The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
Peace Prospects in south Carolina.

Peace Prospects in south Carolina.
The prospects OF peace in the Democratic
party Of South Carolina are better than
they have been at any time during the last
four years or more. The harmonious ac-
tion OF and the conclusions reached by the
convention Of the forty held at Columbia
on Wednesday and reported in our dis
patches yesterday give promise OF the
early coming together OF the factions that
have been fighting each other so long and
so hard and 10 the detriment OF the state
The function OF the convention Of the
forty appears 10 have been merely TO ad-
wise. It was not clothed with power to
bind the factions to carry out its conclu-
sions. II was a voluntary peacemaker.
Its spirit was laudable, and its purposes
viii probably be successfully accomplish
ed. because leading men of the factions
gave the movement their support and at
tended the meeting. And Furthermore.
the convention left behind it a working
committee from which good results may
be expected. There can be no reasonable
doubt that the recommendations of the
convention will be accepted by the fac
tons. The great breach in the Demo-
cratic party Of the state came about
through the Suggestions" OF an unoffi-
ciaI convention. hence it is peculiarly ap-
propriate that the healing Of the breach
should come about through the efforts Of
another unofficial convention.
The conclusions and recommendations
~, .0-,-1,,fFov t,o~tsa.rey do not olaor
up all Of the differences between the fac
tons. They apply only to the Forthcoming
constitutional convention, and provide a
way for the framing Of a constitution that
will be acceptable to the democracy as a
whole. The conference agreement be-
tween Senator Tillman and certain con-
servative leaders, that the factions shall
be equally represented in the constitu-
tional convention, is ratified. 1t is made
clear that one purpose of the convention
shall be to frame a constitution which
will insure white supremacy in the state
government through fair and constitu-
tional methods. A committee to assist the
state democratic executive committee in
carrying out the plans of the forty IS pro-
vided for. And these points, in short, con-
stitute the conclusions of the Columbia
convention.
1t is to be inferred from the language
of the manifesto of the forty that It is not
contemplated that the new constitution
shall be referred back to the people for
ratification. "with convention so
chosen" says the manifesto, 1.-The people
will be satisfied with the constitution it
will adopt" That is presuming a good
deal. in advance of even the selection of
the delegates; stin the matter is one that
can be attended to by the constitutional
convention itself when it is assembled.
The main point OF significance in the ac-
ton of the convention of the forty is that
the way has been opened for the rap
prochement of the factions. Having vir-
tually gotten together on one important
point of difference. IL will not be so hard
to get together on other points. A few
minor concessions here and there by each
party is probably about all that would
be necessary to complete under
standing and reunion. 1t is to be hoped
that the work of reconciliation so auspic-
iously begun will go on, until the democ-
racy Of South Carolina shall once again
present an unbroken front to the political
enemy, as it did in the years between 1876
and 1890.