The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-31
Gen M'C'rady's Article.

OI ScTle> VI aVllCleS ueSlSleN W
combat the position assumed by those
directing the movement which has
swept over South Carolina 1t is an
argument ut once again the candi.
ducy oi b. R. ii Imam anil for m
election by primary in the coming
fall
lnasmuch as thi. paper is support.
ing Capt B. r. !illman in his candi.
tlacy for the Democratic nomination
for governor Of South Carolina. we
feel it proper to discuss the paper
submitted by Gen MCrady to the
public as an argument against That
sc &c ion by the Democratic party OF
this State.
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In the course OF his article, Gen
MCrady does Mr. Tillman one strik-
ing piece of inius ice and that is
when he says, rs it not still strang
er thai, in regard to the great ones.
ton upon which the people have
hitherto been unanimous. that is uu-
inst taxation by protection, this
leader and aspirant for the people's
suffrages will not declare hiIseli?'
Whatever may be Capt Tillmnn's
faults, q hesitation To assert his
views on public affairs cannot fairly
or Justly he attributed to him. and,
on this vey question, he has frankly,
fairly, openly and above his sigma
ture stated them, The Wor|s pub
l,shed Ills le ter. an>l has seen it re.
produced in many exchanges.
Let us, then, look at the matter
frankly and fairly rs men who may
differ and yet ret,in respect for dit.
fering views and those by whom they
are hell.
Ii there is no doubt,'' from any
cau<e whatsoever, that ':hc parry
machinery has been allowed tn fall
into the hands of few, whose inter-
est has induced them to at end to the
public duties which the many neg
lected," and if there is nq doubt hat
that :::..hu<es have crelt in that
shou j he removed" then the agita:
sio.,, whiah hus fofiad ths fact upon
The attention Of the public, has. in
tie mair, benefited the State.
But if the party machinery is now
in tha hunds' ef the few AMI abpsfs
have crept in, and if those few have
suddenly demanded a prim lrY. which
the7 EFeyiossly dac!afsd iMprqesiaa,
bile aud have apparently only found
prac icah'e when, in the general
opin on, there is no hope OF success.
fallT npEosiEs the papp ar demand
f5Gr' ciange expresssi through The
channels provided by them t + such
expression. is it not natural tha'
suth q ae4aad auauFa be aisre9afd.
edi
There will be q primary for 1892,
but there ls no likelihood, we think.
Of this primary being Suddenly and
hurriedly arranged to do the work,
in a great part already done, through.
out the State for the coming eco.
ton. ..... .. ..
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In conclusion while we do not pre-.
tend to he aIle 10 cope with the
scholar whose article we have critI
cisej. we feel impelled to draw at.
tention to the opening and the con.
Guiding paragraph Of his article,
which. ta our mind. ina cate most
forciblY t. a. nc mere argumentative
ab lity enables o Q to d spo e Of
facts. Here they arel
The old charge Of tho rsvliers
and defamers of South Carolinl that
she ha, never had a Dem craIlc form
Of government is now revived, not
this time by enemies from without,
but hy Gle OF l;5s own sa1s in feeo:
mendltion Of b mself for Office.
" We appeal then to all lovers
of fair pay an Democratic rule to
join US in the effort to secure a prl"
mary election aad such rules for its
conduct 4s viii ias1re tug fa Fest
count and The most truthful rctu us
of it's results. Thus, AMI thus only,
will va sprnra a true Democratic
government for the party and the
Stale
II it is Only by e primary clscsinn
that We can "secure true Pemocrat.
ic government" AMI we hrve not
now and have not had in the past
urinary elections, does not Gen Me-
Graly Eimss.f cpit;Gsa that f9rMM OF
which We have enJ"yed
as severely as that one OF South Car,
olina's sons at whom he has directed
|Iis fire? !
1t certainly would asem Sc. and
perhaps after al, rs clevcrly arrang'
ed us Ills article is, it is not likely
10 be considered by the readin. pub
lie as fercible as the interview in
whiuh the sane STUDENT DESCRIBED
rillman as the "symnton OF disron.
tent" ."-Charle:ton World.
Tho Ril1 !, n,aI