New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
4 PREDICTION BY MR. DEPEW
HOW SOUTH CAROLINA WILL SEEK RE-
LIEF FROM TfLLMANIsM.
HAMPTON. y C. Et'TLEE AND THAT CLASS OF
DEMOCRATS HE THINKS. WILL KNOCK AT
THE DOOR OF THE NEXT EEPuBlL-

HAMPTON, -. Z. Bi B LEI NM ''Ni
DEMOCRATS. HE THINKS WILL KNOCK AT
THE DOOR OF THE NEXT EEPrBII-
cAN NArIoNA. CONVENTION.
C1.uncov NJ Depev s much interested in ballot
rero,n, I'm the South When seen Yesterday he had
lust finished reading editorial in The Tribune
in relation to the election systems o. the cotton
States. Nh Depew recently made trip throus"
the South lie said: 81 heartily agree with me
Tribune in saying that the best business invest
ment that could be made by the Southern States
vouid ne a radical reform in election methods ana
restoration Of free suffrage and an honest pai'o''
That is what the South needs to-day more IMAM
anything else Those State in which the balot syS-
tom is abused stand Isolated and are viewed with
,,istrus, by men VINO otherwise would move III
and sa,tIs These men would bring with
them money energy. Intelligence and Drawn all
Of which these states stand in need OF very pau'y
But so ong az existing conditions prevail they WI"
keep away. ,,
In the ante-bcllum days this STATE was cohtroheu
NV IN. manners landowners and arisiocrats gen
craliv After the war the control OF the state le
INFO the hands of a Clique Of men OF Whoih Nade
Hamptcn AMI ". =. Butler lrt FAR examples l"'Se
men succeeded to power after the days OF the car
p.,-ba:,qere. and took upon Themselves the man
a2rnen; of the state They found tH' H"S'o N''e
was largely in excess Of tn vote Of 'h'
lal element and. as u result. they smut OUT 'h-
negro This was said 10 be necessary oec"u'' '
negro was Ignorant vicious and unable lh'r'se"'F
10 realize III. duties ~ No.cr Ihe'' :! 80"
ceedel very we'll and for the time SOU" |@'
was in tn" Solid ranks oi the Demo'r"'S'
"Au went we'll until thu rising star OF lhlt''"
shot athwart the po.itic, horizon THlmAh organ
Zed the farmer and the coSn'r grocet9'"'
set up a Socialist Democratic machine l' ~
{ loving grew strong enough 90 assert lls'''' anu "
begun 10 las paas &, dominate the STATE. J."
,t.tf tl- .IaG
If. changed the whole complexion o. 'h' 81
| r.r,sat,r, and filed every office win MS men
IL. had hins-.f elected Governor and then Desdh
To experiment with Dol, p5itrnai schemes. o. "',,
th. most startling wa t9r BispensaiN law i'H
ms, ,. of aeg.rs~ ION was turning VI. G. bu'ler o'
', H. .;.n,fn and having himself chosen 10 the
r,arr Tie nov ea.irt control OF t'S ',,a.e
md tho old arstorac regime has par9el 81 a tb,r
power. arr casting around for some means -
:Tii.mau having attained ms md now des s.o,;
~ prrp.t,iat, his power. Wi,h this idea IN view
he has brought up this idea Of Cohsii'ul G'i Ia,
r,,,.r.ion re- CONVENTION viii be controlled by
his followers and ms wishes WA be ioomft 20
~ ,,,grt.lv disfranchis.u1 he blacks The same
,lan mat is followed ln Mississippi VII ..
U,uIIfactur,.rs and investors VII be- iIiEnleirb
away from III" Sa,g, !, so Iii are sizing for
,,.rilIt ION. To fund 20 ue used ln carrying me
cas-. To- the United states ipr'i m ,o,i'' Vii h
fhc actions of Tliman ana ms Io"o"e'9 VIII ~
Xow what is TO be- th~ outcome OF an ga 'n ,bc
Wtt.,,,,,t,' ...nl,nt ttat they represent dsp0sel
I'm th. negro di-frAf4- niSri and WIN lliht u
securely s,tiei lu po~'r "i'' '., ,' Mae,
,1' mat is thr national convention What IS
more natural han that The better clement should mo.
,rn,,l fo the place tLdf promises r"H'i " "a. -
more .i h. chnre.on Gourer Jour rial and other
i,ir. ~ ,bis class i'm South carolina, should come
| hno' a,.r w. urriict il, The only way
to secure relief is through ~" % NJ Til