Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

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ments Of work-by. too. great &C,
|tiyity, some may think; but
surely action is more wholesome
than the delightful do-nothine
torpor and stagnation which
characterized some former admin
istrations. When the time comes,
Governor. Tillman will give an
account of his stewardship, and
he will meet the attacks Of his ad-
yi,srsaries as yaliently and as sue
cessfully as be did in 1890. But,
apart from the question of Till
mans merits or demerits, I be-
lieve his enemies have rendered
his reelection political neces:
sity. The safety Of the State
Democratic. party demands it.
The continuance of white mans
rule demands it. The success Of
the Faanners' Movement demands
it. If they ignore the last, cer-
tainly the men of the March con-
vention must own that Democratic
rule and white supremacy are of
more Importance than the defeat
or the reelection of Tillman."
ssWhat do you think of General
Hampton's letter to The state?'
Son that subject, like our lead
ing daily journals, I would rather
be silent. Governor Tillman may
be imprudent in what he says and
writes, but he certainly has never
taught doctrine like that contained
in the opening paragraph of that
letter. General Hampton says:
- If. the dominant party as
those members of the ring like to
call themselves, refuse that de-
mand Of those opposed to them,
my opinion is that the convention
which is to meet this month,
should have q primary, and if the
result shows, as I have no doubt
twill, that the opponents of the
present administration are in a
majority, they, as the true Demo
cratic party, s1sould assume control,
not only Of the policy to be pursued
N tie approaching canuass, bit Of
The State itself f'n
aYousRill do we'll to print the
last four Lines in italice. What That
.y ;aal ltbaY ytbss aeae2 90 cannot trust
but Ighall quote the opipsssRlnsi q: :
the editor Of thu Greenyille News
and Mountaineer. He says the
paragraph is fraught with mis-
chief that this declaration Of
General Hampton is dangerous
and revolutionary that if 'such q
suicidal policy were adopted by
the March convention it would
mean the final dissolution of the
white mans party in South Caro-
Inns, and the speedy overthrow Of
the white mans supremacy in the
government Of the state.' So says
Colonel Hoyt, and I cannot dis
agree with him. I can only wait I
and see if the coming March con.
vention is going to follow Hamp.
TOMS lead" .....,.l.. @ 1,.
"What is your, opinion about
the demand for q direct State pri'
mary2"
swell, it does sound. strange te
hear this demand made by the op
ponents of Tillman. 1 cannot
forget that when I Ioffered q reso
luton for a direct State primary
in the State Convention of 1885
while Captain Tillman supported
my resolution, it was defeated, b,
the very influences which nov
are to be represented in thi'
March Convention. The mair
argument against it was it's i'm
praetibility and unwieldiness, ant
that II WOuld swamp tue Iof
country vote. ..........
"For my part, I am still in favo
Of a direct primary, and it may b
Tillman and his friends favor j
too. But, let be clearly stipulated
that it shall b, q primary at whiol
only .e1ite Democrats shall Be per
n,itted 70 cote. The indirect pr
mary for delegates was, I under
stand, suggested to meet both tn
impractibility argument and tn
objections of the low-countr,
Counties. Be very sure. however