The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-08
McLaurin Gaining.
TFrOm the Atlanta Journal.

from the Atlanta Journal.
1t is matter of much surprise to me
that The Journal, usually accurate and
well informed, has allowed itself to Absorb
and to disseminate such vast amount OF
misinformation relative to the political
conditions prevailing on this side OF tic
Savannah.
1 have noticed on several occasion that
you undertake to speak for the Democ,
racy of South Carolina in the matter OF
the retirement of Senator McLaurin, and
represent it as fairly itching to wiring his
official head off.
In your issue of the 18th, under the cd
itorial caption "a Wild Western Proph'
et," you have displayed unusual ingenuity
in condensing maximum amount OF
misinformation into minimum amount
of space.
You take the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
to task for it's very true declaration that
1.-The people of South Carolina are rising
in their might to endorse the junior SEN
ator," and add: The St. Louis Globe
Democrat knows us much about South
Carolina politics as it knows about the
occupation of the inhabitants of Mars
McLaurin himself will smile when he
reads that statement. Hcknows that the
next time South Carolina gets a lick at
him she will discharge him from her ser.
vice. He must know that he does not
represent her, and that she is anXiously
awaiting an opportunity to repudiate and
dismiss him. The only benefit that Nc.
Laurin has acquired by misrepresenting
his people is the achievement of noto
riety which would have been impossible
if he had gone along in the senatorial
path upon which he was set and upon
which he will never be placed again by
the will Of 4 people who were deluded
into regarding him as representative OF
their principles
You will pardon me if I venture the
assertion that the St. Louis Globe Demo
crat is evidently in closer touch with
South Carolina politics than The Journal
if the expressions above are to be con
sidered fair specimen of your politica,
foresight across the border.
No, sir, Senator McLaurin nor Senator
Tillman either believe that the people are
"anxiously awaiting an opportunity to re-
pudiatc and dismiss" the former; but to
the contrary, the friends of McLaurill
were never more confident, while Till
man and his followers realize the rapid
crystallization of pure Democratic Senti
ment not only throughout the towns
cities and manufacturing centers, but
throughout the rural districts as we'll
and here is the most startling feature OF
the whole revolution. The country peo
pie of South Carolina who, with progress
are growing in independent spirit, art
chafng under the tyranny of boss rule
and they resent this ofhcious meddling Ol
the arch-boss Tillman as an aggravated
offense worthy of their most emphatic re-
buke. He has been warned on two
former occasions to button up his lip ant
each time more forcibly than before, sc
that among his strongest quondam ad
herents words of the strongest denuncia
ton are being used with reference tt
Senator McLaurin. I happened to know
that Senator Tillman's cuckoo, Congress
man Latimer, who aspires to wear the
senatorial toga, is not near so hopeful o.
McLaurin's reputation as you appear tt
be, but is most fearful and nervous as tt
the outcome. His friends are already re
sorting to their extremity in circulating
reports of mill and bank organization tt
further McLaurin's campaign and candi
dacy, hoping thereby to array labor
against capital and the country agains
the town-and incidentally to set torcl
to powder magazine-and all for thu
glory of scheming politician
Senator McLaurin has been gaining
strength every day since Tillman failed
by coaxing, cajoling, and pouting to in
duce the legislature to repudiate his course
in the senate, and the Democracy he rep
resents has likewise been re-assertins
itself in the principles of the people
They are nauseated beyond measure a
Bryanism, Populism, Altgeldism, Tillman
ism, anarchism and all other isms eXcep
the old line Tilden Democracy, of whicl
they recognize McLaurin as the exponent
There has been remarkable revolution
in South Carolina, politically, and you
| ignorance of the changed conditions i
not to be censured, for TIE reasons tha
our people are thinking and working an(
accommodating. They are not blatantl,
galloping over the country electioneerin:
and damning every man that's got shir
| to his name That day has passed ant
with it the blatant, wild-eyed, calamit,
bowling politician who has been 4 mill
stone around Democracy's neck for tn
past eight years. The status in Ohio
proved a revelation and when it come
South Carolina's time to speak, it will b.
no less startling one to the outsld
world but l assure you most Sinccrcl,
that it will be revolution but no revcla
ton to those who keep in close toucl
with the rapidly shifting scenes in tn
political arena for the next twelve months
THOMAS 4. RATLIFFE, JR.
| Ar1nrcop G.