The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-20
TWO SOUTH CAROLIANS.
Wade Hampton and Benjamin R.
Tillman a Striking Contrast.
Richmond News-Leader.


never has been more impudent epis-
ode than the speech of Benjamin Ryan
Tlllman, United States Senator
from South Carolina. ut Aiken a few
days ago in which he undertook to
re-election to the Senate in 1893.
Aiken is the place where Gen. Hamp-
. ton was "howlch down. by Tillman
, followers IL 1892 and denied Il hear.
Iii" when ne attempted /" make pub
lie speech
Hampton defeated himself, Till
man told his bearers. Hampton would
not swear allc"iaurc to- the new move
mcnt w"ull n" bow to the new mflu-
cnccs. lie had miSlaid lis rc"iStra-
tion ticket and could not vote between
Col. Haskell, his kinsman. an indcpcn-
dent candidate for Governor, and Till
man, the regular nominee. although he
had avowel his purpose to swallow
Tillman to maintain the party nr"ani-
ZatiOn.
He was defeated by coalition of
the Farmers Alliance and the Till
man forces. He was defeated for the
Omitted States Senate by man who
ten years before had been II fugitive
from justice with Il price on his head
accused of murdcr-~nnd at that an
infinitely better and mnnlicr man
than Tilnan. He lived to be desert
ed and east aside by Tillman and to
declare before his death that one
thing he wanted I" live for was to
atone I" the people Of South Carolina
tor fniStin" Ben Tillmnn on thrm.--
for he was TilImmn 5 hest friend and
bcncfactor and counted him in for his
first nomination.
In all the political history of the
world there is no foulrr political as
sassination than that of Wade Hamp-
ton.
There never has been a more vivid
contrast between two men than be-
tween Hampton and Tillman.
Wade Hampton was born in 1871.
AT the beginning Of the civil war he
WAS ~ years old. man Of large fam
NY and great substance and affairs
and b"undlcSS Influence and he had
been >tcadfaSt friend Of the Union
When South Carolina seeded he VOL
mtrcrcd personally for active ser
vice, gave to the cause with lavish
hand, went far to the front. fought
out his blood on Virginia fields. saw
his oldest son die in battle by his side.
Rom Ia min llI,, frIl,>,,, ....
in 1S49. In 1868 hc was sixteen
years old, of military age according
to Confederate lawS.--anl he mad
rheumatism. He has lived furtv-nnr
years since then and has no rhcuma-
tism now.
IN lS1G Hampton went tu South
Carolina from Mississippi, answering
the call of his native State. and led
f"rl"rn hop" in Il desperate and APP
rarrnily hopeless liYht for white
supremacy. In all that bitter Struy-
ri" he nSultrd n"bmly. made no vaunt
"i hiS own pr"WcrS, did no act. spoke
II" word [" cause di>curd or excite
amy class. element faction or race of
sharp isSnr with the then president
"f the United States. but did NOT
stand nut and abuse him nt Il safe
distance. He faced the President man
I" man and when asked what he would
Il" II the radicnl government was or
%anizcd, replied quietly that he would
have every radical tax collector in
the United States hanged inside of
twcntyfour hours and he meant il,
although he knew that in executing
his threat he would put his own neck
IN the halter, for he was bnt the nnmi
nal head OF an unrrrn"niZrd govern
mcnt and in the eyes of the law bu, a
private citizen. lie made no vurifcr-
ouS nrlamationS Of valor, brandish-
ed n" pitrhtork ;hnt he LET his friends
and Followers know that he was ready
to lead in South Cardinals cause
while any would follow, even to thp
desperate end of pittin" the State
against the whole power Of the Uni
ted States if white supremacy was
denied. And nobody who had seen
nm lead cavalry charge doubted
. that he would make good his promise.
Hampton, cavalier of cavaliers, GEN
tie, quite transformations, Il fighting
man and not noisy man. annoumc-
ing his courage only by his deeds,
giving his blood and estate and Offer
ing his life for South Carolina and