The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-26
THE BLAcKLIsTED PRESIDENT.
Remarks on the Remarkable Letter
Of Governor TilIman In Which He
Makes a Fearful .Arraignment OF
President Donaldson.
The State,

The State.
The State not exchanging with the Cottor
Plant Is little late 10 giving Governor TIL
ance, which he furnished only TO the ALI
ance organ, but It ia still very Interesting.
1t is a pity that the Governor did not an
the proceedings that be had black listed theil
president, and not have waited until the
question was categorically propounded; but
II is fortunate that he made the correct reply,
because The State has had the documentary
evidence against him for some time.
As he presents II, Governor Tillman's chie
reason for blacklisting the president OF the
State Farmers Alliance was because he be
land in Chicago-he refused. really this I'M
pudent fellow positively refused, TO obey the
dictation OF the May Convention which de-
clared MIR. Cleveland tool OF Wall Street
ton of the principles Of Democracy.
May We ask why Mr.. Donaldson should
have obeyed the orders Of that convention
He was not a delegate, did not participate in
to Chicago without being. interrogated as to
how he would vote. How can 1t be said.
therefore, that Mr.. Donaldson aplayed false
with the May Convention by bis action at
to the county or State conventions in May
repudiated, as Governor Tillman says, by the
Democrats of Greenville-and why was he
repudiated? Was 1t not because he was
war against Mr.. cieveIsndq And when eiec:
ted by the State convention, what right had
they to expect him to vote in accordance
with the insulting resolutions OF that conven-
ton?
Gov. Tillman says that Mr.. Donsldson was
elected President Of the Alliance upon the
ground that he would not be candidate tor
an Office, but devote himself to building up
true, but we do know that 1t come with the
poorest grace from the Governor to charge
any man with bfeach Of faith upon that score.
He was the first 10 declare that he would not
take an office, and first to accept it-and he
But in addition to all this faithless conduct
at Chicago, and afterwards In being q candi-
date for Senator from Greenville, Mr.. Donald
he, says Governor Tillman, who had incor pro-
ated In the railroad bill the right Of appeal TO
the courts. This man Donaldson actually had
the effrontery TO make provision by which
could not be trampied under foot, could not
be crushed out OF existence without the prfvi-
lege of the commonest criminal or mendi-
can't within her borders-an appeal to the
courts. This fellow contended that law
should rule and not the power to rob, and he
must not be allowed TO obtain an office from
MIR. Cleveland. whom he supported at Chi
There Is still another serious charge against
feature OF the railroad bill. says the Governor,
which kept the election OF the reailroad COM
missioners In the hands Of the General AS
sembly, contrary TO the March platform,
will OF the people," Ye gods, what rot Mr..
Donaldson championed u measure which al
lowed the represent tatives OF the people 10
elect the railroad comm ission, instead OF
permitting the appointments TO De made by
The Governor, as provided In the March
platform, prepared by the "adyice and con.
SENT" OF the Governor. The Governor, by
th Is statement, Is the only representative OF
the people, the legislators are not ut to DO
their will.
The Governor says in speaking OF President
"Selflnterest rather than patriotism appears
to have governed bis actions and az the Alli-
ance has been side-tracked In nearly every
other State by Self.seekers and has been se-
riously Injured In this State from the same
cause, l could not conscientiously stand 81.
lent without protesting against his being re-
warded for treachery to the people and to the
Alliance"
And the heavens do not fall!
We are confounded with Amusement! Can
It be possible that this man does not recog-
nize in the picture he has drawn OF Mr.. Dom
aldson every feature OF himself? ls II
within the power Of human conceit that he
should honestly believe that self-interest has
not governed his actions? Can he possibly
be convinced that be has not been the great
est drawback TO its material welfare with
which the Alliance Of South Carolina has
had to contend?
M. L. Donaldson has been spoken OF as q
conservative candidate for Governor In 1884
If be runs as such D candidate and takes the
Alliance with him. the radical element rep.
resented by Tillman will fall, and die, and
Tillman will fall with IL. To crush Donald.
son; to kun the political hopes Of any Psomi
is necessary to Tillman's hopes OF suscess
See!