The morning news., 1892-02-21
CAR0LINA'S PARTY SPLIT
TiLLMAN's OPPONENTS CALL A
CONVENTION.


ITS Object to Name State Ticket fer
the Democratic Convention-An In
tentiou to Keep the straightouts
Who Backed Easkell in the Back
ground.
CoLVMBIA, 8. O., Feb. 20-PoliticaI
matters In this state are now beginning 70
shape themselves for the campaign. The
revolt against the Tillman Administrations
has crystallized 10 q call issued to-day for q
convention 20 be held in this city on the
fourth Thursday in March to name a stats
ticket for the democratic voters
and the democratic state conven-
tion called to nominate stats
ticket for the Democratic party. Il is
signed by thirteen substantial citixens.
among whom are Gen. Wade Hampton.
Edward MoCrady Of Charleston, ex.Gov.
John c. Sheppard, ex-Gov. johnson Ha-
good, and Senators E. G. hurry, William
Munro aud M. p. Howell. The call ia
couched in temperate language but states
forcibly the situation In South Carolina.
1t says:
We submit the course Of the present state
Administrations tends inevitably 10 continued
irritation, division and danger. In the cam.
paign "a 1880 the public was deceived with
promises OF reforms which have not been kept.
All OF those who expressed their distrust OF these
promises we're then violently denounced. Even
such OF these as despite the bitterness with
which they were assailed, accepted and sup,
ported the will OF the majority OF their fellow
democrats have been treated as enemies and
the present Indications are that this proscrips
tion 10 To be continued and extended.
UNQUALIFIED ALLEGIANCE DEMANDED
Recent public declarations by those high In
authority assure us that those who were from
the frst friends and followers OF o head Of oua
state administration, but who went with him
only 80 FAR as their consciencee would allow aud
then resisted or opposed his purposes, are like
wise to be put under the ban. Representati
OF the people have been slandered, reproached
and derided as 'drittwood" because they
| could not In oil things think and aca
with the governor and dared to vote according
20 their Judgments. We are openly informed
that strong efforts wfll be made TO secure au
she coming election the choice of a legislature
more obedent to the governors demands more
plable In yieldiHg to his VIII than the last. A
| circuit judge has been re5uked In al official
| message because his decision on the bench did
not accord with the wishes and opinions OF ths
executive: The legislature elects the Judiciary.
the Capitalization OF all the powers OF making.
expoundinR and executing the laws powers
siyeS BY the the constitution for the safety Of the
into che hands of one man.
A GIMP ON THE oFFIcEa2
The present management Of our party, ap-
parently In full sympathy with the purposes
and demands Of tho governor and with his help.
has Incorporated into the rules of the party
new devices for perpetuating the power now
held, and making 1t more difficult for the ma
1ority or the democratic voters to with
| stand the power of the machine con-
trolled by minority. The tendency of all
| these acts and methods Is toward further and
| deeper divisions and confined strife among US.
Ihe signs OF the times warn us that unless there
| is change we may have to choose between
| siavish submission TO q dangerous and deRrad-
/ ing despotism. bitter, desperate and
ruinous struggle among ourfelves. To avoid
these dangers, to restore peace and harmony to
| our party and people, we call on all democrats
who wish to secure q conservative safs
and efficient state government representingi
solid democracy at home and commanding
the good will and confidence of the world az
large. to give us the active help Of their infu.
ence and votes. We pledge ourselves and thosa
who think and act with us to abide faithfully
the decision OF the democratic state convention,
| to make this fight for good government; the
| freedom OF legislation, the Independence OF
the judiciary and the liberty Of the peopls
within the party llnes but to make it earnestly.
courageousy and perssteptly 10 every town.
ship OF every county of the state.
The various counties are requested to
elect the regular quota of delegates. 10
| may be that this will complicate matters
somewhat. as 1t is manifestly the intentiou
or these conservative anti-Tillman men to-
keep in the background the "straightoutsv
who ran Judge Haskell Independently
against Gov. Tillman two years ago The la.
dications are that the "straightouts" will
kick against this and will not bind them
| selves to abide by the very peculiar rules
OF the primary conducted by the Tillman
state c?mmittee.. The straightout executive
COMMITTEES Will meet here next Tuesday.