The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-03
HAMPTON IN The SADDLE.
The Old War Hero TO Rescue Carolina
From TiIlmaniSm.

Senator Irby's Threat During the Sill
yer Debate That Passage of the Re-
peal Bill Would Be Followed by
Reputation of the National Demo-
cratic Administration by South
Carolina Not to Be Allowed to Ma
tarialize-The Democrats of the State
to Be Organized in Clubs and the
Populists Made to Stand as a Sep.
arate Party.
Columbia, S. c., Nov. 2-Since the
state farmers alliance Of South Carolina
voted that as prerequisite to receiving
alliance votes, all candidates in the demo
cratic primaries next year must pledge
themselves 70 support the Ocala platform
endorsed by the populists at Omaha
against the platform of any political
party, and also repudiated by resolution
certain planks of the national democratic
platform, the Cleveland democrats of the
state have believed that the alliance pro-
poses TO use the democratic machinery to
elect populi5,s to congressional and all
other Offices. This belief has been con-
tirned by the declaration in the silver
debate by Senator Irby, who is the state
democratic chairman, that if uncondi-
tioual repeal should prevail he and his
pcople-the alliancemen-woul refuse to
follow democratic leadership further,
and that he would vote against
any tariff reform measure introduced in
behalf Of the national administration. A
probable result of this policy is indicated
in a letter from Gen Wade Hampton.
federal commissioner of railroads. to the
editor of the Columbia State, and which
win appear in that paper tomorrow
Gen. Hampton is vice president for South
Carolina Of the national association of
democratic clubs, of which Chauncey f.
Black, of Pennsylvania, is president.
TINE TO DRAW THE LINE.
Noting the fact that the State and
other conservative. or aati-Ocala papers.
have been advocating his taking the lead
in organizing this league for the support
OF the democratic principles asserted at
the national convention, Gen. Hampton
says:
i nave waited TO ascertain the views Of the
democratic press of South Carolina foe these
papers Ic present, in my opinion. the only true
demo ra1c sentiment of the stIte and this
sentiment should be expressed by what are
called the conservative papers. NV own
judgment is clear that the time has come
when the line should be drawn be
tween those who stand on the
Ocala platform and those who
stand on that of the national democracy.
40 man who Upholds the former can claim
properly to be- democrat. ana unless our
people choose to support the fallacies of the
OCala a3hercnts. or to Re led into the pOpulist
party. the true democrats of the state should
organize TO maintain the p 'inciples Of the
Democratic party $ set forth in the Chicago
platform.
READY TO TAKE THE LEAD.
II my democratic low citizens agree with
me that this is the true policy to be adopted
l shall at once proceed to organize national
democratic clubs Throughout the state, and l
sfa exert my utmost efforts to keep the
state where 1t properly he'o lgs, in the great
democratic column. l believe that this can
he done, for our people will scarcely now. in
the hour OF victory. forSake the flag they fol
lowed stcadfastIy and so faithfully when that
flag went down in Ce,elt. INSCRIPTIONS
CemagOguCS have. by false promises. misled
many OF our most honest men and they have
brought shame upon our proud state. ! still
have abiding faith in the men who followed
the starry cross through trials and carnage
who lore with the heroism of martyrs the
SuiterlngS Of the reconstruction era. and who.
with devotion and pluck never surpassed.
rescued the state in 70 Those men cannot
forget the past nor can they forsake the ban
ner under which the victory Of rs was won.
If | can once NOR give aid to my state
shall gladly enlist in her service. and 1 shall
rejoice to JON those who seek to maintain her
welfare. to protect her honor and to save her
from shame and disgrace. 1 am very truly,
yours, WADE HAMPTON.
The bill viii probably ensure the organ
izatiou Of league to represent the demo
cratic interests in the place OF the present
committee, which is controlled by belieC-
ers in pOpuiist doctrines