The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20
PROPOSED HUMILIATION
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
An Interesting Fight.

Washing.os. Oct 15.-Thomas JEFF
ferson Maokey arrived here a weel
ago and is qaar.ered at the Metropoli
tan. Eugene Aloozo Webster came {
few days later, and is stopping at. The
Sl. James. which is diagonally across
4 Psnnsylvania avenue from the Metro.
pclitsn. Judge Mackey's mission il
TO see that che white people Of his na'
tipe state are not further humiliated
! by the appointmsos Of negro postmas.
se-s: While that Of Mr.. Webster is &c
further that very scheme. The issue
Is squareiy made aHd the future will
disclose the result. Mr.. Webster de
liYered 18 yotes to Hanna and Mo.
Ksnley in Two ST. Louis convention.
and desires the patronage with which
snos only to pay pre-conventioo debts,
but to ensble him to duplicate that fea,
three years hence. while Judge Mackey
says that 1t is the very acme Of folly
as well as disadvantageous TO the
brother in black" !" for tue republican
pasty TO recognize that crowd of ad-
seaturers, sechnicaiiy known as car
PET baggera.
Judge Mackey, in speaking of his
deeotiou to. South Carolius, says that
Il Is o1 the principle which causes the
frat born to love their mother best
those who knew her in her youthful
beauty. before age had dimmed the
luster of her eye and sorrow bad marred
the comeliness Of her cheek He says
that he knew her % her paimiest days,
and shea his blood fors her when only
fftaen years Of age. IN Mexico, aud
alsa ia the s.late anpleasanfness.' . and
that be assisted in releasing ber: from
stbe carpethag thraildom In 1876
Aaens the Webster combination to
sproins negro possmasters in South
Carolina. there is veil authenticated
Story afioat here to SHE effect:
Col. james b Boyd, Of Greensboro,
G. once district attorney for West
ern, n. G., and nov assis,ant attorney,
general, resident here. lifelong re-
publican. was appealed to By cisi-
sen Of Tmmonsyilie. 8. e., republi-
can ofcbsrsc,sr and respectab bility. 3 SOD
ofa lifelong republican 10 North Caro7
iins, Who had long been ssauneh re-
publican, 70 aid bin 10 securing the
possnastership there Accordingly,
Col Boyd called al the postodiee de-
psrtmeas and there learned that he had
better see Mr. Webster he did so,
Int ascertained from him that he had
ailosted that part Of his territory TO
Kdnuna Dsas, sorrel.colored man
from Darlington. but who stays here
nov in the interest of bis candidacy
for the colleetorship Of the Charleston
port Coll Boyd was referred by Web
ster TO him, only tct realize that he
hsd promised the placs to sable fell
low there Who was email .smerchsat. !"
which inquiry disclosed was blind
tigss man. As q consequence, Col.
Boyd said
want no South Caroline politics
IN rniine'' Z
The most potent argument which
Judge Mackey has used to sha presi-
dent and postmaster general against
sppoiasipg negro postmasters in the
south. and which be says has had the
desired effect, is that in the states of
Ohio, New York aud Massachusetts
sbese are from %, 600 to 10000 negro
voters, and yet none Of them are ap-
pointed to these Offices; sha. if Il we're
done Il would defeat the republicans in
thosa nov republican states, 10 state as
we'll as national elections.