The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-29
GENERAL WADE HAMPTON IN BAL
TIMORE.
His Views of State and Federal Politics
Thinks the Alliance is Dying-Brief
Review of the Tillman Movement
Out Of Public Life Forever.
baltimore SUM-

day, and is the guest of Gen. Bradley
T. johnson. General Hampton said
his visit was especially to Mrs
johnson, as nothing gives him more
pleasure when near Baltimore than tc
come here and try conclusions with hel
at euchre. He regretted that his visit
this time was on Sunday, as it pre-
vented him trying his skill with her at
his favorite game. The General is eX.
pected to be present at the banquet OF
the sons of the American Revolution
tonight.
General Hampton retains his robust
figure, and his complexion still has the
ruddy glow of health that has always
been his strong characteristic. His
flowing side whiskers and his bushy
moustache have, perhaps, grown a
shade lighter since his last visit to Bal
timore, though his curly gray hair
shows a shade cf its early color and
still lies thick and heavy above his
high forehead. His eyes are bright
and quick and penetrating, and when
he turns them on those with whom he
is conversing his glance seems to read
thoughts and feelings of the person
talking. He is full of anecdotes and
"reminiscences of his public career and
is especially fond of relating the jokes
that have been told about his late COM
panions in the United State Senate.
He said that-on one occasion Senator
Blackburn came to South Carolina, at
his request, to make speech. In the
course Of the speech, Senator Black
burn referred in complimentary terms
to Senator Hampton, and in his en-
thusiasm said that if Senator Hamp-
ton would go to Kentucky to live he
would guarantee his election to the
United States Senate for life. At this
the crowd cheered so long and so lusti-
ly that Senator Blackburn got very
angry, taking the undue applause as a
reflection on his own ability as Sen
ator.
Ex-senator Hampton says he is out
of politics. He has retired, he says,
and intends for the future to keep in
the back ground. The Farmers Alli-
ance, be said, is rapidly disintegrating
in the South, and within the next
IF years it will completely disappear
3 to live only in the memory Of those
who have benefited by the upheaval.
"This will be the case not only in
Sonth Carolina, but throughout the
whole South. The people there are are
rapidly awakening to the absurdity OF
the demands that the organization has
promulgated, and are gradually drop
ping off and forswearing all allegiance
to the Alliance. In my own State the
Governor who was elected by the SEN
timent that secured my defeat for re-
election to the Senate has already
broken away in a great measure from
the alliance measures and is catering
in his administration OF the affairs of
the State to the conservative and bet
ter thinking element.
The uprising was founded on dema-
gogery and fanaticism, and therefore
can not have a long existence. More
over, the history of this country has
shown that no secret political organi-
zation can live or retain any lasting
hold on the public. We are too con-
servative people, and too fair minded
in our judgment Of right and wrong in
popular societies. In my opinion it is
folly for any one in this country to en-
ter into controversy with a Farmers
Alliance adherent on the sub-treasury
plan. The measure is SO palpaoly
wrong on its face as to make it absurd
to all who have the prosperity and
welfare of the country at heart. 1t
can never become law until passed
by Congress, and its absurdity Will
prevent this, no matter how much
demagogues may urge its enactment.
This feature of the Alliance has never
been fully accepted in the South, and
I have too much confidence in our peo-
ple to think that it ever will be-"
: - Referring to the contest for the
Sship of the next house of repre-
d, General Hampton thought