Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-03


lures or principles. but on me and my
personal character. Jones charged me
and my friends with being anarchists
and charged me with being a crook by
protecting criminals and otherwise. /,
too made many speeches before the
opening Of the campaign, but never re-
/ ferred TO Mr.. Jones at all. At Sumter
in my opening speech, I did not He
followed and his harangue was bitter
against me- and from that day until the
/ close OF the campaign he never pre-
sented a single reason why he should
be governor of South Carolina, but TOOK
/ his time abusing me and my frienos
and trying to explain the miserable rec
4 ord he made as legislator and judge.
"At Bishopville I exposed his record
and after that speech was read by the
people Of South Carolina, Jones might as
well have retired from the race, for he
never had a look in from that time on.
ct conducted my campaign on high
plane, but having been most severely
criticised, lied on and abused, 1 struck
back. and in no uncertain terms.
| HELD HIS TEMPER.
when the Augusta slush came for
ward and the John Grace Nth was
poured forth when dirty and filthy cir
culars, unsigned, were slipped under the
doors Of the people at night and broad
casted through the state, when the min
listers and preachers were praying
against me, and when the newspapers,
every issue. were heralding ISLANDERS, vi
tuperation and abuse against me, 1 con-
tinued TO hold my temper, did not get
mad as they hoped 1 would do. and
even when Jones insulted me had too
much respect for his gray hairs and old
age to even slap him with my open
hand. Some mady call this cowardice,
| just as some called IL cowardice when
General Butler gave you a general ours
ing on a railroad train, when you gave
as your excuse for not resenting 1t, that
he had only one leg.
II had every reason to believe. having
stood by you in 1890 at Helena, when 1
stepped between you and a man who had
a pistol drawn to kill you, and when
the crowd rushed forward and broke
down the platform, I had you picked up
by your admirers and carried you into
my father-in-law's home (Which was in
a few yards Of where you were speak
ing).
DON'T WEAR ANOTHER'S COLLAR.
In the legislature I differed with you
sometimes and did not vote according to
your dictation. but. senator, have never
worn any mans political collar. have
never been bossed or dictated to by any
I
been elected governor Of South Carolina
by the people and 1 recognize no boss
but the people, and the people have
shown, last Tuesday, that they recognize
no boss at all.
In addition to my political support
OF you, the position I took as lawyer
and witness in saving the name OF your
distinguished brothers son from beng
written upon the pages Of the South
Carolina penitentiary records, while my
position was true and the correct one
incurred for me the hatred Of the Co
lumbia State. and from that day to this
nothing too mean or bitter could have
been said by them about me- and why,
because stood by a Tillman. Certainly.
then, had the right to expect that you
would not take any part in the run for
governor, but on the contrary that you
were friendly. and that IL you were not
friendly. most asuredly that you would
be neutral, particularly, senator, when
my defeat would not only have ruined
me politically but blasted my personal
character for all time; and yet, through
out the entire race spoke kindly OF you,
and after your letter was published
when friends phoned me and wired me
what TO do in regard to you, I said that
/ was willing for the people of South
Carolina to pass between us and say
which one they wanted or if they wanted
both.
DON'T DRAG IN NAMES OF LADIES.
I'm Washington Mrs. Blease and Mrs.
Tillman were both present when the
conversation referred to took place.
You may say Mrs. TillmAn could not
remember. but / wish to say to you.
sir. that the veracity or ladies should
not be involved on such matters. You
may speak of it. but I shall certainly
not bring either Mrs. Tillman or Mrs.
Blease into this controversy.
The charges which you have seen At
to refer to in your letter have been alb
solutely and fatty reruted (see reply
to Augusta slush and replies
which have put forward during this
campaign I have never received one
cent for granting a pardon nor have I
ever received one cent for any official
action since I have been governor ex-
cept my salary from the state Of South
Carolina
You did not come to me or my
friends for explanations, you took the
newspaper articles for lit When you.
yourselves. say that they lied most ma
liciously on you.
HOW ABOUA IT7
MY dear sir. what about the charges
against you, when they claimed that
Hubbeu sent you $4,000 which Lyon
and Christenses hard the Rev. Mr.. Tur-
nipseed brought before them. to prove
that he delivered you the package, while
he was express agent at Columbia?
What about the piano they claimed you
received? What about the Hubbell
money they say you received? What
about the article which they say were
sent you by Neill from the penitentiary?
What about the oregon land deal. which
I Mr.. Roosevelt laid at your door? You
said they we're untrue. I believe you,
senator, as your other friends believed
you. II you want some rurther infor-
nation as TO some of the investigations
which were made against you by Lyon
and Christensen I will be pleased to
l furnish you with copies OF Pinkerton
detective agencq's reports which yere
filed with some members Of that COM
mittee, but which were never known to
the full committee and never made pub
lie, and which I have been only able to
1get since I have been governor of my
state.
UNFOLDING CHIEF BLEASE.
You say. Haskellism and Bleasism'
/should be buried in the same grave,
the laboring people who bur
led Haskellism. brought forth Bleas-
Aism and they are faithfully protecting
ftheir cause and Loyalty UNFOLDING their
Ichief Nobody can truthfully charge
Ime with not being governor Of all the
speople. have stated on the stump.
~ IL