The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-27
7illn1an Condemns Self
Out of His Own Mouth
IN His Eleventh. Hour Attack Upon BLease Does That
Which He Had Said He Ought Not To Do And
Would Not Do-- The Hampton Incident

eleyenth-hOur stab at one VINO lougnL
for Tillman back in the days when
Tillmanism was fighting for the hold
which it later gained upon the people,
but in his own words the condemna-
ton for his attempted dictation to the
people Of South Carolina is found.
1t is hardly conceivable that sim
gle voter of South Carolina will de-
sert Blease at the command of Till
man. The fact ought to be that the
attack, coming just on the eve of the
campaign, after Tillman's many de-
clarations of neutrality, ought to make
thousands of votes for Blease.
Tillman is a citizen of South Caro-
lima, and has a right to his political
preferences as he has right to his
vote. But no man has a moral right,
occupying the high position Of United
States senator, repeatedly to declare
himself neutral in a race for State
Office, and then, after the close of the
county county campaign for that Of
! fee, to come out and direct against
candidate the kind Of attack he has
made upon Governor Blease. He him
self had said that be had never be-.
Ilieved a United States senator ought
to take an active part in the nomina-
ton for State offices, and he had said
that as late as August 10. IN speaking
lof the race between Blease and Jones,
What induced the change in senaS
| tor Tillman's attitude? Is not the
logic of the situation that he has been.
misled by BLEAsEs BITTEREsT oP-
lPoNENTs, SOME OF WHOM HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN THE BITTEREsT
OPPONENTS oF TILLMAN, AND ND.
WHO NOW THOUGHT THERE
MIGHT BE A CHANCE TO BEAT
both TILLMAN AND BLEAsE, IF
THEY COULD GET TILLMAN AND,
BLEAsE TO FIGHTING EACH 9TH
Err? A.-.sss
Senator Tillman is getting to be an
old man. The Herald and News was
| not "Tillmanite" in the day, OF the
lnineties. but along with huadreds who
opposed him strsnuous:y in those
days, it has recognized MS ability in
the days which have followed, and has
been willing along with the great ma
jerity Of the people of South Carolina
to give him credit for a great deal
he has claimed for tinself and his
friends have claimed for him.
But The Herald and NeYs does not
Fpropose to be dictated to by Senator
Tillman, and does not believe the peo-
pie of South Carolina will be dictated
to by him. Senator Tillman himself
ought not to expect that the people
of South Carolina will heed his at
tempted dictation; for he himself has
said in this campaign that he does
not think he ought to try to dictate to
the people of South Carolina as to
whom they should vote for.
The Herald and News gives Senator
Tillman the credit to believe of him
that he would never have been guilty
of this ,eleventh-hour attack in the
days before his strength began to fail
him.
The letter written by General Wade
Hampton from Charlottesville. Va, or
July 7, 1892, will be recalled by many
South Carolfnians who will svote to-.
day. Hampton had at that time been
retired to private life by the Tillman
forces. Tillman in a speech had at
tackled Hampton for having meddled
in races in South Caroilna while
Hampton was United States senator
from South Carolina.
In that statement, Hampton said in
part:
"The governor proceeds to say, BUT
HE (HAMPToN) HAD NO BUSINESS
TO INTERFERE IN THIS FAMILY
QUARREL 1t seems to me that ev-
cry patriotic citizen of our State was
called on to deplore and to deprecate
any quarrel amongst brethren whose
only hope for the welfare of the State
depends on concert of action and unity
of feeling. But, waving this ques-
.tion, / assert. without fear of contra
S,ietion. that at tn meeting IN GoluTa-