The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-23

Tuesday sent the following message
TO the general assembly relative to
he State Hospital for the Insane:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
have in my possession an envelope
which contains the following: In the
left hand corner, United State senate,
committee on naval Affairs. Free"
Next a United States government post
mark, Washington, January II, $50
p. m, 1914, D. C" In the right hand
corner, name, "B R. Tillman.' Just
under the name, "U. S. S." Then fol-
lows in typewriting the address, the
addressee being a gentleman high in
! official life in this State. Just under
that, in the lefthand corner, in hand
writing, is the word, Personal.
also have in my possession a let
ter, watch came in that envelope, as
follows:
In the left hand corner, the names
of certain senators, members of a
senate committee. Just under these
printed names, the word, personal"
typewriter in capital letters, and
rnderscored On the other side, at
the head of Inc letter, the words,
United States senate, committee on
laval affairs" and just under that the
date, typewriter, January y, 1914.
The body of the letter, which is type
written, with the signature in hand
writing at the bottom, is as follows
81 learned while in South Carolina
m my recent trip home for the Christ
mas holidays that there will probably
be an effort made to oust DR.. Babcock
from the Hospital for the Insane.
Governor Bleases underlings and
satellites want to manipulate the sale
Of that property and the building OF
the new institution out at State Park.
know none of the details of the
matter. All the facts will be brought
out if an investigation is ordered, as
| hope will be. An effort will be made
to smirch DR.. Babcock and his lady
assistant, DR.. Saunders. as .hese men
must have some excuse, you know,
and are not at all scrupulous.
81 am writing this letter to you to
beg that you will bend all your ener-
gies and lend all your influence to
help DR.. Babcock in this crisis.
81 have known Dr. Babcock in
timately fer tic past 19 years.
He is undoubtedly one Of the very
best examples of gentlemanly conduct,
high character, unimpeachable in
tegrity, truthfulness and honor have
ever met and has few equals and no
superior in the State 1t would be a
| shame t. let such a man be driven
out of the States service by those
men who are trying to do it.
Every sincerely yours,
"B. R. Tillman."
Now, gentlemen of the general
assembly, what are the facts? Here
| is a personal lr;ler, written on per-
sonal business, and sent by United
States senator. with a United States
rest mark cn it, without postage
stamp or, it. through the United States
mail. ard sent under this United
State senator's frank fcontaining
matters which I hope you will immed-
lately investigate in the most thorough
manner.
The letter states That an effort will
be made to oust DR.. Babcock from the
Hospital for the Insane. beg to
quote you statement made by DR..
Babcock TO the board of regents, in
the presence of other parties, on the
18th day of DECEMBER, 1913. DR.. Bah
cock has made similar statements
two or three times to my face, once
particularly in the presence of Assis-
tant Attorney General Dominick, and
at another time,I have been informed
he has made similar statement in
the presence of Col. E. H. Aull and
others. This shows you the feeling
tha, Or. Babcock has for Governor
Blease:
"As superintendent of the institu-
ton, if your board will bear with me-
as you have on former occasions, I will
| try to be brief. Personally and official
" 7 want to thank Gov. B!ease for
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