Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-03-07

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Coming as it will, from the peo-
pie, after fair and full notice) no
fair minded, loyal reformer can
object and we will have gained
that unity and harmony which do
not now. exis'. If, on the other
hand, the question of nomination.
be left to be settled at the August
primary, as I hope it will be, this
committee will have charge of the
reform campaign, and look after
:he interests of the reform fac
tion."
"Would it have any specific
powers or duties other than those
mentioned?"
"Of course, it would be subordi-
nate to the State democrtic exc
cutive committee, for we must
never lose sight of white unity as
the only means of preserving white
supremacy. We have the right
to organize and contend inside
the democratic party for men and
measures, but when the party
speaks through lis accustomed
channels, every decent, patriotic
man must submit"
"Why would rot the State demo-
cratic executive committee, which
is composed almost entirely of re-
formers, answer?"
because that committee rep
resents the entire party, both
Reformers and ants, and it can
not, with propriety, organize one
wing of the party against
another"
"Do you think it likely that the
ants will organize and put out a
candidate?'
"If there is unity and harmony
and fair play among the re-
formers, no, not for governor or
State officers, but they are going
to make desperate effort to con-
troll the legislature; and the whis-
key ring and railroads will furnish
Il large corruption fund"
"Why do you think they will
make their principal fight for the
leglslature?"
"rhe whiskey people because they
want to,repcal the dispeLsary law;
the railroads in order to enjoy i'll
security the special privilegs which
they had before I was elected, of
paying such taxes as, they saw
fit"
"What about national issues
Will they cut any figure in the
coming campaign?"
"Most assuredly. Mr.. Cleve-
land is using his patronage to
strengthen the ants wherever SAe
can, and the goldbugs will doubt
less supplement the railroad and
whiskey campaign fund to any
extent that may be necessary"
"You think money will be used
freely then in the campaign?'
"Oh, yes; all that can be plac-
ed where it is thought it will do
any good"
"Have you any fears?"
"Not if the advice which I have
given in this interview is followed.
The Cleveland goldbug democl ats
and the corporations can not buy
our people. The reform cause is
as strong now as it has ever been.
With good leadership our victory
next summer will be a repetition
of the campaigns of 1890 and
1892"
eff the people instruct the cam
paign committee to call nomi-
mating convention, what would
you adviser"
"Why, that is simple. Let the
reformers in each township
meet and elect delegates to a
county convention just the same
as a democratic county conven-
ton. The balance of the program
me could conform in every respect
to thu system adopted by
the democratic party as a whole"
"Under such circumstances
would the conservatives take part
in the regular democratic pri-
maries?"
81 think most of them would,
because, as I have said, their fight
will be for the legislature. I don't
think, after the experience of 1890
that considerable numbers of them