The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-22
REFERS TO HIM AS
LOW TYPE OF MAN
Senator Declares He is Unable
to Understand High and Hon
orable Actions in Others.
Communication to Legisla-
lature Sent in Reply to
Recent Message.
special to me imes-Dispatch }


ing with invective and oristiing with
bitter words. a reply from Senator -
n Tiiiman to Governor Cole l.. Biease Z
recent message TO the Gene ~ Assem-
bly, was read before the Senate To-Day
Among other things the cOmmunica-
ton alIudcs 70 Bleaee as the equal OF
Aaron Burr in BAN boozling the peo-
pie" refers 20 the Governor OF South
Carolina a. a low type OF man, un-
able 20 understand high and honorable
actions in others. asks him VINO stole
certain telegrains and questions him
about his pardon record ana ms ieia-
fions with tho Southern Railway.
The communication was written IN
reply To a message which Governor
BlcAso sent 20 the Legislature on Wed
ucsdav. In this message the Governor
made "A bitter attack on Senator ! H.
man and Captain William r Coma es.
editor OF the state. and accused me
senior Senator OF participating in a
conspiracy 10 defeat he Governor =
candidacy for reelection
The senior Senator'S communica-
tfon 81 to-day il addressed 20 the Gen
ey,I Asscmbly Of South Carolina and
sets out IN tho opening paragraph
Il have just read Governor BieaSf :
message. sent 70 your honorable oody
veeicrday. and have been Informed
that both houses did me the Justice
10 order publication IA it, Iournh -u7-
pended until my reply could 40 along
with it For this consideration please
accept nay thanks
Motives arc Evident
What Go.cruO. Bica=c = motives
were arc very evident in the message
lie desires 10 continue the titt"fff--
rngendered last summer anu Hl7hts .
10 be revcnCcd on ne. but the primary
object he has in view y 10 keep me
minds Of the people stirred up ana not
70 allow the water 70 tiear !,
really IL Catiiinc among the honanr'
and Aaron Bun among the Americans,
read OF who we're equal 70 Bicase IN
ba M boozlIng the people Tic bae per
suade,i .roliSa nds OF good south Caro-
Iiuians hoBora Die. clean. patriotic riti-
zens into F,eIieving shat nc rs their beet
friend and that IiiiD;an mantle mas
fallen on his shoulders. he ~ "A past :
master in the arte Of Il demagoguc lie
Enows fun well that when the angry
ns-,tons of the masses are aroused, thcy
lose their reason He desires TO come
30 the Senate. as he boastec ne "outn
III, AZ Richmond in December last, and
foejs IL obligatory on him 70 sggravate
conditions ia South Haroiina q hiISn
~ roSsibie whether this i the right
way to eicc,io or not VIII be shown
in the result Of the next senatorial
urinary II the South Carolina news
paDers do not help ann ~ abuse ana
INSTRUMENTATION he Will never get
here.
The Senator reciies the six charges
brought by the Governor as follows
first. with writing secret letters
stabbing him hin the back
Second. Hypocrisy
Third. with conspiring with ". +.
Gonzales.
Effth. FcehIcncss OF mind
sixth Having len; myself wnlcn
could only be expected OF an iinbeeiie.
70 sign my name TO an article dictated
by some one else whom ne designates
a. a statesman without d JOB. and
this a-tute big TX.
The senator takes up these charges
Of the Governor a. he recites them,
scrlatIrD.
senator Tillman FIRST tells how he
came TO write the Ferguson letter IN
which he said Blease's election would be
:. disaster 20 the State. The Senator
,ienies that he vas guilty Of hypocrisy.
a. charged by Bloase. OF of writing Sc
,re, letters He then goes on to charge
BIease's friends with conspiracy to
draw him out by writing letters asking
for his opinion on the gubeTnatorial
situation.
,sf.-, ssvs the Senator'S statement.
did not mean. nor II II reasonable TO
claim that u meant would be dumb
Conspiracy Charge Absurd
The Senator then passes on TO the
conspiracy charge lie declares II
absurd and not creditablc by anyone
except "a man who ia his desperation
made II 10 Stir the hearts Of his fol-
lowers.
Governor Bleasc knows that he did
not believe when he wrote his dodger
Las; August. that had entered into any
couspira,rv with W. r. Gonzales. the
Tuiman statement continues lne
dodgcr referred 70 Wa one containing
IL. rr-r- n
between ftc editor Of The State ana
the PAPERS Washington correspondent
in reference 20 the Ferguson letter.
The dodgcr further charged d conspiracy
between Senator Tiliman and Captain
Gonzales.
The statement goes on y know that
l never saw MCGOWAN tine Washington
CORES pondcnf Of The State) or read
Gonzales private teicgrsms TO him
which some Of Bi.azc's friends stole OF
the wires and AZ J had o. would not
have influenced me at all
Right here ] will ask Governor
BIcasc 20 answer pointbiank How did
he get copies Of Gonzales private
kilograms 10 NcGowang lie Is such a
efickier for tho forms Of honesty IN
others. will he honor bright and tell us
who stole thera, : know and assert on
nv honor that alone wrote the Fcrgu-
son letter and that no one else had any
thing 60 DO with u or anything else
have written or signed
The Senator then includes in HE
statement = signed statement by A. NJ.
Carpenter formerly editor OF the An
eier-on - c. Daily Mail. corroborating
the senator = account % the giving out
Of the Ferguson letter.
Sava the senator The fourth
charge 81 icdirusy D. 80 ridiculous that
7 cannot bring myself 70 consider y 80
Jiorsiv. Ben Tiliruan Jealous Of Cole
Bicasc ~ - unthinksole. and we're
I - an-vrcr a. seriously J would be con
vfrfod ~ the minds OF al sensible
p~opf. IN South Carolina OF the next
charac OF fcchicncee Of mind.
People Must Judge.
Cf shf. charge. tho senior Senator
saws. whether my mind ~ fceble
"a, rot the people VIII judge TOT them
selves. / am willing to leave " 70 any
furv in south Carolina. Sleascifcr %
ofh~rs whether Ben Tiliman = feeble
senator tncn goes on 90 say tnst Gov