The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-07-19


Q Columbia Register:
CLARK's HILL, S. c.,
Il July IL, 1894.
's Editor Register: l ask space il
lyour paper to publish this letter
s. l am not a candidate for governor
@ and as am tired Of writing sopn
# rate private lottors to that OBJECT,
: hopo this public response will suf
a flee for roply to humorous unan
swcrcd solicitations from strong
mon of all political factions. more
or loss, residing in nearly every
county in tho State, urging mo to
entor tho gubornatorial raco.
10 say nothing of boing worry,
worry busy with farming operations
and rebuilding my dwelling house
which was recently burned, many
other reasons concur to prevent
me from standing for governor,
only ono of which 1 will montion,
deeming 1t all sufficient.
I am not ono Of those who seem
TO think that Edgofeld and four
of its adjoining counties arc the
State of South Carolina, and there
foro it occurs to mo that tho oter-
nal fitnoss of things forbid an Edge
field man should run for governor
in the ponding canvass. Edgofeld
may produce all tho Caesars and
six-sovonths Of tho thirty-four 9TH
or counties may furnish most of |
the undorlings of South Carolina, |
still | cannot divost mysolf of the
belief that a ajority of tho othor
counties likewise havo good mato-
rial. Some Of them an abundance
of it, for making senators, con-
grcssmcn, judges, governors, or
state house officers.
Remembering the many high
places EdgcGeld mon (including
mysclD have filled since 1876, and
considering that sho now has n
United States senator, a congress-
man, a governor and circuit {
judge actually in office, while at
tho samo timo sho has two candi- ,
dates for the senate, ono candidate I
Tor congress, ono candidate for {
lieutenant governor, one candidate I
tor Secretary of State, and still ,
another candidate for road
commissioner, if | were to come
out for governor also I foar thous-
ands of modest mon would marvel
at such audacious impudcncc.
This geographical argument in
favor of assigning honorable civil
distinctions akin to a Just proper
ton or rotation, is usually all pow
ertul and it can not be long ore
most of tho undorling countics of
tho State shall assert their natural |
sentiment of self-rcspoct and rc-
ciprocal equality in awarding poll
} teal hOnors. Hcncc, do not care
y to provoke too much the fatigued
t indignation of tho supposed under
+ llngs, who, sooner or later, accord
ing to tho law of all reactions,
z shall surely combine to rotaliato
against Edgciicld, and when that
Q rovulsion comes, as come it must,
or elso all history is lie, a gene
ration or two will likely have to
pass before another Edgcfold man
shall be able to got any position
outside of his county.
In other words, l can not stand
for governor now, because / have
too lively sense of tho indecency
Of fow counties, or few famili-
es, or tho same county, or tho
samc family, at tho samo timo at
tempting to monopolize tho bost
Offices of tho State.
l sincerely thank my many zeal
GUS friends in all parts of South
Carolina for their generous copfi.
donce and cordial assurance of SUP.
port, and deeply regret that I can
not comply with their wishes at
this time.
G. y. TILLMAN