The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-02-22
FARLEY ON THE FUTURE.
He Makes a Correct Diagnosis of the
Political Situation in this Stnte.


Gen. Hugh l.. Farley gave the first
public intiuatiOn aS to the primary
plan for settling the fight over the
constitutional convention among the
white people, which he did in an inter-
view two before the netting of the
State Executive Committee. He has
again submitted to an interview upon
the political situation, and from his
| remarks we make the following ex-
tracts
81 have always been an advocate of
the primary as a court of last resort.
and condemned the Colleton plan las t
year because it not only anticipated,
but ruined the primary which follow
ed, as a fair test OF public sentiment.
If any one supposed, however, because
| did this or anything else that | have
over contemplated going outside of the
Democratic party or the Democratic
primary, they are badly mistaken.
feel safe in saying as much for 1.-THE
Forty" who did me the honor to con-
fer with me as to their action. AS l
| understand it their work is of a media
tory and conciliatory character. They
are not trying to dictate to any one,
but are only encouraging our people to
come together in u fraternal way IN
each county and to agree upon ticket
of their best mon for the convention,
and in this they ought to be encourag-
ed and seconded by every patriotic
citizen.
1--WE see now the result of misman-
| agement of the primary and the evil
effects in a want of confidence among
| our people, and the only remydy lies
in demanding and having a perfectly
fair primary, wherever our people can
osb 81 Inl.
tions. After we have exhausted the
methods advised by 1.-THE Forty" what
can we do but submit our differences
to white primary? If we cannot
agree upon this, then we cannot agree
upon anything, for its rejection means
an appeal TO the negro vote-hothing
more nor less. / have hoped and be-
licved that the great majority of our
executive committees were disposed to
be fair and would give US fair rules,
and feel sure that the time has passs-
ed when our people can be triaed with
in so i'm portant Il matter. On the other
side, however, | am sorry t0 say that
the developments Of the last week have
shown that there is already a settled
purpose on the part OF certain parties
to ignore and reject all efforts to COM
promise and to go or appeal straight
10 tne negro bere iles our STedI uan-
ger.
at will be remembered by all who
road the papers that | have labored on
this line o. reconciliation for years, and
that took the position in my Christ
mas article of 1892 that the hope of the
State lay in the conservative men of
both factions, or as it was then put,
in the real Rcformers and the real
Conservatives They are more largely
in the majority in the State now, by
far, than they were then, and IL they
can only manage to get together aud
make their nomination either by con-
ventions, by mass meetings or prima-
ries, they can save the State from inn
| pending danger.
Tho real conservative citizens of a
State are always its greatest reliance
in time Of trouble and danger, and
this is our only hope now OF saving the
State from the contending factions OF
extremists on both sides, who are care
less OF what they say or 40, or who
suffer go that they crafty their malice
or ambition, while the negro stands
waiting to profit il he can, by our fool
ish and suicidal contentious, knowing
that if he can once get In, it will be
difficult or impossible to get him out.
The bipartisan call Of the Forty,
which ought to be responded to by all
real Conservatives and real Reformers,
furnishes the opportunity for them to
get together to confer and to adopt
such methods and to suggest such
rules and regulations for the primaries
as will silence the contentious OF the
extremists and bring our people into
friendly conference, in.ithe various
counties. III they fail to agree in con
ference then try the primary, and Il