The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 20, 1914, Page 3, Image 3
TILLMAN'S FARE
BIDS F
Announcing His Retiremi
Senatorial Term, He
Cast Their Ballot
Washington, Aug. 14.?Senator B.
R. Tillman, today announcing that
V he would not again become a candidate
for the senate, gave out the following
signed statement:
"Fellow Citizens:
* "I was 67 years old the 11th day
of August and felt like sending all of
you a greeting. I served *you as governor
four years and have been your
senator in Washington 20 years, j
When my term expires March 4,
1919, if I live, so long, I shall have
held the highes? office in your gift for !
28 years. An old man desires to j
thank you for your generous support J
all this long while. May he not, without
boasting, but in sincerity and
earnestness, say that he has done his
very best for both South Carolina
and the nation? Constituted as I
, am, I could not have done otherwise.
One of the first lessons my good and;
noble mother taught me was, 'If a ;
thing is worth doing at all, it is
worth doing well.' While I was governor,
therefore, I was governor, as
every one in South Carolina knows, j
not of the Tillmanites alone, but of
all the people. And since I have
i?- t iiam triprf to be as
UCOU ocuatvi * ?iM< v ?? _
good a senator as there was in Washington.
A Large Figure.
"Since August, 1885, when I made
my first speech at Bennettsville, I
have been one of the most prominent
figures, and since IS90 the most powerful
political factor in South Carolina.
From the very start I.won the
love and confidence of a large majority
of my fellow citizens and it was
because of the genuineness of my Democracy
that I was so hated and bitterly
opposed. Many good men believed
that I was an office seeking
demagogue and could find no lan-1
guage strong enough to express their
hatred and contempt.
"Two years ago when a test of my;
patriotism came, I demonstrated to
, those who had always ooposed me
that I was not the selfls- politician
they had judged me to be. No one
knew better than I the risk I ran in
making the Ferguson letter public. I
\. knew it jeopardized my reelection
but I would rather have been beaten
than to have remained silent. My!
frankness, straightforward openness i
of speech and honesty of purpose?
I despise hypocrisy above all other
vices?have thrown me into many
a briar patch when a more cautious
man would have avoided, but I never
have lost sight of the ideals which
opened before me at Bennettsville
thp wplfare and uplift of the
masses have always been the guiding
star which led me on. Your faith, i
fellow citizens, sustained me, and I
greet you in this farewell address
with affection and confidence.
"This is my good-bye to public of-'
flee. I shall not be a candidate!
again. Two years ago when I askod
you to reelect me that I might 'die
in harness' I fully expected to die
very soon; but the good Lord has
seen fit to prolong my life and by
teaching me to live rationally has
enabled me to regain some degree
of health. Should I live to the end
of my term, I shall be 72 years of j
age and I now serve notice upon all
who are interested that I shall not i
try to succeed myself. If I live until
March 4, 1919, I shall die out of and
not in harness, as I have always
wanted to, but shall not worry, j
Death awaits us all and is inevitable. I
I go the way of all my fathers, and '
I try to say in all humility and sin-1
cerity, 'Lord, Thy will be done.
Hopes for Best.
"Four four years at least many j
men in South Carolina have had j
their eyes on the seat I held. This j
is natural because of my illness and j
the expectation of my early death.
There has been some discussion of
it in the newspapers, which was to
be expected. How curious, fantastic
and cruel is human selfishness: but
withall how natural a thing it is. It
is the only element of human nature!
which is universal. I do not com-'
plain at it. and I earnestly hope that;
the man who is chosen will serve the |
people as raitnruny as 1 nave, x
may find a man with more ability j
than I possess; you cannot find one
who will bring to his work greater
earnestness and honesty of purpose, i
"Under the peculiar circumstances |
which now exist in South Carolina, 1
hope I may be permitted to say a few |
words about the present situation in
our State without being misunder-!
stood. It gives me deep concern. 11
am mortified and disappointed that
the primary system has failed to de- j
velop in the people sufficient political
intelligence to enable them to escape
the wiles and tricks of demagogues, j
Audacity and aptitude in repartee,
coupled with a striking personality, j
have made the people an easy prey, j
WELL
>EOPLE BEWARE :
ent With End of Present ]
i Urges That Voters 1
s Against Blease
c
Instead of candidates being com- j
pelled to discuss public questions and \
policies, they have been allowed to j
ma^e appeals to prejudice, and the <
people, blinded by these arts, have c
followed and made heroes of men i
who are wholly unworthy, l nave j
been and still am accused of inaugu- ?
rating this method of campaigning, j
I challenge the production of a single ,
speech of mine wherein I departed ,
from the discussion of public issues t
or indulged in unparliamentary lan- r
guage until forced to do so by unfair j
opponents. The more bitter enemies ^
of the reform movement began the j
vituperation and abuse that have a
marked South Carolina politics since j
1890. They answered argument with ^
invective; they greeted truth with a
showere of mud and filth; and they, f
not I, must bear the responsibility, j
Still Has Confidence. a
"Two years ago I lamented the ,
same ibing, and said I doubted ^
whether I had not made a mistake a
in crivine the people the ballot and v
teaching them how to use it. But
I was impatient. I here reaffirm my t
confidence in the people?all the peo- a
pie collectively. I believe that the ]
judgment of the whole people?rich r
and poor, educated and ignorant, j
high and low?is the surest and tru- j
est guide to political action. Their t
mistakes will be fewer and will be v
more quickly mended than will the c
errors of any one class, be it ever so q
enlightened. I believe this so re- t
ligiously that I would rather have a j
bad governor or a bad senator elected
by all the people than a good one
elected by any one class. The whole ^
people: correct their blunders; the ?
rule of a class tends to the growth c
and perpetuation of abuses. I have r
implicit faith that all the people of s
South Carolina are going to stamp a
out Bleaseism sooner or later. The <
strongest Bleaseites will be leaders ^
as soon as they are convinced that j
they have made a mistake. If I did j
not believe this. I would lose all faith t
in self-government. c
"Jefferson's slogan wa6, Teach the j
people and trust the people.' To this j
principle all patriots will give cred- r
ence, and all Democrats will gladly
obey. When the demagogue comes t
along and blinds the people by the ^
glamor of his arts and instills devil- g
try and poison into their minds, good e
citizens must not despair but re- a
double their efforts; for the truth is r
more powerful than falsehood and
must prevail in the long run. t
"Atrain T reaffirm mv faith in the c
people. The battle between privilege
and freedom, between equality and
favoritism, is world-wide, and ages
old. It has brought the cataclysm
which we are witnessing in Europe
today. The people of that continent
are struggling to free themselves
from the shackles of autocracy and
the divine right of kings. It is a
battle between autocracy and republicanism.
The contest in South Car- .
olina in 1890 was to overthrow an
aristocracy which had come down to
us from colonial days.
The Real Revolt.
"It was a real revolution, in which
families were divided, father against
son, and brother against brother,
showing that principle, and principle ?
alone, moved the people to action. It
was my high privilege to lead that ?
movement which emancipated South j.
Carolinians from the thraldom of ^
an oligarchy which had ruled the j.
State for a century.
"That was mv greatest "work. 1 ?
taught South Carolinians to know ^
their rights and how to obtain these ^
rights, and the State has made mar- (
velous progress in every way. In edu- t
cation, in some of its aspects, it has {
progressed more than any of its sis- j
ter States: for we have Clemson and ,
Winthrop as model schools, the best (
of their kind, and, if there were less i
selfishness and more public spirit
throughout the State, the lamentable ,
c
ignorance now existing in some sections
would soon disappear. But our {
common schools in many counties are ^
sadly deficient, and must be improved.
A democracy without adequate
means for educatiing its citizens
is bound to be shipwrecked. We \
cannot afford to let our children '
grow up like weeds. If we do, ignor- |
ance will choke out all that is best
in our people and destroy our civili- J
zation. The State in self-defcn.se. if J
i
for no higher reason, will, somehow or
other, have to see to it that all
the white children get at least the j
rudiments of an education. Compulsory
education is a big question, and ,
I have never heretofore favored it,
but acute diseases demand drastic '
remedies, and if a statute can be 1
framed that will force the white '
children into school and at the same
time give the blacks only the kind of
training?manual and industrial?
\
which they can assimilate, it ougb
to be done. Effective compulsor
education will require a great de?
of money, but if we are not willin
to spend money for our children Go
pity us. Whether a general law o
local option by counties i6 the bes
is a matter of opinion and will hav
:o be threshed out by the legislaturt
Their Mistake.
"The people two years ago electe
i man governor who has "run amuck
is it were, and displayed so littl
ealization of his high opportunitie
hat it makes me sad and angry t<
)e told, as I have been more thai
>nce, that Tillmanism is the direc
ause of Bleaseism. All thoughtfu
md intelligent men know that thi
s only a half truth, and half truth
ire the worst sort of lies. Tillman
sm taught the people that they coul<
vhip and destroy special privileg
vith tne Danoi. mai was a goui
hing, all must admit. Now, is Till
nanism to blame because the peopL
lave used that same ballot witl
vhich to elevate a demagogue? Yes
taught the people that they ha<
l right to govern South Carolina an<
proclaim the principle anew. The;
lo have the right, even if they elec
l hundred Bleases. 'Teach the peo
?le and trust the people.' We will
n the end, have better governmen
it the hands of all the people thai
ve would have if any one class ruled
rhe people will rectify their blunder:
lk soon as they have become con
inced of their error.
"It would be just as true to sa;
hat Democracy causes Socialism an<
inarchy as it would be to say tha
rillmanism caused Bleaseism. Ha<
ay health continued good, I woul<
lave taught the people the folly o
Jleaseism two years ago, pointed ou
he difference and stemmed the tid<
rhich Jones found himself unable t<
:ope with. I would have guided th<
Tillmanites, while Blease only misle<
hem. and all for the gratification o
lis own selfish ambition.
Tire<l of "Law and Order."
"A large per cent, of those whi
wo years ago and now are yellinj
law and order,' want a law and orde
?f their own contriving. They ar<
lot ready to admit that, politicall;
peaking, all white South Carolinian:
ire equal. They think themselve
livinely commissioned tp rule every
>odv else, and this, not Tillmanism
s the true cause of Bleaseism." Th<
>lain people saw this resurrectei
>ourbonism and, thinking it was th<
>ld 'ring' come to life again, tool
Jleaseism in preference to it. Bleasi
limself is a mere symtom. Th<
eal fever is bigotry, political intol
:rance and social injustice. I cal
lpon you, my fellow citizens, yoi
rho know and claim to want bette
ind higher things, to broaden you
lympathies. Stop prating about "lav
ind order' and treat your next doo:
leighbor with a little more consid
ration. Though he live in a hovel
hough he never saw the inside of i
ichool room, he has the same righ
o vote for Blease that sou have t<
ote against him, and you have n<
nore right to question his motivi
han he has to question yours. Lean
hat great trutl}, act on it to the ut
ermost, and my word for it. Blease
sm will disappear?and it will no
lisappear until you do learn it.
"Then too, a certain class of ou:
ellow citizens have been very un
ust and unreasonable in their deal
ng with the poorer people, treatim
hem with no consideration what
jver and showing a contempt fo
hem. This is especially true wit!
egard to those who work in the cot
on mills. In many communities tb>
)eople in the mill villages are a das
ipart, looked down upon and not as
iociated with. No wonder Socialisn
md the I. W. W. are getting a foot
iold among these citizens of ours. I
vas not once, and it ought not ti
>e so now. We all should addres
>urselves to the remedy lest it brim
lire disaster upon the corrfmon
vealth, for in the last analysis whit*
mity is absolutely essential for thi
ontinuation of good government. I
hese poor men are trampled unde
oot as they have been taught to be
ieve they are, they will join wit]
my movement, no matter how radi
al and ultra, to get revenge. Thi
s the secret of Blease's hold on th<
>eople who work in the cotton mills
md we ought by every means in ou
jower break that hold by showiui
he same respect and consideratioi
or them that we do for others.
"Maliciously Ignorant."
"As for those who compare Bleas
he man with Tillman the man, the;
ire, for want of a better term, wha
[ may call maliciously ignoranl
Blease and Tillman are both popula
dols and there the resemblance ends
I had definite ends to accomplish; m;
personal character and private lif
tvere always above reproach and ny
ntegritv was never questioned sav
dv a few slanderers who merely as
serted without attempting to prove
rhere is just enough similarity be
:ween Blease and Tillman to deceiv
the ignorant and furnish a bludgeo:
:o the vicious.
"I do not believe Gov. Blease ough
to be sent to the United States sen
(Continued on page 6)
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