The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-11-16
CLEVELAND ELECTED.
Some Remarks on the Fact - And
Some SpecuIatiOns az 10 Who VIII
Have the Ear Of the President.

of cleveland was "A bitter pill for some Of our
citizens, yet the display of fireworks, nom
fires and the booming of anvils on the puplIc
square at Abbeville last Thursday night gave
evidence of the enthusiasm OF larS9 Iiu,n- ~
Der of our people over the election OF lhelr Ia
vorte candida,e for rreSneh ond Mdo fnes as the
foremost man in the politics ol tnls country
He declared for tariff reform and was de-
| feated on that issue four years ago.
! Later. when the whole Alliance IN every
mari of the country were demanding cheap
money wild cat circulating meolnm, anhI
would like an india rubber string, SO 10 speak,
stretch and contract at the VIII Oh Tue i uuptoi
class, Cleveland in a letter declared positive
iy and emphaticaly his opposition 10 any
National Alliance flnanclers who lacked the
ability TO conduct one-norse 'mran and mo-
ly, under the lead of financial wrecks, aha po,
iitical failures everywhere. were a uhit IN
adjoining resolutions outlining their DE
mands." - ,,o ,ris
dom and the financial ability OF repreSehiii-
tive Allan emen. met in the capital o1 South
Carolina, and, although Cleve!and was pii'
vate citizen who had asked holnlhG oi auS
body vet these same f1nanclerS: kno"lhE
Cleveland's honesty and unalteraole oPposi-
ton to the lowering OF our nnanchil policy.-
and. no doubt, fearing that he might oecoIIie
President OF the United States-'n soItll'n
convent nliun denounced the greatest American
citizen as the stool of Wall street. ana as op,
posed to true Democratic principles--as ia'a
down by themselves, OF course.
When the National convention Het ~ npI'I-
inn,e n Democratic candidate for President.
the delegation from South Caroliha hn'
nounced in interviews with the newspapers,
and nv public utterances in Chicago, tnat
south Carolina would not vote for Mr. Cievt-
land. if he were noni mated, and then the del
eration vote against him in convention
And. as far as we have beeu in!ormrd, no
sneciai effnrt has been made by the "domi-
naut element" to carry the State ior CleVe-
| iand at the General Election.
| But Mr. Cleveland was triumphantly eIecl-
ed DESPITE the opposition. and the great proc
patronage of South Carolina.
AS we understand the situation, our imme-
diate Congressman was elected, ana ms COIL
petitor was defeated, on the question OF Fed-
Whatever The facts may be, our understand
ing is, that the Alliance raised the queslnn
before the election, and on the pledges oi lhe
candidates. Alliancemen voted Tor the man OF
their choice. Mr.. J0hnstone. we beileSe'
promised his Influence with the Presluent, Ia
vorng division OF the patronage ntl"een
inner we believe, promised to do everything
TO carry out Tillman's plan OF ignoring the
claims OF nti-Tilmanites, and favored uraw-
ing the lines ana ana giving g everything " al
On the answers of the candidates Mr.. Lati-
mer was elected, and 1t Is presumed ne sIanus
pledged to draw the lines strictly against al
of his fellow Democrats who ale unable 10
pronounce the "shibboleth," and we have no
doubt that he will do as he has promised. and
will as far as lie can, see that no Democrat
who failed to support Tillman In the primary
or who may have withheld his allegiance
from the Alliance, will get anything.
But, inexperienced politicians, no matter
how well they may mean, often 40 lnulscTee
things which atterward circumscribe their IN
fluence and prove a bar 10 their future useful
ness.
Convention in May last introduced lhe resoI ESQ
OF Wall street," 1t Is altogether probaole thnt
Mr.. Latimer Will have some hesitancy IN
making his Alliance demands" from tht
gentleman whom he has wautonly denounced
in his official capacity as delegate to the state
Con vention ; and it Is more Than probable,
even IL Mr. Latimer should feel inclined To
his petitions AS much consideration as he
would have done II Mr.. Latimer had been
more discreet. -, A.
President how Is he TO deliver the goods?
Can he reward the Alliance brethren Tor their
vote? Whether he can or cannot. we mink
Congressman Latimers position would De EN-
barrasSing to the average man VINO has a
proper conception of the situation, and. for
his awkward position. we sympathlZe win
him. We know that be meant well, ana we
know that he WILL according to the lights be-
fore him, serve the pubic 70 Inc oesto OF us
Believing that the President will not be
likely to extend his best gifts 10 his aHowed
his friends, and their wishes, VIII be entirely
ignored. ,,
II. Brawley, VI. G. Butler. n. u. Gonzales.
John c. Haskell, Wade Hampton: John G.
Sheppmrd. James l. Orr, and other friends In
South Carolina will be without their inhu-
ence with the President. and they certainly
will not be, If Governor Tillman pursnes his
policy of drawing the line against all anti
Tillmanites and all pon-Alliancemen. The
drawing OF the lines seems to be the wnich-
word with all of Tillman's blind followers,
as well aS with all those little politicians wh"
think that cry the only road by which they
can reach political preierment.
But the Federal patronage Is matter OF IT.
tie concern 10 the great mass Of our feilow-cit-
izens.
We need friendly administration-a gov
ernment that will not oppreSs the people.
We need o be relieved from Republican tyr
amy. We need tariff reform. and we wan
President whose ear the great mass OF The
peopte may reach. The recent election
vouchsaies all these thiEgs, and the people OF
the South have reason to tie profoundly CRATE
full to the voters Of America.