The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-23
DtFINLS his POSITION.
GOV. IlLLMAN ANSWERS TIE QUES-
TloNS OF TIE EALLlANCe.

GOV. 7lLLMAN ANSWERS TIE QUES-
TloNs OF TIE ALLIANCE.
There Can be No Mistake ssto Sis Stand
on Na,,onsl 0o.st,ons-csn Vote tor sll
tie D.msnds Excspv The Spb-Treas.
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COLUMBIA, :. c., May 16.-Oa April
Is. Governor Elllman received letter
from Hon. Thonas ?. Mitchell, chair
man Of the executive committee OF the
Farmers Alliance, enclosing the fol-
lowing questions, which he had been
ordered by the Alliance, to PROFOUND TO
all csndlCates for office 10 the gilt OF
the people OF South Carolina:
First. Will you discuss the Alliance
demands in the comldg campaign, par
ticularly those relating to the hnances
of the country and defend them 'e alnst
the enemies OF our order.
IS. cond. 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 to
commit themselves to this extent"
To this letter Governor Tllman re-
piled as follows:
Columbia, S. C., April %, 1894.
Hon Thomas Z. Mitchell, WoodWards,
S. C.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter OF
April Is, l desire to say:
Twill discuss the principles ana po!lc7
of the Alliance in the com1sg campaign
and make myself clearly understood.
lam candidate for United States
Senator, and if elected will vote on all
questions as my conscience ano JGos-
ment dictate. But as shall not, II
elected Senator, represent myself but the
people. would at all times obey the IN
structions of the party in the State to
which I belong as set forth IN It's plsI-
form. Yours respectfully,
B.R. TILLMAN.
Yesterday Governor Tillman received
the following letter from Mr.. Mitchell:
Woodward, S. g., May IA, 1884.
Hon. B. r. Tillman, Columbia, S. G.
NV Dear Sir: Your letter in reply to
the questions on the demands OF the Al
lance was duly received, and as 90
not think you made your position as
clear as YOU might have done and pos
sibly not as clear as you intended to DO
respectfully submit them again for
YOUR consideration. am sure you are
with us in this matter and hope you
will come right out and say so. 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 togeth-
er in one solid phalanx for your electlon
to the United States Senate and We WILL
roll up such a majority for you that
General Butler Will not know ne was IN
the race. Hoping to hear from you oy
return mail favorably in regard to this
matter, 7 au, sir, yours fraternaly,
TEOs. P. MITCHELL.
Chairman Executive Committee.
To the above he replied as follows:
Hon. Thos. P. Mitchell, Woodward, 5.
G.
NV Dear Sir: Your letter of yestec-
day received. AS you ask for prompt
reply. answer at once. Having been
the recognized leader Of the Reform
narty or fsction in the State since its
Organization in April, 1886, aud having
been very pronounced and ontspoken
in nv speech at st. Louis last October,
and more recently III my interview OF
April 9tn ult., I did not go into deSal!s
in answering your letter Of April 18th
because I thought it entirely unnecea-
sary. I had DO thought Of keeping any
opinions or policy I held on pubic
questions hidden-ss am not strao-
der OF dodger in politics or anything
else.
I will, therefore, answer as clearly as
/ know bow, in order to satisfy all who
may care to know how stand.
The financial policy advocated by the
Alliance en-, braces three things:
]. The Abolition of national tanks.
ard the issue of pap-r money direct by
the United States government
9. The tree coinage Of SILVER at the "a
ito of 16to l.
8. Tie increase of the circulating
mecluu s, geld, silver ard legal tender
ereel backs, TO at least $50 Fer caplis VI
population.
These tunoanental IDEAS or ds mands
are accompanied by the scheme for a
government system OF banking, ltcoT-
poratipg the sub-treasnTv IDEA AND the
leroipg Of money to tie people At
low raSe of interest.
To the three propositions set forth
above Can and do give my earnest
support and wall strive, If elected Stna
tor. to see them incorporated into law
snd become the 6xsd policy Of oai gov
ercment.
l also can advocate and fight for all
the other "CemanGs" excerpt that l
doubt the wisdom or practicsbility Of
the goverpment owning and running
all railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines. I will take occasion during the
campaign to discuss all these matters
fully. The one essential point on
which differ with the Alliance is the
lending of money to the people. |
could easily dodge behind IL cor some
thing better" If so minded, but my
self-respect and my duty to the people
who have shown such love aud trust IN
my leadership will not allow me to
bubble or shlrk, hatev consequences
may follow this avowal. I would be
unworthy Of the honors they have con-
ferred on me in the past and Of all
trust whatever il did not come out
boldly and tell them the truth. This Is
the more obligatory on me now because
I am seeking to enter national politics.
Ia 1892 I did not discuss national queS-
tions or oppose the incorporation OF the
Ocala platform in the State Democratic
platform in May because saw there
was danger of our hotheaded Alliance
men splitting off into third party
the fatal blunder which caused Mr..
Cleveland's nomination and we'll nigh
destroyed the Alliance in al the other
Southern States. Had our example in
South Carolina been followed in the
other Southern States Alliance ideas
would be the predominant ones in all
the South to-day and our national ad
mlnistration would not be controlled
by allied mugwumps and Republicans
and traitors. I am differently situated
now, being candidate for the United
States Senate. and honesty compels that