The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-09
"Creatures of Tillmanism."

Ing on CQe exposure VI MCLd III III
says: Some of our esteemed con-
temporaries vault to the conclusion
that exposure of ex-senator Nc
Laurin's relations with Standard Oh
is cumulative evidence of the great
ness and goodness of Senator Tillman,
with whom Senator McLaurin in 1898
quarreled and fought Lest history
be perverted, it is just as well to re-
mind our contemporaries that MT.
McLaurin was one of the creatures
Of Tillmanism, and but for the teach
ings and methods Of Senator TilHan,
a man of his equipment probably
would not have been elected Attorney
General, Representative in Congress
and Senator"
McLaurin, as The News and
Courier says, may have been one OF
the creatures of Tillmanism," but
Senator Tillman wa not necessar-
lily responsible for all the freak
things that took place during the
time he was fighting his way to
power in South Carolina. 1t may
be true that McLaurin would never
have been heard of had it not been
for the Democratic primary that. was
inaugurated by Senator Tillman. 1t
is also true that the Democratic 'pri-
mary is the very essence Of Tillman-
ism, and, as McLaurin. won all OF
his offices through that primary. he
might be called in that sense Il
creature of Tillmanism." But so
was Governor Hayward, one of the
most popular Governors the State
has ever. had. We believe that even
The News and Courier will admit
that Governor Hayward. compare
lively unknown politically as he was
when he was nominated in the pri-
mary, would have stood no chance
in the State. Conventions that use
to six things" before the advent OF
Tillmanism. So it will be seen that
good as well as bad men prohtted
by the reforms that Senator. Till
man instituted.
But if Senator Tillman Is to be
held responsible for such creatures
of Tillmanism" as McLaurin, he
should be given credit for such
creatures of Tillmanism" as Gov
ernor Hayward and scores of other
bright young South Carolinans who'
would never have been elected to Of
fee had it not: been for the Demo-.
cratic primary that we now have
in South Carolina because of Till
manism. There are other creatures
of Tillmanism" besides the good and
bad men it put in Office. : There is
Clemson College, one of the bet
schools of its kind in the whole
country. It is creature of Till
manism." Then there is Winthrop
College, a school that is the admi-
ration of the leading educators Of
the entire country, and where so
many of our noble young women arr
equipped for the battle Of life. 1T
is dQOIu6T CEedIul y VI 11iiihoAiohi'
Then there is the Charleston Navy
Yard, which, when completed, will
be one OF the best in the world,
and in which The News and Courier
takes so much commendable pride.
1t is another creatures Of Tillman-
ISM These are all cumulative
evidence of the greatness and good
ness of Senator Tillman. While
few unworthy men may have slipped
into Office by swinging to Senator
Tillman's coat-tail, South Carolina
will never be able to repay him for
Ill the good things he brought her
way. It may shock The News anil
Courier, but we venture the asser-
ion that when the impartial histo-
ian comes to record the acts of the
public men of South Carolina OF the
ime when Senator Tillman lived and
lcted on the political arena, he will
,e classed with the greatest and the
,est of her statesmen.