The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-25
AS OTHERS SEE Us.
Comments Of the Newspapers on the
Political Situation In South Car.
nj
Macon Telegraph.


The political situation Is more dangerous
In South Carlina than In any Southern State
The report OF the proceedings or the Dem o.
cratic con ventiOn shows that the party In
conlrulI OF clique of desperate politicians,
who are willing TO wreck IL rather than run
the risk Of losing their prominent places.
They must be more radical than any honest
at the head OF the revolutionary faction by
which the convention was dominated.
In truth 1t was not Democratic Conven-
ton, except In name. 1t was completely con-
lrol,ed by secret society Whose caucus, In
which the plutform was agreed upon and the
candidates elected, adjourned only when the
convention was ready to meet. In the plat.
| form 1t Is asserted that the men who made 1t
are loyal Democrats and believers In Demo.
cratic principles, but the demands for legisIa-
ton which IL makes are the same as those
made by the Third Party. The demands are
completely ut variance with the Democratic
principles professed, and the spirit manifest
ed by The convention was oneHf bitter hostil-
| ity to the Democratic party.
IL Is reason able TO believe, from the pro-
ceedings of the convention, that the leaders
ic party In South Carolina are working with
ali their might for the Third party, and In
tend TO carry their followers into that party.
! No Republican convention has more bitterly
denounced the Deinocra tic party and 1ts lead
ers than did this so.cailed Democratic con-
| ventlon. No Republican con vention that we
remember has singled out Democratic ma.
| tional leader and denounced him as un worthy
OF confluence, because unfaithful TO the peo-
pie and subject to corrupt influences. No
convention That we know Of has ever before
deliberately re fused TO pledge It's support 10
| the candidates OF the party In whose name IL
acted.
| such refusal can mean only that Tillman
and his followers will not support the Demo-
cratic candidates unless secret society IN
South Carolina be allowed to dictate The plat
form and name the candidates OF the party.
They cannot be arrogant enough TO belle'
that any such privilege will be accorded
| them. and, they must expect to leave tue
party. They have deliberately put them
selves In II position where they cannot sup
port man now very likely " receive the
| nocratlc nomination. .
1.-The demands OF the Farmers Alliance
this wonderful convention declared "em BODY
the true principles of the Democracy ana
the nomination vi Cleveland would be re-
pudlatlon OF these principles. The path L.
| thus made clear TO Junction win DON
nelly g crowd. In the estimation Of Mr.. Till
man and his followers the Democratic party
IL not the Democracy, hut the Third party Is.
Therefore, they, In goiug over 10 Donnelly,
will lot be ira tors, but the Democratic party
| Will be traitors Tor not doing SO.
1t does not seem TO have occurred 10 these
| bold politicians that the proper authority Tor
Democratic National Convention and not the
con ventioD Of q secret society which, II not
| hostile TO the party, has at least no connec-
tlon with II and no right To speak Tor II.
| We do not think the support OF the dele
gates sent by this remarkable convention
will be able To help Mr.. n III very much IN his
effort TO get Democratic nomination. They
VIII be admitted 10 the convention. OF course,
but they ought TO. be absolutely without IN
| tiuence. IL will be reasonable u suppose that
they desire the defeat OF the party and, there
fore, the nomination of the weakest possible
candidate.