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and will give them a black eye 1t will give
them q set back and we will not be able tc
make the fight we ought to make for bringing
back South Carolina TO Its true condition
That IS oil there Is In this fight.
THE RULE THAT GOVERNS THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL-HE DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND
LATIMER's RESOLUTIONS.
The Postmaster General; Before you pro
ceed, let me say two things. These things
perhaps will eliminate some Of the questions
under discussion. One Is with reference Il
this general subject of patronage and Of the
method Of arriving at It. I have stated be
| fore, and stated quite specihca lily to the dele
CATION from Missouri two weeks ago, the rule
| Carolina that Is made for Missouri and every
other State. That Is this: The recommends
tlon OF the member Of Congress, or the Sen
ator. as the case may be, Is not conclusive. i
is presumptively In favor Of the gentleman
or applicant in whose favor 1t is given. 1t Is
not conclusive. The recommendation OF @
overruled this week, and an applicant not
endorsed by the member OF Congress was ap
pointed TO the office. That was at Ripley
Tennessee. 1t Is not conclusive In any dis
trict in the United States, and 30 far as the
Postoffice Department Is concerned, 1t will
not be, so long as l am here.
Mr. Hemphill: That Is oil we ask.
The Postmaster Generals: II IT were, II
the government absorbing the executive
branch. Now, do not know any theory
whereby the legislative branch has the right
not need any officer here with discretion
Then they would get along we'll enough 30
far as this branch of the government is con-
cord the will OF the legislative department o.
the government. It would not need anybody
to exercise discretion.
The recommendation OF the Democratic
OF ali this is the desire on the part OF the ad.
ministration TO get at the will OF the people
in every locality. That is the first thing
That is where the thing Will start IN every
that IL has q right 10 dispose OF this patronage
as personal peIQuisite, but that IT holds l,
In trust for the benefit of the Democratic
party Of the nation, and that the Democratic
MASSES are to be recognized. In order TO as.
certain who they are, the best evidence ob,
tainable from all quarters will be had and all
the light possibly thrown on the subject
That, as neariy and as clearly as can state
| it, is the position of this department, and,
| think, generally of the administration on
this patronage question. That Is one sub
ject 4.
rather q waste Of time on the other side now
to pick up anybody here upon express Ions
made In the heat or the canvass prior 10 the
nomination OF the President. think this IL
rather q waste of time. ! am not going TO
hold any man accountable for anything ne
said at that time, so lar as I am concerned
do not think that Is quite fair. There are
your section of the country, but In other sec
lions of the country, who were just as niuch
opposed to Cleveland and his nornination as
| anybody In South Carolina could possibly
the Chicago invention. and the result later
on, and they are just az good Democrats as
an ybody else, and are entitled to decent, fair
treatment and recognition.
Tr hi Ion, NJ rnIn +
may 20 on with the discussion OF the other
questions.
POSTMASTER TO BE ENDORSED BY THE PAT
RoNs OF THE OFFICE.
Senator Butler: Mr.. Postmaster General
II you will pardon Just one moment, In con.
versation you had with me, you announced
another rule which seemed to me 10 be a very
admirable one. II was in regard tc not ap-
pointing postmasters from outside OF The de-
The Postmaster General: We want man
In the locality, aud we want him endorsed
by the patrons OF the office. am just ABOUT
today or tomorrow, as soon as l can get 10 ~,
to recommend the removal Of person now
in office because he has moved out or the
bailiwick, I shall insist In every instance
that the people must be from the locality.
STRAIT EXPLAINS TO WHAT PARTICULAR
VARIETY OF DEMOCRATS HE BELONGS.
/ Representative Strait: It has been charged
and grossly charged, that We are not Demo
Gratis, and 1 am informed that 1t has been cir,
culated all over this town, and 1s being, ano
all over our State. we went into the conVen-
tion in South Carolina. and Mr.. Latimer LII.
troduced the resolutions and endorsed
them. At that time Mr.. Cleveland was not
dominated. sir. We elected q solid deiega-
ton to represent the State OF South Carolina;
which went TO the Chicago Convention and
knocked at the door and were admitted.
How were they admitted AS ocalaites! Not
word about It. They were admitted as
Democrats. What does the word "Democra-
cy'' mean? Does 1t not mean rule by the
people, q government by the people, for the
people, and Of the people? Had 1t not been
for the united action OF MIR. Laumer ana my, ny
breach OF the Third party, the Democracy OF
South Carolina could never have elected an
electoral ticket to represent Mr.. cleveland.
II Mr.. Cleveland bad looked upon these reso.
lutions as obnoxious and hateful, he ID 100
great and too noble man 10 nave alloweo
these men to come In and To vote Tor MIN,
II 1t had been a test vote. He Is too great and
too noble.
MIR. Hemphill knows that he entered into
this contest with me as u Democrat. Ii he
did not, why, he has dlsgraced the name oi
Democracy by allowing 1t TO 60 undetecten
ouid have come out and said: "Gentlemen,
this is not Democracy: it IL Third party ism.
II is Ocalaisn. am Democrat, ana 90 not
propose TO be bound by any such oollgaGions
- 0--
Convention.'
Now, these are facts. and when we were
upon the stump In South Carolina the ques.
lion was ssFty ssfsS .aS 9h
sir. my friend, do not belong to any Third @
party" We had a poor, miserable little
thing that sprang up there Iew year., year, afo, 70
where a few men put their arms around the
Niger, one arm In their arm aud the other
In their back, and tried to- vote them that
they might destroy the Democratic party.
Mr.. Hemphill knows that tney were 11a no nn Der,,
the Niger We have never called upon
them, and we never intended 70, and l stand
here today to say TO you, with all respect /,
endorsed thuse demands, and II we cant get
them 10 the Democratic party They VIII never
be got by us. If that Is not Democracy, DO
not know what you call II.
Was Mr.. Randall ruled from the democrat.
ic party because he was high tarif man
No, he was not. IL has been charged tnat we
refused to GO into the Democratic caucus
upon the great econ9mic questions; IhIse s's
yolylng the great Democratic party we are
with him, and have declared so publicly IN
Interviews But those are our rights, anu we
reserve them TO ourselves, just as Mr.. Ran
dali did upon the tariff question, just as MT.
Calhoun did years ago. But when the great
principles Of the Democratic party are ~,
volved, you Will find Inc and my iriends aha
every one who Is relormer In Sontn Saroii-
na standing In the breach driving back the
enemy. ,,,a
Then the question for US now Is, Who Is the
Dem ocracy? What does IL mean? IL means
rnle by the people and If we can get enough
people into the Democratic party TO capture
Il, You do not object to that. The majority
rule. We are only advocating the prlnciples
that we believe to be right. Ii we are IN er'
ror we will find Il out soon enough.
| tell you, sir, that my friend can NOT say
that ever voted any but the Democratic
ticket. In 1876, when the Democratlc Party
was in the hands of rogueS, set OF thieves