The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-03
MY TERMS, Or NO PEACE.
That In Effect is What TlIman Tells the
People.
From the Columbia State.


AUGUSTA, GA, March 29.-What a
strange contrast! When I strolled up to
Senator Tillman's new place at Trenton
fields. fresh with the mellowness Of the
springtide,. I saw the new Senator stand
ing out in the field under the shade Of
linen helmet, watching the horses that
not so long ago drew the executive car
riage, pulling big plow. He looked as
if the peace and unity and harmony senti-
neut had touched his soul. After awhile
I went up to his new home with him and
asked him for his opinions, as the leader
of the Reform movement, on the action
of the convention Of the Forty, and his
views as to the Constitutional Convention
outlook.
The new Senator gave me the follow
ing, speaking with much deliberation.
What he had TO say will no doubt sur
prise some.
s'It appears to me that the action of the
Convention tends rather to aggravate
than soothe the situation. The failure to
adopt as part of the scheme of pacihca-
ton the conditions agreed upon by the
conference held on February 20, while
accepting the idea Of giving half to each
faction, opens the whole question anew,
and will, I fear, destroy. in large meas
ure, the chances of having the Conven-
tion elected without struggle between
the factions. These conditions are vital
and I, for one, would never consent to
,any such agreement, and in spesk1ng
thus, I desire to recall the fact which
some people seem to have forgotten or
purposely misconstrued, that have
never in this business assumed to dictate
to the people or attempted to bind them
In any way. Many Of my friends have
misunderstood my action, and others
the people, in willingness to make
terms with the enemies Of the Reform
movement which were unfair and un-
democratic, inasmuch as agreed to ad-
yocate an equal division as far as posi-.
Bile, thereby surrendering the right OF
the majority to govern. I have never
and do not now assume to do more than
advise, and that advice will be taken or
NOT as:the people see fit. It be taken or
not as the people see fit.
: 'tI note that great stress was laid on the
fact of the Governor and myself agreeing
to an equal division and the proposal to
substitute .fair' or equitable for equal
was rejected, mainly on that ground,
and herein lies the very danger OF which
I spoke in q previous Interview OF pc
trayal of the Reform movement under
the guise Of pacifcation.' It is well
known that there are men holding posi-
tions in the Reform movement who have
been opposed to almost everything we
have accomplished or undertaken. In
fact they are Reformars only In name,
and for us to agree to an equal division
without conditions, and then have some
of these men elected as Reformers, with
the absolute certainty that they would
align themselves In the Convention with
the Ants would be to surrender the con-
troll Of the Convention before 1t Is elected.
AS trusted leader Of the Reform move
ment, Icould never consent to advocate
any scheme that would jeopardize the
right to vote Of the poor and iliterate
white men who have so trusted me.
s ssThese men were warned by the Con-
5servstives who opposed the calling OF the
Convention last November that II the
Convention was called they would have
voted their last time. and now 1t is pro-
posed to have q Convention elected giving
The Conservatives half Of the representa-
tion without conditions, thus making 1t
possible to have the predictions fulfilled.
The excuse In that we must have Con-
,stitution which will insure whito supre-
macy without resort to fraud. don't
know that any one proposes to incor-
;vov-. 70 a nrovfoinn in tha uaU G0natitU.
Loaaoo e ~ Iii. o;va -. frandnIent
e.II nI;.. ~un annlosnr m hnt No can,t lin onr.
aiuo m1so tha fs,,no hv nnr hoot strans
seases osor sto haMa 49, pai;sS from the ;ncn,
anu n Sa;uos,ai uo Nu ve,,rn snfFrooa r. ia all
@ pus VI LII tan tha Eerts ConSentinn and
resy sn yGasssat;Wes MS ~ ~; - b.or,ha1 mani
Lne Jneoi 90 .ha Tootr;na of white snnra.
o~ moo1 ~ s;nan,e T "u sSncational att and T nronartv
..ai;s LAY; o.t;a- ~ o. rvo,1S solve the whole
qAns quaaaoa.,oa; soaaont;o moetT wnyiJ haya white
VoAou 9uest.ou;; " " 9,o,,iJ aiso he1a ths
suPlemscy, aaI ~ We Ga Tou~ ".owd nv .,ha % have
supseaGy y; " ns,4 .re az Sor fnnr 1e.ru eInno
;st Mhaso ,en, hoys hao1 chasteneS
~ matd dafnot anI tha;r restoration to power
D.;eht J; ,,"t @. nrodnca anv nnniaassnt reyo-
int{nn. In IN apr;st;no coId;t;ons' hnt will
navor consent fn mt II in their power to
d;.franchisa anv white man except for
cr;roa ann resdv tn stand nv the agree
mant wa have already made and exert
mbat.gor inf,nance NAV po,sess in
a,oot;n,so u nonsnart;oon Convention on
that h.s,. Thn1.anI. | ~ Rafnrnoers are
J;a.at;saaa sas ,,;tt ~. ;5ea ~ nnnai ranra.
oa.sIa -u,ssatso .,thouah thea % arc w;il;np to
ein s;na pronortionafa differentiation upon
fhe hasis If the primary of 1892. It is
nerbana m as good time as any to state
that as practical men all the Reformers
Who attended the. conference Of the 10th