The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-05
SENATOR TILLMAN ON
The PRIMARY PLEDGE
SURPRISED AND GRIEVED AT AT.
TITUDE OF SOME.
Let Every Democrat Look Up Regis
tratien Ticket and Redeem His
Primary Pledge, He Urges.

b. n. R1GL1tdU Hdo 4cdA at C0o O0140
cratic rally in Columbia on Saturday
night:
Hon H. N Bdmunds, County Chair
man Richland, Columbia, S. c.
MY dear Mr.. Edmunds: I am sin
eerely sorry that my health is such
that I can not with safety participate
in the meeting tonight. write this let
ter instead to show my earnest SYM
pathy and to congratulate my fellow
Democrats On the glorious prospect Of
once again having Democrat and
a good man as president Unless all
signs fail, when the ballots are counted
ON next Tuesday Woodrow Wilson will
be Overwhelmingly elected.
Democrats in Name.
''I have been surprisd and grieved
to note that South Carolinians who
call themselves Democrats are boost
ing Roosevelt and expect to vote the
Bull Moose ticket If there ever was
a people in any State anywhere who
should abhor Republican doctrines and
anything smacking Of Republicanism,
it is the people Of this State. For you
all can recall-the older ones by ex-
perience and the younger ones by
hearsay from the teachings Of their
fathers-the horrors we endured un-
der Reconstruction. Negroes who had
been taught thy were as :sood as
white people had full sway in our
State, and under the lead Of unscru-
puloas earpetbaggers and scoundrelly
scalawags tyrannized over and robbed
us. i can not conceive how a man
born in South Carolina and reared
among us can ever vote for a Repub-
ican. Roosevelt is such good RaqlG-
Hcaa and so thoroughly saturated
with the doctrines of that infamous
party that he dined Booker Washing
ton aa the White House and appointed
negroes to Office in the South when
ever he could. His conduct about the
Indfanola posto6hee in Mississippi, and
the appointment of Crum, shows that
he is only playing possum," now try
ing 30 fool the people Of the South
into the belief that he no longer IA
vors negro equality. Yet he is endeav-
oring to get all the negro votes he can
in the border States, where their votes
count for so much.
Mexicanize the Country.
while under a solemn pledge to-
the American people not to accept a
nomination for president again, he is
running for the third time. Roosevelt
wants the presidents Office again so
badly that he will make any kind Of
professions and allow his followers
here to proclaim themselves as OPP
posed to the negroes participating in
politics, while he will gladly accept
their help and votes in the North. He
is all things. to all men. If by any
fatality or because of the Indifference
or fatuousness of the American people
he should ever be inducted into Office
again as president, we can never hope
to get him out until he dies. He would
certainly Mexicanize this country and
play the role which Diaz played so
successfully in Mexico for rs years.
To me it is criminal and idiotic for
any South Carolina Democrat who par
tieipated in the recent primary, to
think seriously Of voting for the Bull
Moose party; for the pledge specifcal-
ly requires all Democrats to "vote for
the nominees of the party No one
but blackleg gampls's who take the
raeney of their opponents when they
win and never pay when they lose
would think of doing such an infa-
nous act. No blacker treachery can
be conceived and no honorable man
will think of doing it.
Negro Votes Acceptable.
"Yet in a recent illumination by the
secretary of the Bull Moose party IN
this State, he boastingly exploits
Roosevelt's great achievements and
threatens to lead revolt in this
State against Democracy. He tries
to persuade our people that the So
called Progressive party is the only