The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
IRBY OPENS FIRE ON TILLMAM.
THE LATTER's THREATENED BOLT
GIVES HIM HIS CUE.

Irby a. Chairman Issues a Call for
Meeting of the state Democratic
Committee of south Carolina on
April I7-The Duty of Democrats
TO Abide by the Decision of the Ma
tiOnaI Convention Givensignincant
Emphasis.
Washington, March 13.-Open war has
been declared between Senators Irby and
Tillman in South Carolina. As chairman
OF the state democratic committee of the
Palmetto State, Senator Irby has issued
in his official capacity cali for the state
committee to meet in Columbia April :.
and in doing 50 he deals a direct blow
at his senatorial colleague. who threatens
TO bolt the democratic national convention
unless a free silver candidate is nomi-
mated and placed upon a free silver plat
form. Senator Irby takes the opposite
position. and calls upon the democratic
party of South Carolina to remain true
20 the principles Of the national democ-
racy, regardless Of the action of the Chi
cagO convention.
At the bottom of this action on the part
Of Senator Irby is the personal feud be
tween the two South Carolina senator's,
Messrs- Irby and Tillman, who until re-
Gently were political partners. But after
Senator Tfllman's election to the Senate
he parted company with his colleague, and
they hardly speak as they pass by Sena-
tor lrby is anxious to be reelected to
the Senate, but Senator Tilman is OBJ
posing him in the interest of his young
friend, John Gary Evans, the present gov
ernOr of the state. This action on the
part par. OF Senator Irby is not taken without
due elaboration, and il is intended to
prove his loyalty to the democratic party
and set aside the charge of populsm which
mas SO OFTEN been laid against him. The
following is the text of his call to the
democracy of South Carolina:
To the Members of the State Dem
oeratic Executive Committee: Pur-
national committee, directing the selec-
ton or delegates from each of the sew
Sral states TO assemble in Chicago on
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States, the democratic
state executive committee is hereby oil
quested to meet in the city of Columbia
on Tuesday. April Z. 1896, at the hour of s
CLOCK y. m, Tor the purpose of taking
the necessary steps looking to the reor-
ganization of the democratic party and
TO the assemblage of the state conven-
ton, to elect delegates to the national
convention, as provided for by article ",
or the constitution of the party.
Recognizing. as l do, the differences of
opinion as to the details of party policy
ana party management yet fully alive
to the present emergencies upon the de-
mocracy. we cannot but realize that the
partys purposes and successes can only
be attained by discipline and organization
AS understood by us the hope of the
country is centered in the democratic
party. Its principles, which have been
handed down from jefferson and Jackson,
are absolutely necessary to maintain the
equal rights of all the states and to Sc
cure the wise and economical government
of the country. Whatever differences
there may be to the application of the
general principles for which the party
stands, all must agree that only by har-
mony, concession, and loyalty to the party,
can great ends be accomplished. The rep
resentatives of this state should, there
fore, go to the national convention with a
fixed determination to meet their breth-
rem in a spirit of amity and with view
to harmony. United and in perfect ac-
cord, we ought to be able to continue in
control of the government With a deter
mination to produce harmony, we can
gain much in the direction of our own de-
sires as to the application of democratic
principles. We can gain nothing except
the defeat of the democracy by open dec
larations of our determination to disor-
ganize, IL we cannot have our particular
views carried out. However we may diff
fer as to details, with our brother demo-
Gratis from other sections of the union,
we all know that the democratic creed and
a democratic control of the government
are far better for us than anything we
may expect from our opponents.
y. l.. NJ. lrby, state chairman"