The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-27
BARNWHLL'S PLAIN TALK
HIS STATEMENT OF THE CON.
FIilstNCE AGREiIGNI fGNT,


icace conference.
The Charleston News and Courier
has interviewed Mr.. Joseph w. Barn
well, rs member OF the conference
between Senator Tillman and other
ltclormers and members of the Con-
ScrVatlVc party, who consented to give
MS views OF the situation as affected
by the late declaration Of Senator
Illlman.
L. Mr. 5arnwcll," asked the reporter,
90 you consider your agreement ut
an cnd owing TO the withdrawal Of the
ltelormcrs who signed it:"
| IN the hrst place, do not know
that all the lteiormers have with
ura"h from u. replied Mr.. Barnwen.
Governor EVans, | see, maintains
that he Is still in favor Of it, and it
would not be lair to treat him or the
otner members as having rcpudiutcd
elthef its letter or spirit until they
nave s''ld So
linen what Will the conservatives
uo upon Governor humans Withdraw
I'll askcd inc reporter.
| haVc no authOrlty TO speak Tor
any mcmDcr except myself" said MIR.
harh"ell. put am perfectly willing
10 say wha| think should be done.
You must remember that Mcssrs.
iiemphlil, Moses, Sloan, McGowan and
mower, ,n.1N VINO, Win me, met Senator
illlman ana his friends, acted under
tne terms on Il resolution which insist
od upon only one Condition-that there
should be an even division in the
whole convention between the COnscr-
vatlvcs and ltof0rmcrs. All other
matters were considered subsidiary,
and it is violating no confidence to say
that the terms requiring an equal di-
vision were more strongly insisted
upon among the gentlemen whom the
Conservative committee represented,
by the lnymen than by the lawyers, 80
that so fur MS those gentlemen urc
concerned Senator Tilman is cntiroly
in error in saying that the interests OF
corporations directed the demand for
equal representation. The argument
used for an equal representation was
very simple and obvious; that it
rendered the convention Il body which
was the representative OF neither fac
tion ,f the Democratic party II one, but
OF both that when it met it should do
80 rs the result Of Il compromise and
not as the creature OF ono faction or
the other which had been victorious
after II contest ut the polls. II thus
elected it would not be necessary to
submit it's work back to the people. as
it represented them all, and in all
probability it would be IL body bent
upon doing all that wns possible to
regulate the ditlicult question Of the
suffrage in such IL manner ils to secure
the State from the dangers Of ignorant
universal suffrage.
! Ihc form" hnally agreed upon
were the only ones, alter long nnu
earnest discussion, which 1t seemed
possible 10 obtain. The Rcformcrs
distinctly said that they could not
speak for their whole party. The
Conservatives equally dlsclaimed any
power to speak for the Conservatives.
Ihe view taken by the Conscrvn-
CiV9S was thht already there was II
welt-ueVelol'ed schtimchI IN inc State
III laVor ol hitVlns no contest over the
S"nsoHIlon, ana tnaI II senator Illi-
man, governor Evans ana their friends
would pronounce also in favor of such
movement IL would certainly be car
r'e.' OtI.
nen bhc othcr slac asked what
suarahCec we ha" CllhI Inc ConscrVa-
!iVes would consent 10 an eqaul divis-
l"h our rePly was bhaI we couid not
coticelVe ol any large number OF them
rciuslhS Sucl' uh olcr, althohgh OF
ep"rsc '' ~ was 'IhpoSSlDic 10 say what
1ll wouio 40: ! sIlll IhlhK "as per
!ecU'y 'ccuraIe IN my Juogmcnt, Tor II
om "nI i au,,or,icrS on 1nG co'hmlItec hau
al' ~ ny litsI'y ~ uhuerC"Nen IL canvas on
pcnuli ."1n o. I.'ose Terms ana even now, IL
oi'o ','tU'cl "Grc l'''Shco, al agreement
o'u,H * w 'ctc'ieu. !,
oo,;, ~, co''rao no enc "Skea at the
lioo'lls, nor mas any CohserVatiVo
stuss I3.ou sinco, tnat INC constitution
anouiu toS iiaIo tiic s",IragY IN sucii Il
W.? hS 70 20 IN v,olat,oh OF inc consul
.,'s'on .i' oi 1io oltlIcu 'otaCos or sancJlon
S, Sno IScius'on o. Voters throagh iraud'
nuC ! nave always 'iiaIh htalhcd, ana 90
,lhln'"ih touhy tnat Inc Terms agreed
upon, GnousI noI all o' men, What
wo''iu DC III 'aVor ol undcf ordinary
clicu'hs hsCanceS, nor except as coinpro-
'niSc' yct '"rn.ShGa II proper oasis
upon Whlch DoCt 'telormers ana Con
sIrv"InvoS sI . nl'bn nI asrce certainty
vno,E Willy; "''n ,ioV.'inh uisli"horanlc Or sup
vGr1.vG 'ia1 o' any prihclPle "nhIeVer, ior
Ma"hoG ,i d, ~ niay seGnl, / oo hoc pe-
,n,S' III t, Uno Twins rtsnI .. al lgho
a"ii: :t:i; "iu h'' ptl,oes iiiaJorlty I'd cohtroi
=, ",r,i'"ou , a,iu 'nCoiisenC . minority.
~ Mao oHpccIc' 1li'tC Inc agreement
w"i.u ', W iiurceIy aIIacKoa rom the
hy roay Uwo ;t Hu'rtors t ,Io'h "nlch III has