The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-27

any course would have been left them.
put to go into the primary. All the
EohserVatlves who did not approve OF
inc conference plan--so far as could
ludge IRON the published acts of the
forty Convention, and tho inter-
vlews with others confirming the ac-
lion OF the forty--seemed bound to 90
ihIo the Dcmocratic primaries, though
40 not know what reservations there
were among the members of the con-
ventlon. Sooner or later, however,. +
believe there would have been an
| equal division OF delegates. | cannot
speak for other counties, but had the
scheme of equal division been curried
out amongst the Reform counties T am
sure Charleston would have been will
ing to do her share.
Governor Hampton was invited to
Charleston by o committee of ladies
and the young Sons of Veterans, and
Charleston honored herself when she
ana honor to his magnificent services
Us u soldier and his services to the
State in 1919 and in tho United Stutes
Senate Many of those who wore fore
most III doing honor to him were not
prepared to follow him in his view
That the Conservatives should not 90
into the primary.
Then came the reversal of Judge
Con : order Of injunction, and with it
mas come what was to be expected, the
swing OF the pendulum to the other
side. 1T seems to have carried Senator
Tillman along with it. NV advice
would he that the Conservatives 20 on
with their work just as before that
they do not abandon the attempt to
secure an unpartisan convention that
they go into the primaries and agree
to abide by the result Of the election,
and that the Conservative counties
give representation to the Reform elo-
| mont If the Reform counties give re
presentation to the Con servatiVe.
- For myself do not SEQ how those
who advocated tho move of the Forty
can consistently refuse to go into the
primary, but men look ut political
matters from different standpoints and
| suppose they can sec tho difference
between ordering an executive COM
mittcc to work under the State execu-
tive committee and yet say that doing
SO is not submitting thcmselves to the
party rules. So far as | am personally
| concerned, do not in any respect re-
grct the action which | took in sign
| ing the agreement.
~ did not enter into any alliance
with Senator TilIman or Governor
Evans. novor for moment gave up
my principles us u Conservative. !
expressed no contrition, and was not
as kcd 10 express it, for any act, politi-
cal or otherwise, that had ever taken.
| did not undertake to guarantee that
our agreement would be carried out by
Senator Tillman or by anyone but my
self. | did agree to advocate Il truce,
not an offensive and defensive treaty,
and am still prcpured to advocate it.
| have mover said 81 word but in COM
mendution OF the Forty or anyone
else who seeks peace. That the con
ference did good, and u world of good =,
in staying for II time ut least the waves
OF political animosity, has been fresh
~ acknowledged by Reformers and
Conservatives. Whether the good
effects will be done away with the
| new move OF Senator Tillman I am un-
prepared to say; results must prove.
lnvcctiye WILL | am convinced, do no
good either against the Reform lead
crs on against the Conservatives who
DO not happen to agree with me or
with each other"