The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-13

| Tom Watson squad. Besides, there Is
nothing to indicate that "Uncie George
Tillman has grown weary of Congress
sional life, aud there is certainly nc
signs OF failing popularity, so far as ne
IS individually concerned, IN his dis
trict. "Uncle George" has his own ideas
on certain subjects, but there is never
any doubt as TO where he stan DIS when
! Democratic issues are involved. lie has
| the courage of his convictions, and Is
perfectly independent in giving eX'
preston to them whenever the occasion
arises. He will give Col. Talbert 8
lively contest for the nomination, and
those who pre- Tess to know the sentl-
ment in the I'd district predict that
"Uncle George" will knock the Colonel
out in the first round.
TALBERT CLAIMS TO BE A DEMOCRAT
But He is IN FAVOR OF THE OCALA
DEMANDS,
News and Courier.
COLUMBIA, April 1G.-Thcre are not
a few politicians here who are OF the
opinion that in the event Of the noml
nation of Cleveland or any other Demo
crat opposed to the Alliance PLATFORM
at the Nationa: Convention, there will
be a Third Party in South Carolina
For some reason it is supposed that ".
Jasper Talbert IS going to be one OF the
leaders Of such movement. A tele-
gram was received here stating that
| Col. Talbert had written letter to
| President Polk. iu Washington. endors
| ing the Third Party movement.
called on Col. Talbert this morning
at his residence to ascertain what, il
any, truth there was in the rumor Of his
Third Party declarations. He was
quite pleasant and affable and said that
be did not exactly understand the
significance of the rumor, but cslied
attention to the interview with him
published about year ago. IN which
| he took position in the middle OF the
political road and which he declares he
has never changed. II have written
no letter to Col Polk, or anyone else," "
he said, "advocating the Third Party.
Everything I have either said or writ
ten has been on the line ofmy original
stand, and identical with the policy l
had when I wrote my last letter to The
News and Courier.
"Within the last two weeks l have
made fully six speeches in which |
| reiterated that South Carolina wanted
! no Third Party, because we do not
| need it. That third parties do not live
long in South Carolina, and that /
Judge from the short life of the move
menJ Of the same kind about TWO years
ago. My position is that we are max
| ing our fight as Alliance men in the
Democratic ranks, through the Demo
cratic primaries and at the Democratic
elections as Democrats, supporting
such men as stand on the Ocala plat
form. This is what I said to you in
Orangeburg, and I also then stated 10
you that there were not enough news
papers in the State to make me change
my position. Col. Peck or anybody
else is at perfect liberty to publish any
letter I've ever written so far as Pm
concerned.
"Remember, I have always con-
tended that there is sharp distinction
between the national and State politics
in South Carolina. While l consider
our State Government is in good shape
and is not suffering from mismanage-
ment, attribute the present depressed
condition Of our people to the faulty
national financial legislation. The Alli-
ance people have formulated demand
after demand which have been respect
fully sent to the Legislators in Wash
ington. Now the relief asked for is
surely needed and must be had, and if
there is no chance on the face of the
earth to get this relief from existing
parties when that point is reached and
the people find that relief cannot be
had, then it will be time enough to
look about for the peoples party or any
other party that will give it. Ifthis
relief cannot be had in any other way
than by wiping out Of existence both
of the other old parties, why then the
inevitable must come. The relief must
be had.
~ shall claim, as; I have previously
stated, that the Alliance demands and
it's principles are founded on Jefer-
sonian Democracy, and I expect to ad-
vocate them as long as there IS life in
me. I believe them to be right and
just and proper. Our condition has
come from oppressive national finan-
cial legislation Agriculture stands at
the bottom of all the other industries
in this depression. No argument need
be longer adduced to convince the peo-
pie of this fact. Our surroundings pro-
claim that the time has arrived for the
great West, the great South and the
Northwest to link their hands and
hearts together and march to the ballot
box and take possession Of the Govern
meut, restore it to the principles Of our
fathers and rua it ir the interest of the
people. This our national organization
has been endeavoring to Go, composed
as it is Of both Democrats and RepubIi-
cans. AS proof of this two years ago
we presented our demands to Congress.
They were supported by the petitions
of half-nli!lion farmers, and nothing
was doue. No attention was paid to
the demands by the lawmakers, and
one year ago they were presented again,
aud what was the answer to their ap-
peals? Go home, work harder, live
closer and stay out of politics, and all
will be WE'LL Only three months ago
we again knocked at the door CT the
present Congress, and what has been
the answer? After four months Of dis |
cussiou about the poor negro and the !
wild Indian they have passed a resolu-
ton aIsincere sympathy for the poor
white man. That's all. and now we
are not asking sympathy or charity, !
bus simple justice at the hands Of our |
National Legislators. We want relief,
and as have said on many stump,
from the city to The sea5oard, we are
con:ending for i and must have it,
even if We have to wipe the old natio-
nal parties cut, and the party that does
give the relief will still be the Demo-
cratic party, brought back to its proper
moorinss from the worship Of the sol-
den calf.
"1'he action OF the Alliance people in
South Carolina, i'll my Judgment, in
the national campaign. depends great
deal on the action OF the National De-
Convention to be held in
Chirago.n
When asked how Cleveland's nomi-
nation would affect the case, he re-
Piled: Il wont say anything further on
this line.
Now, again, WanG il en- phatically
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