The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-21
The Bridgton NewCx

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Bridgton NewS1 20 = 9
Hof.-kS- 4; poor OF 80 influential north
ern Cumberland Dem as in town the other
day and declared bis D. !. Sc to present resou-
ton In The approaching Cumberland county
doctrine Of State convention No. as to the
saf FG1 Bro Poor is ever ready
Some such action as this has been expected
for several weeks by some of the Democratic
managers in this section, so that the naming
of an actual man as the leader of the kick
over the traces Is not surprising. 1t feet 1t
does not seem apparent how the Cumberland
Democracy could do other wise. They
formed a part Of the District convention
which heartily endorsed the platform of
State convention No. l. And as the great
mass of the faithful are not so nimble-footed
as the Argus, they have not yet jumped the
fence to support the platform of Convention
No. 2. 1t will be a beautiful and thrilling
sight however, we'll calculated to teach the
young men OF the party the practical ad-
vantages, Of harmony to see the county con-
venEion "repudiate with scorn" the free-rum
doctrine of Bass. Gillen, Murphy & Co. 1t
looks as though that lingering death would
be brought to sudden and violent end ac-
NOAAAh6 w tuO CADACSScQ WISH VI LUo 1OuOR
Lion Of the Democracy.
The campaign between the rival candidates
for governor of South Carolina could scarce
ly be more bitter, or productive Of more dis
order. II one Of them were "nigger." APP
parently the friends of the rival candidates
attend the political meetings armed to the
teeth and always ready for a ''scrimmage."
Thu nfhar dau ril1yoar NIB t. q H.
Of the Farmers Alliance, was speaking at a
rally and in the course Of his remarks took
occasion to denounce the Charleston News
and Courier and everybody connected with
1t as untruthful. Thereupon one Shirley c.
Hughs0n, a cousin of Gen. r. E. Lee, and
correspondent of the News and Courier,
sprang to his feet, exclaiming: "Capt Till
man, II you mean to say, sir, that have ever
misrepresented You, you are an internal
liar, and the truth is not In you" The SUBJ
seQuent proceedings are thus told In a Co.
lumbia despatch:
=. The two men stood glarlng at each other, and
the audience began to sway with excl ement. A
chorus of voices shouted, 'Put him on the standi
Put him on the sand!'' and there was rush for
the platform. Gen. Earle, Gen. Bonham, and
other friends OF Hughson who were on the plat
IO b1I auVanced aud placed themselves at his side
Mhile score or more antiTiman men crowded
on 70 lne stage with open knives, pistols and other
c %ndbpon u.s. dnree or four policemen with drawn
CLUBS SrasPed the railing.of the nlatforn1 and
started toward Hughson, who stood Win anu anu
hand on his hip pocket aud defied Them 10 tovcb
him. he was surrounded by friends and 80 .ouSn
licemen were forced back to the gIound sS and po
connicJ was averted. anu
The excuse for breaking up negro poli,;ca,
gatherings in this way has always been the
pretended fear that the whites might bs sub-
1ected to the rule of ignorant blacks led
by corrupt carpet baggers from the North.
But 1t won't apply In this case. Tillman is
a white man, he is native of the state, and
he is supported by the white farmers. In
deed he was nominated by them. The men
who are supporting him are just as capable
of governing the state wisely as the men who
are supporting his antagonist No fear of
negro supremacy, or Of the carpet bag rule
iDstigates the breaking up of his meetings.
Yet he believes he is in danger of assassin
alton and the proceedings at his meetings
tend to show that his belief Is we'll founded.
The explanation of the existing state of
things is not, however, difficult of discovery
in every community there is certainto be
ia"leSs element that is only restrained from
ioice and fraud by fear of the law. This
oienent IN South Carolina, instead Of being
.eSuained' has been encouraged by the
pest people" for many years past to break
10 negro gatherings by violent measures
PROBABLY the best people" thought they
would draw the line at negro meetings, but
iawiessness does not make fine distinctions.
lhls gang Of South Carolina ruffians having
oeen taught that it was Draseworthy to sup
press opposition to the Democratic machine
py violence when the opposition is com
posed CT black men can't see why It is not
Just as praiseworthy to suppress sucb onnost-
tion by similar methods when the opposition
is made up Of white men.
The opponents of protection are continual
ly proclaiming that protective tariff N h.
the rich richer and the poor poorer, that If 10
cunningly devised scheme for imnosinn IL