The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, June 20, 1918, Page Page Eight, Image 8
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"THE AMERICAN."
Says Charleston Paper Filched Article
He Had Withdrawn from
Publication.
Washington, June 9?Senator Tillman
gave out the following statement
in reply to Governor Mannings
open letter addressed to him under
date of June 1:
! Kfrva nn Haoirn tn n noatinn flnv
ernor Manning's personal patriotism
hwt there are some features of his
attitude in regard ,to the selection of
* successor to the office I now hold
that I feel compelled to deal with.
To quote his own words: "This is
a time, however, if I may remark it,
which demands self-abnegation and
the subordination of selfish or ambitious
aims." This patent truth stated
with such clearness causes me to
wonder how Governor Manning can
justify the urging of Mr. Lever to
give up the chairmanship of one ot
the great committees in the houseto
offer for the senate. Mr. Lever
had in this crisis an opportunity
such as comes to few men to serve
the farmers of South Ourolina. This
he has thrown away to run for the
senate and also attempt to jeopardise
the chairmanship of the commit
tee on naval arrairs or me senaie. n
I am not re?elected the state loses
the chairmanship of the committee
on naval affairs. If Mr. Lever should
win he will go to the foot of all the
committees on which he will serve,
and so will Blease.
Did Governor Manning consider
the state's best interests when he
advised and persuaded Mr. Lever to
throw away the chairmanship of the
committee on agriculture of the
house to go into a race for the senate?
The state had successfully passed
through the floating of more than
its share of the Liberty loan. This is
evidence enough that the state of
South Carolina was loyal and true
and earnestly behind the President
and the war.
rr?ui~ f t K_
1 LI AD Uf CI SU UOt I IU IUC JUi U
erty bonds issue and the generous
contributions to the lied Cross on the
part of the people of South Carolina
completely refutes Governor Manning's
statement 10 the president
and Mr. Lever's assertion in his announcement
that the causes of the
war and the objects for which our
country are fighting will have to be
explained in great detail on the
stump this summer in every county
or Blease will be elected and the people
of South Carolina will go on record
as disloyal and opposed to the
wur T^ni- invnalf T litivp no Hnnht
about the patriotism and loyalty of
the people of South Carolina and
they are just as well informed as
some people who set themselves up
to be their leaders. 1 have no hesitation
in resenting such misrepresentations
of their loyalty and patriotism.
I fully share the opinion of President
Wilson, who in his last address
to congress said:
"Pontics is adjourned. The elections
will go to those who think least
of it; to those who go to the constituencies
without explanations or excuses,
with a plain record of duty
faithfully and disinterestedly performed.
I, for Qne, am always confident
that the people of this country will
give a just verdict upon the service
of the men who act for them when
the facis are such that no man can
disguise or conceal them. There is
no danger of deceit now."
How does this statement of President
Wilson's compare with Govern
?? 1 ?_ 1 -Ai o
or Aianniiit; h open lener 10 me .
Governor Manning says: "My opinion
was and is that it is imperaitve
for him < Lilease > to be met in debate
at every meeting so as to keep the
true and vital issues of the war and
loyalty to our country und government
before the people," also, "That
we in South Carolina could not take
a chance on this issue; that it was
a state and a notional duty to see
to it that South Carolina was represented
in the United States senate
by one who was, and is, loyal to
the United States und a strong supporter
ct President Wilson and his
administration. Biease do--a not fill
the requirements." Here is the crux
of the situation: Governor Manning
was not willing to trust the people
with making their own nomination
for senator and he, with the aid of
a very small coterie of politicians,
set to work to make a seuato satisfactory
to Governor Manning. Naturally
Governor Manning ?s concerned
in flip Hpf Pi) I nf Itlpoup Thic i u no
new sensation to him; he has called
on me in times past to bring about
this much desired event and I contributed
something to that end, notably
when he himself was in the race two
years ago for governor, but now he
thinks it advisable to get someone
else to "bell the cat." What ? transformed
and obiquitous statesman h?
is when it comes to making it possible
to elect a senator from that of
two years ago when the issue was on
the election of a governor.
I want to say in this connection
thvif when the second race was on be
tween .Manning and Hlease 1 issued
over my own signature a letter in
which I tied Hlease and McLaurin
together; I outlined the iniquities
connected with the proposed deal,
etc., and had this statement ready
for the printer when Mr. Lever came
to Trenton in the hot weather in
early September in an automobile
with the curtains down and returning
to Columbia after dark to get
this anti-Blease document to the |
printers, keeping it a secret as to the j
part he was taking in the election.
Governor Manning's opinion as
well as Mr. Lever's as to mjr ability
to defeat Blease by newspaper com.
munications and my own plan of
campaign bave evidently undergone
a considerable change in their minds.
The blunt truth about the matter j
is: Governor Manning has recently
been in the business of making aj
senator for the people of South Caro-1
lia to swallow. To carry his plans
through he even went to Washington
and tried to get the President and
Postmaster General Burleson to help.
him, making the specious statement
that Tillman could not defeat Blease.
He was asked who in his Judgment:
could defeat Blease in South Carolina
and Governor Manning named '
,Mr. Lever us his candidate. Governor
Manning has been instrumental
in taking from a place of usefulness
a young man whose career was full I
of Dromise and noasibilities and of
fered hitn as a sacrifice to nothing
less than vanity and bullheadness.1
If there are any two persons in South
Carolina who have more cause to be1
H ateful to me for service than Gov.'
ai .unong and Mr. Lever, I do not
remember who they are. Neither will
deny what I have done for them nor;
attempt to belittle its value. If they j
want me to specify I will do so.
! There is one striking feature about l
Governor Manning's open letter to'
me. In his egotism and vanity he:
; makes no effort to conceal the fact'
ihvit he has tried to use President i
j Wilson and Mr. Burleson and create
,the impression that Blease is a men-;
ace. J ust how far the good people of j
the state will resent this 1 am unable
;to $ay, but there is a big difference
in re-electing Tillman to the semite
and re-electing Man ' .g governor, i
iThis statement will find its vindica-1
tion later on.
Mr. Lever has stated to me and I
'also to others that he would under no!
circumstances run against me but |
would aid me in every way he could!
! in my re-election. After my anuouncement
I knew that General
Burleson advised Mr. Lever to declare
for my-reelection. But in spite
.if hiu nrniooinllnn. ?? ? 1 1
v/i uio |/* wvobavivuo ui yci ouuai auu
political friendship, Mr. Lever has j
' endeavored to create the impression I
in the state that he is the candidate'
of the administration when he in
l'act is Governor Manning's candi- j
dale brought about by a deal thatj
iiovernor Manning thought he had i
i..ude but the terms of which could :
not be complied with.
1 am amused at one sentence in!
Governor Manning's letter. It is this: j
"My views would have been offered
to you with equal frankness had you
sought them, but I did not feel justified
in volunteering advice to you." I
Vet the governor did feel justified'
I in advising Mr. Lever to run against
. me. I will remind the governor that
it had been his habit when visiting
Washington or merely passing
(through to always call at the senate
committee on naval affairs to pay
i his respects and exchange views with i
: me, but when he came on the errand
of hunting a champion of the government
to defend and explain our
entering into the war and the neces- j
sity for its vigorous prosecution, he
never deigned to call at my office;
at all. In this he erred. When he
j
wine to Washington senator-mak
ir.g. I would have listened to all he '
trad to say with respectful attention'
and he might have saved his face in
this controversy of his own making,
a3 his message to me through General
Burleson referred to in his letter
was never delivered. How exalted
he considered his views to be!,
Instead, he went about secretly to
persuade Piesident Wilson and the
cabinet members that Blease would
. beat me unless some one would defend
the president and meet Blease
on the stump. 1 desire to say here
that neither the president nor uny
member of his cabinet have suggested
to uie that 1 should retire from
im- senatorial race, i nus me people
of South Carolina can see for themselves
how Governor Manning has
with a few men in Columbia und scat-,
tered here and there over the state
endeavored to name the officeholders
and frame-up a state for the senatorship.
I am offering for the senate
through a sense of duty to retain
for South Carolina the influence and
prestige she enjoys today. 1 have a
contempt for that kind of judgment
and politics which has taken Mr.
Lever from the post where duty
should have held him. Hlease is not
a menace to me and there is not the
slightest danger of his election. The
recent Democratic state convention
consisting of delegates from 44 coun-1
ties contained Blease delegations
from only three counties. Seventy
five per cent of the delegates to that
convention were and are for my re-,
election to the senate and the cor-!
dial greeting and the interest manifested
when 1 appeared before that
convention is a sufficient answer to!
those who have studiously circulated!
the report that I was physically and
mentally unfit tb discharge the dut-l
les or senator.
There are many other South Car- ,
>olianians just as capable as Mr.
Lever to fill the position of senator
as acceptably as Mr. Lever could fill!
it, and who have been urged to run,
but they have declined Liking the po-1
sit Ion that they did not want to
jeopardize the chairmanship of the i
committee on naval affairs so valuable
to the state, and they did not
think I should retire at this time in
|the nation's crisis.
Whether it was selfish ambition or
| patriotism that dictated Gov. Man- :
j ningg's action in urging Mr. Lever
;to run for the senatorshlp, when Mr.
Lever had promised to support nae,
and endeavoring to secure the sup
port of President Wilson and hit ad- tj
ministration in behalf of Mr. Lmr t|
by questioning the loyalty and pa- f]
triotism of the people of the state, a
I will leare to the voters of the b'
state to decide. B. R. TILLMAN, u
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SENATOR TILLMAN tl
IN OPEN LETTER P
tl
How His Reply to Got. Manning s;
Was Printed. Full Story T0I4 j It
By Senator ' -A
Washington, June 13.?Senator J
Tillman has given out the following!
open letter for publication: E
Washington, D. C., June 12, 1918. j
Editor The American, Charleston, | tl
S. C.: I have Just seen a copy of your e
paper of June 10. ! hud already re- *
ceived notice that my article answer- S
ing Governor Manning was published c
in full. c
That you have scored one and 8
made a "scoop" is granted, but let 8
me see whether or not you have dealt a
honestly and as one gentleman usually
deals with another. tl
You say "he does not furnish his ll
speeches in advance to The Ameri- ^
can." You have a correspondent in e
W'nshinptnn anri (ho State anit the f
News and Courier have correapon- f
dents here. Whenever either of the v
newspaper men come to my office *
and ask for news it is given them. 1
Your correspondent could if he want- *
ed to, get any news item or any ?
speech that either of the others get. v
There has never been any instrac- *
tions against him, and I believe he f
will bear me out that he has always J11
received courteous treatment when
in iny office. The Manning article vi
just published by you was for a
The State and The News and Ir
Courier, and when I decided to kill 1
the article I notified both that I w
wanted it done. You have seen the 0
result. I notice you justify publishing c
the article whh the excuse: "Had he a
treated The American with any consideration
and sent it a copy it would "
have held his statement in confi- h
dence." Had Cottrell - called at my "
otiice he would have gotten a copy, es f
the other correspondents did, and
been requested by me to kill it, as
the others were. Because you have v
some subterranean way of getting a
news from Columbia you justify this c
breach of faith implied by decent ?
amenities, and gloat in your wick- a
edness with a lame excuse, based v
upon a false deduction, if not a false s'
premise. Poor vagabond of the news
paper world! Representing the anti- e
war, anti - Wilson, anti - patriotic ^
view of today's ;tragic conditions a
twice debarred from the second
clviss mails for former disloyal utterances,
you now show the shining
yellow of your conglomerate character,
gloating over filching to publish ! e
a newspaper article I saw fit to with- j
draw from publication. y
I would not answer you at all were : o
it not to expose your purpose. 1 q
In the first place, you are happy |g
over a controversy between Govern- tl
or Manning and myself. Your are B
happy that Mr. Lever has been drawn tl
into the fight with men for the Sen- ?<
ate. Why? Because the patron saint! q
of the modern Reform movement I n
so-called, is your candidate for the ; jc
Senate. I n
You fain would create discord I h
among the opponents of Blease, with t,
a hope of a second primary, and in j
order that that worthy may save his i l|
apparent leadership and make a feal I 0
contest out of the race this summer. u
What care you that an old man, |c,
naturally militant, has seen fit to : f j
curb his tongue in order that fric- J s,
tion and hot politics may be avoided. 11
in the interest of pence at home and|a
war on the common enemy? HaveiS
we not enough to do in fighting Germany
to cause all of us to btand j,
steady and wait patiently, and act {]
frankly in dealing with one another? f
Is there not every reason in the world
for peace in South Carolina and j
avoidance of factionalism? How avid t
and active you grow in sowing seed1 ?
of trouble, and how you stoop to t
get means of creating more friction i;
between Mr. Lever, Governor Man-|v
ning and myself is now known of v
all men. 0
Mark me, so-called "American." I
want to uuote you a line or more from
a letter recently signed by the
Governor of South Carolina to one
of the United States Senators: "This'
o rt nine, ii i may reniarK it, which!
demands self-abnegation and the sub'
ordination of selfish or ambitious j
ends." 1 commend this sentence to
your earnest consideration. Your aim
in filching this article was to get'
iilease votes for the Senate. I am'
glad to believe that there is so muoh
real Americanism in South Carolina
at this time you will fall in your;
purpose. Since my artice has reached
your readers, and 1 am emboldened
to believe you will publish my reply ]
to you in common decency, let me
say to those who are reading your j
paper:
In a contest between Mr. Lever
and Mr. Mease 1 can find virtue in
i.evcr's loyalty to the present administration,
his soundness in DemocraI1C
princinles and his clean nprann.
stI ami official habits and conduct. If
ho is young and more or less heady,
011 the subject <>I becoming a Senator
it is a worthy ambition, because he
will make a better, safer, saner,:
more active and intelligent Senatorj
than Governor Blease has shown by i
his record he is capable of doing. |
There is little hope of reaching,
through the mental darkness and';
Boiled patriotism of The American
and stimulating your heart to manly,
open, noble purposes, but I want
your readers to know at this time 'I
believe It to be my'duty to my coun-'
hiL.
r to lore It; support its Ooostite-;
on; so obey its lows; to rospoet its
lop and to defend it npainst all eneiles,"
and I appeal to thorn to foresoar
allepiance to that kind of pubcation
that will technically commit
lieft in order to cause friction amonp
lie people of South Carolina. I reeat
what I hare already said more
lian once: "To hell with all German
rmpathisers and God bless Wilson."
I is the war cry of all patriotic
.mericans. B. R. TILLMAN.
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Card from Mr. Be the*.
Editor of The Herald:
There seems to be some doubt in
be minds of my friends as to whethr
I entered into an agreement to
rithdraw from the race for the State
enate from Dillon County on the
ondltion that the other proposed
andidates should do likewise. I deire
to state that I did enter into
uch an agreement an intend to
bide by the same.
I consented to Mr. Lane's propoeiion
'or two reasons. First I desired
o assist in paying to Dr. John H.
>avid a compliment which I considred
that he deserved. He is my
riend and was my fathers life-long
riend. I believe that he would
rorthily represent Dillon county in
he State Senate and I do not believe
hat the statement will be disputed
hat Dillon county has a more proressive
or public-spirited citixen
han Dr. David. Secondly I felt that
>r. David was a man who had made
supreme sacrifice for his country
a its hour of great peril.
Having the above in mind I laid
side my own persoual ambitions
ud consented to withdraw from the
ace for the State Senate on condiion
that the others did the same. It
fas my understanding at the time I
onsented to this that every proposed
anaiame rati entered into tne same
greement.
Had I known that my announcelent
was in The Herald I would
ave made this statement last week,
ut I thought it had been withdrawn
rom publication.
As matters now stand 1 am unable
o say what my attitude in the future
rill be and cannot make a definite
nnouncement at this time, as it is
ontingent upon whether or not the
ther candidates will stand by the
greement as 1 understood it and
rhether or not Dr. David will conont
to run on said conditions.
Thanking my friends for their genrous
offers of support and their
ind expressions of confidence, 1
m. Very truly,
P. L. BETHEA.
o
Card from Mr. Ijane.
Iditor of The Herald:
Will you please allow mc space in
our columns to satisfy the curiosity
f a very few people and answer the
uestion that has been askd with reard
to my motive in suggesting to
he prospective candidates that we
land aside for Dr. J. H. David and
heir motive in agreeing to do so. It
eems absurd to have to answer the
uestion but of course it is but hulan
to ask questions and to wish to
now the why and wherefore and if
o answer is received it is also but
uman nature for each one to try
3 answer it himself.
On account of which fact it seems
hat some few think that I and the
thers, and especially I, had some
lterior motive, it not being coneivable
that one can do an unselish
thing in this world. I want to
ay however in the beginning that
iiiiujk iuc ifiicsuuu lias utxii Iiuuij ,
mply, honorably and eloquently anwered
by Mr. R. S. Rogers in the
ist issue of this paper. His heart
eats right for his country and for
be boys who are fighting at the
ront.
The boys in France, at Camp
ackson, at Ca.np Sevier, and at all
he far flung battle fronts take the
iillon Herald and when they read
he noble response of R. S. Rogers
o my letter, their hearts will fill
kith pride and they will feel that
/hile they fight on the battle fields
f France, the people at home are
Tins is the Pi
AD Loyal Am
14th to June
Signature
Pott Office
TO THE SECRETARY
I, the above signed
In addition to those i
agree to buy War Ser
as shown in margin at
I FURTHER PLEDGE
SAVE AND EOONOMI
WIN THE WAR.
Total War 8
tamp* may bo boat
behind them and ?|rtdite their
deeds, and that if perchance thay fall I
and die the daath of martyrs, sacrificing
their lives to their country's *
honor, that they will not have fallen
in ruin and that at every opportuni- '
ty the people at home wHl honor v
their memory if they can do nothing ?
else. This then was my object and I ^
feel that it was the object of all con- j
cverned to see that no opportunity is '
lost to honor true patriotism. "
Yet I will say for myself that I
was selfish to a certain extant and
a|.A hAW maiUa la
jdiov UdU flftIK UllVI IVI KUVMTV. 4 U?% ?0
1 wanted the honor of being the one |
! to suggest the plan and to have some
I of the credit for putting the plan In
I motion and speeding It along to e
i certain extent.
Now then if this be a wrong motive
or an ulterior motive; if it be
an offense to desire to see a man
elected to the Senate whose every <
thought is and will be for the boys e<j
in the trenches; if it be sin to desire Qf
| to see a man in the Senate who has |or
i given his only son for the honor of ]or
' his country; if it be a sin to honor j Qf
| patro'itism and devotion to one's
j country; if it be a sin to foresee ipja
that the next few years will be a crit
ical period for this great country of
ours and to desire to see able men
of the age of Dr. David in office (for
younger men may find more arduous
and onerous tasks by which they *e
may serve their country that older
men can not )then I am a sinner of ?
. the deepest dye and hod a selfish
I motive. |a"
As for my political ambitions:
Now since withdrawing from the
senatorial race I have none. I have ?
ks much work as I can do in my of- pe
fice and all I covet for myself is the
friendship and the good will of the
people, and my main interest right
now is to press forward the drive for an
war savings stamps, for I want none
of ou: sodiers to feel downhearted
Cll
on account of any failure of the people
to stand behind them.
Very truly, "
JOE P. LANE.
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Lacks a Home. U;
"De kind of charity dat begins at
home," said Uncle Eben, "mos'ly a la' g.
got no home."
Amfpicav Wavy R
j dua/tofrca* arr&rm fSH/f
S\ OKIES In the Amtrt|
can navy are classed
as the best fed body
of men In the world. 4
In the ship's galleys I
every effort Is made to "
eliminate waste.
In the upper photo
one of the cooks on tha
North Dakota Is operating
a meat sllcer that
cuts bacon with tha
least possible wastage. .
f'ai i? fuel for fighters. Bacon Is |
badly needed In th? allied nrtnles and I
navies. The allied needs In pork products
ure lfi0.000.000 pounds monthly, '
three times as much as before the war.
Anotherwasteellmlnator on the North
Dakota Is the potato peeler, shown in ta
j the lower photo. Nothing Is lost ex- ev
j *ept the actual potato skin. | an
There Is a sufficient quantity of po-! let
atriotic Pledge That Will I
erieans In South Carolina
28th:
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No Street Cow
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OF THI UNITED STATES TREASURY:
Numb
i cemiy mai i now own
low owned, 11 JUNE
Inge Stamps I Cost $4.17 each
right J JULY
Coat $4.18 each
AUGUST
Cost $4.19 each
3 MYSELF TO SEPTEMBER
ZE. TO HELP Cost $4.20 each..
OCTOBER
Cost $4.21 each
NOVEMBER
Cost $4.22 each
DECEMBER
Cost $4.23 each.........
tarings Stamps Owned and Pledged
Solicitor's Signature
Eht from Post Offices, Banks and Authorised
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More Cotton Bloaaom
Cotton blossoms have boon recelvfrom
Morris Fass, M. B. Brlgman,
Mallory. Luther McDonald, Maiy.
Route 1, J. F. Hartley. Maly.
and Monday Daniel B. Mclnnls,
Judson was in town and reported
it bloesoms were found on his
ce Saturday.
1VKR8ITY of SOUTH CAROLINA
Entrance Examinations.
Entrance examinations to the Unrsity
of South Carolina will be
Id by the County Superintendent
Education at the County Court
use Friday. July 12, 1918, at 9
in.
The University offers*voried couri
of study in science, literature.
itory, law and business. The exnses
are moderate and many oprtunities
for self support are afrded.
A large number of scholarIps
are available. War Courses
d a variety of courses in applied
ence, such as wireless telegraphy,
ok-keeping, type writing, and
idred subjects will be offered.
Military training compulsory for
>shmen and sophomores. Reserve
fleers' Training Corps. For fall
rticulars write to
Hie President
ITVKR8ITY of SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, S. C.
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