Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
GOV. TILLMAN'S POSITION.
HE DEFINES HIS CANDI-
DACY FOR UNITED
STATES SENATOR.
HE OPPOSES THE sUB-TREAsURY.
His EXcellency Answers the Alli-
ance Queries Propounded
Sometime Ago-There
Can be no Mistake
as to His stand.
COLUMBIA, May 16-The Regis

Ou ApIll ~, NOFeIlOl llliLudl
received letter from Hon. ThomaI
P. Mitchell, chairman of the
executive committee of the
Farmers Alliance, enclosing the
following questions, which he hac
been ordered by the Alliance tc
PROFOUND to all candidates fol
office in the gift of the people ot
South Carolina:
"First. Will you discuss the
Alliance demands in the coming
cam paign particularly those re-
lating to the finances of the coun.
try, and defend them against the
enemies of our order.
Second. Will you pledge
loyalty to the demands of the
National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union above loyalty to
party caucus and vote against any
and all candidates who decline 10
commit themselves to this extent?'
TO this letter Governor Tillmau
replie.l as follows:
COLUMBIA, S. c., April 2S, 1894.
Hon. Thomas P. Mitchell, Wood
ward, S. C.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter
of April IS, I desire to say:
I will discuss the principles and
policy of the Alliance in the
coming campaign and make my
self clearly understood.
! ams a candidate for United
States Senator, and if elected will
vote on all questions as my con-
science and judgment dictate. But
as I shall not, if elected Senator,
represent myself but the people, l
would at all times obey the In
structions of the party in the State
to which I belong as set forth in
its platform.
Yours respectfully,
B. R. T1LLMAN.
Yesterday Governor Tillman re-
ceived the following letter from
Mr.. Mitchell:
WOODWARD, S. c., May Is, 1894.
Hon. B. R. Tillman, Columbia,
S. C.
My Dear Sir: Your letter in
reply to the questions on the de-
mandsof the Alliance was duly
received, and as I do not think
you made your position as clear as
you might have done and possibly
not as.cIear as you intended to do,
I respectfully submit them again
for your consideration. I am sure
you are with US in this matter
and I Lope you will come right out
and say SO. I can assure you, with
my knowledge of the sentiments
of the Alliance and those in
sympathy with the Alliance, this
course on your part will cement
them together in one solid phalanx
for your election to the Uuited
State Senate and we will roll up
snch a majority for you that Gen.
eral Butler will not know he was
in the race. Hoping to hoar from
you by return mail favorably in
regard 10 this matter, l am, sir,
Yours fraternally,
Thos. P. MITCHELL,
Chairman Executive Committee.
To the above he replied as fol-
lows:
Columbia, S. C. May Is, 1894.
Hon. Thos. P. Mitchell, Woodward
sc.
My Dear Sir: Your letter of
yesterday received. AS you ask for
prompt reply, | answer at once
Having been the recognized leader
of the Reform party or faction in
the State since its organization in
April, 1886, and having been very
pronounced and outspoken in my
speech at st. Louis last October
more recently in my interview Of
April 9th ult., did not go into
details in answering your letter oi
April 18th because I thought il
entirely unnecessary. l had nc
thought of keeping any opinions
or policy I holy on public questions
,,ot cfro Il n Ia,