The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-04-11
BENNETTSVILLE, S.A
/. IN THE POLITlCAlLNl d
COMMENTS OF THE .sSrATI pffBsS
ON TIE FARMERssSssatIOSE,r. &

oS LIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 81 4 OgiSET.. 3
rILLMAN a GOOD MANGO oSDErpAr.
[Clicraw Reportsrl
The Shell Convcntionj$llcld IN "a.
lumbia Inst Thursday Nominated I3
Il. Tillman for govcrlf3r End j. G.
Colt for Observation-Disclosures, The
former Of course accepted a4he had no
idea Of refusing, and t6be governor
Of South Carolina has beenliis dream
for the lust four or five years. The
latter, from what we kn6wSof him
his past records, his opinions, &c, -
will not consent to allow Ills name to
remain q ticket nominate,lN lNat such a
convention rs the one he'll last week
in Columbia. l
However, as the Conv ntion voted
for nominations, it is cei.ainly we'll
that Tillman was the nonince. Had
some moro conservative g9mnn heen
nominated for governor ihis chances
have been better but Ben Tillman
is good man to defcat,,sand when.
the democratic ConvcntiSn meets &c
will be composed Of different men
from those who attended the Shell
Convention. Tillman vii find TINT.
he has struck the wrong ;Iowd. nn,ld
will not, as ho hopes to, DO, occupy,
the governors mansion. t5vs8 AYi
TIE TILLMAN coNyElsrfoS. n
[Sumter Watchmanl}
The Convention held inaColnmhias
commonly called tho Farmors' Con.
veption, made n serious End dunpor.
ons mistake in noninntingYor,as thew
Will have it, ''suggosting'slMr. Till
man for Governor. Thislaction hus
injured the cause Of the faftners moro
seriously than all tho opptsitiop Of i,sl
enemies could possibly Dave done
1t has lifted Capt. Tillmanl above Tia
cause, which is just and d@k,critorious
one and concentrates th1,ffre Of its
enemies upon him. Hc}isniore yul-
nenble than the cause slls leads, or or
thinks he leads. This aottjDs of the
Convention is regarded everywhere 10
the State hy tho more c$Sseryatiyyiea
element Of the Dcmocratsl lSparty as
the climax Of a bitter, Q}teaso6ing
class antagonisnl. &SSl s$SS. 35l
The farmers movement gs ra,yb nov be~
come a concrete, subatanti4S ;spjerson.
ality-.Ben TillnaD. SIIS tp .Ss.SesssSSnsLit.
terness Of pc 5 nal fegliDlg 81 herein
NE ne. y, the dangsrof So
years ago dcgcnerated into the mere
tool Of Malone, the party in that
State was rent usundcr and history
will repeat itself.
Unlike many opponents Of Mr..
Illlman, We do not doubt his sincerity
or his allegiance IS party, and we
hope The work to w,ich men of sense
and patriotism in The State will direct
their energies will he that Of keeping
bitterness down in the coming FIGHT
Yet it is Of vital interest that the ac-
ton Of the late Convention should be
rcpudiated by such in overwhelming
vote as to forever preclude in the lu-
tnrc repetition Of the extraordinary
methods just rcsorted to by Mr.. Till.
man TO have himself foisted upon our
people us Il candidate.
FoRE.sTAILINa.
The Johnston (I1dgcfcld) Monitor
says the true object Of the farmers in
holding the March Convention was to
give Tillman all "undcrhold.h
TIE FARMERS HAVE TIE RIGHT.
(0rangoburg Times and Dcmocrat.1
The members Of the Convention are
strictly within their rights in assert
ing their views upon public matters
and in making every effort to have
their candidates nominated by the
regular Democratic Convention, and
any attempt to reaG them out Of the
party for asserting these inalicnablo
rights would not only be disingcnous
and dishonorablc, but such a course
is liable to rebound upon the heads
Of those SO short sighted as to resort
to such methods, since it would at
tract to the movement the sympathy
Of those everywhere who believe in
free speech and fair play" Let us
have a full and free discussion Of the
issues Of the day before the people
and let them decide who shall be
Governor.
AN IMPOLITIJ STEP.
[Chcstcr Roportcr.]
The Reporter believes that the
nomination or suggestion" Of Il ticket
by The Farmers Convention is unwise.
1t further believes that putting for
ward Captain Iillman for Governor
is an impoliIic. We fear that by rca
son Of his : imprudencc, impetuosity
and ra>hness the reforms asked for III
the Farmers Movement, with the
main features Of which we are in full
sympathy. will bc much retarded
possibly altogether defeated.
a PERiLOUS PROCEEDING.