The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-21
PHASES OF OUR POLITICS.
TAAD. {. HORTON WRITES OF OUR
POLITICAL SITUATION.


COLUMBIA, S. c., Nay 10. Out ardiy
the poi, tical situat ion in this safe IS /
Quiet, but one does not need to 80 very /,
lar Uelo " the surface to find the same
elemC nts Of diScou tha, made tie last |
campaign the hottie It and bittrrvnt ever
known.
The lines letwean the Tilllr.,nites
and the anti-l illmanites are as clearly
drawn as they evet We're. There has
been no burying of the hatchet, no
making up of old quarreis since the
new administration came in. The
policy of the administration does not
seem to have been cast with any view
to winning friends from the opposition.
and with the exception of IL few indi-
viduals, It is probable that there has
been little change in the ranks OF the
two factions since last summers hot
fight.
In the endeavor to find how Gov.
Tillman'S administration IS pleasing
the people, have been met with Just
this state Of affairs. The men who put
Tinman in the gubernatorial chair are
disposed to yield unqueStlonlng sup
port to his administration. The men
who fought to keep him out OF that
chair are inclined rs /. rule, TO criticize
his actions very closely and to freely
impugn his motives. The vinegar and
gan OF JnC last CalllptlSl dlS wv il'oh
IN memory to permit OF perfectly un-
Liased Judgment Oh either side.
There are, of course, many EXCEPTIONS.
A considerable element Of the opposi-
ton to Tillman are disposed to hold off
and give him chance to show what
he can do, allowing him full credit for
his goou deeds and eXcuSing what seem
to be errors rather of Judgment than OF
heart.
think find here, however, Il pretty
general admission that the Tillman adj
miniStratiOn has not differed radically
one way or the other from preceding
administrations. 1t has been Il clean
sweep. About all the "ins" are outs,
certainly, and as many "out' are in us
could get there. But the state is get
ting along remarkably well. There has
been no financial uphcaVal, in fact
South Carolina was never more pros
porous. It's industrial development has
not been checked one iota, and the in
flow of capital and new population Is
increasing. None Of the tales of wOr,"
sung SO lugubri0usly by the extreme
opponents of Tilman have been real
iZed. No sensible man expected that
they would he. Only Il return to carpet
bag rule would check the States mate
rial c-awakening.
"What of the next campaign?'
1t is Il long way of yet, but is being
discussed.
When asf,,l Gov. Tillman about it
be said it was too ial Of to talk about
i: now.
1T will hr :, hit'vr fight. will il not ~
uucri"d.
"lt cul.,dI,t br hi.trrtr tlnn 9 - last, ."
ne said, Win 4 lnNi b.
Stree IT," d"iv!, of Madr U;mrl"n
for the SeN;tt" th,ln .:;ia been u '"nn;;
throughout ~" -tHtC :hHJ ti. ne ;
caulal.Iu wo llA rGv!y luru q ii!n'
inr;Ceu' and hat ,Uncr Li"Il. H.. Nntu.
ElwSeii OF s&'IiC IA III T, Nl, ,:"nN AIN
woI.d lie pat !OrNAl !" III" lu-i,i
mmiStI atiol C.uttt'tr inr IL, :tIlmr
NItnrla! lOu'!nNj'N.
Ihcyn is hardly doTbt, ""c", .inT L
my hes. iniOlmat u, ttht ina Is <
aciiy " h;, VII he .!CIir ih"S 5, ltilu'
may Charge comp. tcly before %, m'
unless It. docs 1t - more that llkvi
that if Hampton hImScli does not ol
pose Tlilman. the man WHO G" : VI!
lie one whose elccl.o could be cOn,ld
cred Il NindicatiOn Of Hampton.
This is taking it Tor granted, as every
body-Tillm&nitcS and antiS- dong
that Illlman will De a candidate for re
election. OF this there can ht hlrul,
doubt. | asked the Governor If h,
would run again, and he. of course, de
clined to say either eyes, or no. hu
the logic of the situation makes it al
most certain ne VIII.
The State officials decline to tall
about the next campaign for publct'
ton, but gather from conversation
with various administration leader
that they look for last years Struggl
to be repeated in the coming campaign
with perhaps added heat and bitter
ness, and that they expect the fight t
be between Tillman and Hampton.
Said a prominent Tillmanitc to me
paign in this State next year VIII |
between Tillman and the Alliance pril
cipleS on the one hand and llampto
and Cleveland on the other. otht
words, the Farmers Movement wi
fight to re-elect Iillman or Tillman
candidate, and to send Il delegation
the national convention pledged to SUI
port no candidate who opposes free 81
yer, while the opposition will battle
avengc llamptOn'S defeat for the Sci
ate and to capture the delegation tt
Cleveland.,
The seme speaker pointed to the r
cent Hampton ovation at Augusta q
Memorial Day, and the coming Colun
bia Centennial, at which Gen. Ham
carefully prepared programme
arouse the old soldier sentiment an
the rs fever in preparation for II
next campaign.
This may be taken as the Tillmani
horoscope. What can learn from II
other side leads me to believe that it
III part mistaken one.
There is no evidence that the demon
strationS in favor of Gen. Hampton a
the result of any political plan. The
are certainly to be attributed in Il lars
y measure. to his rejection by the Til
mantle Legislature but that they hay
any political significance for the futu
seems more than doubtful.
There Is at present no organization
the opposition nor any definite mueller
for one, and do not think that az
plan Of campaign has even been forl
ulated, much less put in operatlo
Gen. IlamptUn's friends are divided
TO the wisdom or expedlency of callil
ON him to endure the strain Of a heat