Daily Republican., 1890-05-13
TUESDAY. MAY IS. 1890
South Carolina Agitated.

There seems to be political trouble
among the Democrats OF South Caro-.
lima, and both Senators Hampton and
Butler, who hold their seats through
assassina,ions, are concerned for the
safety Of the Bourbon Free Trade
ticket at the election for Governor and
Congress and Legislature next fall
There has not been an honest election
in the State since in the early seven
ties, and every vote cast for Presi-
dent since 1876 has been obtained by
fraud, murder and intimidation. These
election frauds have become so out
rageously open and brazen that even
those who favored them have become
nauseated and sick OF them, and now
In their calmer moments they are dis
posed to act honestly If they can be
protected In their lives and property
while doing so. The uprising against
these sickening frauds Is by the
Farmers Alliance, which embraces
Democratic farmers as well as Repub.
lican farmers. Among these Demo-
cratic farmers in the Alliance are many
Of the leading Democrats.
They do not propose 10 60 over to
the Republican party, but they do pro.
pose to run Farmers Alliance ticket,
md it is headed by Benjamin Tillman,
for several sessions past and now
member of Congress, elected by the
suppression OF the Republican vote
His seat in Congress was contested
when that body was Democratic, and
SO outrageous wero the frauds that
elected him that he was barely per.
United TO keep his seat. Tillman,
however, was always champion ol
labor and was popular with the labor
classes. He is what might be termed
hustler. AS TO his Illegal election TO
Congress he was just as honestly
elected TO that body rs any other Con,
gresham from South Carolina or even
Georgia. This "Ben" Tllman is the
man the Farmers Alliance have set
tied upon as their candidate for Cover.
nor. One OF the largest farmers In the
State, he is fully in sympathy with the
platform OF the Alliance, which is at
antipodes with the principles oil the
Democratic party, which now domi-
nate the State. VI course the Alliance
wants all the votes it can ret, ana nat.
urally the colored vote, which alone is
in a majority OF 10000 in the State,
will 60 over bodily to it.
II is said that the Alliance are more
anxious TO get possession OF the State
offices and TO run the State in their
Interests than to elect Congressman,
and therefore il has become under.
stood that Republicans are to be sent
TO Congress. OF course, In an honest
election and full vote the Bourbons
will have no chance whatever OF elect.
ing their ticket and therefore their
only dependence is in the same means
made use of in former years, fraud,
intimidation and aesassinations. Bu,
with thousands OF the iarmer Bour-
bons, now In the Farmers Alliance,
the colorcd voters Will receive large
measure OF protection. The rifle clubs
apd red shirted night riders, the ku-
Klux- Clan and other midnight organi.
zat'ons of Democratic assassins that
have suppressed The Republican vote,
that have made and kept the State
Democratic, that the Charleston News
and Courier Is threatening to have re
organ'zcd, that Senators Hampton an
Dut'Si hiC uiGSu ~ NJl!kC uGTne AnC
look after, will now fnd soue,hir,
more to lace in their raids than Dc
ienceless Republicans,
They will have to meet men {
Drawn and nerve and without feal
men who have been Democrats bu
who have become sick OF the nausea.
Ing dose and now want honesty TO pro
vail. These midnight assassins
always towards, will not be SO read
to embark in their helllsh work as il
years gone by, and therefore we ma
reasonably expect that at least largel
increased number OF voters will b
permitted to vote. 1t will be interest
ing to watch this fight in South Caro-
lima. Late sdvites from Waahingto
state that Senator Hampton is within
to become the candidate of the Bou
bons, II by 30 doing he can prevei
Tsllman from "Mshoneipg' the Stat
ss ae Democrats call it.