Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-27

A TALK WIrH TILLMAN.
He Says Neither Cleveland nor Bryan wiz be
Presidential Candidate.

"Neither Cleveland nor Bryan are
Presidential possibilities on the
Democratic ticket" remarked Sena-
tor Tillman recently, in Washington,
while discussing the political situa-
tion from his point of view.
"There are over six million Demo-
cratic voters who would not support
Mr.. Cleveland if an attempt was
made to nominate him on the Demo-
cratic ticket. My opinion of Mr..
Cleveland" continued the Senator,
"is so we'll known to Mr.. Cleveland
and the whole country that it is
waste of time for me to discuss him
in connection with the Presidency.
Mr.. Bryan has the good sense and
judgment to realize that he is not
possibility, having had two tries for
the prize. He is sincere, however,
in demanding that the principles of
the Democratic party shall be ad-
hered to, and he will use the influ-
ence he unquestionably possesses in
the Democratic party to prevent the
nomination going to anyone who has
tried to disorganize and disrupt the
party simply to crafty personal am
bition.
BRYAN KNOWS HIS WEAKNESS.
"Mr. Bryan knows that he cannot
be candidate, and he and those who
believe with him will go to any ex-
treme to prevent such a man as
Grover Cleveland masquerading as a
Sim0., pnro n,p,oo,ot
Mr.. Bryan is not disposed to force
the free silver question upon the
Democratic party in view of existing
conditions, but he has the right to
insist that the Democratic standard
bearer shall be man whom the rank
and file of the party can trust to
carry out the fundamental principles
of the regular organization.
GOOD DEMOCRATS ARE PLENTY.
81 am not prepared nor am l au-
thorized to select candidate who is
qualified to lead the Democratic
party to victory. There are thouL
sands of good Democrats who are as
well qualified to occupy the White
House as President Roosevelt, and l
hope at the proper time the Demo-
cratic party will be wise enough to
select a man who will command the
united strength of the entire party.
l fully appreciate that absolute har-
mony in Democratic ranks is a some-
what difficult result to achieve, but
there seems to be growing desire
on the part of all good Democrats to
get together and take advantage of
what seems to me the opportunities
which our Republican brethren are,
unwillingly, perhaps, offering u.s."
Without intending to discourage
the Democracy or in any way throw
blight upon the cheerful anticipa-
tions with which some of the leaders
of the party are now regaling them
selves, Senator Tillman frankly de-
clared that Democratic success de-
pended upon getting rid of some of
the rascals who now control the
affairs of the government.
BOGUS INVESTIGATIONS.
eff we could get working ma
jority in the House or Senate and
appoint good stiff-backed commit
tee to go through the departments
and make thorough investigation
of the way the peoples business is
being transacted, the people would
at once realize the immediate neces-
sity for a change in the administra-
tion. We cannot turn the rascals
out as long as they are permitted to
investigate themselves. The pend
ing investigation of the postal SER
vice and all the other Investigations
which are supposed to be going on
in various branches of the service,
are of little value, because they are
being conducted by the party in
power. If we could turn some of
our own people in the departments
Yith authority to make rigid inves-
tigation of the business affairs of the
government some practical result
might be obtained. Similar condi-
tions might be found to exist if the
Democrats had been in power for
period of many years. An investi-
CATION of Democratic administra-
tion by Democratic investigators
would be as idle and perhaps as
fruitless as the so-called investiga-
tion now in progress under the pres
ent administration.
MUST LOOK AT THE BOOKS!
owe must have a look at the
books and report the findings to the
people before we can turn the rascals
out. In my judgment the time is
ripe for change, and if the Demo
cratic party, without sacrificing it's
principles, take bold stand against
the corrupt influences which now
control the Republican party, we can
command the support of majority
of the voters who are thoroughly
dlsgnsted with the Republican mis-
rule"
"Whom would you select to lead
this great political crusade ?" the
Senator was asked.
WILL NOT NAME MAN.
ooh, | am not going into specu.
lating on names of men. There are
plenty of good Democrats in this
world. What we want to do first is
to reach harmonious understanding