Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-09
Haskell's Folly.

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10 tie Editor Of the Weaos and
Courier: Since the nomination of
Mr.. B. r.. Tillman by the political
body which assembled on the 10th
instant at the State House, under
the title of the State Democratic,
Convention, my name has been some
what freely, though generally with
courtesy, handled by, the press in
connection with the office of Gov
ernor and opposition to tho Tillman
party, ! have received letters from
men whose patriotic motives COM
manded my respect, and I have had
the assistance of nearly a column of
~deprecatory editorial advice by the
Atlanta Consultation.
Difficult as it has been to refrain
from answering the letters of my
friends, I have kept silent for the
reason that, having presented my
views to the conferences held in
July and September, and not having
been sustained, I deemed it uniting
to continue to press them on the
public, never mind how unchanged
my Judgment may remain. I disre-
gardcd the implications and the
advice and the comments of the
press because they were without
authority, but 1 am now forced to
speak in answer 10 the following
publication because it claims author
ity:
"WAsHINGToN, September 81
Colonel John G. Haskell, in an inter-
view with y local paper here, in
speaking about his brother receiving
the nomination for Governor, said:
"'I am certain that this move
ment will receive no aid or encour-
agement from my brother and the
other Democratic gentlemen on the
ticket. Though they dislike Tillman,
they are Democrats. l had a talk
with Judge Haskell recently, and if
he had entertained any idea Of
allowing himself to be nominated by
the opposition he would have taken
me into his confidence.
"'This scheme will not work. Of
course the Republicans may go
ahead and vote for this ticket, but it
will not avail them. As much az I
dislike Tillman and his methods, !
propose to vote for him. SO does
Senator Hampton. l consider it the
boundon duty of all true Democrats
to cast their votes for Tillman. So
far as my brother is concerned you
may state in the strongest terms that
his nomination by the Republicans
was unsought by him., and that he is
a~verse'to any such coalition"
/ am sure hat Colonel Haskell
would not have used my name or
claimed to speak for mo unless he
was confident it was my desire, or at
least that | had no objection, and
unless he felt sure that he under
stood my views, but we are all liable
to mistake and misapprehension.
While he had been entirely sincere
and has not made statements that he
did not think exactly represented
me, nevertheless tho interview makes
an entirely wrong impression on the
public, so far as / am concerned, and
while | would remain silent if I
were the only thing at stake, I have
too many friends who have stood by
mo to let my position for a moment
be misunderstood.
1t is this: will not vote for Mr..
Tillman, and I contend that no
Democrat should vote for him. For
tho reasons:
First. (A.) That his "manifesto"
was false and hostile to IL Demo-
cratic party; OBJ That his speeches
throughout the canvass were SLAM
derous and misropresentcd the State
and its people; CO., That he charged
our government since control was
acquired III 1876 by the white people
with dishonesty, corruption and ner-
jury, all of which he and his assoc
ciatos know to be untrue.
Second. (A.) That the Demo.
cratic Convention in August will