The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-28
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
The Haskell Brothers Interviewed in New
York on the Situation.
New York Times.

pointed clearly to the election of Till
man, the candidate of the Farmers AL
lance, for Governor. In the opinion
Of Col. Haskell, Tillman was not fit
man for the place he seeks, but he had
taken advantage of the Farmers ALI
ance 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,
andathe old line conservative Demo
Gratis were confronted with the alterua-
tive of either swallowing Tillman or
else figuring in the role OF boilers.
Of the two evils Col. Haskell thought
the South Carolina Democrats would
probably accept Tiilman 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
off the madness that possesses them
now and awake to the necessity of pre-
serming their interests. The policy Of
the Farmers Alliance was to demand
everything and promise its possible
good will in return.
"There is to be Democratic conven-
ton in South Carolina Septembea TO-"
said Col. Haskell, 'tand at this CONVEX
ton candidate for Governor will be
nominated. I have no doubt at all
that Tillman will be this nominee. He
controls 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. 7 believe that Gen.
Hampton will be his own successor,
for cannot conceive of condition of
affairs which would result in the elee-
ton of any one else. Our people are
mad with the Farmers Alliance fever,
but they are not so mad as to repudiate
Gen. Hampton
tWith regard to the State debt I 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
Tirman, may do the State an injury
that will be we'll nigh irreparable.
Still, I think it is wise to let the people
Of South Carolina go ahead and elect
Tillman. That is probably the surest
way of curing them of their maduess."
Judge Alexander G. Haskell, of South
Carolina, is also at the st. James. He
does not agree with Col. Haskell as to
the policy to be pursued by the South
Carolinians in the present emergency.
He denounces Tillman as demagogue,
and says that he should be opposed at
every hazard, and although defeat We're
certain. He thinks that the respecta-
bility of the South Carolina Democrats
demands this. Moreover, he does not
regard the situation as hopeless. He,
believes that if the regular Democrats
Were to organize at once they could
still defeat Tillmas, Notwithstanding
the fact that he has control Of the State
machine. Judge Haskell believes that
if Tillman is successful in South Caro-
lima 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
masquerading as martyr under the
pretense of a fear that he will be assas-
sinated, whereas there is not the
slightest danger of injury in any form
a fact only too well known to Till
man. While Judge Haskell is anxious
: to fight Tillman and the Farmers Alli-
ance, he is sorely afraid that the Dem
ocracy of South Carolina will surrender
without firing shot.
COL. JOHN c., HASKELL RISES TO EX-
PLAIN.
From the News and Courier.l
COLUMBIA, Aug. 2l.-Col. John C.
Haskell returned from New York this
evening to attend the meeting of the
tonight.
When questioned as to the authen-
ticity of his New York Times interview
on the South Carolina situation an
interview which was republished in
The News and Courier to-day and ex-
cited considerable comment IN Colum-
bia, Col. Haskell said that the report of
the talk was decidedly incorrect, owing
to the fact not that the reporter was
disposed to mlsrepresent them, them,
but that the Times man came to him
whilst he was at dinner entertaining
several gentlemen, among whom was
Judge A. G. Haskell; so that there was
no opportunity for regular interview,
and only general informal talk was
had.
Col. Haskell says that what he did
say was that he believed that ma
joSity of the delegates in the September
Convention would favor Tillman for
Governor, and if such majority were
legally elected he believed the people
would submit rather than divide the
party. He did not, however, express
an opinion as to whether there would
be legal Convention or not.
AS to the State debt, Col. Haskell
said there was general desire among
the farmers to sustain the credit of the
State, but he feared that, owing to the
inexperience of many of the officials the
new Administration and the desire on
the part of Tillman and his lieutenants
to reduce expenses, the credit of the
State would be injured. Col. Haskell
did not say he thought it would be wise