The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-10-16
Irby Denounces Tillman.

COLUMBIA, October 9.-United States
Senator Irby is out in long interview
tonight, which will perpetuate, no
doubt, the breach between himself and
Senator Tillman, his erstwhile bosom
friend and co.laborer in South Caroli-
mas political world. Speaking Of Till
mans suffrage plan, Irby says:
II look upon that report as q political
monstrosity- Of the most dangerous
schemes ever concocted in the brain Of
man-and when the Convention recon-
venes shall fight 1t and vote against it
If have not another member upon the
floor at my back. why, the more Istudy
that report the stronger my opposition
and the greater the danger I see in it."
He proceeds to Rnalyze It and says that
they should at once .'.'arouse the white
voters of our State as to the danger that
threatens both the; poor and, illiterate
white man, as also the political supre-
macy of the Anglo-Saxon race in our
State" After analyzing the several Sec
tions, he says: "Why, no brave and
proud spirited white man in the. old
Palmetto State would accept suffrage
under any such conditions and would
sooner lose his right to vote and be showed
off in the same bout with the sea island
negro. He would then, indeed, be q
political exile in the State of his birth,
but the honest name that he will bequeath
to his children and:his children's chil-:
dren would not be- filed among the
archives Of South Carolina as are the
names Of pardoned convicts. Let this
law pass, giving educated and property
owning negroes the right to vote, but
denying the poor, unlettered white man
that high privilege, and you will see our
| kovao oofureta6 wifh h1,NOd Tn
two years time you can't educate every
white youth in South Carolina both to
read and write, for the impoverished con-
dition of thousands of poor white farmers
and laborers will not permit them to
spare the time Of their sons to 60 to
school. And, then, what Is the result?
Their ballot Is taken from them and they
will have no more voice In the govern
.ment of this State than the mule that they
plough or dumb cattle that tread our
highways. They must stand off and
look on while the educated or property
owning negroes, living in our towns and
cities, are helping to rule and govern our
State and are making laws for those poor
white men to live under"
Again, he SAYS: II denounce that re-
port Of the right Of suffrage committee,
and of which Senator Tillman is chair.
man, aS monstrouS ana TOR our Refor-
mers In the Convention to pass any such
law would be the basest treachery and
the deepest-dyed ingratitude."
Again he says: ~ have unsheathed my
sword and thrown away the scabboard.
am in battle to the end. No poor and
uneducated white man will lose his vote
if have the power to prevent 1t. shall
denounce this outrage upon the floor of
the Convention, and shall denounce IL
upon the stand before the people. We
can preserve white supremacy in South
Carolina without either disfranchising or
humiliating single white voter"
Speaking Of the possibility Of fight
forhis seat in the Senate Irby says II
understand that q secret caucus has
already been held, and slate ticket form
ed In Columbia. But do not care the
snap Ct my finger for the Vaccinations
of the politicians. have anchored my
faith and hope in the people, and when I
get the people on my side I can buy up
all the politicians I want at 5 cents
piece. Next year We must go before the
people, and they will decide who they
desire to represent them in the Senate"
All this Is going to make the Conven-
tion's sessions lively when that body re-
assembles