The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-09-11
VIEWS OF ALL SORTS
YoUMANs ON DEMOCRACY.

He Views the Political Situation
Through Darkened Giasscs-Fayors
an Independent Movement.
The following letter to the editor
published, and explains itself:
Editor OF the Register: Your
communication of the 1st inst. receiv-
ed this evening and in accordance with
your request reply Immediately
In this communication addressed to
me you say, "Knwing you to be a
staunch and uncompromising foe of
aught that tends to disturb white
unity and white supremacy aud that
your words carry weight and influence,
] ask that you write the Register a
letter giving your views upon the new
Independent movement about to be
! started and outlining the duty of the
hour. Hoping for an early reply,
am" etc.
AZ to "white unity" that was "dis-
tnrbed four years ago when Governor
Tillman, conceiving himself to be "the
only man with the nerve and the brains
and the ability to array the common
people against the aristocracy, for the
accomplishment OF bis own selfish pur-
poses, spread discord and division
among the white people by inaugural
ing what he chose to term "a family
1NttiSh Ill Uho oUdIc.
AS to white supremacy it should
be remembered that whilst negro dom
ination IN the reconstructed States has
been one of the marked features of the
policy of the Republican party, the
Northern Democracy, through all of
the political vicissitudes of the last
quarter of century, has been the un-
faltering friend Of the South. 1t was
due to it's persistent demands that
white supremacy was restored in rs
and II to South Carolina and Louis
lana, and its aid was freely given to
defeat the force bill and to repeal the
election laws. On the other hand, all
OF these new political organizations
which have sprung up like Jonahs
gonrd, and will wilt about as soon,
have generally acted with the Repub-
llcan party against the interests of the
South. The Greenbackers, many of
whom were elected, in part, by denoun-
cling Democrats whom they were try
ing to defeat as not sufficiently Demo
cratic, when elected were found voting
with the Republicans in the interest
ofal measures dragooning the South
In favor of negro domination. The
Populists and Third Partyites are. no
exception to this rule. They went over
bag and baggage into the camp of our
the House bill to reduce the tax bur-
dens of the tariff and placed them
selves under the leadership of the gen.
tlemen from Maine, Mr.. Reed and Mr..
Boutelie, to prevent the Democrats
from even considering bill designed
to lift the burden Of tariff taxation
from the farmers Of tho South they
joined the Republicans in u body and
voted almost solialy against the repeal
OF the ten per cent. tax on State bank
ing-a measure, which, if it had been
enacted into law, would have given
great financial relief to the South.
These new departures, wherever they
have taken place in the South, have
nearly always resulted in an appeal to
the negro and termination within
the Republican ranks-witness Ma
hone, McLane, Tom Watson and II. f.
kolb.
The originator and autocrat of your
political faction--for he dictates to it
not only as to measures but meu-has
admitted that he was half Populist in
the canvass Of '92, that he is now, like
McLane, a Greenbacker, and has
served notice on the voters of the
State of his early expectation to desert
the Democratic party. L think this
new Independent movement about to
be started" by Governor Tillman and
those pledged to support him should be
met by an immediate reorganization
OF the Democratic party in the State,
and that "the duty of the hour" is for
every Democrat who has any manhood
or political principle, or owns any
property that binds him to the State
or interests him in its welfare, to aid
this reformation with all his mi light.
AS to placing Democratic ticket in
the field at this late day should be
confirmed in my opposition to it were
it not for the bloody lawlessncss of the
present administration and the pro-
mise of its continuance by the legatee
q policy OF outrage and bloodshed,
which if persisted in seems to me in
evitably bound to prccspitatc the State
into all the horrors of civil war.
1t cannot be reasonably presumed
that frcemen will forever tamely sub
nit to having their premises ransacked
and their private packages torn open
and scattered by the pimps, under
strappers and plug-uglies of any set
OF nondesrcript pretty tyrants, or allow
B. Il. Tillman to blow open their iron
safes or break down their doors. How
ever, upon this question | am willing
to be governed by the combined wis
dom of chose with whom | have been
politically associated.
l.. w. YoUMANs.
Fairfax, s. c., Sept 3, 1891.
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