The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-05

A paper of McLaurinite leanings, the
Bamberg Herald, remarks: The Colum-
bia State says the convention adopted its
views all along the line. As it is1|ery
!. Clear ar$sAst shat the convention acted as Sena-
tor Tillman directed, it might be interest
ing to know whether Fillman has swal-
lowed The State or has The State swal-
!. lowed Tillman." As several other Nc
Laurinite papers have made similar
comments we are moved to suggest II The
State made misstatement in the matter it
should be very easy to prove it by cita..
tions from its own columns before the
convention met As this has not been
attempted in any quarter it is tacitly con-
ceded that the action. taken by the con-
yention was in general accord with the
recommendations of The State. The next
step in the inquiry is to ind out when
The State made its recommendations and
when Senator Tillman made his. That
world settle the question of priority, de-
termining which followed the lead Of the
other. We have yet to see any proof, or
even assertion, that with regard to the
most important acts of the convention
Senator Tillman anticipated The State.
The primary pledge, the platform en-
phasizing the three issues of imperialism,
trusts and the tariff, the censure OF Nc
5 Laurin, the resolution against child labor
In the cotton mills, the welcome offered
to Cuba-all these represented The States
views. Tillman directed" nothing what
ever. His influence was given to some OF
the measures The State advocated, and it
is not our purpose to dctract from it. We
only insist that the record sustains the
statement we made on the morning after
the convention and which has been per
Yerted or jeered at by those unable to dis
prove it.-Columbia State.
Our contemporary has taken our re-
marks as peg upon which to hang some
remarks evidently intended for and ap-
plicable to other newspapers. We GER
tainly have no desire to rob the State of
any credit it may be entitled to for the
work of the convention. If it wants that
kind of glory, this newspaper is willing
for it to get all that is coming to it, Our
INQUIRY was intended to bring out the fact
as to whether the State had gone over to
Tillman or Tillman had gone over to the
State. From our contemporary remarks
it would seem that Tillman had adopted
its views, for, if we remember Alright, the
recent utterance of Senator Tillman
through the newspapers was the first time
he had expressed himself on the labor
question. Therefore the State is ahead
on this. But it is clear, to our mind at
least, that the conventions action was
entirely in accord with what Senator Till
man wanted, and we firmly believe this
action was taken because large majority
of the members knew they would be do
ing just exactly as Tillman desired. If
there had been a clash between the opin-
ions of the State and Senator Tillman,
can any one doubt for moment who the
convention would have followed? Sup
pose Tillman had advocated one course
and the State another, we believe even
our contemporary will admit that it would
not have been 'sustained." But we must
congratulate our contemporary on being
little in advance of public sentiment, for
if Tillman has gotten on the States plat
form it is because ae has seen that it was
a popular one and that the policies ad-
vocated were popular in South Carolina
and would sooner or later prevail.