The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Tillman Sees South Caro-
lima Sunk in Slough
of Despond.
STILL HAS HOPE
OF REDEMPTION
Replies to Resolution Passed by
Lower Branch of Assembly,
Saying Its "Hit Dog That
Howls, and That Accounts
for Protests From Rail
road Attorneys.
,speelaI TO The Times-Dispatch. ,

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Washington. January 25-Declaring
that 1T is the hit dog that howls.
and that some Of the rocks he threw
had hit certain railroad lawyers IN
the General Assembly OF South caro-
lima and started them 70 yeiplng, sen
ator Tiilman to-day issued another
interesting statement regarding mat
tiers in the Legislature, IN when ne
says: ...
Il have read with much Interest
| in Yesterdays South Carolina papers
the Rembert resolution offered IN the
House and passed by; II calling on me
70 produce the evidence in support OF
the charges Of corruption in this leg
islative body. I have also seen state,
rnents ia the papers of what this and
that Senator and member had 20 say
about the matter. Some claim 1 nave
'insulted' the Legislature and OBJECT
10 the publication Of my reply 10
Blease in the Journal
Amuse Him Very Much.
"Al of these things have amused
me very much. because | remember
having used an expression long ago
which is applicable 70 this case: 1t is
the hit dog that bowls. l threw the
rock in the discharge OF my duty, as
I thought. and behold the railroad
attorneys in the General Assembly be-
gan bowling at once. why 1hey
must be hit. that Is. they must feel
under suspicion and are howing 70
attract attention TO their patriotism
and superior virtue. Their indignation
Is pathetic.
Row let us see what I have done.
In the letter 10 Mr.. Bailey. written last
August, lust before the primary. and
in the answer TO Blease, l spoke in
general terms about the General AS
L hcan n
ffuenced By the railroad attorneys
inside of II and outside of it. My
warning 10 this General Assem- bly, Is
certainly permissabl because l wanted
TO nut IL on notice that the people are
looking and watching. and expect
them TO do better than their prede-
cessors. No member of the House, as
I can see. has any right 10 complain
~ all except a few old ones, and there
are not many of those. The hold-over
Senators in the Legislature are the
only men who can be legitlmately
aggrieved. and they ought TO beware
of trying TO defend their predecessors
unless they are able 10 prove that
their predecessors in their votes have
not been Influenced by Ben Abney and
other railroad lawyers
This Is not the first time | have
criticized the Legislature about rail-
road matters, nor ls IL the nrst time
that State Senators nave crlticlzec me
for my utterances. II is not the first
time that Senator Tillman has 'insulted
the Legislature. nor will II be the last,
if II keeps on doing as II has. The PEG
pie of South Carolina will retire any
man they have selected for office when
they come to believe that he is corrupt
or corruptiblc. At least. that Is my
belief
Now Doubts His Boast.
Il have boasted in my lectures IN the
North that there Is not enough money
IN Wall Street to buy South Carolina,
and ! believed il to be true / still be
lievc u 10 be true. but public morals IN
the State have rapidly grown bad IN the
last ten years, and l am coming to
doubt whether my boast could now be
made and sustained We viii see the
temper of the General Assem- bly, by Its
action III purifying and protecting the
primary II has the opportunity to lift
the State out Of the slough of despond
and disgrace IN which II not wailows-
VIII II do 1t:
Until the Senate passes the resolu-
ton ] will not answer 1t officially. and
will bot have more 10 say until / hear
further from Colum bIa.
p H McG