The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
For the Anderson MteUigencer.
HTOWnship Nominations"

To THE PEOPLE OF ANDERSON COUNTY:
The last Anderson papers convey the lnteli-
gence that meeting of the citizens of the
Dark Corner Township, consisting Of twenty
five or thirty voters, have put in nomination
full ticket for the Legislature and County Off
ces. We do not question the right of any por
ton of our citizens, be they few or many, to
put in nomination such persons as they deem
the most suitable to fill the various offices of
the State and County; but the nomination of
the Dark Corner Township possesses meaning
and Specification which demands the closest
scrutiny Of every voter in the pending election.
It is this Whether the action of the mass
meeting of the Conservative party at Anderson
on last Saleday was judicious and proper or
not, and whether or not the policy then inau-
gurated between the two parties was wise and
calculated to advance the best interests of the
State in her present anomalous condition. Our
Dark Corner friends who participated in this
nomination, evidently were so much dissatis-
fled with the action of the mass meeting, that
they have thus made open issue with the same,
and propose nomination in violation of the
measure of pacifcation adopted on that occa-
sion, to wit: no nomination by either party,
and mutual pledge to vote only for good and
competent men to fill the various Offices, without
reference to past party affiliations. had sim
cerely hoped that no such issue as that present.
ed by the Dark Corner nomination would have
been forced upon the people of Anderson in
the present canvass but since it has been done,
and as 1 heartily and openly endorsed said ac-
ton, il is but right that the people of Ander-
son should calmly consider the question in
volved, and decide whether the action of said
mass meeting was right or not / have long
been convinced that there could be no purifca-
tion of our State Government, except by a
union of the earnest, conscientious men of
both parties in the great work of reform This
being my standpoint, | was prepared to greet
our Republican friends of Anderson in their
well-timed proposals of compromise. Such
was the line of policy recommended by the sa-
gacious Kershaw in his letter last summer
such the policy actuating the Conservative
Convention in Columbia in endorsing the nom
ination of Green and Delaney for Governor
and 1t. Governor of the State-such the policy
that impeled the Independent Republican
Convention of Charleston to endorse the nom
nation of the noble Kershaw for Congress
from the Eastern portion of the State-such is
now the line of policy which is moving hun
dreds, nay thousands of the Republican voters
in the Third Congressional District to endorse
and cordially support Gen. MCGOWAN for Con-
gress from the Western part of the State-and
such, I trust, will be the prevailing principle
of the people of Anderson in the approaching
election.
The people, so far as I know, were generally
satisfied with the action of the mass meeting,
and as an humble citizen of the State, beg of
my felow-citizens to do nothing that would
cast pebble in the progress of the great work
of reform, now 80 auspiciously begun. The
day of our political redemption draweth nigh
the bright star of hope is already iluminpg
the horizon-good men of all parties are uniting
for the salvation of the State. Having put
our hands to the plow, let us not even look
back, but move steadily forward in the good
cause I know that 1 have many warm per-
sonal friends in the Dark Corner-men who
have never yet turned their backs upon me. If
for this offending, however, am to lose the
confidence of single person there or else
where, while may regret it, can trnthfully
say that my conscience is clear in this matter,
and that have only tried to do my duty un-
der peculiarly trying circumstances.
Respectfully,
THOS II. RUSSELL.