The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-04
THE ELECTION.
Senator Tillman ] links Judge Park +
Has a Good CHARGE.
HE sAYswArsoN1 Is DISGUSTING.
The Senator Says He Cannot Under.
stand Why the Georgian OPP
poses His Section and

stand Why the Georgian OPP
poses His Section and
People.
The Augusta Chronicle says Hon
b. II. Tillman, United States senator
from South Carolina, spent sever il
hours ia the city Wednesday night
while on his way from his home to
Kentucky aud Indiana. where he gees
t. make speeches for Parker. HewaS
seen by Chronicle reporter to whom
he talked Interestingly OF the national
c,mplign.
Il have never been whipped in my
life, said The senator when asked bis
opinion Of Parker's chances. II never
admit that the enemy has the best of
US, and always take an optimistic
view of CON! est. But l feel like the
Demo- ra,s have good chance to go
IN this year. 1 base this opinion On
what have seen and heard from tht
East and West. l spoke In illinois
several times soon after the campaiy ign
began there, and then could not tell
much about that state. see that
Garter Harrisn II has seen Parker ana
promised him to carry Chicago, which
L am CO ntidept that he can do. l.
Chicago g1es Demo cratic by 25 900
majority, Parker will have an excel
lent show fo' carrying the State of
Illinois. l believe that Iadiana will
go Democratic, IL for no other reason
tecause Taggdrt is on his mettle there
and viii bend every eff rt in his pow
er to get his own state-and l believe
he Will. He Is wonderful We rker."
What about the East" the re.
porter asked.
Il an confident that New York
will go for Parker. AS to New jersey
and Connecticut / am not so sure. /
think that our young man, Davis, wills
be able to take West Virginia On, 70,
MS age will have any fleet, fur
ther than having given him n lrng
time to electioneer and get influence.
am also confident that We have q
good showing for Sc veral Of the West
ern doubtful st; t,s"
What Go you thirk Of the eff, ct of
Waits MS candidacy ?" ventured the
reporter.
The senator laug he'd one Of those
laughs that he got OF not lorg ago,
When reporter asked him the same
IuoS tion, duG when ne did not have
the tine to reply. ard lowed with
one or these character tic looks of
deriSion, AZ he II piled:
Tom Waits on is to M, one OF the
most disgusting men In American pup.
ic fe."
But, Senator, he seems TO have ad-
miration for you. He says that he is
ready to follow you On tie proper
PLATFORM" comm ented the interview
er.
AS for that, the admiration, per-
scnaily, Is mutual" he replied. 81 ad-
mire bis brilliancy and unusual intel.
lect, but"-and here the noted South
Carolil ian assumed one of those pt 81.
tive looks bcf re- which great men
nave quailed--"I can't see how any
man can forget his native country.
MS very people, the people of lis
mother and bis children, and do all he
can against one OF their most material
intere stS."
u iless he is pala," suggested a
bysuArder
Il cannot conceive" rrpIeu the
senator, of Tom Watson being pa d |
TO act as he is doing. Il mt believe
it.. l just think that the an lacks
balance. No, c.nnot see EoH anyone
can deuy that we have race question
here"
When asked as to the probable ef-
feet on the results of WatSOn'S cam
plign, Nc. Till,nan rep led that he
did not think the fleet would be ma
ter!at for or against either Of the
partits La New York he was conf
dent tha5 Dets would roll large
VOTE, and that ii e socialist poll would
come from the Republicans. LII the
West Watsop's vote would come as
much from the Republicans as from
The Democrats. Il would not be
largo vote, in his opinion, anywhere.
Il am dcpending, not on the wild,
changcabie vote, in this campaign"
said tile senator, but on the sane,
cons rvative pc PIE 10 elect Parker.
The people who own property and
have larae interests at stake, don't
know when tue prl Mt regime is Ii
able to tear up the linafcial conditions
or plunge the country into var. l de
pend on the people in the North, whu
own property in the South, and whc
will for dollar interests, II not 70.
others, vote for Parker; for they know
that present policies will tend
70 tear up social conditions, cluie
strife aud decentralization and endang-
er The welfare OF property interests
here. On this calm, sane, conservative
vote in the East AMI West l depend
for P.rker's election"
The senator left on the Georgia
train Wednesday night for Atlauta.
He will so direc5 to Kentucky, and
after making two speeches in that
state, will go to Iudiana to assist Tag
CART. He will be there until November
D, and won't be South again until the
day Of the election. He said that he
would try to get home in time to
vote.
S, ME DEM Gratis have become de
spondcnt because the New York Her
aid says it seems 4 forogCne conclu-
sion that Roosevelt will be e.ected "
The Herald knows no more at out it
than we do. In tie New York major.
ity contest las year the Herald on
fl 11v az ft,n nlactir ol;oto,