The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-05-12
GOV. TILLMAN'S VIEWS.
AS EXPLAINED TO A REPORTER or
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL.

and Tariit Reform, and Denoaaoes the
Sub-rreasury sohenas and Third Partv
Movement.
CoLuMBIA,S s. c., April 80. Governor
Ben Tillman was looking spruce, cool
and comfortable In new light alpaca
summer coat, when found him in his
office at the capitol this morning,
"Wil South Carolina be represented
at the coming third party convention In
CincinnatiP" / asked.
"There may be some volunteer dele.
gates from this State" answered the
governor, but ii there are, they will 10
there as individuals, and they will rep
resent nobody but themselves. They
certainly will not represent either the
Alliance or the Alliance sentiment In the
State.
IL am convinced that the farmers of
this State are unalterably opposed to any
and all third party scheme. So long as
they have negro rule and Federal inter
ference staring them in the face, the in
stinct of self preservation tells them to
stick together and to work out their sal
vation as Democrats and inside tho
ranks of the Democratic party.
Yes, sir" repeated the Governor,
earnestly, "you may put me down as alb
this Cincinnati third party scheme and
all similar schemes. 1 am and always
have been South Carolina, Edgefield,
dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, and I ex-
pect to do my fighting, as have done
It In the past, strictly within the party
"Instead of running off after this third
party will.o'-the wisp" said Governor
Illman, what the farmers Of South
Carolina expect to do Is to try to get q
democratic candidate for the next Pres
sdential sde campaign who win represent
the reforms they advocate and who will
be pledged to their support. In other
words, while they don't want an ALI
ance candidate for President, they want
the Democratic candidate to be man
who Is in accord with the ideas Of the
Alliance on the great issues Of the day,
such as the free coinage of silver and
the reform of the tariff"
I'm the South we are practically united
on the three issues of tariff reform, free
silver and the retaining of State control
OF all elections, and those will be the Is
campaign"
"But," continued he, "the free coinage
OF silver is only one phase of the finan-
clal question. We want not only moro
silver, but more greenbacks, and favor
the direct issue of greenbacks based on
the governments credit. If the govern
ment can float $3BO,OOO,OOO of green
backs, why not 81 ,OOO,OOOOOOP Or if 1t
is found impractIcable to issue this
money on the country's credit alone, q
system of land banks might be estab-
lished by which the money could be is
sued to the people, based on land as q
security. 1t seems tS me that the gov
eminent, with its powers Of taxation and
Its unlimited resources, couldi issue the
money on its credit, but If not, then
such system as l suggest could be de-
yised which would give us q circulating
medium as good as gold, and relieve tho
asphyxiation that has been produced in
the agricultural States by the disastrous
finahcial policy of the past"
TO sum up the matter" said Govern
want the tariff reform, and we are too
afraid of the negro to run off into any
third party" fl
(Which of these questions do you con.
asked.
The reply was prompt:
"The financial question, undoubtedly,
1t is of more pressing import to us than
the tariff. We can stand the tariff q
while longer, but more money we must
have, and at once. It seems to me how.
ever, that we can afford to neglect
They are both of overwhelming Import
ance, and they will not down. Least Of
all, could we afford to relegate the free
silver issue to the rear"
Speaking Of the snb-treasury bill,
Governor Tillman said:
81 am opposed to the measure.
want something better and that some.
thing better 1 believe to be what 1 have
already suggested-the free coinage Of
silver combined with the issuance Of
greenbacks either on the governments
own credit or on land. The sub treasury
bill violates the Alliance doctrine of
equal rights to all special privileges TO
none don't believe that two wrongs
can make right, and because farmers
have been systematically and outrage.
ously imposed on In the past is no roa.
sOniwhy they should demand class legls-
lation Tor their own benefit now.
"My opinion is that the majority Of
the farmers Of the State are not in favor
of the sub-treasury bill though in that
opinion | differ from some of tho ALI.
tuCo lcuuoTS. LILO r6dSOn no OppOSltlOn
has been developed to it inside the Ali.
ance in this State Is that it has never
been made square issue. In any con.
test with an Alliance advocating the
snb-treasury and a non Allianceman op.
posing it, the sub-treasury would be
pretty sure to win, but as between two
Alliancemen, both loyal to the order,
one opposing and the other supporting
the sub-treasury, / believe the anti sub
treasury man would get as maay votes
as the other. In other words, where ALI.
men have the subject presented to them
clearly and are allowed to vote without
the interference of prejudice, / believe
the majority of them would 60 against
the measure"
However" continued the Governor,
II don't believe the Alliance can afford
to split on the sub treasury. They will
hunt something better rather than at
tempt to force 1t down the throats Of
the very large section of the order op.
posed to 1t. They must agree to dio.
agree as to details in order to achieve
the great reforms at which they are all
aiming.'-T. T.. Horton in Atlanta
Journal.
"a Snap Shot Picture"
CINCINNATI. May ga Wooster.
Ohio, dispatch says that on the night Of
August 20. 1890, the farm residence Of