The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

| State. There Is no ':sn in talking about
| it.. There are l02,000 white Demo-
Gratis in South Carolina, aud You may
| go from county TO county, and l will
| guarantee .hat we don't represent 10,-
| coo men any way. And yet you are
| going to break the record of the Dem
ocratic party with possible Prcsi-
dontial candidate in our midst, by
dodging this issue. Let us for dccency
sake abide by the result, whatever it
may be-for Democracy sake and for
poor old South Cnrolina's sake. Here
you are endorsing man for the Pres
idency on a platform, saying, 'If you
don't do our way we will walk out.
Noice-"Walk where?"
Senator Irby-''God above knows!
We will all be ashamed of this foolish
ness in three yaars. A boltcr never
amounts to anything and its only two
or three years when you see him com
ing back and sitting down ON tho
mourncrs bench.
Now, Mr.. President, in conclusion,
this is my last official act rs chairman
of the Democracy ofthe State. We hovo
had much trouble when Carolinlaus
divide both sides have trouble. We
have been successful because we
clUn% to Democracy. Ii YOU had
deserted it, as somo of your
leaders, who don't like mo now
wanted to in 1892, and VINO would have
gone Il |, as head Of the party, had not
held them back, We would never have
accomplished what we have. They
picked up Mr. 3owden, who is consci-
entious and honest, and pitched him
in the stream OF Populism; but they
came back and behaved themselves
whom they saw what Il rough time he
hni of 1t.
And now, sir, let mo say that if
lose the friendship of every Rrformer
and every Democrat in South Carolina
1t will be the proudcst act of my life
that my last official act as chairman OF
the Democratic party of the State, was
to sounda warming to my friends, TO
the Reformers of South Carolina not
to desert the party. II we do, white
civilization. to say nothing of white
supremacy is gone. Whenever we di.
vide and go into another party, the
breach that is only fuct;rnal o-!:M 30
widEdcu ana made permanent, md
r'hitc civilization in South Carolina
will be destroyed. My friends, it is
the greatest blundcr that has ever been
made in South Carolina, and you will
see it. If we stand together wo will
go to Chicago, or our delegates will
go there for | don't think I'll go(
(lnughtcr); and be received rs friends.
But if YOU dodge this you will be
hisScd rs traitors and enemies in dis
guisc.
SENATOR TILLMAH's SPEECH
Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF
the Convention We lave had mnuy
remarkably interesting exhibitions,
such rs our past history has never seen
the like of. l suppose that SO ill-as-
sorted and uncongcnlnl II combination
rs tho one that has exhibited its ven
ON here on this floor has never been
cqualled. We have hni here man
who has been honorcd hy South Caro-
liza great deal more than he has hon-
orcd hi,aself-
Senator Irby-" "Thnt's lie"
Senator Tlllmnu's reply was lost in n
storm Of cheers nnl counter cheers,
while II prominent Rc:ormcr of the
dispcnsnry force luggel in n huge
| pitchfurk.
Senator Ti,lman, continuing, rs soon
as the storm had somewhat subsidcd,
said: We have had this man, repre-
rcutntivc of the people OF South Caro-
lima, undertake. Ia speak to us here as
master, and tell YOU to Your teeth
that You are not representing the rco-
| pie. L pray God, such assurance.
Why, he could not hnvc been elected
| to this convention if he hnu not made
a combination with the Conservative
And what Is all this about: l. there II
| syllable Ill the principles ;hn: we nhvo-
cate thnt is not Democratic? Talk
J about nOltiug, | know thai rur people
/ dcspisc the Idea of II man going ont aud
! pnlhng in the negroes, b"; ,wo q! the
men who have spoken here
have done it. And still they come 20
us and say, 'Don't even hint ut pro-
rosn! to go to Chicago unprcpnrcl TO
| lie down ani let the Shylociis and gold
| bugs trample on You"
bavc been doing more than any
other Democrat in South Carolina TO
| bring ahontn n revival OF the hopes OF
the Democratic party in the nation.
and make it so forward as the party
| OF the people, rather than as the tool
| OF the moneycd classes. Two years ago,
when ] was running for the senate,
told the people OF Lexington county
about the rnscnlty md trcachcry Of
| Cleveland, and snil to them. Il: this
mnn Is n Dcm.Ocgnt, am no pcmucrat,
and 50 hell me-, Goi, you will never
find me III alliance with him" APP
! plnrsc.
icu are told that tn" Shell manifesto,
! (which J wrote, Il you want to know it,
WAS altered ut the direction Of the
sruntnr :r,,n | .nur,rs Ar pro-: ),,,