The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-05
The Senator from South Carolina Elk
plaiHS Ills Position.
HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INDEPENDENT.
Denounees Senator TilIman's Scheme to
Exclude Him from the Primaries as
a democratic Candidate.

Inc great doctrine Of representative re.
sponsibillty Is the foundation stone upon
winch our repubVc rests and no one more
Reehly than | recognizes MS accountability
10 the people Of South Carolina for an OF.
nclal acts At the Same time. no people
VINO insist that their representatives adj.
mere 10 political policies and traditions lonr
since dead, and declare them vital issues
Gun ever become truly great. Every ad
'uncement In the history of our republic
uuS Deeh the direct result Of independence
VI thought ana action. In most Of the
Slates OF this Union this Is secured by the
FIcsence OF Two political parties, ana the
infant discussion Of every public ones
non betore the people, who are thgs ei.
-" 10 TORN an Intelligent opiuion aud
5i,c verdict at the ballot box Unfor-
luhAtcl}, in South Carolina for nearly for
~ Ituts We nave been unable 10 nave rwn
parties for fear OF negro domilatiol.
ana Tor ten years after tho Hamptnu re,.o'
luton in 1916, our people took No t,tarest
IN puOle AFFAIRS, beyond maintaining N
Nulle mani government" About the
var leVV' however, began what was known
as me Farmers movement which Vna
hoihlns more than an Instructive effort an
lne part of the people to preserve the priu.
Nipit OF Syh .goveInment Win Shell, irby
N"tllA, llllnlan, Donaldson and nthcPs
Cout lputeq what could toward It's sue.
o'sS' simply because | folt that adtafinn
was better than stagnatlou, and IL is pass
ius strange Ia that connection. that the
Ieuder OF th1t movement b. r. Tillmnu
was then denounced as am now denounced
Tor attempting to 'Mahonizc' tine state The
IlefIom Of thought ana action, however,
WEIGH followed the farmers movoment
opened the doors for every white man mud
rNelN negro who voted for Hampton in
l9'B and they could advocate whatever
,iyNS 'hey cared 10 express, provided only
tutt ipey took an oath 10 support the nom
lhees OF the primary election Men who vot
ed the National republican ticket were AT
owed 10 vote Ia the primary for State and
county oHlcelS, and have heard from III a
salnt platform men claiming to he demo.
Gratis advocating Cleveland and the gold
STANDARD ana others Weaver and free 81,
ntt. since inen no attempt has ever been
made to exclude those who bottled with tho
independent Haskell movement tine nom
Isl buNden movement, or the republican
Pope movement
~ was elected ia congress in 1892 after
a hented canvass, against able opponents
ana yet on cvciy stump in the district
proclaimed my Independence, and an
II"uheed that upon al National questions
! would follow my own judgment and not |
be bound by the caucus of any party Al. !
though my democracy was assaulted MT that /
time, ! was elected four times uron the !
same declaration of principles. Carrying /
out MY pledges to the people I began a /
SYSTEMATIC study of public questions, with /
the result that ! changed my views upon
many Of them. The first marked difference /
WITH my party associates arose over the (
tarin question while ] was in .hc house
ana Was memhcr Of It's ways aud means .
conn ;ttce. Again in 1897. whom / was ), |
for the senate | was charged !
with being republican but I disrcgarded |
he CHARACTERIZATION, auh resolutcy con
tended that the policies which l advocated |
present regardless of how they wore In
beled
MY attitude was ludorsed by so per
cent Of those voting In the primary and |
The issues growing out Of the Spnnisb
way widegcd the breach between myself
ND the democrouc party leaders, fos
'ouid only follow the dictates OF my con. !
'cencp aud stand Inv American sGIdiers
lighting upon foreign soil At that time
he war WAS nor n nprt,+ o,,ostior M 5
ioped 1t would not become so In mis-
vas disappointed. and was soon confronted
~ the alternative of retracing my stems,
n hnding myself In opposition TO ma.
ollty of the democratic Marty len 1ars npI
Excluded from their caucus concluded
MAJ not even seat In the United state,
'Hh9te WAS worth surrender Of my con
y, tclloh3' aud that opinion Is unchanged
in''c II nnt speech or vote OF mine upun
ny question growing out Of the Spanish
fsmy1Cnh war that would change, even
,,i5 'p"'ui una IN Which ! do not take
. ,1iuv t,, M mus proving my lo%alty TO my
80 -
iepco ,, Vnrr maintained thlS indepen-
nor ,cr,g ynitISn' qua actloil, Last sum
,coDle tLnmo it Wy rcSPonslhliltN to the
Stnte nnro," "otns no campaign IN the
,eToro tb"ir Co., ~ ~ my lntehlSh OF going
hose NatinraI 4, W. urpose oi discussing
.ssaIIed for cvnintti, WIS ihlheui9t'lS
md branded NJ !, r,,ttii,t * lu'aS'
disguise The st,t do,'o ,m ~ urtuocIatc
mpt Snd ,n,In,. ~ t.v,uliNs
ny colleague In ti,o ee,,ate fr,,,' t9tiou -
lared that | WINS not; y an, 40, many "
ormcd the basis for similar nctioe' n Mu tSa
art OF the democratic taucns Of Ike JTnifcS
tatcS senate Since that time tbe 49, | ,
gainSt me has been Dersisteutlv yy,rod !
he policy Of my opponents has bec5 ~ /
elittle the real issucs into a Dersonsi n,,or
81 between 'Tillmhh and McIaurin' iThis
ssue | am not willing 10 accept ms / do I
ot propose TO he Influenced in nv pubiir :
curse by personal spleen or petty jeaiousy
ne public interest should never he suhor
mated TO purely personal ends.
mics Is to exclude me FROM the nr1r,hr,.
= n candidate ana to exclude IN co6
dates FOR office who entertain n,, rio,-s
nd thus prevent tho neonie fror, bao,,
10 and from henttpr hsn, a; t,,s+,a aei,i"s
INV course ana ~ na,,no, ~ 'us ~ i
rrhinr pnbiic mo, s,,,.o 10y 10y VI me an
10 America, ,o.,,ie ~ NV ~. renting
IN, Cd ana fr eppie. I'M ansolutey con
,oI,S 80" os'MuInt1 OF thls purpose 10
, - 'ne ana my friends because | have
~ ~ sl'Sgh OF senator Illlman. the ac-
~ -;u"'eSSSu dIctator or the democratic ma
iu' or onuth carolina, delivered at Man
.uS' IN when ne directs revision Of the
lles ana form of oath OF the party, for