The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-25
SEES DANGER AHEAD.
Senator Tiiiman Says the White Pri;
mary Must be PreserYed.

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Senator Tillman mas written q let:
ter to the GreenYille Mountaineer in
regard to the Walker election on an
Iindepeadent ticket at the recent cleo.
Etion. as follows:
reached home Monday from In.
diana, and Ilhave been absent from
home nearly the entire month Of DC.
tober and a part of September; there
fore have not kept posted on NIT
ters In the state. /. see in your Issue
Eofi November 9th an editorial, HTill.
mans Interference, y upon which i de-
lslIe TO comment briefly. 4
5Ihe fact that the elections over
jaId the result Of the contest for super,
visor lin Greenville is known, In no
wise changes my attitude. Ny tele.a
| gram from Indiana to the gentlemen
who asked my opinion and advice can
inot! be tortured into ointerference: last
of all Int Sdictation. The p opie OF
EGnenyille, OF course, kno'R their own
minds and it ts none OF my affair that
They have elected Mr.. Walker instead
fof; the regularly declared nominee OF
the q Democratic party but mark my
wor ss,t II the Democratic primary is
not lifted above 6uspicions, Ito quote
mY telegtam. In Greenville and the
other counties 1t is only question OF
| Il me when the primary system will
fall into disuse and all political con
tes' will De settled at the legal cleo.
tion in November. When that;time ar
rives we will Inevitably have; the me-
groes come In as the, b balanceEo of power
between contending white factions,
i do not know either III r. Speeg!e or
Mr.. Walker, and have learned since
reached hone from letters that Mr..
Walkers friends are my friends, or
haye been in the past but that has
not Influenced me In the least My at
titude Is In no sense a personal one.
The regularly declared nominee OF the
ne.:,2:rs 9 i,s :: has bsei "a Gated
the first and only timeI can recall.
The precedent has been established.
The point of the wedge has been driv-
into the log. That is the issue and
that Is the only reason why Ipersume
II 1t was presumption to answer the
tel gram sent to me at Corydcn, Intl..,s Z
and to express an opinion on the sub
y CT. The voters OF Greenvllle have
Icepsued their county executive com.
Emittee. They. have at the same time
broken the oath they took at the pri.
mary election. The clubs which have
voted contrary to the oath taken
should remove those committeeman
who are responsible fer not having
ordered another primary. Will they do
1t? Will there be any Independents in
Greenville at the next electionP These.
are the points to be considered, and
TO these alone Lad dressed myself.
sThe.r eeeHb everWhe ming pict lin.
tly .sa il.s s. s: s,;.. .
and With president who Is In favor
of social equality with negroes, should
warn us Cd, the dangers ahead. / am
old enough TO remember the recon
struct!on era. The present editor OF
The Mountaineer knows nothing about
1t. There are few negroes in Green
vile, relatively speaking. in two
thirds Of the counties, however, they
loutnumber the whites 2, and 4 to 1
and eysryd = adds e. the number who
can read and write and tflel.,..s,e vote.
close by saying again we mus.
keep the primary above suspicion, and
re can not preserve Democratic soli-
dity by electing Independents 'It
is the first step that counts" aud the
first step IN Greenville has been taken
God forbid that there should be any
more such steps either there or else.
where, for it means untold trouble
and misery for the people of this
state Yours truly.
B. r. Tillman.