The sun., 1892-10-09
NluTH CAROLINA WHITE MEN
,e,,NpsE Ar THEIR POLITICS From
Coz. BEN 7ILLNAN
rs. Negro Doesn't Vote Because He Doe esn't
u,ov Enough Under the Law-Two
yb,,e he eu,ocratic Pnrtles-The Farmers
Au,.pce Has Got No Grip.

Wb,,e Democratic Parties-The Farmers
Au,nnce Has Got No Grip.
Gov BENJAMIN Ryan Tillman OF South Caro-
unsand W. T.. c. bates. state Treasurer. are
IA town to stav until after the Columbian cele
br,tion. and in tho mean time to fund thci
state debt. Gov Tilman is tho man whc
over,lrcw the old aristocracy OF South Caro-
lima and defeated the old big slavehodinI
families Ile was supported by tho Farmers
Alliance. AMI with their help he captured th
regular Democratic organic alton and is nov
the regular Democratic nominee for re
election. Cndcr his leadership the farmer
OF South Carolina stayed in the Democratic
party. and thcrc is no third party vote in hi
State Of any consequence.
lie Is not tho kind Of man the ordinary
opinion has conceived him to he. Though III
went from n plantation to the Executive Man
sion. with no previous ofllcc other than Captain
OF militia company. he Is good classlch
scholar. and his conversation ahounds in Inc
old style aliusions to EUmnn Senators ana
Emperors. He is tall. smooth slnven. win
jst-back hair worn long. and tho irocR coa,'
black trousers. shocstrin- ito. anu o'"cA
slouch hat OF the uoliiician 'iom 'he "ou'" ~ "
He was only II years old when INC c''l1 war
was endei. aud ho is one oil the '',S' PROM.
mont roiticians of the po5t-be!lum uays from
the South. "
The South Carolina state debt amounts to
about SO. ouo. 900 and tho state wants to 1nnu
most of it at four per cent. GOV. l1Iiman was
invited to attend the Columbian Celebration in
New York, and Mt tho same time he arranged
to meet somo New York bankers in regard to
the dclt.
He is an interesting talker with resonant
voice. strong southern nccent. and tho habit
Of prolongins and softcning the vowels. which
ls ~ .ho an a nd in6isfincfUo n
oiSouthcrn sp.cch. In the course OF long
conyers alton he said:
"peopln outside OF South Carolina never
seen, to understand correctly our political sit.
nation. All the daily papers in the State and
III three quarters OF tho weekly papers have
been opposed to me. and the view Of our poll
tics which people outside the State may get
from them was not without bias.
"0ur struggle was to get rid Of the rule OF an
cigarchy which grew up after tho white peo-
ple got possession Of the Government in 1876.
This o!igarchy engineered and controlled
Affairs ty system of conventions for NOM
,ns!pg candidates BY rerpetuating them
selves in the conventions they controlled the
k,ate government.
"HeAave. an enormous negro majority in
Eouh Carolina. South Carolina suffered more
sndnsGro ,rule, from 1858 down to 1876. and
that was 50 terrible and 80 costly that there is
now no state in the South and no people in the
Sy m wGss Gea to Pre- ire
recurrence of this danger, What has kept the
people OF the State together is the knowedg
$ in Georgia. Alabama. and other southern
Mates. both sides appeal to the negro. and
negroes with ia SH% co me-
pitch without being dehIed and you can't take
up with the negro without encouraging
dom mination; In south Carolina the white
people settle their differences among them
selves. They believe that an appeal to the
negroes to settle white differences would be
Two years ago, this oligarchy spoke of
was defeated. and the convention system.
which was then in vogue. was discontinued:
seruS to sna
nominations which might encourage negro
rss su old Isy ssssiS TsS
was on to Sa oil and
rocks % soon had four -hiths Of the people % s be.
hind me. When I whipped them in b9, and
\ gross to help the best people as they called
n themselves and saye, the state. he got only
14.OUO votes. and Of them 10000 We're cast by
negroes and only 1000 by white men.
nder our system we have two elections.
one for nominations, and the other the reg
4 OF the first election at the Democratic prma-
rles. Every white man votes at the first cleo
lar statutory election in November. when the
machinery Of the Government ratifes and
makes law OUT Of what the people have done
IN this years eannaiCn the old oligarchy
tried to recarture the Government. The old
snt officers made canvass OF every county.
There We're some disturbances and pretty
t0odsLed. | carried thirty Of IA. thirty.t,ve
souPPtles and nad majority Of nearly $1,000
,rry l"riy rerrent more votes are cast at tho
phnares than at tho regular election. The
PRIMARIES aro regulated by law. aud any
GlsatinG is punished as at other elections
white shsosn mans gn i slS ny aen,e mesroes
h hre allowed to vote unless they are Democrats.
sshSoacans sa,. ara and negroes Who are not Demo.
r., There, is no third party in South Carolina
lhe thlrd rarty movement Is absolutely with
Gut Organization there. some third narty SEN
neat .s ahtnd exists as eyeryWhe1e where the Farm
slar ideas. 1t is pretty strong in some coun-
YES f some ieelng-n sort Of hopeless feeling
Mat xs # the old G9E1 rns END but 9 n@ hs
Present arrcnrances there will be scarcely any
vhisIp ,Sles Ip?nd t,r Weaver ant his third parry.
The other side. the remnants of tho old oil
gaarcly. will pertaps signify their dIspleasure
htcr. The large bulk Of both factions viii vote
MeiegnIhr l'emorrhtic ticket. AS they say IN
south Carolina:
iae sG"Tar!ttc' VIII eat riman crow.
mo AZ ar; SHEPPARD was the candidate against
mehl5 !aII lor the Democratic nomination for
HoYethps. ana. rs yVu know. tho South Caro-
1iaH Iihn d"leE"'ion was opposed ut Chicago to Mr..
.m@yMSanu nomination.
lhe feeling IS growing better every day
Icy SetHWcen 'ho factions; Li'tcrness is subsidng.
s shH t"'li wings will nap or flop together to
ttOn t W lis majority for ihc Dem ocratic nom
AS s'ss sn ,'als % Amh national. south Carolina Is
tHs % nn,, .Hr 'ietr"Hd as New York city. All
TiI,nm,nvs n,vs AVE- m ~" towns and nearly all the
seem l., iy ~ w country Here the ants
SII rutIicatnGsy ny Il rsl," m aud grapes. Tie Ike.
4 Tfsho'' and 'hrY have ro,Ina,,.i onlv ecctnrs'
w,os" "Ir '.ra iH'noSt all u"groes. i'rctty fcw
""WWtas ,ie Ire ,'slUhlcRGs in South Carolina now.
Esnnee we a"n hknow tho difference between one
ali bad Thns res,H.nt '.;, ard another They are
thlnr rLi'.il ana postal CLERKS. They do every
&vnd mntn "IJI u, ,TnIs to aggravato race feeling
Tstn u'1Ae Az tme name VI Republican odious and
III. # r. voVi w" realize i the ,nnGer Of tho Force
Srh ant Sooh and % n"rnetuat@ m t' alI anah thy
,,F} ioy ,I,. ,he u publican lary las beon guilty
kOutn r ,,u l lii.e' lW"nty Years. Tho babies in
'"urh "rh lhFolina krpw tins. 80
smoe,ah oa aa,hoicl 'iins "" ara tired OF Northern
"a IItsr