The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-06-20
LEADERS OPINIONS.
TILLMAN's SLOGAN SINCE THE
Reversal Of GoT-An Interview That
Makes ssMighty interesting" Read
ing. What Evans Says.


very communitive humor. Senator
Tllman made public the following in
terview through the News and Courier
of Charleston, which will be read with
the keenest interest by all who have
been watching the course Of political
events in the State.
F'What effect will the reversal of
Judge Goff's decree have on State
politics?'
cit simplifes matters very much, !"
said Senator Tillman in reply, "and
relieves us Of what was daily becoa-
ing more threatening situation. To
illustrate Those Conservatives who
seem to have the greatest following,
instead OF pleading as heretofore, for
an equal division OF the delegates, were
using q hectoring aud threatening
tore, while nearly all Of the Conser-
vative papers were II: ging their factions
not to 60 into the Democratic primary.
Generals Hampton snl Butler had adj
vised the same thing, and while the
News and Coarier did not counsel this
course, the recent demonstration in
Charleston over General Hampton left
little doubt asto whose leadership they
wonld follow unless the Reformers
surrendered the control ofthe conven-
ton to them. All this is now changed,
and 10 any event, DO amount Of per
suasion from any source can now in
duce the Reform ers t. trust the Con
servatives with oGehalf the delegates
You will remember thatin the inter
view published just after orr confer
ence with Sfr. Darnweli and Others,
Rssaid that it would depend upon the at
kle Of the Conservative papers and
Seral agreement or both sides to
q their bitterness, whether ihe
He could lie successfully carried
When Judge GoG WAS imported
ze, with his syaadslous decree al.
%ready written, had the Conservative
editors ard leaders acted es patriotic
CaroiiniGns, denounced his unwarrant
ed interference, and offered to join
hands with the Reformersin maintain
ing white supremacy, it would have at
SllSS ODI1lS1 StCit iil iaEtiOISL t.uSS aIV
good feeling and confidence woHld
have been restored. The Reiormers
cannot now forget, nor will they soon
forgive those who so plsiuly showed
their purpose to overthrow the white
majority by negro votes; least Of ali
can they trust them, nor can I advise
onr people to trust them.
81 went into the agreement with
Messrs. Barnwell and the other gentle
men in perfect good faith and had
that agreement been generally accepted
by the Conservatives and endorsed by
their newspapers, it would inevitably
have been carried out by almost every
county. A golden opportunity was
lost and thes Conservatives have again
to use the words of the Newberry
Herald and News-'done the wrong
thing at the right time for the good
Of the Reformers.
''Do I understand that you now re-
pudiate the agreement?" was asked.
'tBy no means, although by every
rule Of morals, I could claim to be alb
solved from it. I would still like to
see nonpartisan convention composed
of our best men from both factions,
and taka this opportunity to urge our
people, and by that mean those who
have supported NE, to be generousaud
not treasure up in their hearts with
too much bitterness the recent taunts
and threats made by the fAntis. We
have to live here together; our in
terests are identical; the future pros
perity of the State depends largely on
better state of feeling: l can See no
harm and much good that will follow
if the Reformers voluntarily select men
of the best brains and character among
the Conservatives to come to the con-
vention. I would only give the eau
ton that no man be allowed to come
who during the dark days of COTS
tyrannical usurpstion, showed any
qualification or made any threats; such
men cannot be trusted and had better
be left at home.
ssThere is one other point that I feel
should be emphasized and that is this:
There must be some hidden or secret
purpose in the almost insane desire,
which has shown itself among the
sAntis' to control the Constitutional
convention Having voted almost sol.
idly against it, I have never under.
stood why they have been SO anxious
to have equal representationin it, when
by all rules Of fairness and all the
principles of Democracy they would
not he entitled to any representation
a. all, except in the counties where
they control.
when the Barnwell conference met,
there appeared to be no prospect of an
agreement being reached because Of
this demand for half, and it was only
accepted by the Reformers present af
ter imposing conditions, which are fa.
miliar to the public. These conditions
are still vital. and no Conservative
should be voted for at the primary who
does not discuss those questions before
the people and satisfy them as to his
attitude on them.
s'There Is one other vital feature
Shich our people must not overlook.
If the constitutional provisions for the
control of corporations and the ques-
ton Of taxation. Corporation attor-
news, those known to be in the employ
of corporations, had better be left at
home, whether Reformers or Conser-
vatives, unless from their characters
and general course of conduct as men
it is believed they can be trusted.
stI must believe that the strenuous
efforts to obtain half the delegates
were inspired bv the desire to put into