trial. ! am a candidate for nothing.
There Is no office within the gift of
the government or the people the ac-
ceptance Of which / would so much
as consider My career is behind me.
have pursued 1t In the light Of day.
II 1t does not plead my cause, cannot
plead for myself
In the support I gave the candidacy
Of Governor Wilson, as herein related.
/ acted for the best, according to the
lights about me. In withdrawing that
support I must render some sufficient
reason to my party associates. That
is their right, and 1t Is my right. Why,
at my time Of life. should seek to do
injustice to any man. or In anywise to
mislead the party which, during forty
years Of storm and stress, have striv-
EN- so faithfully to serve?
THE niche vacated by Governor
Wilson I shall not undertake to fill. |
hold nothing in reserve, am backing
70 other aspirant. advancing no other
interest. l shall go to my winter home
In Florida, beyond the reach even Of
the telegraph. sure that in this mat
ter l have done my duty. alike to pub
lie obligations and private friendship.
and having not a care beside.
| (Signed) Henry Watterson.'
| Salt.