The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-01-25
NO, 49,.
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IN THE TAINTED GALE"

40 Popullst Mood
A''''-fi''n language From the finn.
ior Senator.
"A'iliN"T"N, Jan. lG.-The fo,,ow.
ing reply has been made Wv Sanotou
itpy 10 communication receivaS W.
MN nm, To-Day from the lion. WI q
5ate9, treasurer OF South Carolina.
nlted States Senate.
Washington, ID. G., Jan. II, 1894
11on. ". &c. Bates, Columbia, 5. G,
My dear sir: | have your letter of
Ihe l4Ih INST, III which you make in.
ury as ID what | think should 5s
done IN reference to holding a fantjoo0
al convention Of the Reform naTtv Of
South CaroIlna, to which aI,wnr E,o y.
t1ly, but frankly.
L regret, a5 deeply as YOU, to see III.
visions in the Reform movement nf
our State. Tne purposes for which If
began nave not been accomplished. and
cannot be, without the exercise of har'
mony, justice, common sense an1 fair
dealing. l have hal but one nnrnoaa
from the very beginning, and that was
to do my duty by it to tha very hes Of
my ability. Notwithstanding this I
have been prosecuted Ov men, suppo,ed
to be prominent in the Reform move.
ment, from the very beginning, until
made up my mind that | would not
submit to it any longer, aud appealed
10 Cne true men among us to protect
me against SUCH political assassination.
1t is not my faN|t that we have these
eVldencA' or ulyiS.NN IN our State,
furnished ~ eX :'l'tt)" every Reformer
who goes iuLo g am from the rural
districts to the S5atr ilnlSe t. We taken
to one side and gcD)M4i dui preiu.
diced against "lrby'5 man lgemant of
the party" when even the Ants th,m.
selves acknowledge that my colduc, az
chairman, has been perfectly fair,
am unwilling that Third party leader
shall take charge of the Il R4form m)ye.
ment IN South Carolina. All thus die.
tate the nominees Of the Democratic
party. | an itisiied tia; the people
Of the State will no. submit to it, and
the sooner he, and others WAC expect
to reap Oil e under him, find this out,
the better for him and the IN 0yement.
! answer you frankly as to what |
think ought to b. done, 50 far az can
see. There are six or seven Other can.
dldateS for guOarnatorial hoaors.
These men have baen true and loyaI.
and are all able men. TneT are enti-
tied, at least, to a fair contest AMI the
protection Of the principles Of the first
March convention, the most prominent
CT which was the righS of the people
TO name their clulidateS, instead OF a
ring in the State House. l. will be-
necessary, before the campaign that IS
TO be led by me as Democratic chair.
man, that these contests shall be set.
tied within the lines Of our faction, aud
that, after the people have had time to
weigh and measure them and conclude
as TO their choice, the successful one
shall be given the colors of our faction
TO meet the Conservative faction in
debate on The stump before the general
! primary election. This cannot be done
| with an early convention had and snap
Judgment taken, before the people have
seen or near l the various candid ite3
VINO seek the endorsement Of the Re
form party. 1t SaV0rS too much of old
ring rule and IIaskellLe methods, and
the people will not countenancp it
This Is perfectly fair and all parties
VIII be satisfied; but the people. who
DeileVe IN the theory and system of
primary elections, will not stand for
Two or three men-One leader Of the
Ihlrd party and the self-constituted
spokesman Of the Third party, the
other Il traitor to the Reform party.
VINO saekS, rs an emissary from the
enemy, TO ruin the Reform party. and
other men who desire Oflice-tO fix up
slate now, have it endorsed by con.
ventlon as early as March, and rammed
down their thrOats. | say this, because
II their scheme isallOWcd to go through
under the whip and spur Of the Regis
ter, the movements cannot stand. Self
respecting men in it woltas-EsasttAer go
10 tne wall than to serve under q tran
m inf
selves i!sSaSsInated in the dark nv man
who have claimed to be their friends
ana the people robbed of the benefits
OF the vital principles of the first March
platform. 0
rms has been written to you Just aa
l thihK IL and believe It. | have tried
10 D3 true TO every man in the State
house and subjected myself to abuse
and criticisms in 1892 for leaving nv
seat IN the Senate TO go to South Caro-.
Ina to work for them and their e.eIec-
tlon. l DO not intend now to be abused
by them. ''''0'
AS you suggest, |. being the State
CHAIRMAN, nave no right to call a fac.
ti0nal convention.
nave never assumed or contem.
plated any such action, nor could such
Il conclusion be drawn from ANYTHING
'itdt nave Salu or written. The or.
Ganlzatlon last presided over by the
Hon. G. w. Shell is defunct, because
Whrn the crisis came IN 80, we failed
TO nave seen or heard OF any action
from him III behalf of the reform
movement, and, besides its mis3ion
was fulfilled as a political organization
rs soon aS its object was accOmpIished
TO wit: the capturing of the whole
state government by the people. If.
being temporary organization. could
not exist longer than after the inauVn.
ration OF the State officers. He. there.
TORE, cannot cdll and control a caucna
Or convention and the only wav for #
To be done regularly within our party
mes lS, rs suggested by the I,anrena
Alliance resolutions, to wit: That
Governor Tlllman call around him the
eaders, draft rules and call a c0nven.
lion if they see fit: WI '0i'
In conclusion, allow me to saw thatI
"lll 40 more and 90 further to heal
and unite our forces than mar.
lapS any man who has been treated az
| nave In the house Of my friends; but
Will not submit to the dictation of
Third party lea aierS and traitoro 20 n