The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-31
LAURENs, s. O., Mar. 81, 1896.
TilIman Sticks.

Tillman keeps q stiff backbone. His
yertebral column is all right. In an
! elaborate letter published in the Co
lumbia Register Of Wednesday last, he
states at large his position that unless
The Chicago platform should accord the
financial demands upon which he in
sists, then the South Carolina delepa.
tton should seek new pastures. The
position taken in the recent brief Reid
letter is adhered to and the 8 are
very stoutly given for the faith that is
~ benjamin. Consistency, thou art
9 Jewell" Is very old; ''oh - that
mine adversary had written a book"
antedates it by cycles. Possibly Ben
jainin ~aaay live to regret that O grew
goose quill is so handy in these alert
days. 1t remains to be seen IL the
Senator will stand to this standard and
rally around 1t the great following in
(. thts State, q word of his, q wave of one
niger OF his, has not failed to COM
mand, as q hen gathereth her brood
me socalled reform party owes its
creation, Its work, it's life to day to B..
x. TNlman. There Is not an achieve
ment for good or i'll which reform can
ciaim, that Is not Tillman's out of the
whole cloth. The thousands office
holders in this State, Governor, Judges,
great and small men in-authority and
eating the bread of ease, loll in cush-
Toned chairs and tread upon velvetv
carpets, by virtue of the jenius of Till
man, his ~audacity and luck, while to
each and every mothers son of
them must be readily accorded the
talent to know to catch hold on like
grim death and swing to his stout
coat tails. Where they will be found
In this juncture the next six weeks will.
determine. AS go Tillman's office hold
lng thousands, so goes the socalled
democrats their name is legion and
they are legion of legions.
The position of Irby confronts Till
man. 1rby is for hanging on to the
chicago aggregation, whatever may be
It's platform--whether constructed of
goid, OF silver, or some composite mix
lure OF the two. This Is the logical,
sound, conservative position for demo-
Gratis indeed. and this it would seem to
De hard to controvert and successfully
overthrow. The matter of the financial
policy OF the government or of the ad-
mlnistration does not involve q vital
party principle--it involves questions
OF expediency, of temporary applica-
eson, does not arise out of the con-
stitution or constructions Of it's limita-
lions. Tfllman's position and letter will
DC given pith and point at this moment
however on account of its bearing upon
lrby, who, it is understood is q candi-
date to succeed himself in the United
States Senate. But this is an accident.
I1ilman's stand upon public questions
should be considered by itself, per Sc,
and solely as sound or otherwise, for
the democracy of the State, provided
always there is left a modicum of sound
unauthorized democracy in South
Carolina. Recurring to the personal
aspeotEof'the pending issues, we have
gseidthat 1t would seem that the strong
position lies with Irby, speaking as we
do, claiming to be a democrat of the
: strlctist sect. We are not up on the SEN
Tor Senator's record. He has made but
II speech in the Senate that we re-
call in the five years Of his stewad-
snip In our House of Lords. OF course
1t Is to be found in the Congressional
Record, but public documents never
come our way in these times. We are
not concerned as to the SUCCESSION in the
United States Senate. It 10 a matter
OF some concern and vast concern, that
the national democratic organization
remain intact as the best hope of this
nation, this State, the Southern peo-
pie, and future generations, and South
Carolina should be the last State to
break its bands.
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