The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-26
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MANNING, S. c., April Ex-senator
B. r. Tillman to-day addressed crowd
of 800 people here. The editor of the
Clarendon county newspaper, Louis a.
-Appelt, formerly an enthusiastic Hollow
er of Tillman, but more recently an ard
ant advocate Of Commercial Democracy :
and supporter Of Senator MELaurln,
had for several months made numerous
charges against Senator Tlllman, claim
ing that he had received rebates from
great whiskey firms dealing with the
South Carolina disyensary. The charges
were answered by Tillman and the ac-
5cuser was met with a torrent OF Wlther-
ing sarcasm, which reminded some present
of Tilmans fierce campaign OF lSso.
Senator Tillman took tie opportunity
to announce his views OF the status oh
the South Carolina Democracy and Of MS
relations thereto. He paid a warm trlb-
ute to the late General Hampton, declar-5
ing the absolute necessity for ptry solldl-
ty nj this State, denounced Senator NC
Laurin's alleged detection from the De-
mocracy and suggested that the party
exact such pledges from candidates as
would rule out from nomination any So
called Democrats of the McLaurln type.
He acknowledged having accepted a frank
from the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany which was about the only one OF
r,dtlor Appelt,s charges which was sub
stantiated.
as 10 his speculations, he said he
held 81 200 in a. Texas oil well. under the
laws of Texas: that 1t became Ne"
Jersey company after he Went INTO IT,
and that he expected to lose al the money
he had put into it. 1t was pure specu-
lation While he liked to speculate, ne
never played cards OF pet p.. 'vt ,ns, %
races He admitted that he had lost
considerable money in cotton 1utures,5
and that to-day he owed more money
than when he went to the United states
Senate. And that il he We're dishonest
man he need never owe a cent, but coulo
make plenty of money.
llLLNI.AN,S SPEECH.
Senator Illnlan said in part:
1.-The Democratic party in South caro-
lima has occupied 4 peculiar position 10:
twenty-five years. The whites are IN
the minority in this State, and under the
reconstruction dispcnsation there We're
some thirty-,ive thousand more negro
voters than whites. The consequence
was that after the overthrow OF the
cslpet- bag government IN FL 1876, we
adopted a system of party government,
and fhe white people of the State We're
educated in the employment OF political
methods that obtained hardly anywhere
else Ne have had an impe:ium III
imperio,' or a government within a gov
ernment. Democracy has meant white
supremacy. and Republlcanism meant
negro equality. The necessity 1or !. Whlee mus
,,nity cvershadowed the other considera-
tons. 81
..The lamented Hampton taught us 1hat
an independent was worse than a radi-'
cali Like all his actions and utter.
ances in those trying days. that advice
was the very essence of wisdom ana pat
rioiism. His clear judgment. his most
=, iSff
danger to the State OF a Democracy
split into factions and appealing to the
colored vote. And I take this occasion
TO say that no otEer living South Caro-.
linian more willingly or gladly pays trl-
butte to his leadership or has q better
realization of the Invaluable services to
his people and the State rendered by ttals
great man in 76.
1T was only after the revolution of
1890 that there was anything like free.
dom OF political utterance and action
The convulsion which brought this bout
also brought with it an attempt on the
part of those who were In minority to
Withstand the popular will: the Haskell
movement was based largely on personal
opposition to me, ard there was never
any question in regard to the loyalty of
those who supported Judge Haskell to the
general principles Of Democracy in the
nation.
a PRESENT DANGER.
The new Constitution adortsd in 1885
has eliminated for the prsscn. the negro
ma Sarity. The number Of negroes eligible
to vote does not exceed 15.ons but 1t is
constantly increasing and there may he
a good many thousands who are not reg
istered who would be eligible i registra-;
| staon. There have been III the scent ast.
evidences OF blicantsm cropping out
in South Carolina in tynri Gus directions.
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