The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-29
.RLACK-LISTED AT THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

The following statement was sent out
from Washington on Tuesday, and is
doubtless correct:
GA sensation occurred here to-day in
the ranks of the Tillman faction Of the
South Carolina colony when 1t was dis
covered that Congressmen-elect Strait,
Latimer and McLaurin are black-listed
at the postoffice departme mt. Messrs.
Strait and Latimer came here In response
to telegram from Senator Irby to attend
q conference of the delegation relative to
distribution Of Federal patronage In the
State. This morning Messrs. Strait and
Latimer visited the postoffice department
and called upon sHeadsman' Maxwell,
who presides over the fourth assistants.
When they endeavored to discuss postal
affairs in their districts they were morti-
T fled and surprised, after conversing with
Mr.. Maxwell, to find their pictures
turned to the wall and Third Party
marked across their Names In other
words they were black-listed as not being
Democrats and, therefore, not entitled to
name the fourth-class postmasters In their
respective districts. Mr.. McLaurin ls
also n the same boat"
This decision of the Democratic Off
cials in the Postofice Department is the
logical conclusion from tho utterances
and actions of the several gentlemen
who have been "black-listed as not being
Democrats"
It is fact. we believe, that these gen.
tlemen are more in sympathy with the
heresies of the Ocala demands than with
the principles of the Democratic party.
The Congressman from this District
went as a delegate, we suppose, to the
convention Of political cranks that met
in st. Louis early last year. That con-
yention was no friend of the Democratic
party. The only other delegate from this
State to that convention was Mr.. j. w.
Bowden, now an avowed third partyite.
Mr.. Latimer is the reputed author OF
the infamous resolutions adopted by the
State Convention of May last year in
which occurs this sentence: "We shall
look upon the nomination Of Grover
Cleveland (for the Presidency as pros
titution Of the principles of Democracy"
ste.
After the election of this gentleman to
Congress last Fall, effected by means of
the "coat-tail holt" on Tillman, he de-
clared that he would not be bound by
the action of the Democratic caucus in
Congress ruless the Democratic party re-
cognized the Ocala demands.
Mr.. Latimer has posed as Democrat,
but his utterances were so undemocratic
that months ago We requested him to
state, among other things, whether he
considered Democracy merely a name
that could be used to dignity the political
heresies evolved from every feverish
brain, or whether 1t included only GER
tam well defined principles accepted by
the National Democracy as its platform.
The question was never answered.
We believe Mr.. Latimer, as well as his
colleagues named above, we're members
Of the September State Convention whica
refused to endorse the National Demo-
cratic platform. They belonged to the
majority in that Convention.
According to reports, Congressman
Latimer has visited most OF the post
offices in this District and has doubtless
promised the various Offices to his
friends. OF coursehe will be chsgrined
at his inability "to deliver the goods"
according to promise, but only the faith
ful should have asked or expected favors
at the hands of the "Great Father" in
Washington.
It seems to us that the gentlemen in
the .Postofice Department have about
correctly "sized up'' Mr.. I,atimer and his
colleagues above mentioned, and hencs
had no trouble to inform them "where
they are at.'