The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-03


Tillman gives both peace aud harmony
black eyes. he has shown his hand,
the only conclusion that We can draw
from it is that be not only does not
desire peace aud harmony. but never
had any idea that the Reform majority
in a great many counties would agree
to an equal division Of the delegates to
convention. He also declares 10 favor
Of the Mississippi plan.
In this interview the old Ben Till
man is recognizable. He throws of
that mild and broad view be has at
tempted to assume recently and goes
back to his old style and manner. In
this guise we recognize the man and
know what to expect Of him. If be
does not mean war to the knife, unless
be car dictate terms absolutely then
we are mistaken.
The lawmakers of the State should
make it a misdemeanor to leave chill.
dren locked up iu houses. There is
scarcely a week that negro children are
not burned to death through the crimi-
nal carelessness Of their parents. The
penalty should be made as severe
as possible, and then when children are
burned to death 10 houses where they
have been con6oed by their parents
with no means Of escape the law should
be enforced with the utmost rigidity.
A spirit Of peace and unity now pre-
walls in the State, for the white people
are beginning to seriously realize that
they must come together and stand as a
uoit if they wish to secure good govern
ment and guard against q return Of
scalawag rule. heavy taxation and cor
ruption and thievery in high places.
The Tillman- Hempbil l-Evans confer
cnce aud the Conference Of the Forty,
as we'll. we're but indications Of the
strength and generality Of this spirit
and may BE- said to hare bsep beld in
obedience to the demand Of the people
who are actuated by the desire for a
cessation Of strife and a guarantee Of
future good government. The basis Of
agreement laid down by both con-
ferences are substantially Identical, and
there is no excuse for quarrelliug
over how We shall have peace. All
people. or nearly all, appear to desire
peace aud white unity and the two
conferences have outlined plans for
securing peace that are so essentially
alike that the men who we're the NOV
ing spirits in the respective conferences
should get together and agree to work
in harmony for the accomplishment of
the end desired ; toat is a non-partisan
CONSTITUTIONS Convention that will
be composed of honest. patriotic and
able men,. The conference held yester-
day vas marked by good sense
and an almost entire absence
Of tina. factional feeling that has
been the most marked feature Of every
convention or conference held with
in the past four years. The personnel
of the conference was ex %cellent; in
it we're numbers of the ablest and
best men in the State and it would
be impossible to convince a major
ity of the citizens of the State
that these men bad assembled With
anything but the best motives. The
work that they did vas we'll and
promptly done, and it remains with the
Executive Committee, that is to be ap-
pointed, whether the intentions of
the conference shall be carried out
or fail of accomplishment. This Execu-
tive Committee has a large and impor-
tant task to discharge and the men who
will be members of the committee should
realize this fact from the very begin
ming. We earnestly hope that the 6nal
results of this conference will be a re
union Of the honest and intelligent
white people Of the State, the retire
meot to obscurity and contempt Of the
political fakirs and place hunters, and
the enactment Of a Constitution that will