The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-28
south Carolina Politics.

Col. John G. Haskell, member of the
National Democratic committee from
South Carolina, is at the ST. James Hotel.
BE said last night the political situation
in his State pointed clearly to the cleo
ton of Tillman, the candidate of the
Farmers Alliance, for Governor. In
the opinion of Col. Haskell, Tillman was
not q fit man for the place he seeks, but
he had taken advantage of the Farmers
Alliance craze and had come out as.the
leader of the people. What was still
more important he had captured the
Democratic machine in South Carolina,
and the old.line conservative Democrats
were confronted with the alternative of
either swallowing Tiliman or else fgur-
ing in the role of boilers.
Of the two evils Col. Haskell thought
the South Carolina Democrats would
probably accept Tillman on the ground
that it is better politics to preserve the
seeming integrity of the Democracy Of
the State than to create an open breach.
Meanwhile it was to be hoped that the
people of South Carolina would shake of
the madness that possesses them now and
awake to the necessity of preserving their
interests. The policy of the Farmers
Alliance was to demand everything and
promise its possible good will in return.
aThere is to be q Democratic Conven.
tion in South Carolina September TO-"
said Col. Haskell, "and at this Conven.
tion q candidate for Governor will be
nominated. I have no doubt at all that
Tillman will be this nominee. he con-
trolls the machine, which he gained while
we slept, and he will use it. That he
will be the next Governor seems certain.
I really do not think that there will be
any open opposition to him. There are
two other questions which are concerned
in this political movements United
States Senator, to succeed Gen. Wade
Hampton and the State debt. believe
that Gen. Hampton will be his own
successor, for I cannot conceive of a
condition of affairs which would result
in the election of any one else. Our
people are mad with the, Farmers
Alliance fever, but they are not so mad
as to repudiate Gen. Hampton.
"With regard to the State debt am
much afraid that these people will not
be able to handle the matter. They
have had no experience in public finance,
and, under the leadership of Tillmar,
they may Dc the State an injury that
will be well.nigh irreparable. Still, 1
think it is wise to let the people OF South
Carolina 20 ahead and elect Tillmau.
That is probably the su rest way of cur
ing them of their present madness"
Judge Alexander G. Haskell, of South
Carolina, is also at the St. James. He does
not agree with Col. Haskell to the policy
to be pursued by the South Carolin-
ians in the present emergency. He de-
nounces Tillman as demagogue, and
says that he should be opposed at every
hazard, and although defeat were Ger.
tain. He thinks that the respectability
ofthe South Carolina Democrats demands
this. Moreover, he does not regard the
situation as hopeless. He believes that
if the regular Democrats were to organ
ize at once they could still defeat Tillman,
notwithstanding the fact that he has
control of the State machine. Judge
Haskell believes that if Tillman is sue.
cessf1l in South Carolina he will succeed
Gen. Hampton in the United States
Senate.
Altogether he regards the outlook as
gloomy, but he is pugnacious, and would
rather be defeated than not to fight at
all. He says that Tillman is masquerad.
ing as 8 martyr under the pretence of a
fear that he will be aasassinated, whereas
there is not the slightest danger Of injury
in any forms fact only too well known
to Tillman. While Judge Haskell is
anxious to fight Tillman and the Far
mers' Alliance, he is sorely afraid that
the Democracy of South Carolina
will surrender without firing a ashot.-
From tie Nev York Times, Angust %.