The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-09-04

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prove true. l thought Of your threat
to make the people sweat blood" and
of what it really meant or could pos
sibly mean. The only Interpretation
that occurred to me was that the gov
ernor would make a general jail de-
livery by emptying the penitentiary
and turning the convicts loose upon
society. You have that power, sir.
1t was given you for purposes Of mer-
cy and not for the punish mont of yosr
fellow cit. -. The g: .rnur takos
all oath to see that the laws are exc
cuted in mercy. There is in the con-
stitution nothing which permits him
to trample the law underfoot on the
pretense Of mercy, and nothing but
venality and greed of money can make
him place the pardoning power in the
hands Of lawyer who charges big
fees to obtain pardons. AS for par
doning the criminals by wholesale no
body but lunatic would do such a
thing and nobody but lunatic would
threaten it. Let me beg you to be-
ware what you do and say hereafter.
Put q bride on that unlicensed tom
que of yours. You owe 1t to. your
friends, you owe it to yourself, and
you owe it to the state. ..a>
l have been trusted by the people
as we'll as you. They have shown their
love and confidence in no uncertain
way and l therefore claim the right
to warn and to offer to help yeu In
all matters Of pardons if you will
deign to ask my advice. Nobody in
South Carolina will doubt the justice
of any pardon I reco" mend. This
a thankless burden L am willing to
assume for the public welfare, and l
do not expect to do any of the drudg-
cry Of it, but know men l can trust
whose honor and patriotism are not
only above suspicion, but who have
the respect and confidence OF their
fellow citizens. will enlist the help,
if l can, of these to examine the petit
rions IN order to help you, but you
shall not, If l can prevent it, carry
out your threat to make the people
OF South Carolina sweat blood" be-
cause so many of hem have not been
"bamboozled and debauched" by your
demagogic appeals. Consider, COVER
nor, what it means to turn loose orim-
inals, murderers and cut-throats, and
then consider the infamy OF boldly
and openly offering to pardon any
wan who would kill certain people.
Don't you see to what criminal folly
you have been led to give people the
right to think that you will pardon
men who assassinate your enemies?
Such an Infamous idea never entered
any but crazy mans brain.
In your desperation attempting to
reply to my indictment Of you in the
Ferguson letter you were unscrupu-
lous enough to say:
81 fear no evil from Senator Till
mans letter, except that possibly his
mind has become more diseased OF
late than it was when I had my last
talk with his confidential physician.
Everyone knows that you alluded
to DR.. Babcock. And a more knightly
gentleman or more loyal friend to
me never breathed, and know you
had no authority for it. He Is not the
type of doctor who discusses his pa
tients and their ailments with Tom,
Dick and Harry.
Mind Is Stronger.
1 want to say to you that I know
since my last stroke OF paralysis In
February, 1910, my memory has been
very much impaired, but the other
parts OF my brain have gradually and
very preceptibly increased in efficien-
cy and vigor and am now fully cap
able of doing as good work as l ever
did. The only reason why have felt
unwilling to make speeches in the
senate and on the hustings this sum-
mer is because l know I can not speak
with any force or vigor without turn
ing on the full voltage Of the dynamo.
Under excitement the blood rushes to
the brain for that is the way the mind
works. DR.. Babcock had warned me