Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-10-03
The Republican Nominating Convention.
On to-dsy (lhursday) the Republican

The Republican Nomip pating Convention.
On to-dsy (lhursday) the Republican
Nominating Convention for this Comfy
will assemble at this PLACE for the pur-
pose of putting IN nomination candidates
for the Legislature and the County offices.
And it becomes the delegates to this
Convention for once to net for the good
of all the people of the Oounty,-to &c
outside and above party cliques and per-
sonal rings, and place only such men in
nomination as they are we'll assured are
uissRaige 'r6eif rgoth- duty ln-a1rust.
worthy manner, and with exact justice
to every one. This Is duty the dele
gates owe 10 themselves, their country,
and their party. viii they do it' We
shall see.
At the late Republican Convention in
Lexington several Democrats were placed
in nomination on the Republican ticket.
And in presenting their ticket 10 the peo-
plethey accompanied itwith the following
commendableP Platform Of Principles. Tho
sooner the Republican party OF EdGclitld
are actuated by like principles. the s',oner
will there be better feeling established
between the races, and better local
government inaugurated.
Here is the Platform above alluded to !:
We. tie Republicans Of Lexington
county in convention assem- blod, do
hereby endorse and confirm tbe Platform
of principles Of the Regular Republican
party of the State of South Carolina, as
adopted by convention Of the same In
the city Of Columbia, on the. 26th day OF
August last.
In addition thereto, we declare
First. That we entertain no feeling OF
hostility or resentment to those OF our
fellow citizens who belong to the Demo-
cratic party. ..An'thaE we ask, as citizens
Of this great commonwealth, is Cqpqtity
bofore the law; and rs we have every
reason to believe that the Democrats OF
this county st least are ready to meet us
on the terms Of amity and conciliatton,
in order to tost the sincerity of our pro-
fessions and the extent Of our confidence
in our former political opponents, we
have placed upon our ticket the names OF
gentlemen of the highest social standing
and personal worth for the various legis--
lative anc county officers. Men selected
because of tiltff pscgliar fitness for the
| respective positions for which tlley are
named, without any reference to their
! political proclfvities.
Secondly. We believe that mutual
confidence is absolutely necessary to the
establishment of an enduring peace and
prosperity, and that this can only be
brought about by the exercise OF a spirit
of mutual Cancellation. We believe that
genuine Republicanism and genuine
fDemocracy mean the same thing, and the
Question of suffrage which divided the
parties mainly, heretofore, no longer ex-
isting, we feel it to be our duty rs Repub.
4 licans to extend the olive branch TO oui
1 former opponents, and to ask them te
] units With us in the elevation to office o.
good men, fully competent to discharge
allthe duties of 'tneir respective offices
and pledged to rcttenchnlehti iR Ill the ex'
penditnres Of State and local government
Thirdly. We approve the resolutions
adopted by the voters Of Sa}udn Town
ship, and pledge our nominees to accep
end carry them out in good faith i
elected.