The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
MAJOR wooDwARD's SECOND
LETTER.

| -MAJOlS w OOD w sAIkb . oS"o->N
LETTER.
.M Editor: Some statements are
made in your recent article headed
"2),h August" which his;o. ically, are
untrue, and as my name is associated
| with them and the ungenerous Infer
enccs which may be dlawn-and as
some think were intended should be
drawn-I am entitled to the following
insertions:
You sa; "lhe negroes have SEN tit
to endorse the League-that is the
S,raig ghtout Democratic-:icket." ;" "This
will not in the least affect white
supremacy" sit will always remain" "
Here we agree exactly, as is we'll
known have preached this idea upon
every corner in your town, and at
every cross-road il the county-con-
tending all along that this bug-a-boo
of negro supremacy was a myth used
by the bosses TO whip the people into
lie and really believed by no sensible
mau in South Carolina.
We part company however when
vou state that cit makes the negro a
factor in politics, which would not
have baen the case had the aforesaid
ticket not been run" Any,lit'lo cot
ored urchin in your town, will DIS
prove this and show clearly that the
fifteenth amendment 10 the Federal
Constitution made the negro factor"
in politics, and I fear one that will
abide for time.
"Those of you who do not want
this factor in politics should vote for
the division ticket.' That is, come
out like men and vote the division
ticket and you will annul not an act
by Congress simply, but you will re-
verse the decree of the American peo-
pie in convention assembled and change
the sentiments of the civilized world.
All of which would be nice if it were
true, for always thought there was a
great deal of lying and stealing about
this matter just as there was in the
sham election which it is claimed called
the present convention for whose dele
gates we are about to ballot.
Let me make all assertion, this
seems to be the order of the day. But
for the putting out of the ticket no
Conservative would have been on the
Tillman :la,e, unle they had selected
him for us, for the mass meeting de-
clined to accede to the proposition
made BY me for each faction to select
is own candidates, which | insisted
on, because I lad been Informed of
the plan with the names of the parties
selected for Us b; a good friend / had
in The Tillman faction. After which
they were preparing 10 g. back on
Mr.. EIlioti's plan as was foreshad-
owed by the Lylcs resolution IN the
executive c)mmil;ee, an were only
brought to their senses after the action
of the Straightoat Convention and our
ticket was in the field. Even then, II
common rumor is to be believed, their
ticket was nomina:ed more in the
interest of cfice-seekers, who are to
appe1r next year, than in the Interest
Of peace and harmony.
Now another statement and l will
close. But or the reluctance of the
mass meeting to accede to our most
reason~b be proposition, and the suose-
ouent action by the executive commit
tee, which convinced me and many OF
nv faction that the usual tactics OF
DELAYING things so as to PROSTATE all
efforts on the part of the Conservatives
towards organization was to be prac-
ticcd again, no ticket would have been
run bv US, or if so, l certainly would
would not be on it. The Tillmanites
are then clearly responsible for the
bringing out of our licke', the appear
ance of which introduces "the negro
| as a factor in politics." 4 pric11 then,
| the Tillmanites are re :ponsib e for his
introduction" not the S,raightouts.
And this is Gods truth. The negro
had retired from the ballot box, gone
into his hole, and was conducting him
self with great political proprlety,
| when Irby and Tillman realizing that
| it was necessary that fresh Gcvilment
| be distilled in the hearts of oar people;
| that new causes for treaches and
heart-barnings were needed or they
might come together, mouh ed the
| "house,ops" with a flaming lie in their
mouths that there was dang.r that the
bottom rail would again get on top.
They 90 out of their way to build tire
on the terrapin's back and when he
cawls to shake off the cnais. YOU see
al effort to rule the pol tics OF the
State. If this b: rue, he hilght! 90
hc:e what the &C ion OF Conservatives
has forced him to do III Rich and and
elsewhere. run his oan iic:.ct. In