The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-05

I. War DoxALnsox was BrAckIasrxp Ia
eeems the Governor dida't waat Cleveland
TO appoint Denaljsen lsf, because Douall-
ssa q . Cleveland man; 2n1ly, beeanse
Deuaidson wss s,ailty Of '.treach.ry Z, The
reopls aud the Afii..~. - asi-
DensIdseu. while Senafor, did not sgres
with the Governer Ia every detail Of the
railrssd bin, and lsh'y. because "sslf.inter-
est. rather than psirio'isn, seems % .Aavs
governed his seti ns''
We hare seldom secn more forisns ohaxxor
ersughs against any man.
The Governors reply il eharacteristio.
IL stsrts out by ssying that "ths Alliance
has nothing to do with IL, directly or 10.
direcsly" y"-exoept insofar as be fsit Il his
duty to prevent Mr.. Donaidsoa's further
"be,raying the Alliance" This Is adding
insult to Injury. II Is rs much ss to say :
''1t is none Of your business. I am the
guardian Of the Alliance, and will do as
please. i can tell the President OF the
United States that your President is uu.
worthy Of any appointment in his gilt. and
us meme OF Jour business" IL is the same
disposition that crops out every wherc-the
disposition to boes everything.
The Governors memory's "na worth q
preen." 1t was perfectly understood that
Donaldson was Cleveland man when he
the National Committee. He had said so in
a published interview, which was extensive.
ly copied and commented on. And nobody y
was surprised when Donaldson affiliated
openly with the Cleveland leaders in Chi.
cago. There was then no doubt in the mind
Of any well-informed man in the State as Ia
where Donaldson Stood. 49,.
And the Governor asked an exp'auaiion''
Of Donaldson's election as President. There
is his bossism again Why was he entitled
to an "explanation"? The explanation
will strike most people as extremely thin
Donaldson elected TO prevent the election OF
''an avowed Third party man?' Isn't the
Alliance "non-par'isau"? Then why dis
criminate against Third party man! e! The
National President is an a,owe1 Third
party man /; and shortly after Donaldson
was elected President "an avowed Third
party man" was elected editor Of the State
Al lance organ, and is editor yet-and we
about that. And why should Donaldson, Of
all the Alliance officers, be debarred from
running for office? There was no such
restriction on his predecessor, DIR. Stokes =;
and none In any other officer. Indeed the
rule seems to have been just the contrary.
The Cotton Plant tells the people to .'pay
no attention 10 agitation Of the matter by
the papers," Amazing assumacy. Has il
come to this, that the people must have
somebody to tell them what to pay attention
to aud what not to Fay attention to? Are
they not rumpctcut- 10 u ,--turs,- --Ur-uuy
other public matter. and reach conclusion
for themselves? Or must they wait and get
ready made opinion from sumo self.cor-
stitutci guardian?
Can sensible people be fooled AMI bam-
bo'zled forever? They are urged with
frnn'ic vehemence 10 resent the blacklist
ing Of Latimer, Strait and McI.aurin; but
when the Governor checklists" cne of their
number, they must pay no attention. 10
it and lrave their guardians to fix il up.
The "black listing" Of Donaldson is infn-
itcly worse than the "blacklistiug' Of the
Reform Congressman" In the case of
the Congressmen no reflection is made on
their character whatever; it is only urged
that they are, If not Third rartyi,es, in
such c'ose sympathy with them that they
ought not to be favored by Democratic ad :
ministration. with whose PLATFORM they do not
agree. In the case Of Donaldson the as
sertion is made that he i, not fit to fill any
office within tho gift Of the President.
The organs are Saving wGod aud soy ing
nothing" about the "blacklistiug' of Dom
a'dson. Aud they arc directing their read
trs to say no'hing and to think nothing.
Suppose it had Teen Senator Butler or some
other bad Conservative man, WHO "b!ack-
listed the President. Some of the organ
editors would have had to be put in straight
jackets. Such howl would have gone up
rs would have made The wclkin ring. How
the people would have Leen appealed to 10
rise in their might and resent it r'-Nev-
berry Observer.