The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-11

/. to yourself, and you owe 1t to the
State.
I have been trsted by the people
as we'll as you. They have shown
their love and confidence in no uncer-
tain way and I therefore claim the
right to warn and to offer to help you
il all matters Of pardons if you will
deign to ask my advice. Nobody in
South Carolina will doubt the justice
OF any pardon I recommend. This IS
q thankless burden I am willing to
assume for the~puOlic welfare, and I
do not expect to DO any Of the drudg-
cry of it, but know men'I can trust
whose honor and patriotismEare not
only above suspician, but who have
the respect and confidence: OF their
fellow citizens. will enlist. the help,
Il can, of these to examine the petit
t:ols in order to help you, but you
shall not, if I can prevent It, carry
o@t your threat to make the people
| OF South Carolina "sweat blood" be-
cause so many ofthem, have not been
"bambocZled and debauched" by
your dema agogic appeals. Consiode,
governor, what it means to turn loose
criminals, murderers and cut-throats,
and then consider the infamy OF bold
! ly and openly offering to pardon any
nan who would kill certain people.
! Don't you see 10 what criminal FOLLY
you have been led to give people the
right tc think that you will pardon
men who assassinate your enemies?
Such al infamous idea never entered
any but crazy mans brain.
In your desperation attempting to
reply 20 my indictment OF you In the
Ferguson letter you were unscrupu-
lous enough to say:
Il 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.. Ba5cock. And a more knight
ly gentleman or a more loyal friend
10 me never breathed, and l know
you had no authority for it. He is
not the type of doctor who discusses
his patients and their ailments with
Tom, Dick and Harry.
Mind is Stronger.
want to say to you that 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 perceptibly increased in eff.
cheney and vigor and / am now fully
capable Of doing as much work as
ever did. The only reason why
have felt unwilling to make speeches
in the Senate and on the husting:
this summer is because I know car
| not speak with any force Of vigo1
without turning on the full voltage Of
the dynamo. Under excitement the
blood rushes to the brain for that is
the way the mind works. DR.. 'Eab'
cock had warned me that to attempt
to make speech would mean grave
danger and the probable bursting o1
a blood vessel followed by paralysis
or death. Therefore I have refraine6
and restrained myself, though a
times the temptation has been very
very great. But, governor, while my
memory Is poor the moral fibre in me
is as sound as It ever was, and 70!
patriotism burns with an even bright
er fame than when wy health wa
vigorous. And my conscience Is /!
fine working order, too, can assur'
:ou.
, When I told my wife that intend
ed to write an open letter to you ant
outlined some of the things intend
!; ed to shy, size pleaded with me thus
"Blease is not wholly bad man. HI
!; is passionate and has been tantalized
: abused and misrepresented until n
. has lost all sense Of resnonsibilit.
. and self-control." Recollect, govern
or, this same noble woman has beel
J ,our advocate with me until your re
cent statement came out about wha
occurred last spring IN Washington
She knows you told an untruth ant
mas never forgiven you. 1t is in thi
spirit 7 now speak. You have beer
lied on, slandered and abused almos
beyond endurance, but so was I.
had courage and self-ontrol enough
to rise above 1t. You have been veal
enough to surrender to the impuls
10 strike back and to strike below tn
belt.
I want those who consider Blease
ism as Tillmanism to take this con
srast in consideration when the,
make up their final Judgment. Till
manism as Tillman breaches it AM
has always preached it is noble, higl
and elevati1g. Bleaseism is selfish
low, dirty and revengeful.
I have bee nvery greatly blessed il
my life and every day return thank
10 the Creator for his many blessings
The greatest among these has been ;
good woman whom God gave me /,
her youth and purity forty-lve year
ago I have had one grief and tha
was the knowledge that SO man.
good c3en in South Carolina seemed
implacable and irreconcilable in thei
hatred of NE. These men truly ant
honestly hated ME as badly as man.
South Carolinians hate you now, bu
there are more Of them in your case
than there ever were in mine, thanl
God. Honesty conpels me to sa.
that you deserve the hate and dis
trust in which they hold you. I nev
er did. You had an opportunit!
when you went into the governor:
office such as comes TO few men il
this life. Your inaugural was grea
disappointment to your rfiendadn:
appointment to your friends anc
provoked your enemies to renewed
IL :; relentless activity. You hac
shewn yourself too little and marrow
to be governor OF any State for, m!
dear sir, the goTeTnoTship IS d yer.
high homer indeed, but it also carrie:
the very heaviest responsibilities
You will recall when you were elect
&c two years ago l wired you congrat'
ulations and added, "let the heather
rage. The haathen have ragged, bu
the righteous have also moaned anc
their cries are now rising to HEAVIER
II accusation 81 you.
One Satisfaction.