The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-19
FARLEY ON THE FUTURE.
He Make a Correct Diagnosis Of iii
Political Situation in this State.

He Makes a Correct Diagnosis Of the
Political Situation in this state.
Gen. Hugh l.. Farley gave the first
public Initiation as to the primary
plan for settling the fight over the
constitutional convention among the
white people, which he did in an inter
view two before the netting of the
State Executive Committee. He has
again submitted to an interview upon
the political situation, and from his
remarks we make the following OK
tracts:
81 have always been an advocate OF
the primary as a court OF last resort.
and | condemned the Colleton plan last
year because it not only anticipated,
but ruined the primary which follow
ed, asa fair. test OF public sentiment.
Ii any one supposed, however, because
did this or anything else that / have
over contemplated going outside of the
Democratic party or the Democratic
primary, th"y are badly mistaken. /
feel safe in saying as much for "the
Forty who did ne the honor to con
Ter with me as to their action. AS |
understand 1t their work Is Of a media
tory and conciliatOry character. They
are not trying to dictate TO any ono,
but arc only encouraging our people to
come together in a ~fcaternai way IN
each county and to agree upon Il ticket
OF thor best men for tho convention,
and in this they ought to DO encourage
ed and seconded BY every patriotic
citizen.
We SOC now the result OF misman-
agement of the primary and the evil
effects in II want Of confidence among
our people, and the only romydy lies
IN demanding and having Il perfectly
an primary, wherever our people can
not otherwise ~aGrcc.upon their dciega-
lions. After we havo exhausted the
methods advised by tho Forty" what
can wo do but submit our differences
to q white primary? If VIC cannot
agree upon this, then we cannot agree
upon anything, for its rejection mean
an appeal to tho negro vote-nothing
more o less. | have hoped and be-
loved that tho gront majority Of our
executive committees were disposed to
DO fair aud would give us fair rules,
and feel sure that the time has passs-
cd when our people can be trillcd with
In 80 important a matter. On the other
side, however, am sorry to say that
the developments Of the last week have
shown that there Is already u settled
purpose on the part Of certain parties
To ignore and reject all efforts to COM
promise and to go OF appeal straight
to the negro. Here lies our great dan
ger.
1T will be RENE bered by all who
read the papers that / have laborcd on
this line of reconciliation for years, and
that | took the position in my Christ
mas article OF 1892 hat the hope of the
State lay in the conservative mon OF
both factions, or as it was then put,
In the real Reformers aud the real
Conservatives They are more largely
In the majority in the State now, by
far, than they were then, and II they
can only manage to get together aud
make their nomination either by con-
ventions, by mass meetings or prima-
ries, they can save the State from i'm
pending danger.
The real conservative citizens of a
State are always its greatest reliance
In time OF trouble and danger, and
this is our only hOpo now OF saving the
State from the contending factions of
extremists on both sides, who are care
less OF what they say or 40, or who
suffer so that they crafty their malice
or ambition, while the negro stands
waiting to profit, II he can, BY our fool
1sh n suicidal contentious, knowing
that III he san nee get In, it will be
difficult or impossible to get him out.
The non-partisan call of the Forty
which ought to be responded to b v all
real Conservatives and real Reformers,
furnishes b opportunity for them to
get together to confer and to adopt
such methods and to suggest such
rules and regulations for the primaries