The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-28
MCLAURlN MOVEMENT
AS SEEN BY CURTIS,
THtENDS AND OrPONENSs INrEk-
VIEWED IN COI.uMBlA,
Junior SENATOR Not n Lcadcr--Thosc WHO
Ar" Advocating Republican polittcs
S"c Success Only IN the
Dim Future
(Chicngo Record NeraldO


regular Democrats leaders do not
show much concorn over the movo-
mont to reorganizc the Dcmocratic
party in this State and speak with
tho greatest contempt Of Mr. Mclau.
rim. Thcy say that he has become
convinced that no cannot hc re- elect
cd by tho Democratic voters and is
now trying to return to tho senate
10y tho back door, which he will find
imp ,ssihle, There will he hot cam
PaiEn, although no fighting is OK.
Ncctcd. Ono Of thc old Timers OK.
planned to mo yesterday that tho
chivalry wore all underground. Dur,
my the last senatorial contest a joint
debate between Gcn. NJ. G.. Butler
and Senator Tillman aroused high
degree OF oNcitoment. Rcvolvors
were drawn on several OCCASIONS but
were not fired, and 1t is the general
opinion that shotgun politics is ohso,
lcte in South Carolina. McLaurin
is n1! q fighting man, nor is Tillman,
and, although they have exchanged
savage compliments already and will
no doubt call each other All sorts Of
things before the fight is over, both
may bc relied upon to avoid an actual
breach Of the peace
There is q difference Of opinion
among Democrats as to tho advisa.
bil'ty Of having second party.
Some Of tho leaders think it would
be good ching to have such q moral
and political restraint; that the fric.
ton and agitation excited by rivalry
will keep tho waters pure. Others
tako a different wow AS, for exam
pie, ono Of tho candidates for the
senate against Mr. NlcLaurin said
yesterday: "Thoro is no need Of two
parties in South Carolina. One is
enough. Wo have good organiza-
ton now and arc getting along all
right. If McLaurin or any one else |
tries to got up another party they |
will nominate candidates for office;
thon they will look for votes; the only
votes they can find will be niggers,
and when thoy bring niggers to the
polls the shooting will begin again,
and, if it does, tho bloodshed Of the
past vii! be nothing to what will
happon.
"lt is just rs sure as fate that the
niggor will be drawn into politics if
there are two parties in South Caro-
lima. If you divide the white mon,
both sides will seek nigger votes, and
niggers can't vote in this State. That
has beon settled. We don't want to
shoot them down, as wo did before,
and the best way is to avoid the ne
cessity.
"This movement is simply a pre-
text to got McLaurin back into the
senate. There is nobody behind him
except a few cotton mill owners up
in the Piedmont and few Demo.
Gratis who want offices. He will get
a few members of the legislature
from tho factory towns with their
assistance, but on his own influence
ho wouldn't poll 5000 votes in the
State. I understand that Mark
Hanna has promised to furnish him
100000 to run the campaign, but it
will be money wasted"
| w. A. Clark, president of the
Carolina National bank of Columbia
who may be described as tho leading
business man in this part of the State
rs he is largely interested in manu-.
featuring as we'll as banking, tells
me that the now party movement is
not likely to succeed this time, but
is sure Of SUCCESS sooner or later
Mr.. Clark is not a politician. He
has never had anything to do with
politics, but looks at things purely
from a business standpoint. He was
born and reared a Democrat and
voted for Bryan IN 1906, but is sup.
! posed to have supported Mckinley
last year. Therefore he may be re-
garded rs dsinterested and can take
a birds eye view of things.
"This new movemont," he said,
"does not extend far beyond the
manufacturers and business mon OF
the State. They are few in number,
but highly respectable. For the
present and for several years to come
! they will exeroise limitad ;nf]uonoo