The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-04-23
Outside Views OF onr Politics.


WASHINGTON, D. c., April 17.-south
Carolins democrats, residingin Washing.
ton, do not credit the statement sent out
from Columbia last night, to the effect
that many of the leading white men of
the State are preparing to desert the
democratic party and join forces with the
republicans. A prominent South Caro-.
linian, who is familiar with the politics
of the Palmetto State, said oday that be
was aware that there wasa widespread
feeling of disgust at the ascendency of the
Tillman faction, but he does not believe
the white people of that State can be
induced to cut away from all their past
associations and traditions, to join the
party led by Ex.Congressmen SmaIls,
Miller, and other equally offensive re.
publicans. The defeat of General Wade
Hampton was bitter dose of political
medicine for the better element in the
State to take, and the latter's friends can
never forgive Tillman and his followers
for depriving General Hampton of his
seat in the United States senate. Gov
ernor Tillman's administration has not
been such as will pacify those who were
opposed to his election, and there is q
growing impression throughout the State
that he will wear himself out with one
term in the governors chair.
Another equally prominent South Oar.
Gilman agrees with what ia stated above,
and insists that the democratic party in
South Carolina is the white mans party,
and that nothing the present State ad.
ministration can do Will drive the white
men into political utilization with the
blacks. There was considerable indigna.
tion felt In every section OF the State
when the Tillman faction captured the
political machinery of the State and de-
feated General Hampton for the senate.
It was thought that the people of the
State could not be Induced to 60 against
Hampton after his devotion to them when
they we're most in need of leader, hence
his friends did not begin 10 make fight
in his behalf until it was too late. Past
services were not recognized by the Till.
man faction, 80 Hampton was sacrificed
to satisfy the Ben Tillman Alliance de.
mands. This state of affairs probably has
given rise to hereport that white mans
Republican party is to swallow up the
Democrats who oppose Tillman.
1t is said upon the same authority that
q movement is on foot to defeat Senator
Butler when be comes up for reelection.
1t is alleged that Tillman has the prom.
ise of the Farmers Alliance that he shall
receive the next South Carolina Senator.
ship. Senator Buffers friends say be will
not remain idle and allow the Tillmanites
to organize against him, but he will go
into the fight and contest every inch Of
ground with the present governor and
those who are behind him. Senator But.
ler is more of a politician than Senator
Hampton, aud he will probably give the
Tillman people an interesting struggle for
Senatorial honors. The general impres.
sion among South Carolinians in Wash.
ington is that the alleged white mans
Republican movement in that State is
nothing more than revival of the Rus.
sell.McLane independent Republican
movement which a syndicate of Boston
Republicans, headed by Henry Cabot
Lodge, has been at work upon for nearly
two years past.-Baltimore Sun.