Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-29
weighed in the balances and found


and knows exactly what kind of line
she wears. Was there ever a mass {
corruption equalizing the last days {
the dispensary? It's rottenness, @
advertised to the world, was unexan
pied; but was anybody punished? Nc
Ionly did the world read Of those In
famies and thieveries, but 1t read ais
that out of the whole mess the onl
one man who was convicted was par
sdoned! Also the horrors Of last sum
meE when our sad situation was die
ltagraphed to the universe; and all tn
guilty parties were not only not pun
ished but elected! She has shown
therefore, that she Is too rotten t.
right her own wrongs. Even the Grim
inals Of past times have been "turne,
loose" from the penitentiary on tn,
open theory that they are no wors,
than most of the judges who sentenced
and the juries who convicted them
Her courts have failed; her election
have failed; and our chief executive
with serene contempt for law and or
der, has not only pardoned the mos
hardened criminals, but when another
jurisdiction has sent here to take ont
Of them away to be dealt with accord
Ing to law, he permits the crimina
to escape" from the Capitol while the
Federal authorities are waiting In the
ante-room. I say the only thing left
to do is to go to Washington and
wash, II you will have 1t, our very dirty
linen, and let the world know that
there is one laundry left where the
stain Of perjury can be washed even
out of the linen Of South Carolina
And 1t Is going to be done! Blu,
this is the last time / am going
to ask you to help me to do It
In view of what you said from the
beginning, I think you have cost me
q great deal Of unnecessary money and
much loss of time, and thereby per-
haps prejudiced the case; for which !
think you should be truly sorry. In
stead Of telling me. as you did, that
You would help me, think you might
have told me that there were reasons
why you could not h Zip me. under
stand them-you don't want to involve
Martin.
But suppose can prove the case
against Whaley without necessarily in
yolving Martin? Whaley used far
more than enough money in any one
OF the other counties in this district
to greatly exceed the amount limited
by law. One county. therefore, would
be enough to oust him. Suppose I
agree to leave Charleston county out
Of It; may then depend upon you to
push the matter?
You said something to me about
why should you be called on to do this
Why shouldn't you? You are our Sc
nior senator; our state has been re-
nowhed for the purity Of its statesmen.
You have recognized Mr.. Whaley's
right to- the seat to the extent Of
breaking your promise to Legare to
appoint Storen, and permitting Wha-
ley to name Peters; although I told
you, and the evidence will prove, that
Peters also was one Of Whaley's CASH
iers. I can imagine the possibility of
the destiny of the United States hing
Ing upon Whaley's vote. 1t Is not
Of course, but there are in
stances in even recent history. II It is
not your business to take the first step
In this matter, whose Is It?
heard a gentlemen say the other
day In Washington, quoting one Of
the leading men of the United States,
that the gentleman quoted had said
that he had always had respect for at
least one thing about Tillman, he was
honest and hated corruption. But
when he saw Tillman shed tears over
the eru.Ision of Lorimer, those tears
Instantly washed out the little good
opinion he had. I told him you were
perhaps blinded in the Lorimer case
by personal affection. But 7 can imag-
ne no personal affection between you
and Whaley; nor can there be any So
,ial or political affection. He repre-
'ents the things which you capitalized
m arraying the people of the state
against Charleston. OF course, you
advocated some things which you
might say all Of US in Charleston OPP
posed, the dispensary, for instance.
But on the other hand all those re-
'orms designed to lift up the poor man
Ind alleviate his awful condition In
south Carolina many Of us profound
y favored. But it is for just those
hings that Whaley and his whole
crowd hate you. They were wearing
he silk stockings and they wanted the
people as a whole to continue to go in
'ags. And 1 am sure that II the gen.
leman above quoted could be inform
ID Of the way in which you have hag-
lied and hesitated about unseating
while at the same time talk |
ng through the press, etc., about
3lease and corruption 1t would be i'm
possible to convince him that you had |
ver been sincere in even your advo-
acy of reforms for the poor.
Pardon me II you think my letter
cry plain, but the aggravation Is
,reat. Don't say that you have more
important things, because there Is
lothing so important. Representa-
i've government is failure II our rep
are to be those only who
10 not mind committing perjury. TILL
nanism was worse than In vain; 1t
vas an objectionable crime; and the
lood that was shed and the men that
re dead because of 1t will rise up and
urse the man who began it unless he
olds to its professed ideals. The for
une which made you what you are
orbids you to have friend. (Apolo-
les to Junius). II your right arm In
Charleston politics scandalizes you, cut
/ oft and cast It from you; and let
In its last fruits correspond
With Tillmanism In the seed; or verify
hall 1t come to pass that the tree
Which has not borne good fruit shall
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