The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-04
SOMETHING ABOUT THE THIRD PARTY.
Governor Tillman then paid his re-


SOMETHING ABOUT THE THIRD PARTY.
Governor Tillman then paid his re-
spects to the Third Party. He read
tabulated statements showing the elec.
toral strength of the Democratic and
Republican parties of all the States.
He took those States in which the farm
ers were in the majority and said that
Ii all of them declared for a Third
Party they could not elect the President.
The idea is, he said, for the Western
and Southern farmer To control the
country, but that would be impossible
if they carried all the States in which
the farmers hayea majority. Itshould
be remembered that. while there were
100000 engaged in agriculture, there
were III 100000 engaged in other occupa-
tons. They should remember that the
Republican farmers in the North were
particularly bitter, hostile and partisan
as regards the South, and that the
Democrats were for the most part from
the cities. They should rem member that
the Democratic majority nf 10000 in
the city of New York had been, and
could be, discounted by the Republican
farmers of New York State. They
should remember that Kansas had
given 10000 majority for Harrison, and
JCV WO dShSu IItlD W JuTu our
backs on the Democrats OF Connecticut,
New Jersey, New York and Indiana,
and this too for the mere risk of elect
ing Democratic President by the
Western vote.
THE DANGER OF DIVISION.
Governor Tillman showed that the
sub-treasury bill could not be forced on
the National Democratic Convention
and that the issues now could only
have the result of dividing the National
Democratic party, as it did in 1860 and
| give the Republicans q continued lease
| of power. l ask you, he said do you
not realize that there are anxious poll
ticians all over the United States, aud
right here, too, in South Carolina, who
are fervently praying that we divide
here to- day? Do you not know that
| the Haskell party watches our proceed
ings and is hoping for and expecting a
division, and so are the Republicans
| and all other opponents of the State
democracy He would remind the
Alliance that Senator PETER, the ex-
| ponent of the Kansas Alliance, had
said that, of course, he would support
the Alliance, but he would vote with
the Republicans on other interests, and
that Powderly, the chief Of the other
wing of the industrial army, the
knights of Labor, coupled his support
OF the Alliance demands with the con-
dition that political equality should be
accorded the negro. 1 maintain, he
concluded in vigorous style and earnest
manner, that division in South Carolina
means the negro.
THE GOVERNORS IDEAS ON TIE CUR
RENCY.
Governor Tillman gave as his remedy
1 fNr II,l l.
10 per cent tax OH State banks and the
establishment of banks to issue money
based on land and crops Just as oul
credit is now based on loans and mort
cages. He was in favor of the farmers
establishing their own banks and print
ing their own money instead of paying
such rates of interest. He held thai
we might have a sub-treasury under
State control, but a sub-treasury under
national control meant the perpetua
tion in power of the party by which il
was established.
| A TIMELY WARMING.
f! He would warn his brethren that
division in the Democracy at this juno
tiOn meant a continuance of the Re
publicans in power and the possible
enactment of the force bill He would
further say that division between tht
Farmers Movement and the Alliance
meant return to power of the Ring
which they. with such a hard fight
oyerthrew last fall. Applause ant
"''Fin9 afI a,:ernor Tillman closed by
.-.... =. Jpeal for unity, harmony
and charity, and the State.
Resolutions Of thanks were rendered
Governor Tillman and Colonel Terfe!
for the information they had impaired
by the discussion.
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