The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-30

against Clovelandism and tho other
un-Democratic policies that woro be
ing urged by tho Now York wing Of
the party inside Of the Democratic
ranks, and thore arc hundreds of
witnesses to tho fact. The result
WAS that III '02, Notwithstanding the
| alliance WAS in absolute control of
tho political affairs Of tho State and
lhoro was an overwhelming Bentl-
mont in opposition to tho Democratic
party tonets rs thoy wcro thon pro
mulgatcd by Cleveland and his
crowd, thero was no effort mado to
organize populist party except in
two counties oven after Cleveland
had received tho nomination at
Chicago. Our State convention had
denounced him rs "a prostitute Of
Wall street, and declared that no
was not a Democrat, but when no
received tho nomination | returned
from Chicago and counseled acquies
CONGO in tho result, end l mako
bold to assert that but for my innu
cnco and the influence of the mon
allied with mo tho State would have
gono to the Populists that year by
an overwhelming vote. As it was,
South Carolina WAS the only south
ern State whore Populsm did not
make a bittor fight against tho
regular Democracy. l spoke very
bitterly of Clevoland's policy and
proclaimed my desire for union be-
tween The southern and western fur
mers and declared | was ready to
lead revolt against the Democratic
party rs then led and Leave it if need
be Whenever l saw anywhere to 90,
and made allusion to a light in tho
vest as n signal.
"In the meantime I set myself
zealously to work to secure a consti-
tutional convention 30 as to tako
steps to disfranchise as many Of The
colorcd people as we could under the
11th and 10Th amendments. During
tho porind from '02 to '9G there was
bitter ana constant agitation in this
and other States against Cloveland's
policy, and I denounced his betrayal
of tho democratic party with all tho
bitterness that [ folt. proclaimed
that if he WAS democrat I was not,
and | merely gave voice IN all of my
denunciations of Clevo,and's democ-
racy, and threats of leaving the party
to the overwhelming sentiment in
control Of the State. In other words,
L was absolutely loyal at all times to
tho majority Of my fellow citizens
who wero democrats, but not of tho
Cleveland type, and what I said
about leaving the party then was not
tho prevailing sontimnet in South
Carolina.
"I made & speech at Memphis and
one in st. Louis, in which l de-
nouncod Cleveland and his policy as
undemocratic, and proclaimed my
willingness and purpose to fight to
recapturo the democratic party from
the wreckers, and failing there to
organize genuine democratic party,
which should maintain the princi-
pies Of Jefferson, the father. an
nounced this policy rs tho spokes-
man of the democracy Of this State
on the floor Of the senate IN the 1st
of May, 1896, in debate with ID. B.
Hill; I announced it in speech at
Denver, COL; in ono at Wichita,
Kan; at Lexington, Ky; at Dallas,
Tex, and Atlanta, Ga; IN all of
which the slogan was 'l0 to 1 bust
Tho South Carolina State convention
which sent delegates to the Chicago
convention in 1896 was SO thorough
ly imbued with the purpose to havo
different kind Of democracy from
that Of Cleveland and his followers
that they sent delegation to that
convention with instructions to with.
draw and return homo for further
'sgnsel in the event we did not get
saSm to suit us.
sssayer at any moment or
eaalaco given voice to
disloyal to
10Y fellow