The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-06
Stands to the Rack.
Senator Tillman is in Down
Right Earnest.
From The State.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March Seeing
ex- Governor Tillman passing through
Columbia to-day en- route to his home
at Trenton after his Northern trip, |
bearded the train and came through
With him, with the object of securing
bis views Oh the new political conditions
which have developed during his alb
sence with regard to the coming Con-
stitutioual Convention 6ght-Irby's
manifesto, etc. The Senator talked
freely for the press and paid bis re-
spects to Senator Irby in a bold man
ner.
When asked about his Northern trip,
10 the interest of the Woman's College.
Governor Tillman said !: 1--WE remain
ed three days in Washington and then
made a flying trip to Baltimore on Sun.
day evening, going or to Philadelphia
that night. where We made a thorough
examination of the methods of work
aud the organization of the Drexel 10,
stitute, one of the finest industrial
schools 10 the United States. Tuesday
we examined the Pratt Institute, In
Brooklyn. N. Y, another very fine
institution of this class. Wednesday
we started to the college for teachers in
the upper part of New York city,
another very fine school. Altogether,
| thiuk We have obtained many valua-
BILE ideas as to our own college at Rock
Hill. | returned to Washington yester-
day morning, finished my business
there and left for home last night.
while Governor Evans went on to Bos-
ton with Professor johnson to examine
the Massachusetts school of techuol-
ogy
..Wha do you think of the outlook
for an extra session of Congress ?"
There appears to be a desire on the
part Of the leaders of both parties. TO-
GLIDING the President, to avoid if pos
sible an extra session. The Senate is
now holding night sessions to try to
dispose Of the appropriation bill, and
unless something unexpected occurs
there will be 90 extra session., at least
that is the impression | got"
"Have you seen Senator lrby's inter-
view, and if so, what do you think Of
tt"
"Yes," said the senator, 81 have
seen it I read it 10 Washington yester.
day aud was considerably surprised, as
when we parted with him on Sunday
be gave no intimation of any purpose to
antagonize the effort for an adjustment.
There are in it some errors of fact
which it is not necessary to partlculsr-
ice, and some uncharitable and no
reasonable assertions and deductions.
1t seems to me unfortunate that the
chairman of the Democratic State
executive committee did not see proper
to Join 10 our effort. If | understand
the situation in South Carolina, We
must have mutual con cessions and make
due allowance for the %prejudices aud
feelings that have been so deeply
aroused, 10 trying to adjust our polltl-
cal matters so as to prevent a struggle
between the majority of the white peo-
pie on one side aud a minority, IN
alliance with the negroes, on the other.
aud any man who cannot rise above
his personal feelings at this j%uncture
will be unsafe to follow"
.sIu this connection / notice in this
mornings papers an interview with
Congressman Wilson, which, boiled
down, means that we must have a
SIGHT and that it cannot be prevented.
I have great respect for MIR. Wilson's
Judgment, but it seems to me be has
ignored the ouly factor OF any prime
importance in the case-that is, the
negro. The people of Spartanburg can
with ell safety, have a fight, for the
whites outnumber the negroes two to
oue 10 that county. They have never
understood the necessity and impor-
tauce of the Constitutional Convention
With its one overmasteriug purpose Of
getting rid of the Oegro 10 politics, be-
cause they have never suffered from
negro domination as the middle and
lower counties did during the recon
struction period. If Mr.. Wilson had
taken a broader view and considered
the entire State be could not dismiss
so aippantly this vital issue. If the
conditioo were throughout the State as
be pictures it, there would be no need
for a convention at all. | realize as
be does that the people will settle all
these matters. either at the primary
or at the general election. What l
had hoped to do, and what still
hope to see done, is to have the white
people unite in the primary and have
all abide by it. Then the whites will
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