Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-15
INTERVIEWS TILLMAu.
Preacher Carroll Corners the
Senator in Rochester.
HIS VIEWS OBTAINED
On Every Thing from Senator
Irby to Reforming Criminals
Carroll and a Water
loo Coon.

arrived at Rochester from East
Kendall, N. Y, neat Lake Ontario,
about 8 O'Clock this morning and
went direct to a restaurant fol-
breakfast. AS 1 walked in | saw
a colored man sitting at the table
alone waiting to be served. I had
not seen a colored man or a black
face for several days and ! was
glad TO talk with a brother
IN the flesh once more. He said
to me, as 1 walked in, Hello,
neighbor, what country is you
from?" I told him South Carolina.
He laughed and said, 81 am from
de same country, only I was bred
and born in Walterboro and has
been here trabling wild show
man three years, but I nebber spect
to put des feet on no more southern
SOIL" About this time white man
said to me that Senator B. r..
Tillman of South Carolina was
in the city and would speak to the
workingmen at Charlotte, six miles
out on the lake, at 4 p. m. | found
out that the senator was stopping
at the Powers Hotel, and I said
to the white man that I intended
to call on him Immediately after
breakfast. The colored man turned
to me and said: "My friend, let
me glib you some good advice. You
stay way from Tillman, for if you
dare to talk wild him de white
people will tink you is or
domocrack and we don't recognize
domocracks in dis city, You stay
erway from dat hotel and Tillman.
1t is all right for you to 60 to de
hotel ifyou don't talk wild Tillnan.
De rich white people in South
Carolina don't take up time wild
Tillman-nobody but de poor
white democracks knows him
Now what do you want wild um"'
I told him that I simply wanted
to see him, and that 1 liked some
things about Senator Tillman'
'Oh, I see, now. You is er
democrack, but de publican party
will put you and Tillman out of de
United States yet. You want to see
Tillman, when he franchised all
lde niggers and dey can't vote in
lSouth ayol ina and sssas1a ar,
I gangs Ell obsr do ST. ate ia done
wid you.
AS walked out of the restaurant
| in the direction of the hotel, the
colored man came to the door and
said: $50 on, go on, dem rich white
people in that hotel will drive you
and Tillman ont. I hear dat he
is got one eye, I nebber did See
him, but I wish to God de oder eye
was out"
I walked into the hotel and sent
my card to Senator Tillman's room
No. 1913. He sent for me to come
up. I met him as he came out OF
his room to take the elevator. He
said, "What are you doing here
Carroll?" I told him that l had
been to Lake Ontario and was on
my way east and then l would
return to South Carolina. He did
not look as mean as he did when
called on him at his home, june
1895. He treated me as good al
could be expected. l told him
that / wanted to talk with hin
about some matters. He said ht
was Oh his way to the barbershop
but if T wanted to talk with him
we could go down into the sitting
room. He took his seat OF
the sofa and I sat by him, but
expected him to move further, al
he would not like to get near
"nigger," but he was as gentle a
a. lamb and for one time the liol
and the lamb sat down together.
I asked him if he did not thinl
South Carolina should have
reformatory or house of correction
for all juvenile criminals. HI
said, "Yes, by all means; it mad
me feel bad to see 80 many younl
negro criminals, boys and girl
under 20 years of age, put il
, the penitentiary with olde
criminals to be hardened and mad
worse, and the State should provld
for SUCH" He told me how such al
institute should be managed, etc
, and then said he was ready an
willing to do anything in his powe