The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-27
TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CARO-

LIMA:
have received reliable Information
that three kilograms, containing about
the following, were received by ?. II.
MCGOWAN, correspondent of The State
at Washington, D. c., signed by Will
liam E. Gonzales, August 2Srd, 1872:
Tillman wrote private letter to
: Ferguson in spartanburg which
is severe arraignment. Blease
knows contents of letter and IS
ss sure to strike Tillman with full
force with his organization on
Tuesday. If we could get whole
letter published, Tillman's gains
on Jones' side would counteract
losses sure to be sustained in
present status. Keep Tillman from
knowing source of information;
place facts before him and beg for
whole letter. TIME is PRE-
CIOUs.
/. .(Signed}
WILLIAM E. GONZALES.
AND ANOTHER:
If correspondent could get copy
of letter, the matter in it could
be sent out from Spartanburg.
(Signed)
WILLIAM E. GONZALES.
AND ANOTHER:
Tillman's letter must strengthen
Jones' lines and cause Blease
losses. Blease will fight Tillman,
who will get many Jones votes
(Signed) &
WILLIAM E. GONZALES.
OF course, 1 can not say these are
the exact words of the kilograms, but
: 1 dare Gonzales to deny that he sen.
stelegrams containing statements sim
liar to these, and he need not deny
them, but in order to be honorable (if
he can be) let him present the mes
sages that he sent, (copies of which
/ suppose he has on file, or which he
can easily have duplicated from the
Washington Office which delivered the
kilograms to McGowan) and let the
people see whether my information is
correct.
These three kilograms will show to
the public absolutely the e.cause of Till
man writing the vicious letters that
he did and that Jones' campaign has
been and is up to now being absolute
ly handled and controlled by WILL
LIAM E. GONZALES,eno notwithstandin
the fact Jones denied on the stump
that Gonzales was supporting him,
!. when charged him with it, but later
6aid he was glad for any newspaper
support him.
- HAVE NEVER SEEN THE FER
GUsoN LETTER AND DID NOT
KNOW WHAT WAS IN IT UNTIL 1
SAW 1T IN THE NEWSPAPERS, and
when Gonzales says did and that
'Blease will fight Tillman" ne wired
what was wilfully untrue.
/ I have today been handed a letter
ABEritten by Tillman, August 18th, 1912,
@ friend of his, in which he (Till-
PAM says: "THE RAILROAD AT
TORNEYs IN THE LEGISLATURE e
HAVE BEEN TOO vENAL AND COR
RyPT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE
AGAINST THE RAILROADS" At
another point in his latter, he says:
& I'm THE LAWSUIT OVER MY
GRANDCHILDREN, HE (JoNEs)
DID BOW TO PUBLIC OPINION AND
CLAMOR RATHER THAN TO
ENUNcIATE THE LAW AS IT WAS
FOUND ON THE STATUTE BOOKS,
WHICH HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED A
HUNDRED YEARS, OR MORE"
.shus it seems that Tllman has
written many letters and that he
speaks of Jones, chief justice of the
supreme court, as having been influ-
enced by PUBLIC CLAMOR" and
having violated his oath as justice
and not decided the case according to
the recognized law.
I am thoroughly satisfied that Till
mans letter will not injure me, for l
have received messages by telephone,
telegram and letter from every section
of the State and they all give ne
assurances that this has done NE nc