The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-03

gathered there. In short, nothing
was wanting to the most cordial and
unrestraine6 intimacy.
Il make this detailed statement
because the public might we'll fancy
from the governors present attitude
and tone that / had in some way
thrust myself upon him and that my
! friendship had not been desired by
him.
"The fortnight Immediately preced-
/ ing the interview at the Manhattan
| club, Of which have been at pains to
/ say as little as was needful to justice
between man and man, and men ard
men, l had done what l could in the
interest Of his campaign. | was met
on my arrival in New York by most
urgent appeal for money from a gen.
tleman of distinction, closely assocl-
ated with, if not actually directing
the Wilson organization, and in an
swer to this 1 was able at once 10
secure a considerable sum Of money.
The meeting at the Manhattan club
was designed still further to push
forward and perfect the work of or
ganization. Else why, and for what,
was the governor there?
"To confuse and mislead the public
he has lately adopted a policy or III
ternate silence and sneering. Giving
the lie direct to my statement that
was asked to help the financial end
Of his campaign and declining my Of
fer to submit the proof Of its truth
to a body Of gentlemen and Demo-
Gratis equally concerned with our
selves for the we'll being Of the party,
he thinks to cloud the issue AMI es-
cape it's menace by turning upon me
the irresponsible chatter Of literary
bureau which claims to live eff The
| immaculate contributions Of subscr,b-
ers having wings, harms and ha!os
and which for weeks has been food
ing The country with every manner Of
falls s.fication.
1.-The very existence Of this to say
nothing cf TIE sources Of its being
shout put honest people to thinking
The Ran matter, which mas made
such an impression upon the unkncw-
| ing and unrehecting was, as far as it
related to Col. Harvey. a lie out of
whole cloth. Though Gov. Wilson
knows this, he has allowed it to cir
culate without a word of contradic-
ton. The attempt which followed Its
exposure by men to make it appear
that have intimated that application
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 governor
and his publicity agents.
1.-The suggestion OF Mr.. Ryan was
eagerly caught up by those agents
Fancy a political promoter refusing
money from anywhere or anybody!
But when l spoke to Gov. Wilson
about it, he said some uncivil things
OF Mr.. Rayn. expressing a fear that
| if the knowledge of such a contrihu-
ton got abroad, it might do more
harm than good-an opinion with
which Col. Harvey promptly concur
red-and the matter went no further.
l might have asked Gov. Wilson how
| he could reconcile his objection 10
Ryan money. which had not yet been
offered him, with his demand for
Carnegie pension money, which had
! been denied him. But, although grow
: ing a little impatient under his sud-
den change Of demeanor, I did not
wish to be disagreeable. Certain it is
J that Mr. Ryan never heard Of the
! matter. Neither l, nor any one else,
! spoke TO him on the subject. The
effort of the Wilson promoters to re-
vive it and bring it to the front is
simply an unprincipled attempt to di-
vert the public attention. from the
/ fact that Gov. Wilson has been rat
tling around a hero because of his
indignant rejection of Ryan. the truth
being that Ryan was never pressed
upon him at all.
! His courageous reputation Of
: Harvey, which has put such feather
. in his cap, was of piece with this.
: Whilst Gov. Wilson was receiving
popular applause because Of his sac
rifice Of private friendship to public
duty, he was groveling at Harvey's
feet after pardon for the shameless