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. 1 Eg* ■r (.fitajflAirs okn UTTER TO GOTERROR C. t BURSE CONTRASTS TUlMAtflSN AND IlEASCISM-TNC ONE 'NOBLE, NUN AND ELEVATING,’’ TNE OTHER ‘SELFISH, LOW, DIRTY (AND REVENGEFUL” OFFERS ASSISTANCE AND PREACHES PEACE. M Mt atovt what ■prtat ia Waskiactoa. Ska jroa told aa az/jwtk aad kaa lorclvaa you. It is la this spirit I aow spsak. Toa kav« kosa liad os. alaDdersd aad akaasd alaiost bsrosd sadarsaca, bat so wsa L I had eoaraga aad salf-oeatiol aaoacth to rise sbora it Toa has# aad eak arosgh to impalaa to strika back strike below the bait As Tflhnaa VI I want those who cooslder lam as TlllmaBisia to take It who twaaty- ia their Ullaosaiasi aad worship of T11 ■aa as to aahlteh the horsed from his carriage and hitch thsmsslres ia to drag him la triamph thionch the streets wooM came to distrust, hate aad abase him without cause? Madame Rolaad it was who ex claimed: “Oh. Liberty, what crimes are commHteed in thy name.” tala Nothing the progress which has the to O The following is a full ext of aalRvettng on the brink of the open letter from Senator Tillman to crave, a man whose purity In prl- Governor Blease as published in the rUe Hfe and whose purity as a Sunday newspapers: , * servant of the people has made him Aa Opsa Iwtter to Hoa< C ole I* # hdve suspicion. * Uemme ’* _ , ,, _ ! “Bieese Is Klerted” Hon Cole L. Blease, Col uni hifs 8. y Q n n jg||t 0 f the election I ha.’ C.—My Dear Sir: While the re- ^ j n which something tol i turns from the primary election are ^ .. Bl€ w #e ,, elected.*’ Becoming not complete, enough is known to fully a wske, I thought over all the make It certair* that you and * ar * consequences as the people dreaded both re-elected to the high them, and comldered whet was best we now hold. In everv wfy possible to b(l don<J , n the eyent the dream yon have tried to make my old should prove true, I thought o? friends among the people believe fcnur threat tol makt> th9 people that you are the representative of .. swwit blood’’ and of what It really Tlllmantam, rad therefore entitled mean j or rou | d possibly mer.n. The to be my politics! heir. |only Interpretation that occurred t* ’PlUasaaimn rs MeasriMn. WM t hst the Governor wou!1 Permit ma to explain briefly the nj^h# a general jail delivery by difference between* Tillmanism and 1 emptying the penitentiary fund tur>- Bleasetam aa I understand them.i, ng the conv | ctl loose upon societv. ( THImanlsm means genuine Democ-, Too haTe ^t power, »ir. K was yacy, the rule of. the people—of *U .w. r4tt y ou f dr purposes Cf taercy and the white people, rich and poor alll • no t for the punishment of your fel- Wlth special privileges and favors to 'The Governor takes none, with equality of burden to ?>l. an oath to ^ that the ..| awa r , re It was so understood bji TillmanItes . | B mercy. , * There Is In In and 1R>2, and It Is so un* -j,* Constitution nothing which per- derstood by them still, mits him to trample the law under Bleaaeism on the contrary, means f^ on pretense of mercy, and personal ambition and greed for ot- nothing but venality and greed *»f flew—the office to be used, not for money can make him place the the welfare of all the people and pardoning power In the hrnds of a the State, but for ‘‘Fllease ar*J his i aw yrr who charges big fees to ob- contraat In consideration when thflr been made toward demoralisation make up their final Judgment. Till-! .jnc, the Democrats In South mar.'sm aa Tillman preaches it, and ! Carolina oio can about, ,, Oh. Do* has r-IRfaya preached It ia noble high mocracy, will the people never learn and elevating. Bleaseism ia aelfteh, low, dirty and revengeful. I have been very greatly bl»s«*d their false leaders,’ never to distin guish between t> statesman and a to know their true friends from In my life and every df*.y I return j demagogue always listening to flat- thanks to the Creator for bis many i tery c»nd sweet words without look- blesslr--*. - The greatest among | nr below the surface and the true ibese has been a goed womm 'inwardness of things and men.” To whom God gave me la !'er jvjnfh at | think that the very men for whom purity, forty-five years a-o I i !*** done most, the poor farm- frlends. None others need r-pply.’” While Tillman as Governor, did not hesitate to pardon a constable by telegraph who had been un righteously punished by the Honor element in Charleston for raiding Ohleco’s ho««e, THImar* always tried and did administer the law equally and Justly as he understood it. He hrd no favorites and tried to obey the will of the majorltj. of the people, even In those counties which bad voted against him. He refused r.ppolntments as trial Jus tice to some of his hitter political opponents, but they had rot be«n elected at a primary, but were nom inated by his political enemies in the l^glalr*ure. Tillman In Washington has never asked whether a man from South Carolina, who has r.nplted to Mm for a favor, for promotion or for protection was a TUlmanite or n r * talr> pardons. As for pirdonlng th** criminals by wholesale, nobody but a lunp.tlc would threaten It. Let me beg you to beware what you do and say> herec^ter. Put a bridle on that unlicensed tongue of yours. Youydwe It to your frinjids, you owe It to yourself and you owe It to the State. I have beer* trusted by the peo ple as well as you. They have shown* their love, aod confidence in no un- X^rtr.'n way, and I therefore claim the right to warn and to offer to help yon in all mattera of pardons If you will deign to ask mv ,td- vlce. Nobody in South CaroUm will doubt the justice of any pardon I recommend. . This Is a thankless burden I am willing to r-ssume for the public welfare, and I do not expect to do any of the drudgery of If. but I know men I can trust whoae honor and patriotism r.-e not ‘anti" his only purpose being to *ry on jy a hove suspicion, but who have to discover whether the man was ||j Q r( ^p M f and confidence of their trustworthy, honorable and clean. f P now citizens. I will enliat rhe and would make good If he got Till- | )0 ip i | f j cani of th^se to examine man’s endorsement. i the petitions In order to help yog. Oorrmnurs f. r TThuN OnTv. but ymi phHl , notf if j p rPV p . I bellrve In sticking by my friend ( jt > carry, out your threat to mr.’ce Governrr. but T went to stfcV b - ( the propW* of South Carolina "sweat them In the right wry end net In blood" because so many of them the wronr wn*. rs yon hare done. J have not been "bamboozled and do- have had one grief and thr/ was the knowledge that so many good men In South Carolina seemed im placable and Irreconcilable In th^lr hr*red of me. These me*-, truly and honestly hated me aa badly as many* South Carolinians hate you now. but there r.-e more of them In your case than there ever were in mine thank God. Honesty compels me to say that you deserve the hate and distrust In which they bold von. I never did. You had ar> opportunity when you went into the Governor’s office such-?» comes to few men In life. Yonr inaugural was a great disappointment to your friends and provoked year enemies to renewed and rsler.*lesa activity. You hrd shown yourself too little and narrow to be Governor of any State, for my dear sir, the Governorship Is a very high honor, Indeed, but It also car ries the "Very heaviest reeponslblll- tlea. You will recrll when you were elected two years ago I^wlred yon congratulations and added, “Let the heathen rage.” The heathen hr.ve raged, but the righteous also era and factory' people, should turn cod rend me this way 1 ! I gave them Clemsor. College and Winthrop At least I had more to do with it than any other one man. <1.. gave them the primrry, for I. in conjunc tion with my brother, Georpe D. Tillman wrote the Democratic State Oonatitution with my own hacd and made the rules governing the pri mary and safeguard in every possi ble way their rights, that now every citizen has a voice In the Govern ment and can protect himself if he has sense enongfi. Plained at Desertion of Ftdeada. All pleas a re and satisfaction in my re-election to the Senate Is gone because of the desertion of these old friends and followers of mine. I It makes me doubt seriously wheth* 4 I here not erred grievously in giv ing the power of self-governmer*t to these people and teaching them their rights. T&ey show such a woful lack of gratitude. I feel Ui^t when I am deed and in the grave that they will realize and understan the criminal folly of their action MOLES and WARTS MOLESOFF (or the removal of MOLBfl nod WAJITS without pain and leaving neither dear nor mark In the same remedy that wo sold your grandmother, nnd has ■inee its first appearance upon the market, carried with it the. UNANIMOUS INDORSEMENT of MAN and WOMAN. MOLESOFF was the best in pioneer days, is still the best today. Our long experience protects you. We guarantee. Letters from personages we all hnow, together with much valuable information are contained In an attractive booklet, which will be sent free upon request. If you have any trouble getting MOLESOFF, send ooe dol lar direct to the undersigned. One hundred dollars m gold will be paid to the party mail ing to us n picture of themselves before and after using MOLESOFF; these pictures to be accepted and used by us for advertising MOLESOFF. One n Ullon people will see your pic ture with and without an ugly growth on your person. FLORIDA DISTRIBUTING CO., Dept. B 216 ^ , Pensacola, Florida. Again Tillman sal^l nia r V r-nd bltVr thlrmpn t?c because he was tantalized and howl ed at wors" than you have ever been, hut he alwny* trl^d to fell the truth, and never ur.ler the great eet provocation did, he thre'.’en to make anybody* ’^weat Word” or in dulge. In indoedm speech. black guardism or vulgarity on th" •’umn. It Is »•>( the business of a Govern- | baU'OhecT’by your denir.joguo f, r , stump, p cn i H Consider, governor, what It mean^to turn,loose criminals, mur derers n'«l cut throats, and “then consider the Infamy of bold!y> nnd openly offering to pardon any man who would kill certr.ln people. Don’t you see to what criminal folly you have been led to give people the right to third: that you will pardon men who asrtr.sslnate your ene- or. nor ought It to he n«rmf»ed "> n ,, Pa j 8uch an infamous idea ne%*r him to threaten hi* eonstltuenta. TTR entered any but a rrazv brain, law Is for the protecGon of every Hitting Below the Belt, man and not for the Governors j n your desparr.’lor*. attempting <> friends only. ^ 'reply to my Indictment of you in The one thing which gave Till- tij # Ferguson letter, you were un man the most concern was d**Hng rcrupulous enough to say*: wit* petitions for prrdon—the lit;*. | -j f aa r no evil from Senator death and liberty, of the peer Tillman's letter, except that posslb- wretches for whom the pet|flo«s | y h ,,, m | nd haa become more dlseas- were filed. Blease in chargedl^rlth td of late then It was when I had selling pardohs through his " ’ j my i Mt talk with his confidential frlerts and sharing the motriy. | Everyone knows that you alluded r—Hiere - Governor, you know whether Is any shadow of reason or founda- i tlon for thl»t? I do not, hut for vrvur own fame and good name, r* £ U an .for the good name of the State, you ought to clear this charge up. You can^M afford |o tree.* it wlrti silent contempt, for man was accused of grafting In the I* wit) not down that way. T1H- dlsponsary, bat no proofs were ever * .*r conn bm-o h-'-n produc ed. His most effective defence wr.v that thoae who charged him with ateallng would have atolen If they had had the same opportunities i»* he he'’ “Drunk with Hlea«eUn>” TH^aeo Is charged with havltv* voted In the T.cgMnur* as a law yer* for a fee rather thr-n ns the rising to Heaven In accusation of yon 4 Returning to the blessings which ^ e been ahowefed upon me, I have before I die the satisfaction of knowing, as 1 now krow, that I have won the admiration, love and confidence of the Anti-Tlllmanltes of old, and of the Haskellites even I owe my» re-election to the Senate to these men that came to me when some of my old friends, the “wool- hat, one gallus beys” and my fel low cltixens, who work in the cot ton mills, were shouting, “Crucify him", “retire him to private life,” "we can no longer trust him,’’ etc My re-election* to the Senate is r-s- sured and I shall die in ham**** “when the Lord’s time comes for me to go conscious that all of the good people of the state now ap preciate me and realize at least what manner of mr.n I am. Tribute to Judge Haskell. Tt is a sweet thought to 1 feel that many of the Haskellites voted fot me nnd right here I want to aayi "Haskellites” ought not to be an epithet of npprobrimn in South Carolina any longer Judge Ilns- kell n.nd I made friends before he died r.nd I always felt that he was a blind fanatic, who had been led off ir* to frenzy of independenti-m hv the same emotions whicx yo.ir •‘Vet I on hr-s produced. He was a knightly gentleman and a brave sol dier. Peace to his ashes. HaskeP- Ism r.nd TYleaseism ought to hurt's! In the same grave and the world hear no more fo either. It Is time for South fVirolinlans to quit wour*1Ing each other's feel- ing^and fighting like cr.ts and dogs. No good can come of it and mnch harm has already come of it, and more will follow If we do not real ise thr.* a "house divided against Its elf cannot stand”. Ato good men voted for Blease 'as voted *or Jones: They felt It to be their right as cltisera, and many of them re ligiously believed that their lib- ertlee were In danger, for you. Gov ernor, are Reported as saying that if Jones was elected they would never vote again. Jefferson srJd once that as be tween government without news papers and newspapers without gov ernment be would take The latter, for the newspapers would keep th* ‘people Informed and they would, hr.ve Intelligence enough to give themselves good government in son way. Our newspapers In South Cam lina have lo«t sight of the neces sity for fair and square dealing with physician.” Lot ' Dr. Babcock. I And *n mor«4 knightly gentleman or a more loy al friend to me never breathed and I know you hrd no authority for it. He Is not the type of doctor who discusses his patients and their ailments with Tpm Dick and Harry. w I want to say to'you that I knokr since my Inst stroke of paralysis in February. 1910, my memory has been much Impaired, the other parts of my brain have grrduatly and very perceptibly in creased In efficiency and vigor. &r<f ‘heir lerders, so much so that they I am now fully capable of doing as good work ns I ever did. The only reason why I have felt unwilling m make speeches In the Senate and on the hustings this summer Is !erl«’«tlve Representative of the because I know f eannot spej k with people I have not examined the reeor ’s rod cannot -ay wheth* r or net tM« Is true. Others can deter mine for themselves r.nd convict or sennit von according to the evi dence. Whet, the question was ask ed by the Infuriated TlllmanPes. any force or vigor without turning on the full voltage of the dynamo Under excitement the blood rushes to the brain for that Is the way mind workA. Dr. Hnbcock had warn ed me thr< to attempt to make a I speech would mean grave danger land the probable bursting of a bloodri vessel followed by pr.ralyvfa or deathV who felt thnt thev hr t be'-" b»- trajvd bv their old leader. "What Induced him to do this?" Rome of death)/ Therefore I have refrained -them in their rage shouted. "he and* i\rtrnintd myself, though at has t*een bought.” Who In Rott*h timr* dJljr^f.Hiptatlon has been Carolina knows what the price of r. very, very great. Rut. Governor. TUlrfian*!*? In Washir.tton. wh»re while my memory is poor the moral he has worked for the last eighteen fibre in me ls/as sound as It ever ream for the State and nation, he has had opportunities almost innumerable to get money for offl- rtat action. When he .was In charge of the rr41road rate bill, where there were hundred* of millions and e-en bllMona of dollars worth of property Involved, and e slight change In the law, which Tillman could hr.ve aided (o obtain, meant untold money for the railroad liter- eats, yo one ever hinted nor did inv one ever believe, that he was approachable aa a bribe-taker. It haa rematoed for noma craxy Booth Carolinian, drunk with Blecaeiam, to hari this suspicion at an old man wae, and my even brightei/ flame than when mj her.lth was Vigorous. Ar-J my ctyt- science Is lit fine working order, too 1 can assure yod. When I told my wife I intended have moar«"d and their cries are new and rhe enormity of the betrr-yal of their best friend. I know if I could have spoken ^ to them this summer this tragedy could not have occur red. When these old friends have had time to cool off and think It all over they will curse themselves for such base IngrrJtitude and for their idiocy in being mislead by a demagogue. To think that thep had been such fools as not to un derstand ar<l grrnt the oYd mans’ last plea to “die In harness.” serv ing them and serving the State and nation. Oh. it is pitiful! The object of every true patriot should be to pour oil upon the troubled weters and bring a return of harmony and good will among ot 4 people. "Let us have peace,” and If that cronot be given us let us see what a return to decency and sanity will accomplish. Offer* Governor Advice. If you can clear yourself of the fowl accusations tnrde against you in the Governor's office, and will hereafter, there Is some future for you in the State yet. If you do not, pursue a wholly different policy your t\ame will go down in history as the worst native South Cr-rolin- tan who was ever Governor, Moses not excepted. I repeat you are em inently qualified to be governor, ay far as brairo go,” f.nd If you re form and make good in the two years you have yet to serve in that office the people may forgiye you. |But you must he Governor of ‘he whole people and not of your friends alone and they will tr-ke care of your future destiny, always supposing that you clear yourself of the infamous charges that have been brought r-galnst you. For ur.le*’* you do that, you can never hope to aspire to higher promotion, for the people of South Carolina will never send to Washington a man not rbove suspicion. Your destiny is largely in yonr hands. Governor. For the boror of the State I hope you can and will clear yourself. May God forgive you for the sins yon hr.ve committed against your self and the people of this State. Governor Blease. you are given another opportunity: will you make use of it and show thr* you are 1 a man and not a demon? Put the devil behind yon at>l be the Gov ernor of all people instead of your fr{pnds cJone. Conquer yourself and instead of being the Governor of seventy-two .thousand, become the Governor Of the or*' hundred and forty* thousand men in South Caro lina. If you do this the "heathen will quit raging” while the riehteou will rejoice. You hrve the brains; make use of them instead of giving way to your evil passions. I do assure yru will die a happier man if you will follow this rdvlce. Con quer your enemies by kir.lness and justice. You cannot conquer them in any other way. . < Signed) R R Tillman. Trenton, 8. C August |<>, 1912. fCto\ernor Blease replied to this tetter hut lack ot space prevents this reply being run this week. It will appear next week.—Editor. I Wanted At Once To contract with parties to haul Piling, Ties and Wood.. Attractive Proposition. Good oppor tunity to give your Farm animals work. Apply to o — H. E. SAVAGE o Walterboro, South Carolina have not the influpiMte with the peo ple that they olfght/to have There i** room for a great Tnnny reforms Irv this particular r.nd 1 slneerely hope that the editors of the South Caro lina papers will seriously* con-dlor how they can regalr. the confidence Of the people again. So prertt h-.t been the distrust caused hy rlie dis honesty and partisanship that hnn- dredj, nay thousands, of my friend* could not he made to believe, that I hr.l written the loiter to Ferguson or giver* out th.,> statement accom panying it. I/received many tele grams and letters asking wheth r it wh« authentic. This condition of the puhliq mind hr.x hern brought about, by seeing that the newspa pers itf their headlines ar*i in the Sash, Doors, Blinds, Roofing, Brick. * And all Builders Material Carried in Stock in all Merchantable Sizes. Orders - * ./ * promptly filled. Let us figure with you. We are sure our prices will save you money on your needs/ ’ C. A SAVAGE. luifictirer of Rough uf Dressed Linker. Walterboro, : : : S. C. body of .the arttefes themselves triotism burns withlt distort and color uprighteously* the facts. When the people r.re taught Ihey can always be trusted, ' but hen the people distrust the. news- Many IRrivcn Fn m Homo. Every year, in many parts of th* country, thousands are driven from their homes ty coughs and lung diseases. Friends and business r.re left behind for other climates,^ hut this is costly and not always sure. A better wa •—the way qj muititud U u- i 111. SHOES AT COST • In order to make room for our fall stock we are offeringall low quarter shoes, Men’s and Ladies’ at COST. Examine our stock before buying else where. We are also making a special low price on half gallon fruit jars, 75 cents per dozen. 60x ’Phone 60x W. H. Guess & Bro. —is to use Dr. Kir.?'* New Discov ery and eure yourself at home Stay papers r.nd believe theih corrupt ind right there, with your friends, rnd dishonest and given to all manner cf take this safe medicine. Throat and to write, an open letter to you and llyin* they lose that respect for lu”* troubles find quick relief and outMne^ some °L ,h *, I In-J them that ia necessary to preserve health returns. Its help in coughs free govemfheat. > . [colds, grip, croup, whooping-cough “I DM Not IiO*e It; Yon Stole It” and sore lungs make It s positive If I ever get able to speak sgsln blessing. 69c r.nd $1.00. Trial bpttle I, want to go to three counties In free. GuaraoCeed by Jno. M. Klein. *outh Carolina rad talk to my old j . _ _ friends face to face. An la-sory, Li at- Miss Louise Leach has returned necoiiect. Governor, this same noble ens and York. You have stolen the home from Port T*mpr. Qity Fla woman has been your advocate with love aad confidence of those peo- where she haa been visiting Mrs W me until your recent •tatemtat pie—I did not lone It; you stole It. M. Blocker, nnd Mist May TVrry. tended to say, she pleaded with me thus: "Blease is hUt q^Vholly bad man. He is passionate and has been tantalised, abused and misrep resented until he has loot all sense of responsibility ar*J self-control.” I SOUTH BEND WATCHES. There is no more reliable watch on the market than the SOLTH BEND. I have them and sell them under the very best of guarantee. : FINE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY - * e A. A. VUSTERBERQ, Jewelry Store. Main Street, Next Door to New Poetoffise. WALTKSBOBO, 8. a I