Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-30
Tho Situation Discussed by Capt.
Tillmanl liz Spartanburg.
HIS FAITH In THE DEMOCRACY
UNsnAREN.

HIS FAlTHIN THE
sUNsnARsN.
Tho Herald, Of October Oath, pub.
lished the following
It was learned yesterday afternoon
that Capt. B. II. TillmanS had missed
connection on his way to GaHney,
and would spend the evening at the
Merchants Hotel. A Herald re-
porter was Immediately dispatched
to the hotel to obtain, Il possible, an
interview with Capt. Tillman. He
was found in. tho hotel lobby sur
grounded by a host Of friends who
had come to shake hands with him.
Captain III. l.. Farley kindly intro.
duced the Herald man, with the re-
mark that he was a reporter, and he d
come to hear what Capt. Tfllman Lad
to say.
The Captain spoke in a genial,
friendly manner, and the reporter is
indebted to him for great considera-
ton and kindness.
zone thing you may state, with
perfect certainly" s9id Capt. Till
man, "and. that is, that I am going to
beat Haskell out Of his boots"
GLOW many votes, will you poll at
tho coming election ?" asked the re-
porter.
"There arc from eighty-five to
ninety thousand white votes regis
tered in the State, and I will poll
from 90 to 95 per cent of them"
"What do you think of the Has
kell mons claim, that they will come
up to Columbia with such q majority
that it cannot be overcome by the
upper counties" ... .
off the election is fairly conducted,
and the count honestly made, with
the majorities l carry up from here,
and the votes gotten there, the Demo.
cratic ticket will beat by anywhere
from thirty to fifty thousand votes,
1t will all depend upon whether the
white people realize the necessity OF
turning out to vote, and whether the
managers shall conduct the election
fairly" ....
"What do>you mean, Captain, by
the managers conducting the election
fairly"
"Thcre was evidently q conspiracy
formed previous to the September
Convention, by which the election
machinery of tho party is given
wholly to the anti Tillman wing,
Many of the commissioners are good
l'DemGrata and will do their whole
duty rs officers, WHOM is Ah-we,xwsanatt;;
but others arc INSCRIPTIONS parti
sans, and in their appointment o
managers, have excrted themselve
to get independents, and unless the,
arc watched and kept from cheating
the Democratic majority will b
greatly decreased"
"What is the number Of negroe
registered? {"
"From the best information obtaina
bic by tho Democratic Executiv,
Committee, tho number Of negroe
now legally registered is not NOR,
than 10000. All of these will no
vote, and many of them will vot,
for me, rs many of them said during
the campaign meetings last summer
But with managers who will try t,
count Haskell in, and by tho use O
bogus registration certificates, thu
Republican vote can be largely in
creased and the Democratic vot,
largely decreased" "
"IIow is this to be prevented ?"
"ln every county where there il
any doubt whatever as to the loyalt,
or fairness of the commissioners ant
managers, the Democrats should sc,
that the boxes are not stuffed will
fraudulent ballots at the opening O
the polls, and should watch the Who'll,
election to tho end Of the count"
"ln your interview, published il
the Record some time since, you ar,
reported as having threatened blood
shed; what did you mean by that p
81 made no threats. I only OK.
pressed an opinion that there would
be bloodshcd should the Independ
ents attempt to lead negroes to tn.
polls, or should the managers try t.
count us out. There is no opposi
ton to the negro voting for whom ht
pleascs, but l know the temper O
our people too we'll not TO fear blood
shed when five white men out of .
hundred attempt to rule the Other
ninety-fivc by means of negro votes
owe want a free vote and II clca,
count, but we are not going to sub.
nit to negro domination.
"With a fair election, and the
registration laws which the negroes
have neglected to comply with, tho
eight-box law gives tho white pco.
pie absolute control of the govern.
ment. We have no need for an,
fraud or insinuation to carry an cleo.
ton"
"1s there anything more that you
will say to the readers Of the Xerald:Y'
asked the reporter.
81 regard the election of Congress-
men as even more important than my
own, but if you will 60 to Gaffney
with me tomorrow / will toll you al
about that in my speech tomorrow
must beg you to excuse me now