The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-01
TIILMhN ARD TALBERY WILL FIGHT
THE THIBD PARTY,
AND WILL WORK FOR THE SUCCESS
OF CLEVELAND.

In taking ef the third party danger Ia
this State in connection with the nnti nal
situation, Governor Tillman s,id that he
> forssaw before he lot here that there was
almost u certainly of an electoral ticket Of
the Third party being placed in tn. fiel / iu
this State. Continuing, he said: "But
whether We can keep il off or not cannot
tempt to say. cant say yet what is going
~ 10 10 done, but fear that we are g,ipg TO
have q Third party attempt. will fight i,
because believe il means unlimited trouble
and disaster to tho people OF the State" lie
ca led attention to the editorial appearingi in
the Cotton Plant a few days az, which was
Third parryism nil over and remarked that
''Stokcs is pledged to support the ticket, as
all the res, of us are
When asked if ke thought the September
convention would endorse the nomination cf
Cleveland. he sail: ''Of course il wi il-tba,
is. that's the way it looks to me now. How
ever it is entirely too sarly for mo to give
any opinion other than my own. which is:
that will support The ticket. | can't say
anything e,se now, but lot me attend this
weeks campaign meetings, aud feel the pub
lie pulse although the section of the State I,
which we are going this week is not SO much
imprcgnnlei with Third p,rtyism as the
other portions, | can better be able to review
The situation"
In regard to his stand against Cleveland,
v
lands nomination because | thought his
policy was wrong; because he prcjudiced
several Southern Stats, and because j
believed that he could not carry York.
But now, give up my opposi ion as he is the
nominee, and will fight for his success +"
In regard TO the Thi' Il party, he requests
that the statement made that he reiterated
all that he has ever sail concerning the
dangers involved in such a movement in this
Safe.
Governor Tillman sad that he di net
believe { ovclaudS nomination wnud have
any effect upon South Carolina ate roltics
Whom asked WHETHER in his opinion
Cleveland would bo clecte or not, he raid
there were too many contingencies ahead for
him at ihi, time to fee warranted in giving
an opinion 1t would depend on the treat
ment that would be accorded the New York
Democracy by Cleveland.
When asked how the delegation had been
treated in Chicag', Governor Til'man said:
"We were treated with "a much cousdcra-
tiou aud courtesy as we could hsvc expected.
AND TALuERr IS STRONGER STILL.
W. j. Talbert has also returned from the
Ch cayn convention. lIe WIS the member
from this State on the committee on pla form
anil, being n lending Alia1ccman, what he
says is Of consi leraLlo importance from an
Alliance at ,ndpoint Talking about evc-
Tho enthusiasm for Cleveland was sim.
ply wonderful. Every menti n of the name
carried the convention by storm. Why
business had to he suspended for ha'f
hour at n time
As To his position he eaid II stand
right where did before the domination aud
you know where that 10. take this occa-
sion to reterate my position as an Alliance
man, which was that my fight as an Alliance
man is always to be made for State officers
in the State primaries and for national Off
GERS in Tho Democratic National Convention.
l will there fight for mon who stand on the
Alliance platform, aud with the assurance
that whoever the nominee may bs to support
him and abide by the result.
THE DUTY or ALLIANCE MEN.
IL shall support Cleveland and work Tor
him, and desire it to be the duty Of every
true Alliance man TO do SO. Cleveland
stands on Democratic Platform, which
while it does not contain in so many words
Tho Ocala demands, yet one can see by read
ing that platform that the great underlying
principles of the Farmers Alliance in It's
demands have been copccalel ty the national
Convention to certain extent. The plat
Dorm commits the nominees, as l und erstood
It, to free silver and financial reform and
monetary relief demanded by the South and
Northwest. The repeal Of the 10 per cent
tax on State banks means radical change
in our national banking system. This is
demanded by the Southern and Northwes-
tern Alliance men, some advocating the
entire abolition of the national banking sys-
tenn and free system of banking, coupled
with repeal, rs | have said, Of the tax on
Stale btnks. Others demand sub-treasury
or something better in it's place. As under
stand it the sub-treasury plan is just simply
change in the monetary system of the
5fnito tol Sfntn ks.l, a..
ernReut stonld increase the circulating
mediuel to supply in sufficient quantities
upon sound basis, the legitimate demands
of the country. This platform commits Mr.
Cleveland to the policy of fnancial relief in
some shape.
"rhe South Carolina delegation vas c,m
mltted to the Ocnlla platform They went
30 the National Convention as such They
wers received and seated by the National
Convention as such, without q dissenting
voice, thereby committing themselves to that
extent to tho principles demanded. and
acknowledging thai it was Jeffersonian
Democracy although il geped somewhat in
the policy. Having got that much rccogni-
sion for South Carolina, we can afford and
ought 10 work for the election of the nominee,
and will do it and await the result
"lf we can succeed in electing Mr.. Cleve-
land by giving him our most earnest and
hearty support, but at the same time keep
ing up our Alliance organisation while
working, waiting and watching for Gnanc.a.
re'ief which is promised in this p atform,
we have reason TO hope by four more years
ef honest and earnes, Alliance eduo.tion
among the people throughout the United
Sta,es-iu The North. East South and West
Ito have incorporated in the next Demo
cratic platform all of the great and grand
underlying principles Of the Farmers Ali
anee simplifed 30 that the humblest citizen
may understand and see that this Govern
meDt j. not government for the few, but it
is n government intended for tho whole peo-
pie.
FURTHER REASONS s0R ACCEPTING.
THE platform further ITS The Demo
cratic party OF the nation 10 the demand of
the Alliance against the alien ownership Of
land, and to demand that gambling in