The state chronicle., 1892-09-24

she continued, and several times was IN
terrupted by cheers of "Hurrah Tor
Cleveland"
When the meeting was adjourned, the
Journal correspondent stepped to the
front and amid the protest of Weaver
and the cheers of democrats said: Mrs.
Lease has called me liar. l wantto say |
this in her presence and IN that OF Wea- |
yer that if she will name man to take
her place I will hurl the insult back into
his cowardly face" There was no re-
spouse to this, and it was repeated seve-
raj times with like result. In response
to the enthusiastic cheers OF several hun
dred democrats who crowded about him.
The Journal representative was holsted
onto chair and forced to make speech.
He did so, relating his experiences IN
investigating Weavers record at Pulaski,
and declaring that every statement the
Journal had made was based on sworn
authority, and that the Journal stood by
them He denounced Weaver for having
taken refuge under the petticoats of his
female defamer and charged him with
cowardice in not defending himself.
The Journal representative reiterated
his challenge to the Lease woman to
name man to represent her. When
she does so the foul insult she has cast
upon this correspondent under the pro-
lection of her sex, will be hurled back.
The crowd outside the opera house
cheered the Journal to the echo. "GO
on" they shouted. ''Give it to old
Weaver"
The South Carolina Situation.
| Baltimore Sun.
The action taken by the Democratic
State Convention of South Carolina on
Wednesday, pledging the Tillman OF
alliance element, as well as the econ
ser vative' minority, to full cooperation
in securing the election Of Grover Cleve
land and Adlai E Stevenson, is in &C.
cordance With the Suns often repeated
estimate of the situation in the Palmetto
State. The people of South Carolina art
divided upon questions of local policy
and administration, but upon Nationa
issues as presented in the present cam
paign they are thoroughly democratic
and united. Last May the State conven
, tion made the "Ocala demands" the plat
form of the democracy of South Carolin,
and sent anti Cleveland delegates t.
Chicago. In some quarters this was sup
posed to mean that the electoral votes o
, South Carolina would be lost to Mr.
Cleveland should he prove to be tn
nominee of the national democracy
This inference was supposed to b.
, confirmed when in the recent primar,
, elections for delegates to the State con
vention the supporters of the Ocala de
mands elected 254 delegates as agains
Sc elected by the conservative" demo
f Gratis. 1t was, however, as the even
! shows, wholly mistaken Inference Tn
! new convention, with light regard to th
q action taken in May, "reafllrms" its "a
s legiance to the principles of the part
:, formulated by jefferson and illustrate
by his successors in leadership" Thi
description of the platform adopted &
r Chicago might perhaps, without furth,
n declaration, be deemed ambiguous. Pos
! sibly bit Of ambiguity is inconvenien
in view of the differences between til
Chicago platform and the Oc;.la demand
50 recently approved. But all is mao
clear and explicit by what follows Tt
convention formally pledges itself I
', ''loyal support to the nominees of Il
I national democracy, Cleveland and Ste
;, enson." This pledge, it should be note,
- is voted by the majority faction, whie
4 was the one supposed to be hostile
>, Cleveland. The minority has all alo1
. been outspoken for Cleveland AS
- matter of fact, the South Carolina Sta
convention was unanimously for Clev
land. 1t was impossible for it to
40 otherwise. When the question is wheth
~ the country shall have, on the one han
W high taxes, force bill and proscriptit
n. of Southern white people, or low take
: fair elections and peace, the South Car
W llnlans know as well as anybody whi,
~ ~ side to take.
+; The disappearance, one by one, of /
- the many difficulties that confronted t
~ national democracy wear ago is one
~ many signs that the fight of that par
"a is at present the fight of the people.
re year ago 1t was question whether t
al politicians would sidc-track the tar
y issue; whether suicide would be col
mltted by taking up the silver issue i
in stead; whether they would permit N
% Cleveland to be nominated; whether
es third, fourth or fifth party would bre
IN up the solid South; whether, if Clev
ra land were nominated, New York poll
Nv Clans and certain of the Southern poll
~ Clans would come to his support. I
go go these troublesome questions thanks
the intelligence and overwhelming mig
Of the people-have at length been a
:, swered and answered the right wa
ao ~ There is nothing to do now but to fic
oo the enemy in front, to out vote him a.
~ =, give victory to policy of justice.