The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-11-11
TILLMAN WRITES
ABOUT M'LAURIN
ANSWERS FORMER SENATOR'S
RECENT LETTER.
Will Support Smith-SeniOr Senator
Says South Carolina Should Re-
turn His Colleague.

? Senator Tillman has given out the
following statement, in reply to Mr..
MLaurins recent statement.
I have Just read McLaurin's reply.
There are some things that want to
answer. He says / rubbed sand in
his eyes," l had no such purpose,
Tt is not cnivalrous and generous to
do such thing, and l think l have
some chiYalry and generosity in my
nature. 1 simply told the truth. That
is all.
He says: j'That letter discloses
Why he couldn't get on with Tillman'
why Latimer couldn't, and why he and
Smith can't agree" Latimer and I
never had an clash at all, and Smith
and I have pever had one We have
simply been unable to agree about
patronage. That is all.
Not Offering Support.
I want it distinctly understood
that when I said, "I for the frst
time since denounced him on the
floor of the senate believe he has at
last become a patriot and wants to
do the State all the service he can
during the balance of his life" l did
not mean would under any circum-
stances support him myself, for l am
going to do all can to re-elect Sena-
tor Smith. While Senator Smith has
made some mistakes mere, he has
been loyal to the people of the State.
He deserves reelection, and our peo-
ple will make fearful blunder if they
do not send him back to the senate.
He can do better service hereafter
than he has already done, for he has
learned a great deal, and is just be-
shining to understand the senate.
Blease can do nothing for the State,
because he abused President Wilson
before he was nominated, criticized
him for his Mexican policy on mis- last
trip to Washington, has shown alb
solutely no loyalty to the democratic
party, and would necessarily have no
influence with the administration.
While our people are not so crazy
for patronage that they are ready
to bootlick Woodrow Wilson or any
body else, they do deserve to have a
man here VINO is loyal to democracy,
and from Blease's past record and his
selfish ambition, would not be sur
prised at anything he might do if
he were sent here. The democrats
have majority of only seven votes
in the senate now, and the possibili-
ties are that this will dwindle rather
than increase. But whether it does
or not the president is entitled to
loyal support from South Carolina, for
South Carolina had more to do with
his nomination than any other one
State.
Blease has shown that he is not
broad enough and high enough to I'LL
a seat in the senate with credit to
himself or anybody else. How would
sne people of South Carolina like to
have a senator who only recognizes
his friends?" Had I pursued that
policy the Gonzales brothers" never
would have voted for me last summer,
and a great many other old political
antagonists and personal enemies
would pot have done so.
should Uphold Wilson.
This may possibly be my last public
utterance. But if it were, and l could
speak to the people of the whole State
in one meeting, 1 would emphasize
their duty to support the democratic
president by sending a loyal friend
to the senate. Woodrow Wilson grows
bigger in the estimation Of the dem
ocrats here and the people of the
United States every day of his life. 1t
would be criminal to do otherwise
than increase his democratic major
ity. Wo do not want a Riddleberger
or Malone from South Carolina.
Another thing: The State ware
house idea with agricultural products
as a bankable asset originated in the
Ocala platform. The scheme to have
the State place its credit behind the
farmers and lend them money to
finance their crops is a good one, no
matter who originated it hope to
see it worked out in a practical way,
and the sooner the better.
realize only too sadly that my star
is sinking to its setting, and McLaurin
is very much mistaken if he thinks l
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