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that he wanted to get those votes.
II has been charged that we were elected as
Third partyites. In y my district ! do moi
not have elected me. was elected upon the
same platform as the electors. They endorsed
the whole platform, and when they were de-
dorsed Grover Cleveland as the Dem ocratic
nominee, the nominee Of the Democratic par.
ty. for President Of the United States.
Now, with these facts before you. think
Mr.. Cleveland Is too big man to notice those
things.
Let me tell you that we came here and pro-
posed to meet these gentlemen, who have q
bs FROM 1s sb me ana
here. They refused TO do any thing a. all, 10
accept proposition Of any kind.
stane Mr abs MssnpRf p1sefq You do not mean Mr. John
Represen tative Strait: You have nothing
to do with 1t. because you are OUT It,
Mr.. Hemphill: will see about that.
cided. AS the representatives Of the majority
Of the Democrats of South Carolina, we have
just as much right to know who these men
are as anybody ~ else, Mr: Hemphill or any,
right. We are no fools. We did not come
here TO get patronage. We came here 70 look
after the 10 terests OF our people, to learn the
ropes. When we found our name marked az
Third partyites, 1t was enough TO stir any
man who had thrown himselfinto the breach
and fought the enemy. I never uttered a
mands. never said word about Mr.. Cleve-
land after got on the stump, dlsrespectfully,
did l-not word. I see you charge me with
standing upon South Carolina's platform. I
tell you you deserted your mothers. stood
upon II. but stood upon the National plat
form which was compromise OF all the plat
| forms OF all the States upon which great
party could meet and make great battle
against the common enemy, and decide dif.
| ferences among surselves. stand there to-
day. and am not ashamed Of It. I go fur
.her: ia accept the STATE platform In With tn
as far as we do. Now. II there Is anything
wrong In that, would like to know 1t. OF
course, when we differ among ourselves 1t Ia
/ advance an idea and you do not agree With
It's wisdom, 1t is your duty TO defeat IL, and
not because we hold to certain tenets To stig-
matize US as Third partyites and try TO de.
stroy our influence It is to black kmail and
destroy our usefulness before these people,
and we stand here to defend II, and We hope
that you all will understand II, and to these
fellows who come here sneaking around pri
vately, why, we say that they have no busi.
ness to do IL, and we would not do likewise II
We were In their places.
HEMPHILL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
| BLACK LIST.
Mr.. Hemphlll: do not know that any al
| lusion has been made 70 me, but / have not
sneaked around. l have a perfect right TO
make recominendationso OF people for office,
and intend TO 1t. II 1t Is followed, we'll
and good; if 1t Is not, that does not make any
difference. 1t has been stated here distinct.
ly how the matter about the Third party
came up from that blacklist. had nothing
to do with and knew nothing about II, and l
am In no way responsible for II. have not
said that he is Third partyite. / say that
he is a Democrat, OF kind that, In my opin.
ion ought not 10 control the patronage OF
South Carolina. nave right 10 such an
opinion; I am one OF his constituents. :!
| want to say right here that DR.. Strait and
myself were both candidates. He beat me l73
votes out OF eight or ten thousahd-I do not
not a very big and Overwhelming majority OF
the people at his back.
STRAIT WANTS TO KNOW IF HEMPHILL voT-
ED FOR HIM.
Representative Strait: would like 10
know II he did not vote for me at the general
Mr.; Hemphill: did for the reason that 1
| said 1 would.
Representative Strait: II did not repre-
sent the Cleveland Democracy OF South Car
olina, would like to know why he voted for
me.
| Mr.. Hemphill: voted for you In the first
place, because, as you understand and as
have stated, there are great many people IN
South Carolina who recognize the fact, and
am one Of them, that We have TO vote for q
great many people whom we do not think III
| for office. because we do not want to be
swamped by negroes.
TOMBSTONE REsENTs STRAITS INsINUATIoN.
Mr.. Johnstone: do not know as 1t is
worthy of me 10 notice any OF this talk about
| sneaking around, doing things underhand,
and that sort Of thing: It has been some
and I generally have tried TO act my part In
dignity, In courtesy, and yet In courage.
conceive that am yet citizen OF South Car
olina, and take 1t for granted that the Con.
OF Nf fh, limited Stptpl and the G0D-
stitution Of the State mean what they say
| when they say that the government is divid-
ed into three parts-the executive, the legis.
ed that the claims on the part Of any set
of men that they have right TO die
tate to the administration or alone to recon-
mend to the administration whom 1t shall ap-
point to Office will not be recognized any
where by any other set OF men.
Senator Irby: We never claimed that.
The Postmaster General: / do not think
that we need discuss that.
MI. tombstone: Then, as a private citizen
OF South Carolina, have right to recon-
mend whom I please. have right to en-
force II by bringing 1t to your attention and
think have thnt right and determine TO 1t,
I am going tO do IT,.
Now, sir, 10 60 little further. There are
thousands and thousands Of men In South
Carolina who d. not cooperate with the fac
tion with which l have been cooperating
and no honest and no truthful man can &C.
cuse them OF being Third party people. In
addition TO that. there are thousands and
thousands OF members OF the Alliance who
are as free from any Intention or purpose and
have all the time been as free from any In
tention or purpose to ship the State into
Third party movement as / or you or any
body else. But where are those who have
tried to ship the State of South Carolina into
the Third party? And l have been one OF
those who have attempted TO prevent their
doing that.
VULGAR DISPLAY.
Representative Strait: Please state who
| those men are.
Mr.. Johnstone: DIR. Strait.
Representative Strait: We would like to
have the facts If 1t is Mr.. Iatimer and my
self, we deny IL as UNANIMOUSLY false.
MIR. Johnstone: l take 1t that It is useless
to indulge In vulgar display.
Representative Strait: am not going 10
The Postmaster-General Do not interrupt
the gentleman.
Representative Strait: We just want TO get
| at the thing square and straight.
The Postmaster General: | think l am
right in aying that you were not interrupted
once. You Will oblige ME If you will not
make any Interruptions: -, u,.,, =, tho,
kind prevent me from saying what l want 10
Now, then, there are those who have at
tempted to ship the people OF South CAROLINA
In the direction of a Third party. and l say
that Mr.. I.atimer has been accused OF It, and
| he is believed by large numbers OF men to be
guilty Of 1t. That Is all say.
THIRD PARTY COUNTY cHAIRMEN.
Why should l again seek to recommend
people for positions In this department, and
why should ask you to make the largest In
Quiry as 10 who should be appointed TO post.
do IL. | have received letter after letter, let
ter after letter, in which Mr.. Latimer has been