The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT
FULL TEXT OF THE SCHEME.

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The following interview with Gov.
ernor Evans is copied from the Col.
umbia Register
| suppose you expect to find me
married according to the plan OF the
press. Well, | am not, | am sorry to
say, but j think that my case is not
hopeless. l saw great many attrac-
tive young ladies, but they were In
tho great educational colleges of Phil
adelphia, New York, Brooklyn and
Boston fitting themselves in the arts
and domestic economy to become prop
or helpmeets Of man. We have gain
ed u great deal Of information as to
the Industrial school for women, and |
am sure will be enabled to save the
State thousands of dollars in the
proper launching OF our college at
Rock HILL"
WAS this the only object of your
visit p was asked.
mo, | went to see the Commission
or OF Internal Revenue in reference to
the Dispensary. There is dispOsi-
tion, as you know, on tho part OF u few
political henchmen to prejudice the
outside world as to our law and all
manner OF misreprescntutions are
made. | found the officers in WASH
1ngton, however, very courteous and
after explaining the law and it's opera
tiOn had no difficulty in arriving at q
satisfactory arrangement that will
save us considerable money and annoy
ance. Great interest Is being mani
tested in our Dispeusary law and it
gains friends wherever it is undor-
stood. 1t will be adopted in few
years, mark the prediction"
Have you read the interviews OF
Senator lrby and Congressman Will
son y was next inquired.
Yes, upon my return yesterday. |
was greatly surprised at Senator Irby
as we left him apparently in full ,lc-
cord with Senator Tillman and myself.
l can't imagine what has come over
the spirit OF his dream, and | feel sat
isfied that he Is resting under some
misapprehenson of facts. A public
man is compelled to lend an ear to all
designing lagos as we'll as the true pa
triOt. The function of good judgment
is to sift the true from the false and
act accordingly. We are confronted
in South Carolina by a condition that
could have been prevented IL wise
counsel had been hooded fifteen years
ago, but it wasn't done, and VIC must
meet it to-day like men and patriots
and stand aside the designing politi-
clans. A constitutional convention
called in 1875 would have settled our
affairs for fifty years. We were then
n unit; today we are divided and a
must be framed for white
men to live under for possibly fifty
years. No constitution, to use the
words OF Calhoun, can live that does
not spi ing from the hearts of tho peo.
pie. 1t is then essential in order to Sc
cure fundamental law, satisfactory
for all interests and all our people,
that politics should not enter into its
formation"
"'How is this to be accomplished,
by a bitter factional fight, appeals to
negroes and political dissensiOns
Certainly not The only way is. to
first get our entire people into q white
men's primary and pledge them to
abide tho result. This has been and
will continue to be the only salvation
of white supremacy until the new
Constitution is framed Tho next
thing is TO secure unity of mind among
delegates and as to the matters that
should be Incorporated in the new
Constitution, This accomplished,
there should be no friction whatever
distinction should be made as to fac
tiOnal differences. AS to the matter
of confidence in tho Conservatives we
have always reali" that this is the
stumbling block l.. .he way of unity.
Our people very properly distrust cer-
tain element In the Conservative ranks
who have heretofore gone to the ne
gro, and they should be kept there;
once niger always niggeris the only
way we can preserve our institutions.
No such mon should and will not be al
lowed to come to the convention.
There arc men, however, who can and
should be trusted as delegates from
the Conservatives, and who are willing
and solemnly pledge themselves to
what we desire put in the Constitu-
tiOn. When this Is done can we ask
for more? They have been tied to d
political corpse and they arc crying
who shall deliver us from the body Of
this death AMI we would not be deaf
20 their appeals. These men must 90
before the people like the rest OF us
and advocate the demands of the peo-
pie before the primaries and If the
people see fit they will elect them; if
not, they will stay at home and accept
the results.
"All this talk about Senator Till
man and myself agreeing to divide
delegations is made upon misunder-
standing of the facts. The conference
was bound TO nothing except as in
dividual Democrats, and not as Re-
formers or Conservatives. We dis
tinctly had 1t understood that nothing
but our individual opinions were ex-
pressed and we would endeavSr as
Democrats TO go before the people in
the primary election aad advocate a
non-partisan convention. We do not
criticise others for having different
views; it Is human, But after all the
people are the judges and they will be
governed by what they believe to be
lection. Conventions and caucuses in
Columbia OF disgruntled politicians
and would-be leaders, who are attempt
ing to hoodwink the people under the
guise OF patriotism and peace will be
repudiated as presumptuous demagO-
gues. No convention can frame d
policy for the various counties of the
State. What is best In Charleston
may not be beat In Aiken. and the only
way to accomplish anything is to let
each county act for itself and let those
who really want q convention OF
patriotic citizens take the stump in
their respective counties and work for
this result Any effort to forestall the
people by convention will be promptly
repelled, you may rest assured"
Have you any objections to let
ting the people know exactly what
was done at tho conference with Sena-
tor Tillman and yourself?"
Certainly not; especially as our
motives have beenq questioned. Neither
Senator Tillman nor myself, nor any
nthara OF the nnnfaranca win rannae