New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-10
FARMERS IN REVOLT.
AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC RING IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
CALL FOR AN IMPORTANT CoNvENToN-How
HAMPTON AND HIS COLLEAGUES HAVE
FIXED THINGs'-GEEAT CHANGES
IMPENDING.

inees OF the Democratic party convention has
been called to meet in this city on March ~ In
their address they demand better education, Dct'er
schools, and express opposition TO the States
support OF the higher institutions Of learning. The
managers OF the new movement claim 10 have serious
grievances and the charges they make against mo
Democratic party Of South Carolina are not 10 DC
ignored They complain Of the frequency OF lynchhS
and the Indifference Of the authorities to ferret OUT
The rngleadcrs. They charge the State Railroad
Commission with announcement. The laws, they
maintain are not enforced, and they blame the judges
we'll as the juries.
The leaders of this political revolution propose TO give
the old party managers pretty lively time OF IT, ana
being numerically they have good prospect Oh
success The better class OF negro farmers will give
the new movement their support, and very large ana
res pectabc element of white voters who have grown
of the ccntrallzng characteristics OF the Democ-
racy OF south Carolina while not yet willing publicly
TO throw up their hats for the movement or par
tcipa;c in said movements street professions and
bubble publications., will 90 TO the polls
on election day and deposit their bal
lns against the regular Democratic nominees
Already the cry has gone up from the partisan press
Of the state that the new movement Is but inc OF"
enemy in disguise" and the attempt to read out OF tho
party Democrats who side with the farmers Is aircauS
Icing freely INDUCED In. but thus FAR with no APP
probable results The fact Of the matter l., tlo
night within the Democratic party there is no vcstlgc
OF a Republican scheme about it,
one of the most influential leaders Of the revolu-
ton Is a prominent Edgcieh County farmer naineh
benjamin Tillman, younger brother OF the non
George ID. Tillman, now in Congress, representing uo
I'D District of this state. lie Is powerful speaker
aboundng In unique logic. original phIascocgy. anus
Ing anccdote aud wealth Of statistics regarding tho
state government. II was while lac making ono
of his Characteristic speeches at Charleston In August
tWo year, ago. in which lie attacked Governor kich-
arl,ln. Editor Dawson and other prominent party
mon. that stampede occurred which came near
ending in very serious results. Captain Dawson
being tod that Mr.. Tliman was making daihdthg
uteranccs concerning him. left his Office and hurried
10 the scene Of the speaking and there replied To tho
attack when he had finished. Tillman rcopcncd the
charges with vleor that seemed completely To WIN
The piudts Of the great mass Of people before hn''
\ remark of his against Dawson drew forth dlS-
cus,on between two men In the crowd, representing
opposing sentiments and alteration was tic re
-ult which in turn produced flirions stampede ana
made a dangerous riot imminent until the bellrcTcns
were hustled out ~ the excited crowd and on to tho
station house. This incident strengthened VT.
Tlman in the METROPOLIS Of the state. and was but
the shadow Of the events that promise yet to come
There IS n very general feeling OF unrest through
out the state. and at time sine. 1-16 has souh
Carolina been the of so important comics.
=, she D, ~ day. Thirteen years ago on the oth OF
lr.i November this state c0nvulscd with
desperate political struggle. which suppantch oaFpe'
ar and nccr, r1lc and restored 10 power representa-
lives 81 the Intelligence and property 81 the state
that war and reconstruction had previously over
drown When the smoke OF this political struggle
lad cleared away IL was found that adrot set Of
politicians were saugly cuscYurcd tn possession "i
tlc 81, re government. They had received the nom
nations not from any especial merit 81 their OWL D''
had simply taken what was offered them Win 10
cancellation ~ success reward. HAVING u 'h'i
.nrrri-. been elected they went o. Work 70 mrtiiy
that
hold on As the nret step toward political ior'lnc'
ton they rallied around the central ngnFe IN th''
memorable contest. General Wade Hampton u'ch VI"
rev Is ere chief executive. who haf su''eeu'u Wv
.rnor Chamberlain the lat Of the reconstruction toy
o,,or. IN south Carolina While this iortifying pro'c'>
,,,s eoin, on the -uccuns people were shouting
.h.r lnn.. ort IN commcrdtton Of their ianclcl
rol,tlcd dclvercr. Under the shallow OF
,fe now Governors name. the member
Il his cabinet we're pnitng extra HooPs
around the nc'v political berrcl. and we're MAKING
things fat f,r their good selves and their friends
..a,,,,,. ,onla have been easier the new Governor
lid the ear If the people and ly tickling him. su'
r.ptlle To nattcry he was and doubtless ""'
continued 10 BE-. a condition Of charming close com
mnnlon WAS brought about
Long before the Governors nr>t term hld expire,
&, t.a, made known that hi, ambitious eyes we're set
~ ,, ,r,in NJ ;i,c United states senate. not that
~. had commensurate amount Of ability and h;nc
far the dutlc, Of tnat nigh Office bnt rather on
account 4 the certainty Of an annual income Oh
5000.
~ thc next turn Of the political kaleidoscope The
Lieutenant Governor 10 be aspiring 70 wear u"
crniuc Of the Ccf Justice Of the state supreme Court
Icre arothcr instance 81 incompctcncy /, presented
80, ,n. i,,onn, of = 1000 Is the stlmuant To this
toa desire II did not take long for the people OF
-o,:1 ,aroua to Understand that oil OF the best ana
most lucrative places had been parocicu ont ms
| became ofcnsivcl, apparent by l-oo' ana the hrs'
muttcflne, were heard In the sprins oi that year.
,,hcn General cary who first conceived ard whose
hold fna,tcrhtnd executed the political success %
| 1916 Wa, put forward for Governor. THIS "as
| tho sorions condition that confronted the captai
uri,c holders I'm the political lottery OF lr'" ana II
| had 10 be summary nppcd In TIE bud' Inc "ioic
Aarrclr was involved and the line Ok succc''on anu
the division Of spoils were threatened WIN d" "o"P
ending.
A hurried consultation took place and plans Tor
nr,toction decided mon. Governor Hampton Vas TO
dec,r. war upon General Gary, and under the cover
Of this political subcrugc. the Whole power oi ''e
| state House party evoked, ana WHO GARY anu
his friends were canvasslng for the ns"" S'''o w"
ycniion I'm August, the June convention l" 9o''''
DELEGATES to the National Democratic Convention was
Utilized and Johnson Ilagood. one OF Governor Hump
TOMS cabinet. in the Controller 'cnciai' ONCE was
nominated for Governor and the entire state ticket
put ont before the cary party had time 10 recover
! nom their first surprise.
When tho particular, Of this rusc had been tod
f., ih, mamie there was pronounced di>satl'ia'u"h
through the state, the element rcpFc'ch'cu ny
General Gary was notably a respectable ana ih'u'n
tiaI one but beneath the party whip the mu'ternss
were qucl!cd and The nOniiEccs oil 'hc June 'oi'cu
tlnn were trlumphamtly elected. The death soon
after of General Gary left this faction
without leader, and IN the nine
year, which have since mtcrScncd the following
cmoumcnts haze been bestowed upon the members
Of that all powerful "baircl" Governor Hampton
Was sent 10 tho United state, Senate, where ne mas
since remained. Lieutenant Governor simpson wa
,,y,n the hieh,.t place on the supreme Court bench
If thc .tntc Johnson Ilagood passed gracefully from
fc lcr Generals Office 10 that Of Governor. ana
has since as "A matter Of course rclalSed mo Ms
| normal condition small farmer ana local nan'
ure,id