Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-26
Wait Awhile.

Greenville News.
Senator Buffers fences appear
to be in rather a dilapidated con-
dition. The Tillman newspapers
appear to accept his aid to the
cause of reform" as represented
by the silver minority in the
senate with sullen jealousy. One
Edgefeld "reform" journalist re-
marks that he is Gas good a ram
racker as any Of us" which may
be a compliment or intended or
regarded as one. That is the only
welcome we have seen offered him
on that side. We believe the re-
form press represents the feelings
of the reform voters. They are
willing to accept the senator's s
services but appear to have little
or no hesitation in serving blunt
notices on him that he is to expect
no favors in return and will not
in any circumstances be regarded
as fit to be counted as of the elect
and worthy to stand by the sides
of Tillman, Irby, Latimer, Strait
and McLaurin in the affection and
esteem of the dominant element.
On the other hand the mutter-
ings of dissent and dissatisfaction
which have been heard among the
anti Tillman men have broken out
in open protest. Several of the
anti weeklies this week print
stingipg editorial comments on
the senator's position on the silver
bill. The News and Courier has
apparently been itching to get its
fingers in his hair for a fortnight.
The State yesterday in a leading
editorial article formally read the
riot act to him and warned him
that he is exhausting the patience
Of his friends. We hear from all
sides expressions of the same kind
from the anti Tillman voters.
Probably no man who ever lived
has lost friends faster than Sena-
tor Butler has IN the last few
weeks. We think we speak in
bounds when we say that canvass
made to-day among the hottest
and sturdiest anti Tillman demo-
Gratis would show two-thirds if not
three-fourths of them determined
to vote for Tillman or not vote at
all as between Tillman and Butler.
We think we are right in the
estimate. We invite any man who
may read this to make enquiry in
the first group of ants he finds
and send US the result. Of the
10000 anti Tillman votes polled
in the last general primary we
doubt if Senator Butler could
command 10000 to-day.
These are the conditions now.
They may mean much or nothing
for year hence. Political chang
es are very rapid in these days.
The popularity of men rises and
ebbs with the violence of the tide
but not with the tides regularity.
The openly expressed hostility of
the antis may gain Senator Butler
friends from the other side. Men
who talk now Of voting for Tillman
in preference to Butler may
weaken when they come to the
actual presence of that dose and
to study soberly the records and
merits of the men. Those who
feel disgusted now and are deter
mined to have nothing more to
do with politics may be among
the loudest shouters and hardest
workers in the summer of 1894.
All of us have seen such things
happen. There is very little sense
in any man trying to make up
his mind who he will be for or
against six months hence. Many
things may happen in six months.
Our advice to the anti-Tillman
people-and the Tillman people,
too, for that matter-is to keep
cool and let their hair grow. There
is profound, political philosophy
in old man Pagan Martins war
cry-"Watch!" !" Make no rash
promises or VOWS or determina-
tions. Wait until the time comes
and the issues are made up. There
is no sense in our struggling all
over creation before the fight
comes. Let us avoid entangling
alliances and keep our powder dry.
When the time is ripe we can de-
tarnoina whether we will holm