The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-16
PALMETTO POLITICS.
A South Carolina Farmers Views on the
Situation.

A South Carolina Farmers views on the
Situation.
Your correspondent, in passing through
South Carolina, between Columbia ana Au-
rusta. concluded he would have talk with
what seemed to be o representative farmer
There is great excitement in this state, es-
pecially along the railroad lines, and among
the towns and cities on account OF the eHoft 10
defeat Governor Tillman. Tho farmers seem
to be disheartened and very retlcent when IL
comes to talking politics.
There was tall, good looking, and into!ll-
gent looking farmer on the train. approached
him, and asked him if he would frankly tell
me the situation as he could see 1t. From
what follows you will see that he was indeed
thinking and intelligent man.
s'To start with" he said, Twas Tillman
man and did all / could to elect him in 1890
He has made us good governor, and all this
taik about his friends going back OH him is gil
bosh N sQfh en1eddNb by focal reasons. The
farmers are going to stand by him, and mark
my words, he is going to be reelected, it don't
mattor who comes out. That little game that
the newspaper editors are trying to play Won t
work.
Haven't you noticed that the three papers
of the state which have been abusing him,
claiming that he can be easily beaten and that
he would be beaten, have been meeting in
Columbia and fixing up states. Ifyou haven't
I'll tell you ali about it. Their plan now is to
then run ex-Goyernor Sheppard against hun.
Sheppard is only pulling the chestnuts out of
the fire for some one else don't think they
intend for him to be elected and don't care
whether he is elected or not. Tillman must
either be beaten this year or they are afraid he
will be the next United States senator If
Sheppard runs and is defeated then he las
been OF great advantage to a certain aspirant
for the United States senate by helping to
elect % few state senators who will hold over
and vote in December, 1894 for General But
ler'S successor. If he IS elected the suppositon
is that his aspirations don't go farther than to
be governor twice, that is III '92 and '94 and
he would not be candidate for the United
States senate. Ills coming ont now is
to keep all others out, because if some
other man would come out and defeat Tillman
III that is possible), he would be lion in the
state, and would be reelected in 1894 and all
the politicians III the state could not hinder
him from being the next United States sena-
tor"
Then you think this is a senatorial race and
not race for GOVERNOR"
why, certainly. That is exactly what
am talking about The election OF Sheppard
means the election of General Butler as | see
1t, In December, 1894, TO the United States
senate. They think they are foOng the aili-
ance, but the alliance, III proportion, has
about as much brains as any organization ever
III this state, and to prove this | need only
refer to its prominent leaders, Colonel W. j.
1alDert, ana It's active and bralDy president,
Colonel j. William Stokes The alliance
may not elect Tillman as United States sena-
tor but they are not ready to say that a man
who is unfriendly to them shall pull the wool
over their eyes in this way just now"
l asked him what district he lived in. lie
told me that he lived in Aiken but finding
out that was correspondent no pledged me
not to mention his name. saying that he did
not care TO be mixed UP in politics now
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little medicine of the right kind, taken