Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-24
TILLMAN IN GREENWOOD
Discusses Asylum Matter and Other
Subiects

Discusses Asylum Matter and Other
Subjects.
There certainly ought to be some
political killing"
II don't suppose anybody doubts
now who Blease's slavish underlings
and satellites are"
Jealousy and envy caused all Of
this devilment-this monstrosity-ir
the affairs of the state asylum"
II have been impressed with the
fact that Blease threatened to put
DR.. Babcock where he would moi
speak If the governors sisters name
was brought into the inquiry, while
DR.. Saunders brother had no one tc
protect his sister,"
Thus spoke Senator Benjamine r
Tillman in an interesting talk this
morning on the investigation thai
has been in progress for the past two
weeks into the affairs of the state
hospital for the insane. Senator and
Mrs. Tillman arrived yesterday after
noon from Atlanta, where Mrs. Till
man rested for two weeks at Robert
sons sanatorium, and are spending
the day with their son, Henry c. TILL
man. They leave for their home al
Trenton for the purpose, as the sena-
den, If it ever quits raining"
The first remark quoted above was
in answer to question from a
Journal representative, who wanted
to know If the attack on DR.. Saunders
would be used as political capital by
anyone In the campaign this summer.
( Quick as a flash Senator Tillman
replied: There certainly ought to be
some political killing. If there isn't,
it will be sad day for South Carolina
and her love for chivalry and sense OF
honor"
The conversation, in which Mrs.
Tillman took an interested part
had drifted very naturally from
the vote favorable to Clemson college,
which had been saved from "a muss, "
to the mess at the state hospital for
the insane"
Senator Tillman, with a character
istic gesture, dived into the subject
with the remark: Now, amt that a
nice kittle of fish. 1 don't suppose
anyone doubts now who Blease's slav-
ish underlings and satellites are" and
he laughed heartily when he said It,
They at least know one of them,
senator" ventured the newspaper
man. THAT state senator, you know" "
mo, they don't even know who he
is yet" replied Mr.. Tillman. "Blease
lied about that letter, but that does
not seem, TO be a very hard thing
for him to do. (And he laughed
again.) He claimed that the letter
was not given to him by state sena-
tor.
The newspaper man ventured to
use the word mess" again, and to
this Senator Tillman replied with
some Of his old time fire, Jealousy
and envy caused all Of this devilment
this mostorsity. Those doctors re-
allied that DR.. Saunders knew more
than they did, and they wanted to get
rid Of her. 1t is disgrace"
Turning to a discussion Of the gov
ernor again, Senator Tillman made
the remark quoted on Blease's threat
to DR.. Babcock. Newspaper readers
are familiar with the stories which
appeared when DR.. Babcock, on the
witness stand, said that the intima-
ton or insinuation against DR.. Saun-
ders' moral character had been made
in the hearing of the governors sister.
Il have been impressed with the
fact" said the senator, that Blease
threatened to put DR.. Babcock where
he could not speak if the governors
sisters name was brought into the
inquiry, while DR.. Saunders brother
had no one to protect his sister," 1t
is understood that DR.. Saunders
brother has been for years in a weak
mental and physical condition.
Spartanburg Journal, Sunday.