Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-11-05
McLAAURIN DIssECTs CAUSES.
Traces Origin OF Tillmanism and
BleaSeism Back to Calhoun.

ton Of 1890, which nominated Capt.
b. r. Tillman for Governor and in
augurated the Reform movement,
and right up side the convention OF
1912 was the rank which Senator
John l.. McLaurin gave to the confer
ence Of the Blease leaders tonight.
In prepared speech before the con-
ference, Senator McLaurin reviewed
.he causes which, in his opinion,
brought about the Reform movement
of the min cites and made B. r. Till
man Governor.
"TillmaniSn is the daddy of
Bleaseism," said the Seantor, and
then wert on to review the factional
fight, tracing its origin way back to
John G. Calhoun and notification.
Saying that he looked at the matter
calmly an6 without prejudice, the
former United States Senator, and
now State Senator, called on the peo-
pie, the sober thinking people Of
both tactic MS, to stop and consider
where they are headed.
The McLau lin speech is the talk OF
political circles tonight. In his
speech the Senate, telling what h.
thinks Bleaseism is, sid:
'When man applies for life in
surance he is asked a string OF QueS-
ti0ns about his ancestry. Hereditary
ten denotes are carefully noted for
several generations, and the general
average of the mortuary table is
mathematically correct.
Political Hcrcdity.
"This doctrine of heredity applied
to great political movements makes
what we call the history of the hu-
man race.
ITO comprehend Bleaseism one
must first understand Tillmanism; it
is parent and child. Tilmanism is
the daddy; Bleaseism is the boy just
in long pants, finding out that he is
"A man and anxious to try his
strength.
Back of the Shell manifesto
great. forces gathering for genera
tions broke forth in the storm of the
March Convention of 1890. | am 60
ing to give you a brief review of the
past, SO that the younger men may
understand the present. believe
| look at the situation without preiu-
6ioe, with malice toward no man and
that charity for others which | beg
for my own shortcomings.
There has never been time in
the history of South Carolina when
good policy, charity and tolerance
were more needed than now. Only
last year we came near the parting
OF the ways Let us be men, not
afraid to look the situation squarely
in tho face. 1t goes deep into the
domain Of eternal justice between
man and man.
Surely there is some way to pro-
vide safety to future generations by
giving abiding relief from the bitter
strife which is inevitable when class
is arrayed against class.
A Split in 1890.
There can be no doubt that ever
since the March Convention OF 1890
we have had two political factions as
diverse in views and more bitterly
hostile than exists in other States be-
tween political parties. 1t dies down
occasionally, and we have a colorless
ad ADMINISTRATION that settles nothing
and satisfies no one.
What subtle hidden force, then,
fans the smouldering embers into
the fierce flames that threatened last
summer a permanent breach among
our white people?
I'VE had an actual split in 1890,
and two tickets at the general cleo
ton. 1t is folly to say that it was
the personality Of Tillman then or
Blease now. The private life and
ha bits Of Tillman were attacked Just
as viciOusly as Blease was las. sum-
mcr Our campaign meetings were
series Of riots, and after we won in
the primary a great convention was
held, and its slogan was, b. r. Till
man shall never bo Governor Of
South Carolina have lived to see
Haskell and Tillman bury the
hatchet, and the leaders OF that
movement rally around Tillman and
vote for him last summer. The truth
is that the movement behind both
Blease and Tillman goes deeper than
any mans personality.
I'VE are also confronted with the