The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-08
south CnroIinn's Factions.

II what Mr.. w. n. Jones Of South Caro-
lima stated to a Washington Post reporter
as to the situation in South Carolina is
correct. there is a very unhappy condi-
ton Of affairs in that state. In substance
he said: 1.-THE state has two sets of peo-
ple-Tilmanites and anti-Tillmanites-
and they fight on any and every provoca-
ton. The row in the constitutional con-
vention is nothing compared with
the hatred and ill-will shown
by the members of the two
parties toward each other. An anti-Till-
mantle will not buy food or any article
of Tillman supporter, and vice versa
The thing is being carried too far, even
being taken into churches and schools.
1t is hard to estimate the amount Of dam
age being done to the state at large"
There is undoubtedly a good deal of
feeling between the two factions, but is
it so bitter as appears from the forego-
ing? If it is then there is little hope of
South Carolina prospecting much until
the bitterness is allayed. No state can
prosper If its people are divided into fac
tons so hostile that members of them
will not trade with each other and are
ready for a fight whenever they meet.
Neither immigrants nor capital would
seek homes or investments in such
state as that.
Senator Tlllman has been the cause of
a great deal of strife in the state. viii
good come out of this strife? If so, when?
These are questions that no one can an
swer satisfactorily. though there are
many who would undertake to answer
| them off hand.
One thing is quite certain and that is
that it win be years before there will be
! peaceful politics in South Carolina There
are questions awaiting settlement that
4 win not be settled by the constitution
that is now being framed.
They had somewhat unique election
in Lexington, Ky, the other day as a by
issue to the state election. Women vote
in school elections in Kentucky. In Lex
ington the women had up a school ticket.
At first it was without opposition, but as
the day of election drew near the dem
ocrats put up ticket against it. The
| two tickets were known respectively as
the ladies ticket and the "gentlemen's
ticket" The contest between the two
was spirited, and on election day the
women We're out electioneering right
along with the men. When the ballots
were counted it was found that the la
dies had whipped the gentlemen by a safe
majority. Thus goes on record woman's
victory in the first political contest be-
tween the sexes in this country.
A Rhode Island court has before if a
somewhat unique will case for settlement.
The maker of the will had
from time to time six wives.
and twenty-one children. Some of
his wives died. others were divorced.
and one or two were set aside upon
grounds that are not fully explained in
the dispatches. At all events, several of
the wives and an assortment of the chill
dren survive him. and they are trying to
decide to whom the property belongs IN
der will that is open to the construction
that almost any one of the wives was
the wife he intended to favor
The leather trust has shut down JOG
tanneries under its control for sixty days.
Its purpose is TO force up the leather mar
ket. Fifteen hundred men are out of en-
ployment and without wages during the
shutdown.