The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
rs THERE A DEAL?
CAL. CAUGHMAN MAKES
SENSATIONAL CHARGE
AGAINST GOV.
TILLMAN
Over His Own Signature.

The following card from Cal. Caugh-
man, the independent Democratic eau
didate for Congress in the Seventh Dis
srict, is pretty sensational-quite a
bomb, in fact, from political stand
point. The statements made in the
card will be read with great interest:
CoLuMB1A. S. c., Oct. "a, 1894.
To the Editor of the State; For the
past ten days have been absent in the
country, aud on my arrival in Colum-
bia vas shown the letter of Dr.. Low
man, Of 0rangeburg, to County Chair
man Kinloch, of Charleston. l am
much amused at the expressions OF
sentiment conveyed in said oommunica-
ton aud desire to lay before the voters
Of the First and Seventh Congressional
Districts the following facts:
First. Itis we'll known in Wash
inpton in Republican circles that the
conference between B. r. Tillman and
George Washington Murray in Septem-
Der laat developed the following, to Wit:
That it mastered not how much money
was sent by the National Democratic
Executive Committee to the First Con-
pressional District in behalf of Col.
William Elliott, that he, B. B. Till
man, would see that he, George Wash
inton Murray, would receive the cersi-
fca.e at the hands of his returning
board, provided he would keep the
hands of his constituents tied against
voting for any ticket in opposition to
the ticket selected by the Ring under
the Colleton plan. In reply to Dr..
Lowman's threat in regard to the Re-
form vote of the First Congressional
District being withdrawn from the Hon.
william Elliott, desire to say to the
Reform voters Of said Congressional
district, that if they recognize within
themselves that they belong to the
Democratic party, they can vote for
Col. Elliott without reserve, because he
represents everything that pertains to
Democratic principles and to the main.
tainance Of the supremacy of the Dem
ocratic party. To the voters, both
Conservatives and Reformers, Of the
Seventh Congressional District. / de-
sire to say that in voting in the coming
election. they cannot vote for j. Will
liam Stokes. for the following reasons ::
First. In person be does not repre-
sent anything within himself.
Second. So far as principles are In
solved, he bas none aud is driven by
the winds Of the Populistic elements.
Third. If you vote for F. G.
Caughman for Congress, you will vote
for one who maintains Democratic prin-
ciples and does not pauder to any eIe-
ment not consistent with the Demo.
cratic party.
Fourth. II you cannot see your way
clear to vote strictly in accordance
with Democratic principles, represented
through me in the past in sustaining
both in the First and Seventh Congress
sional districts. white supremacy prior
to Bee T;ilman's Infamous aud COR
rupted administration, say to you,
in consistency vote for Thomas 3.
Johnston. the regular Republican nomi-
nee, Who Is candidate in your district
for that position.
Before concluding this article, | de-
sire to say to the voters of this district,
Who have not thought of this PROPOSE
ton before, that they had better stop
and think fos moment. By way Of
illustration, desire to say to them that
the infamous snd outrageous murder Of
their respected and houored county
treasurer has been brought about by no
other teachings than those of the Popu-
listie theory and doctrine that is being
taught by just such men as J William
Stokes and others who have been
inculcating those doctrines into the
minds Of the ignorant aud uniformed
among our people, leading them to
believe that the government owes some
thing to them, which doctrine is iucon-
sisteot with all the principles laid down
BY the founders and trainers of the Con-
stitution under which government was
established that the people must make
the government, and not the govern
ment the people. and until the people
learn to realize that they. in their own
majesty and greatness, must be the
foundation upon which the government
rests aud maintains itself as nation
among all other nstions of the world,
they cannot expect even themselves or
their government to be respected.
F. G.. CAUGHMAN.