The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-27
Governor Fi!Imnn on AsrcsIdcnt Don-
nlHSOn.
Mcssrs. n. p. Whitmirc, J. p. Plye
and }. III. latimer, COmmittcc:

Governor 'EI!Imnn on president Don-
nldsOn.
Mcssrs. n. p. Whitmirc, J. p. Plyer
and }. III. llatimer, Committee:
GE:7rLEMEN--I have your letter with
the enclosed resolution passed by the
Grccnvillo County Alliance at it's last
meeting: "To communicate with
Gov. Iiilman and request that nc re-
turn answer, whether tho newspaper
reports of said blacklist bo true, and
if true to furnish his reason, as given
to President Cleveland, for his action
towards NJ. l.. Donaldson, our State
President"
Similar communications have been
sent to me from the County Alliances
of Pickcns and of Ncwbcrry, and I
shall furnish tbs letter to the Cotton
Plant as an answer to all:
The effort appears to be made to
link Mr.. Donaldson as citizen with
MIR. Donaldson as President Of the
Alliance, and I premise my answer
by saying that the Alliance has meth
ing to do with. it, either directly or
! Indirectly, except in SO faTas + frlt ;,!s
tilted iii preventing its further br!luv.
al. To answer your questions caic
Goricaliy, / did ask Mr.. Cleveland not
to appoint Mr.. Donaldson to Office
My reasons were thosc-.and again
they have no reference to Mir Dunall
sons private character, bat to his pub
lie acts, and ai#clHim any feeling
OF personal resentment or desire tU
injurc him:
Last spring when delegates were
elected to the May State convention
MIR. Donaldson WAS rrpudiatcl by
the Democracy of Grccnvillo and he
failed t" be elected Il delegate either
to hlS County convention or to the
Stat" convention. lie appealed to his
friends iii other parts of the State to
help him retrieve his failing political
fortune, and Il small caucus Of leading
Allianccmcn from other counties went
to work and had him elected member
of the National Committee.
1t WAS presumed ly the convention
at least that he was in full sympathy
with Its opposition to Mr.. Cleveland,
and certainly he neither said nor did
nuythinT t. mn'lrccivc the men who
voted for him. You are familav with
| the instructions given our delegates
to ChluaSO and our action under those
! Instructions. We not only voted
against Mr.. Cleveland, but worked
against him, with two exceptions.
Judge then our surprise on reaching
Chicago to see Mr.. Donaldson in open
atiiliation with the Cleveland leaders,
striving with might aud main to de-
feat the purpose of the convention
which had elected him on the Nation
al Committee.
Again when the State Alliance met
shortly afterwards, to- my surprise l
saw him elected President of the
State Alliance. When / asked an
explanation was told that it WAS
the only possible way to defeat the
candidacy Of an avoNcl "Third party
man, and that Mr.. Donaldson had
pledged himself not t1 seek any Of |
fee, but to devote his energies to
building up the Alliance. 1 was not
surprised, however, when two weeks
later he entered the field as n candi-
date for State Senator from Green
vile, feeling, I suppose, that the
douhl" cHdorscment Of the State con.
vcntion III May anI the State Ali
anrc in July, would rcinStatc him at
home. But the people Of Grccnvillc
were true to themselves and he was
not elected.
1t will thus be seen that Mr.. Don.
aldson played ialae with the May con-
vcntlon by his action at Chicago, and
broke his pledge, to the leading Ali
ancCmcn, not to seek Office.
Now, in addition to that, when I
you that Mr. Donaldson, as
Senator, was the means Of incorpO-
rating i'll the railroad bill in 81 the i
two Objectionable features which caus-
.l me to veto it YOU canmot be sur
'ri*cd at my action. 1t was upon
Ills motion, at the suggestion as | ,
VAS told of Bunch McBcc, that the ,
1Ght OF appeal 10 the courts was put
n the bill. lie also Champimcl that
feature OF the hill which kept thee
non OF fallroal Commissioner in the I
hands Of tho Gene s., Assembly, con
Ir"IN t" tn" "Ma. II platform. " thus :
showing his Willingness, to sti.lc thc
VIII OF The people. Al Of these things
taken together mc Sufficient as I take II
H. 10 warrant my opposing his APP /
p3intmcnt as representative of the -
"Nrt"rm Party" on Of the Alliance. i
Sell interest rather than patriotism
appears TO have governed his actions,
ana as the Alliance has been side,
tracked IN nearly every other Slate
~ Scit-ScckorS, and has been serious
y injured III this State from the same
cause, l could rot conscicnci3uslv
Et"nd $"cntwithoutprotcsting against
ms beng rewarded for treachcrv TO
the D4ODlc ana IO ihn Au:.