The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-17
*Stop This Davdling And
FooEng About -Tllman

III CQdTlOtLS On MOuVdy VI 1dSI WEN.
Mr.. Bivens regards this step as an ar
bitrary act on the part of the chair
man, for, as he interprets it, the Man
ming resolution creating the commit
tee contemplates action by the COM
mittee as a whole.
General Demand for Action.
AS Mr. Bivens views the situation
there is a general demand for spec
action, and bearing out this opinion he
cites the letter from Sn. Tillman to
Chairman Evans, copy of which,
was mailed to him at Columbia, Sep
tember Is, by Senator Tillman. Inter-
est attaches to number of statements
made by Senator T1llman in reference
to what he characterizes as the "daw-
ding and fooling about of the COM
mittee, which he says will forever
damn the committee in the estimation
of all decent people. He also declares
that white men will not tolerate an:
such impudeht tinkering with the peo-
pies rights" and that the"Bleasites
have shown remarkable self-control."
Senator Tillman's Letter.
The letter written by Senator Till
man to the Hon. John Gary Evans,
chairman of the State Democratic
committee, is as follows:
Trenton, S. c., September 1882.
The Hon John Gary. Evans, Spar
tanburg, S. C. Dear John: l have
seen in the morning papers the pro-
test of the three Blease members
of the subcommittee appointed by the
State committee. 1t is a sensible, ju-
dicions, patriotic utterance. If you
do not exert your influence to hurry
things up and stop this dawdling and
fooling about, the whole committee
will be forever damned in the estima-
ton of all decent people. What is
worse, the Democratic party will go
to the demnition bow-wows White
men will not tolerate any such impu-
dent tinkering with their rights. We
had better have ten years of Blease
than to have the negro brought back
into our politics as the balance of
power between our white people. I'm
less all signs fail, that is inevitable.
Neither will the people of this State
stand for counting Blease out without
justification. Already valuable time
has been lost, and the more delay b.
fore declaring the result of the pri-
mary the more angry the people be-
come, and the more ready to vote for
an independent or for the devil be-
fore they will tamely submit to have
their will nullifed. 1t was all very
well for white people to cheat negroes
in 1876 and 1878 and even into 1880,
hut whit mn will not tolerate having
other white men cheat them You are
responsible in the eyes of the people
for the tinkering that is going On now,
and every day you are losing friends
by it. There is absolutely no justif-
cation for the dawdling and delay that
has already taken place. 1t seems to
be the intention of the subcommittee
to continue Indefinitely. The Blease-
ties have shown remarkable self-con-
troll. They are watching and the peo-
pie are watching too. l have enough
faith in the people of South Carolina
to believe that, while it will be bit
ter dose to have Blease as governor,
they had rather have him one hum
dred times than to have a Moses or a
man like him If the entire committee
does not meet with the Blease mem
bers of the committee Monday and be-
gin to investigate where it is neces-
rsary, l see no earthly power that can
prevent Blease from running indepen-
IDENTIFY in November and sweeping the
State, for great many Jones men do
not stomach cheating or any such
high-handed proceedings as are going
on.
do net like to have the appearance
of meddling with thin~s Which do not
concern me, but it is of vital import
ance to me and to every patriotic
South Carolinian to save the primary.
But it is of more vital concern to save
the Democratic party, and as sure as
you are living the unity of the Demo-