New-York tribune., 1896-08-31
THE DOOM or TILLMANISM.
TIME NEARLY RIPE FOR A CHANGE IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
IT MAY RESULT THROUGH A REoR'ANi~Ai'o
or THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY AND THE
ABSORPTION OF THE OLD

or, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE
ABSORPTION OF THE OLD
LINE DEMOCRACY.
tsy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrSE]
Wsshingtcn. Aug 3O-During the closing weeks o'
,h ItId Compress on the authority OF two mem
bers NJ he South Carolina delegation. both Demo
Gratis The Tribune printed In its Washihk'o" ~
spondence some facts showing the proo"o'.''' -
formation within few years OF powerIui an" P
sonally respectable Republican party III ."e ~
metto state The continued reign Of Tillmanism
and the adoption OF the Mississippi piah vi Nos
have not initiated against the view then presented
Several things have since tended to confirm tne
statements made at that time
Senator Tillman who has had firm grasp OF
South Carolina politics since the incepuoh o' '''
so-called reform movement, has severai ''ne7 ~
cited personal enmities OF more or less Nlo'e"'e'
His policy has tended repress some OF the oright
90, mon among his followers He has been. as
might have been expected from man OF his tenn
per and training too harsh and dctatorai' ana has
alienated from his side some OF the best men III MS
marty on the other hand some Of his lieutenants
who have been promoted 10 elevated places 10 serve
his purposes have done him nothing but harm.
one OF the most devoted and also one OF me hose
impetuous ard unbalanced OF the gans-a man 'oo'
n, q be,f. social status than the others-Is young
John Gary Evans Of South Carolinas blue oloou.
nearly related the chivarous and popular ''e"'"'
Mart" Gary. This yOungs;er was made ""Ne'n''
and successor OF Is. h. Tlllman himself HIS auih'n-
lstratioa has not been success e''nei "on" ~"
administrative or The party point OF view lie mas
hs.n dis,inc,lv a weaker executive ihan Ill!mah.
Rut Tirrnan row desires 20 promote him from me
executive office 10 the Senate OF the I"'ed o'a''s'
He j. backed by all The power. pa 'r0hdse' '"""."
and wha no OF the great demagogue anu va,
skie VINO Sis in the seat once occup!eH os n""'se'
pncknev Rut.er and Hampton not 20 h."'o"
,s.fhn
Ivelies, and most serious opposition. Ills principal
onponenf i Judge Joseph II. Earle gentleman oi
both pluck 1d ability but one Johh l. duncan WIZ
Is not known beyond he State lends iheres' 10 III"
canvass by reason OF his virulent abuse OF Evans
The South Carolinians of the T;mante school nave
introduced the primary into politics, even III tue
d-ssnat.on Of the popular choice for Senator OF mo
United States At the primary election Just he1u III
every county In the State there was no resu't-h'
one mad decided majority, ana the "o'e'ho
showed up badly by comparison win me No'e ~
Judge Earle. The latter may be CHOSEN a TIE 9c0-
ond primary ordered for September = IL duncan
strength goes Earle. as seems most propao.e'
Governor Evans will be defeated. Duncans nos
tiity to Evans will likely induce his supporters
vote he dictates Duncan uhdet me a% ~, H.
ernng ne primary. will be dropped as caHdioa'e
Should Earle be chosen it will be the only severe
blow to his power yet received at home by senator
Tillman The diminution OF his influence as ~ ;
tional figure at the Chicago convention dounllesS
had its effect in South Carolina, where ms NoIehce
The triumph Of Pa rle who is halfway between tle
Tillmanfes and the extreme conservatives b.arle
saws he s not a reformer). will undoubtedly SNAKE
the foundations OF the Tillman regime IL may NOT
Of itself destroy 1t. but il will be long step
toward the destination OF that regime; One iui-
ther step would probably overthrow Iillman II the
dscre ion is used which seems probable
The sound-money ex-senator, Wade Hampton
and the conservative silverite, ex-senator Matthew
C. Butler have love for either Tillman or llIl- IL
manism Turned ont of their seats I'm the senate ny
this one-eyed Cleon. they bear 10 him personal
as we'll az social grudge. They will certainly re-
paw him whenever they can. The present chaotic
condition Of affairs with Democratic National
Convention making the Supreme Court ana
advocating the most ultra doctrines OF Populism.
has loosened the bonds which bound these eminent
leaders of he past the party TO which they nave
always belonged II is known that they are NOT
pleased with the drift Of events: and while Doth
are quiet. neither Is Bryan admirer IL mas Deeh
said within a day two that these gentlemen:
descendants OF a long line o. able statesmen and
military men are gravtating toward the Republican
party 1t is certain that many OF the South aro-
lima conserv atves ready TO join the RepubIlcan
marty so soon as reorganization OF that party can
be effected The very harsh law on the suDJect OF
suffrage which was adopted In pursuance OF
nrovison Of the new Constitution of the State, may
be the means OF solving the difficulty