The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-16

tilreo weeks an! work as harl IL. any n!an
trull to carry ,hiS constitutional ':.I."ntinn?
Mr. J'ilEman -N"u did. but yuu a:t"fward
charged thai III: governor ran a"aE. He
VA; q, Iii: l'.'-: 81 Filc"EaE rhen y" 'v''r';
:i"l
~: Trhy-1 don't say that ! was sick. Il
ccin-, with iii grace from your lips - charge
fas tn Sinking Or running lr,m anything.
s:,,:i the governor fed the Safe and could
no. n2 found for the reason that asked hy
telegram and by letter for him and could not
lind him. On the night after the election
when the constitutional convention had b;: 4
carr;.i. be rannr into my Office at CLOCK:
AMI when ! rrrrrI:ha,t him lor leaving me
il stI..il an extremity, he said; "Oh: well, |
hay" becn to sec M girl think he miSEt
have chosen some other time t. 60 to 81" Ills
, :irl. Loud laughter
Mr.. TilIman That have something ~ do
with. [ wish TO say that the apparcat quar-
rel between the gentleman and myself Is %
his own making and am in n, Wis., r"sron-
. c i"r it, | kcsitalod to 60 into the Hemp
hili-TilInau- BarnwrI} conference, l"''lt'' II
hrpu"itn" III contact with men Hemp
hill tiiH editor ii t!!: NrTs and Courier who
),;l& t"rn .npll"a!,ir and li$honQra''l" il his
Fl:S., rf NJ ;i.!d with Blrnwrli. the Haskell
l;tc wi!, sail pn this floor tElH: could never
IL. governor IF South Car"Iina. in: kncw
that certain uf tho Conservatives wrT.' :''H-
t"uuiaIing an alliau"" with tn" rrTr."$, ;t:h-
ell ~ tho Gotf ,l.riSi1n. and thai IN" ru!l$ii-
tutirnal convention was endangered. Ih"r:-
| fore We went into that conference. We 9".t
i: in tbs governors office. We talked and
lawed until , o'clock. Then I said. gentle
mru if YOU cannot ris9 above th.'%e contrin-
plated prtiud:crs r"!I had a$ well leave. i"r
W cannot i" anything. inrr" are ll*n on
! this floor whp werr rrrscr! and wllp will
| L,, 4 rad
i wa asrced--ihat no white man should nc dis
! francaiscl except for rrim". Surnos" thcr"
; had f,oan no conference. what would hHvr
! I,ocn the consequence? We cannot tell.
The result accomplished %as tha imnl"Fti~
! ale division Of the Conservative faction III"
+, Two warning armies tho one agrerln. /" N"
| compromise and the other saying that thty
would never trust Ben Tillman-n0t Il t,f.
| God works i'll Il my=;"rlnns way anH Il"
makes Instruments Of men W!tnout tnGlr
, knowledge The danger existed that thr
| Conservatives would lniie with the negroes
! told the gentlemen that they could not get
enough white men TO follow these Radicals
! far into That movement. told them that
! while was willing TO a1 equal division th2t
i ! did not believe the people would aSre" Il
! it. | conceal nothing and deceived nobody
! Tho mistake they made was in thinking that
| | was all-poweriul. ] simply lead the pco'
| PIC the way they want t. 90, and an their
leader because Of that. ! only promised
! them my personal support and did they a.
capt it? No. The News and Courier aion"
of all the papors or that sid- said that it vas
! the thing 10 do. 1t hns been *al that He
rrnplo rcpu6iate.i it. We'll. hoti. ::.iv5 fci''!-
dated it, tho Conservatives in sIDcn diS'"!-
! i"ntmcnt: the E.f0rmcrs because they WcrH
unwilling TO trust tho Conservatives with
equal representation. You arr hor" no."
without regard to factionaliticS. Ih" pen.
plc sent YOU hero as patriots. We will vote
! here IL irecmen and equals actuat"l ny np-
! bic purposes.
1t has been said that have lost strength.
! lost influence; that have been sh0rn OF NY
! strength and that have hoon turned dt"i'
! time Hal again i'll this convention. II that Is
true | thanI; God for it. for it proves that
! am no moro than any other man. | am her"
! simply to do my duty and / lay no claim t.
! infa!irility and I am conscious only ut Il
! patriotic duty to serve this commonwealth.
without regard to what any on" has SAID. II
! has been charged that the aSrncmcct "nt"rcn
| iu:y j.; still hcing carried "r,t and the ''rI-
! dcnce brought forward ia the ap!rut ncnt
ri the committees Of this body AMI ihr chair
! mcn thereof. There Is nothing a this. Ih"
members OF the Charleston delegation at"
| representatives nS the irrecnnciiablr la"t."n
! there who turned down tue compromise "tu-
| here. The gentleman from tEai ci,y vino l.
! associated with Inc on tac committee uI &tf-
! fragc has shown rs high patriotic purposes
! as any man could. His conSUmn,atc legal
! ability has been Of great assis' ancc to th"
committee and when we part will venture
! to say that he and will entertain for ore
another feelings Of respect ifnot cffrienisAr.
! When ESo return homo il -" differ we shall
! 20 into the forum OF reason a"'' s 0 con
| ~ .viIH
md when they haEe spoken at the Urtnn-
j .rnti. prtnar" We will submit to their de
ciSi0n, and there will ho no appeal 10 thn
| remnants Of the black corps, - whom ""
will present q snld front. We have been
| told that it bad ;'etH intmatrd that an niu
; cationai qualification would have been in
! serted il this Constitution We would pot
! havc tecn mere. All that kn1T is that ~
! cvs.y stump I conc :aled nothing and enter
! .;tl into tho whole matter Is Il strhiSIttinr-
yard leader ought. What al y"u going 10
! 'Lo! How do You propo:" t? S't around IL"
! Chinese wall Of til" 18th aiieii,l m"nt except
| by an educational qualification? Ar; y" go
| in, 10 Ierpttuat~ the understanding; Gla'ls:''
! NJ. the-c is nothing left that human inscnu-
! ity can cnntrivc Or ronTciyr beside: this.
The properly qualification straight w"I.d
iisfraHchis, 10000 white men. Should ihIS
he carried iutu court it would br Appealed
! tho understanding clause would have beru
| established and We, AS Mr.. Bryan said.
! would stand upon the solid rock Of property
! and educational qualification. There Il not
! a particle OF fraud or iiI"Sality in that. Ah.
! You are ginning! Turning to Mr. Patton
! in a dramatic manncr.) You who kept The
wires hot with aprcais TO thc governor ~
remove the Republican managers when You
! wore afraid Of defeat III your candidacy tor
70 ibc l-yp
who last night wrapped yourself i'll Your
| pharisaica robes and rrat-d about tn" light,
IF the poor white man.
0Ir. Patton (sccGliIillr very Il";"rmin"h) -
/ l never wrapped myself iu phari+i:'a rntes.
and you shall not say il. Shaking his han'I
at TillH1au.)
! Senator Tilman--You are claiming to !'t
| purer than other mon. How dar" !11rl DO il?
Mr.. Patton-I have never claimed to irt
! purcr or more patriotic than other ai"n. N
; there is one thing de- obhor Il is Hypocrisy.
and no one has eyer dared t. char:c, me witt!
such thrg. and nothing that | have cv"r
/; said can give you any grounds for such Il
| presumption, and Oh know il.
Tillman-1fI knew it wouldn't say il.
What [ meant WAS havin. 4 schcmr whi''l
you thought hett"r than that Of til" com
lnittee's, yol took il UPON yourself IT, judge
the motives Of that committee" Whi"h Were
us pure as yours.
! Now to return to the gentleman from
Laurers. Ii y1Il look down The drifts nf
the pathway which he asks You to fellow.
YOU see nothicc there but the dire aitcraa-
tive that some time in the future. when thrS:
white men arc divided and struggling for
!; control. that one or the other Of tllrm will
Get control Of the negro vote anl pcrpc:uatr
this uiaIlitQus system. l desir" tn LAY for
;!la h"n"lt 0! his constituents that W. ar"
one AMI all. except Nj. Hamsl. vino h;I: dis
"iain"i Gathering the ,.lu''Htiuual clail1r.
responsible for tn" presentation "f this
ar,irir and that AN wIllin:. I" =" with kim
AMI meet him anywbcr'' in Sru:h taroljlA
anil show thu people that i1a'r not betrayed
Ii",p. that haya acted ;tS lil"ir l,;.,t friend