The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-09-10

the dispensary law and continue tn
policy | had followed. Ho had dill
cult role to perform and 1t was lmpoS
Sloie Tor him to give satisfaction. II
nad tried to placate the Conservative
u would have angcred the teformers
sary law, and the use OF tho metropoii
tan police in Charleston, enraged IT.
opponents in all the cities and towns
he thus made enemies whilc he lailet
TO retain the support of its friends
entering tho race for the Senate al
the logical candidate Of the Reform
party, he alone has boon fought by the
opposition, and in addition the strange
spectacle has been presented, OF two
prominent and popular State officers
fighting him secretly or openly while
he has had no assistance whatever,
either from his prcSont colleagues or
| been no organization. Every local can.
| didate was either trading him of to
gain Conservative support, or keeping
quiet SO as not to give oifense. lie has
been the only standard bcarcr we have
had as u party, and therefore with his
possible defeat will go tho defeat of
the party. Whom he ontered the race
the administration of the Governors
Office, and his services and abilities, as
displayed In the constitutional conven-
tiou. left him without u rival, oacept
the two who appeared at the last mo-
mont, as havs Indicated Now, what
will be the moral erect Of his defeat?
First, the Reform movement will lose
the prize which is justly its own, the
place in the United States Senate for
six years. This caHnot he donied, be-
cause General Earle has repudintcd
with scorn the charge that he was q
Reformer. Second, the Reform party
will lose prestige outside Of the State
and will show that it cannot under it's
own rules and regulations control the
election ef &enatpr. Thlra, the re-
form moyement will be disgraced in
tho eyes Of the world, for the man
whom it has honored as Governor will
go 'own under accusations Of personal
anu pontiuHi G,ii.uo. Wnlcn, While not
proven, had yet CAUSED his fellow cit
liens to declare him guilty by their
votes. Those Rcformers who from
personal motives, either OF securing
political support for themselves or fcom
anlmo9itV ~ Governor Hvun5, haze
voted Agaipsv n,nj in phe ti;rst primary
must determine, and OF course they
action. will simply ask them one or
two questions. If Governor Evans did
not appear to be the proper and best
candidate and the strongest candidate,
"hv did thew not Dnt uD SOme other
good itcfoA mGr. ''''.
sseCOh0, ii unuer the rules OF the
party, the race for the Senate could be
had between General Earle and several
prominent Reformers whom could
Nentiun. "onld Earle he nlertcA>
ThirA, if ,jent,ai i,arie is MOI a t}e-
former and oniNOt DC expected TO give
recognition as Senator to Reform ers,
what arc We 10 gain by sending him to
the Senate?
FOURTH, If keformcrs In Office fight
each other and Reformcrs in the ranks
vote against their party, how much
longer Will there be any Reform party
lctt i make the prediction thar if
h,oFc'dor h.Eane Id defeated that 1t is
the beginning OF the end. and the three
daily papers which have coddlcd our
people into the belief that this is a
great victory for Reform will sing a
diilerent tuuc hereafter. "a house
alFlue'' against ltscii cannot stand"
n conclusion, | feel constrained to
toiii. c'o W thosc VINO may DC disposed
10 critlcisc me for writing this letter
that while am trying to represent all
people OF the State, without regard to
past party oiNerenues, the war on me
from that faction continues. Their
newspapers have never let up, and
while this is the case | can never hone
to win their good will would be clad
to see the present party lines destroyed
and have given evidence OF that in the
constitutional convention and other
wise, but know ! must depend upon
thGsc who have hoen my friends in the
past, and my reason for writing as
have is because | wish to point out
that the disintcgration of the Reform
movement is inevitable unless inter-
pecine strife and icalousics are thrown
doido. Is. II. TlLLAlAN.