The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-06-11
Proposition of the Greenyille Enterprise and
MOuntaineer.

To sweep the State Government of thieves,
and to bring them to speedy punishment, the
people must take the management Of State af-
fairs in their own hands, for one year at least,
excluding all interference by Office seekers.
The simplest plan of organization is the best.
COUNTY CONVENTIONS COMPOSED oE TWO COM
MITTEEs.
In every county, the people, white and color
ed, each, to hold a mass meeting of their own
color, after thirty days public notice, and ap-
point an executive committee of five or seven
of their best men, who are known to be honest,
and who haze held no office, County, State or Fed
eral, since the aoar. These committees to con-
stitute county convention, each committee
representing their own peoplein the convention,
by votes in exact proportion of the white and
colored vote of the county. The convention,
as whole, to hvae authority to rule out any
man who has not the requisite qualification
above stated, and to ask of his people to send
another in his place.
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION.
The convention thus organized to proceed, as
far as practicable, on the basis above named to
elect delegates to the State convention, in num-
Der correspondent to the members of the Leg
islature from the county. The majority of
each committee casting the full vote of the
committee for its proportionate number of del
egates For example: In cour ty entitled to
fxe delegates, if the proportion Of the registered
white and colored vote is nearer four to one,
than three IT, 5wo, then that shall be the pro-
portion of delegates allowed to each committee,
and vise ve4SG. y '''' '''
The qualification of delegate to the State
convention to be-, without exception, the same
as members of the county convention, viz that
he has held no office, County, State or Federal,
since the avar, and his general reputation as an
honest man, must be unimpeached. OF this,
the majority of the county convention, as q
whole, must be the judge.
,,..-- STATE CONVENTION.
To be composed of delegates having the GER
tifcates of election by the county conventions,
as above described, and to be held whenever
and wherever a majority of the county conven-
tions shall decide. The state convention to
proceed, Immediately upon its proper organza
ton, by two thirds vote of all the members
present, to elect candidates for the several State
officers to be filled at the next general election,
beginning with the candidate for governor.
The name of no one to be considered or voted
for, who has held any office ofemolument By salary
fees or perquisites, a0tether County, State or
Federal, since the war After this is done, the
convention to take such steps to further the OBJ
iect and to bring to punishment the men who
have robbed and dishonored the State, as may
be legal and proper.
CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
After the State convention, let there be call
meeting of the committees constituting the
county convention to nominate county ticket
for the Legislature, or for such vacancies as
have to be filled at the next general election,
and to take such action therein, as honesty and
fair dealing demand.
This branch of the plan is worthy of discus
sion throughout the State, and ought not to be
blinked; so in regard to county officers.
Let the principle be once adopted and ap::
piled to the highest officers in the State, and
the people, fleft to themselves, will drive it
through the whole catalogue of officers, down
to O Trial Justice or member of Congress.