The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-04-28
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IT. Latimer. C5mmdfes:
Z GxxrLyxnr 81 have yoar letter with the
suclose resolution passed by the GreenvIlle
County Alliance at It's lest meeting: ITO
communicate with Gov. T,llman and request
that he return answer. whether tbs news
lpaper reports Of said blacklist be true. and
In true 10 furnish his reason, ss given to
President Cleveland, for his action towards
n. l.. Donaldson, our State President"
Sirniiar communications have hss" So. -
me from the County Alliances OF Pickens
and Of Newbcrry, and shall furnish THIS
letter TO the Clifton Plant 40 On answer TO All:
The effort appears to he made 10 INK Mr.
Doualdson as a citixen with Mr.. DonsIdssn
a. President OF the Alliance, aud l premise
my answer by saying that the Alliance has
nothing to do with it, either diisctly or
indirectly, except Ia so far as j felt just
fed in preventing its further betrayal TO
answer your questian categoricslly, ! dii
ask Mr.. Cleveland not TO appoint Mr.. Don
aidson to office.
My reasons were these and again they
have no reference to Mr.. Dopaldsou's private
character, but 10 his public acts, and l dis
claim nuy fseliug Of personal resentment or
desire to ipjure MIN:
Lat spring when delegates were elected
n the May State convention Mr.. Donaldson
was repudiatsd hy the Democracy Of Green
vile and he failed to be elected delegate
either to his county convention or to the
State convention. lie appealed to his
friends in othor parts OF the State 10 help
him retrieve his falling political fortune,
and small caucus Of leading Al'isncemen
AZ. L. had i'm
elected member of the National Committee.
II was presumed, by the con vsntion at least,
that he wax 10 full sympathy with its oPpo-
siiion TO Mr.. Cleveland, and certainly he
neither said nor did any thing to undecsive
tho men who voted for him. You are
familiar with the instructions given our
delegation to Chicago and our action under
those instructions. We not only voted
against Mr.. Cleveland, but worked agan-t
him, with two exceptions. Judge then our
surprise on reaching Chicago TO sec MIR.
Donaldson in open aitiliaton will, the Clevc.
land lenders, striving with might and main
TO defeat the purpose Of tho convention
which had elected him on the Natl nal Com
mittes.
Again, when The State Alliance met short
ly afterwards, to my surprise | saw him
elected President Of tho State Alliance.
When l asked al explanation | WA, told
that il was the only possible way TO defeat
the candidacy Of an avowed Third party
man." and that Mr.. Donaldson had pledged
himself net tn seek any office, but to devote
his energies to building up the Alliance.
was not surprised, however, when two
weeks later he entered the field ns n candi
date for State Senator from Grcenvillc, foel-
ing, | suppose, that tho double endorse
ment Of the State convention in May md
tho State Alliance in July. would rrinstnte
him at home. But the people of GreenviIlc
were true to themselves and ho was not
elected.
II will thus he seen that Mr.. Donaldson
played false with the May convention by
his action Mt Chicago and broke his pledge,
TO the lending Alliancemcn, not to scek
office.
Now, in addition 10 thnt. when ! remind
you that Mr.. Donaldson, as Senator, WAS
the means Of Incorporating in tho railroad
bill in 81 tho tw, Objectionable features
which caused me to veto il you cannot he
surprised at my nciion. IL WAS upon his
motion, at tho suggestion, as | was told, of
Bunch McBcc, that the right of appeal TO
the courts was put in the bill. lie also
championcd that feature of tho bill which
kept the election of Railroad Commissioner
in tho hands OF the General Assembly.
C 'nirary to tho "March platform" thus
'liria sssGt his Willingness to s,ihc the will OF
the people Al of these thing, taken to-
g.ther are suticieiffp rs take it, to warrant
my opposing his appoi,t1~s2Il- -as 4 rs4lsS6eAl .
tativc of tho Reform Party" or Of the Al
lance. Self.intsrest rather than patriot
ism appears to have governed his actions,
and rs the Alliance hos been sidc-tracked in
nearly every other State 10y sclt-seekers,
and has been seriously injutc in this State
from the same cause, l could not couscien-
tieusly stand silent without protesting
against his being rewarded for trcaohery TO
the people and TO tho Alliance.
Regretiing the necessity which has forced
n rehearsal Of these undisputed facts, which
Of themselves ought 10 have prevented Mr..
Donaldson's elevation to the position he
holds. ! will submit to the verdict of the
Retormers and hllinneemon of the State as
to the wisdom and pr pristy Of my aoii,u.
Respectfully.
B. X. TII.LMAN.