The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 31, 1901, Image 4
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FOR SALK?One Mirble Imposing
stone, size 51 x f> feet, at. a bargain,
address Thk Union Timkr.
The universal expression of joy by
the press of the country at the recovery
of Mrs. McKinley, show that
the country is interested in her welfare
if not in that of the President.
It has been decided by the Supreme
Court, that the word "humph" is a
grunt of dissatisfaction. Humph, its
funny they had to go to the Supreme
Court to find that out. We could
have enlightened them without half
the trouble of going to the Supreme
Court.
It was to he expected that some of
the billionaire Republicans who are
so common nowadays would try to
roviro f Ko Inner zlno J nrnioof nf ci
United States hank and to corrol the
enormous profits that such a concern
would reap. Hence Mr. Morgan's
latest idea is not surprising.
The GafTney Ledger says that instead
of Biennial sessions of the Legislature
we would have semi-annual 1
sessions to rectify the blunders of the
preceeding session. Pretty well put,
brother. It would give a chance to s
,tighten up several loose screws. The [
only draw back would be the expense
item. . t
We are in receipt of an invitation 1
to the Southern Industrial Conven- '
tion to be held in Philadelphia June j
11th to 11th. All the Governors, *
members of the Legislature and the
press of the Southern Statps are in- 51
vited. Sorry we can't take it in.
Judging from the program there is a j
big time in store for those who can ]
go.
By the time this reaches our read- 1
ers the Editor expects to be enjoying
himself at the Reunion of Veterans 1
at Memphis. We feel that a few J
days recreation will do us good and 1
we don't know how we could enjoy
the respite tnore than to be among
these old heroes and listen to their ]
greetings and the recounting of their
war experiences. We have tried to j
get everything in shape to get out as |
newsy a paper as usual, so that this |
issue of Tin: Timkk would not sulfer '
or be disappointing to our readers 011 j
account of our absence.
Spartanburg has made a good sale 1
^ 9 I 1 ~ tlM _
ui iicji auirt'i paving uuiius, llll* 1
Journal says: 1
"The $5o,noo issue bearing in- '
interest at 1A per cent, was sold to
Rudolph Keybolte A: Co., of Cincinnati
for $1,000 premium. The company
has deposited $2,000 as a guarantee
of good faith. A. (1. Furmau
is ihe attorney for the company."
This sounds like there would be I
small danger of a back down on the 1
part of the purchaser. $2,000 bonus
is a pretty good guarantee of good
faith.
Constable W. H. Xewbold gives a
hot rejoinder to the letter of J. A.
Montgomery, of Oxford, Miss., in
which it is intimated Unit, N'owhotd
was bribed not to identify the man
he went after as being Reese. Newbold
offers an additional $2oo to the
$.">oo already offered, if said Montgomery
ean provo the prisoners, R.
Stevens and Marion R Reese, to be
one and the same party. Montgomery
should now show down or
shut up. Newbold gives Montgomery
the rather unsavory reputation of
being a loafer and a dead heat in
Oxford, Miss., for about thirty years.
A BOMBSHELL
UOTH TILLMAN AND AlcL
Uncxprt ted Outcome of Saturday's J
'i\inr.ii'd Tillman with Saying
sign, ami that if the People I
elude thai They did not want H
About Resigning if Mcl.aurin w;
leoge from Tillman that they hoi
Rc-elei tion, utul after some Co
Accepted and a Joint Resignatio,
GalTney May 25.?Special: It is
the unexpected that happens so often
in South Carolina politics, and which
happened here Saturday, It came i
like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky, ,
so unexpected and sudden was the .
whole thing. When the two United .
States Senators agreed to meet here
in joint debate, MeLaurin to advo-' <
cute his "Commercial Democracy," i
and Tillman to attack it, no one .
dreamed the two United States Seu- |
ators would before nightfall have ,
their resignations in transit to the ,
Governor. 11
Tillman has just entered upon a ,
six-year term, and MeLaurin has I,
until March I, lllotf, to serve without |
molestation, yet both have resigned,
effective S-*pt 15, in order that they ,
might go before the people and test |
their strength, the understanding be- ]
ing thatrthis test shall decide whether
the people endorse Senator McLau- ?
rin's Democracy, with its expansion, .
ship subsidy and "commercial" ideas, jj
or that of Senator Tillman, with what ,
Mel jaurin calls his Bryan Democracy. ,
Senator MeLaurin^sought to nar- ,
row the fierce contest to Tillman and ,
himself, whereas Senator Tillman in- ,
sisted on a bare resignation, as origi- jj
nally proposed, on the ground that1,
he could not dictate to the Demo-| j
cratic committee as to who should be !,
in Hip r.'ice or when it should he.
United Slates Senate and ask as a j
personal favor that, you do not appoint
our successors, unless there be ,
in extra session of the Senate, until
tie Democratic State committee shall '
Pave ordered a primary to choose the "
men to lie appointed. If you will
kindly advise the State chairman of
the Democratic party and ask prompt
action in ordering such a primary
and arranging for a canvass by the ii
L-andidu'es ?e shall be under obligations.
Yours respectfully,
i* It. Tim,man,
United States Senator "
Mr. .1. O. Otts was askt d to deliver
this in p.-isou, and he w is uccunpa- f
nied by Kditor K. Ii. Hook, of tin- t.
Augusta Chronicle, and August Kohn v
representing The News and Courier
and The Slate. Senator McLaurin
was dressing at the home of Mr. A
II. Wood and invited the visitors to a
his room. The paper, already signed i <
u.. rr: 11 j u: if i .
uy i i i in ii 11) uimuru nun. u?* i
suggested an amendment to the orig- (
inai proposition, which wns appended
as h postscript, which rend as follows:
" The campaign is to be between c
I'.. It Tillman and .1 oho L. MeLaurin
f.?r the long term of office, which the
former resigns and to be held during
the months of October and November, t,
John L. McLaitkix, j
United States Senator," u
This was signed and a place left
for Senator Tillman's signature, and "
Mr. (leo. 11 Kneater returned with '
the party to the law office, as Senator i
McUaurin's repiesentative, S-nalor i,,
Tillman simply had the record and
no reasons were assigned for the
change. He said ho had no right, to
dictate to the Democratic committee u
when it Bhould order thj primary or c
Tillman, in his speech, had hammered
and hammered away at the idea j,
that McL'turin had betrayed the true | \
Democracy, and that if he were not a j N
Republican he ought to he, for he *
had supported all the Republican ^
propositions and doctrines. Tillman |
urged that the decent thing for Mc- j |
Laurin to do, the only proper thing, ; t
was for him to resign his position , (]
and go before the people, and if they j,,
endorsed him, be returned, or stay | j
home if defeated. McLaurin had de- I |
sertcd the party platform and ought I f|
to resign at once, he persisted. ^
Senator Mcleiurin in turn said that g
lie was a Democrat, and that on national
issues lie was free to act with Jt
independence and did so. Tillman t|
said, let McLanrin resign and go be j.
fore the Democratic primary this y
year and I 'll go home and keep my J,
mouth shut and let the other fellow j
attend to him. If you elect him 1
take it us notice that you don't want n
ne. It'he is a Democrat, then I'm
:iot. j,
i Ts 11......1 I
Ill *-11 I VI 1 I I I I I 'Ml I I I J IliUII iU LliUUUII I pj
suggested thai Tillman always found ^
i bumbproof, nod went on to say:
'Oh, yes, Tillman says why don't 1
resign. If I'm elected it will mean jj
he people don't want him, but lie
stopped there. He's smart. You ?
lever catch him committing himself
too for. lie did not say if I'm electid
he'd resign. Oh, no, you'll never ^
lear of Benjamin, the Tillmunitc, re- ^
signing."
Senator Tillman jumped up and J 0
said: "I'll say it and do say it." ..
Senator Mo ban rin : "Agreed." '
Tillman: "I'll resign right now ii
rou will, and we will go before the ,i
people." j
McLaurin: "Agreed." s;
Tillman: "Draw up the paper and i
we'll sign it rigid now."
Mehaurin : "That suits me."
Senator Til man went direct ly from [
die court hou?e to the law office of (.
Mr. 0. Otis, and there dictated ^
he first formal resignation, which he ,
signed. 11 read as follows: :
"(jolTney, S. C.. May 'Jo, lOol.
His Kxeellency, Governor M. B. ^
McSweeney, Columbia, S. C?Sir: f ^
^Ve hereby tender our resignations a' I ^
senators from South Carolina in the
, IN POLITICSl
*
AURIN HAVE RESIGNED.
oint Debute ut GafFney?MeLaurin
thai he, Jl/c/.fliir/n, Ought to Reflected
Mel,i :trin he Would Gotiim,
but Tilluinn said not u Word
i:leetetl?This Urought n Clmlih
Resign and go to the people for
rrespondeitee this <'lmllcngc was
n was Sent to the Governor.
who shonUl bo allowed to run, as anybody
could run for his plane. The
instrument was returned to McLaurin
to leave olT the postscript, or make a
sounter proposition, and shortly afterwards
the following proposal came
from Senator McL'iurin :
"To His Excellency, the Governor,
Columbia, S. C.?Sir: We hereby
tender our resignation, to take elT -el
when the Democratic State committee
shall order a primary election,
luring the month of November, to
hoose our successors. It having
been mutually agreed that, a joint
j'tnvass shall he made by us during
the months of October and Novem
ber."
Senator Tillman returned the
proposition on the same grounds as
before, and then wrote and sent thiletter
to Senutor McLaurin :
"Hon. John L. McLaurin?Dear
Sir: I have complied strictly with
your taunting proposition that'Berjamin,
the Tillmanite, toolc good ca^e
not to put himself in any j- .partly,'
and when I responded? 'I will re- (
si?fn if you will today,' you said: '1
iviil do that.' Afterwards fit th? close
phi repeated your willingness to
arry out your agreement-. Now you
seek to dodge out of it hv putting
mpossible conditions. We cannot
lictiite to the Governor or the Denticratic
executive committee. We
an only do what we said we could,
ind leave the rest to the authorities
A ill you or will you not stand by
our pledge? B, R Tillman "
This letter was sent by hand and
o it came the following reply ;
"Hon. B It. Tillman?Hear Sir:
am more than willing to carry out
he proposition which your letter in[icates
you were 'taunted into ac
opting.' Oongress meets in J)ceemler.
I invite you to join me in a
etter to Governor McSweeney tenlering
him our resignations to tnk<*
fleet in ample tune for our sucees- .
ors to bo appointed. I prefer the
Mttvass to ?ake place during October
nd November as on account of my
hysical condition I could not stand
: during the summer months. If
ou are sincere in your proposition,
echnicftl." 11 is to i>e Imped that
he imprisonment will not be likerise.
The people of Iowa do not s jem to
ippreeiat.e the humor in Iheir eouTantly
expressed wonder whether
Minister Conger will "accept" the
>ovcrnor?hip of the State or not.
Vho ever heard of a Republican delining
uny office?
We acknowledge receipt of ?n invlation
with card of President L>. B.
ohnson to the "commencement exrciscs
of Winthrop College. The
ilass roll of J9ol is a full one con uniiig
tho nurnes of thirty-four of
he young ladies. The program is !
m elaborate one, and there will no I
loubt be a largo number of visitors !
rom >1 distance. It would afTord us
freat pleasure to attend the exer:ises.
|
riite with mo in a letter to Col I 1
ones requestiug him to call th; ex- j
I'Utive committee to arrange for the 's
rimary. Or, if j*ou prefer, let lis rj
lace our resignation in the hands of j ^
te Governor unconditionally to take I ]
tfeot September 15 I have the i j
onor to be yours respectfully, 1
John Lowndes M?-L twin." (
This was the final letter, the focus .]
ad been reached and Senator Till- 1
inn dictated this formal instrument 1
hich lie signed : 1
"GslTuey, S. C , May '25, I'Jol. ^
His Excellency, Governor M B.
IcSweeney, Columbia, S. C?Sir: *k
Ve hereby tender our resignations as ,
enatora for the State of South Car- '
Una in the United States Senate, to ' j
ike effect Seutomber 15 next Y?-urs | 1
jspectfully?" 1,
With Senator Tillman's signature j '
lis paper was sent to Senator Me-|,
I'irin and in a few m orients it whs <
ign?>d and returned. There was no j
sthr of explanation, bnfc with the !
wo signal urt.s it was posted, ami the |
-Iter went to Governor ?d'*S wet-no v- Ir,
will lie left to the State Rem -emtio '
ommittee when the primary will l>e
old and whether it will he open to
11 coiners. Tillman says he wants ,
ast as many as wants his full term
i) run against him, and one primary
lith strictly Senatorial candidates
'ill he ordered.?August. K??hn in
itndays News and Courier and State, i
Well, anyway, the printing press
us followed the Hag. Manila is
ur..ing out tons of public documents
owadays.
?*?' 1 Perhaps
Hannu doesn't, intend to
10 a candidate in Htol, hut his joinn?
the G. A. R looks very suspicDU?.
The war depart merit, says that the
hieverv in the Philitminos i? "lnr???lw
TREASURER'S REPORT.
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B J Fowler 1' 0
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H c Lawsou, Jr 5 5
.1 I) Murphy 12 8
J T Mal? ?ne 11 ?
I \V W il.-on s 9
W M Lawson 10 9
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1) F Baldwin 15 9
Adams & Faucett 2*1 2.
JD Smith 119
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liii VVilbuiM 1.4 2
I* W Crawford 0 2
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Union Hardware Co 0 s:
Wm Ivey 1 10
D W Iteeves 1 oO
Manraret. Ii?wis 1 ou
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John I'(ia^e 11 OS
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A Largs slosk of Carriage Material always
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The Fanoy Grocers*