The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-10-16
AN APPEAL FOR HARMONY.
True Democrats Should Vote for Tillman
and his Ticket

To the Editor Of the NewS and Courier :.
No one who knows Judge A. G. Haskell
doubts the honesty of the convictions
which have led him to decide to refuse
to vote for Mr.. Tillman for Governor of
South Carolina. There are many good
Democrats in the State who feel as he
does in regard to MIR. Tillman, who be-
lieye that be secured his nomination by
misrepresenting and slandering the State
Government and the best people of our
State by posing before them as the friend
of the farmers and the only man with
brains enough to redeem the common
people from political slavery, charges
which Mr.. Tillman knew TO be untrue
and injurious to the moral, social and
political well-being of the State; but,
with the shrewdness of an experienced
political demagogue, he secured the re.
cognition of the Democratic State Exec.
utive Committee, made the fight under
their auspices and worked revolution
in South Carolina unparalleled in its
history. That he had a majority to cou-
firm bis nomination there can be no
question, and however distasteful he and
those associated with him may be to the
minority, I feel that the success of the
party and the peace and continued pros
perity of our people depend upon our
supporting the nominees of the Septem-
ber Convention.
In advising this I do not for moment
endorse the charges contained in the
Shell manifesto, the ISLANDERS heaped
upon our State Government by MIR. Till.
man and the lawyers on his so-called
farmers ticket. Nor do I hesitate to
condemn these and the insults offered by
some of bis blind followers to Senator
Hampton, Judge Haskell, Gen. Bratton,
Col. Earle and the minority represented
by them. These insults show the great
est ingratitude to men who have con-
tributed to the good name of South Car.
olina, and lack of appreciation for any
faithful service rendered shows a de.
cline rather than an improved condition
in the body polite which demands the
attention Of the majority who are respon>
sible for this condition Of affairs.
TO submit to these and the action Of
the State Convention, which entirely
ignored the rights of the minority aud
has since abused instead of trying to
conciliste them, and in the face of all
these support the ticket headed by Mr..
Tillman, requires considerable sacrifice !;
but, of two evils, I think it is better to
vote the ticket and put the responsibility
upon the Democratic farmers than to
divide and appeal to the negro vote to
elect an opposition State and legislative
ticket. am, therefore, decidedly of the
opinion that Judge Haskell has erred in
judgment, and the action of his friends
in Marion and other portions of the
State, asking him to allow his name to
be used, is mistake. The abuse of
Judge Haskell since the State Conven-
tion, the renewal of the appeal to the
passions and prejudices of the farmers in
the 9rd Congressional District by Mr..
Norris, who was defeated, and the friends
of Mr. Shell in the 4th District, whose
only hope of success is from this source,
and not on account of his fitness for the
place in comparison with Mr.. Duncan,
and for this reason he should be defeated,
has done much to widen the breach be-
tween the two factions in the State, and,
if an opposition ticket is named, it will
be due very largely to the greed of Mr.,
Tillman's friends for office, using any
means however injurious to the party at
large to accomplish their purpose.
My interest in the future welfare of
our State has prompted me to say this
much in the interest of harmony.
A. @. JONES.
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