The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-30
For the anderson InteMgencer.
To The Democrats of Anderson
County.


FELLow-DEMoCRATs: Are we to have
a Democratic organization in this Coun-
tyr and are we TO have one in the State
These questions should engage at once
the serious attention of every Democrat
in the County and State, and q perfect
understanding should be had at an early
day. We have had but little to say in
politics for near two years, and are not
well posted on passing. events, but if the
people really intend to organize the Dem
ocratic party, and do It in earnest, either
in the County or State, or both, to accom-
plish reform by dethroning the negro
party Of South Carolina and their white
allies, who are the direct cause and In
struments of oil the oppression of our
people, by stealing, robbery and plum
der, and thus rid ourselves and the State
of these miserable and contemplate op-
pressors. and to establish upon their
ruins good government in all its de-
partments-which we advise, and which
should be done-,oe are in, and declare
our determination to spend and TO be
spent in the cause. But If it Is contem.
plated to organize the party i'm this Coun-
ty, and, finally, allow the Republican
party to control her actions, as 1t did two
years ago, by preventing nominations,
we advise against the reorganization.
But we do earnestly advise and appeal to
all true men to organize, and to be reso-
Lutte and determined; and by so doing
there can be no doubt but what they can
and viii carry the State and County in
cur next election. But the lesson taught
us, that we cannot servo two masters,
should be strictly inculcated, and the
position of every white man should be
known as belonging straightout to our
party, or go undisguised into the Radical
negro party of the State. No matter
whether he wants to be County Treasu-
Ter, Auditor, Jury Commissioner, or
Trial Justice, and by collision, private,
ly, give his influence to Radical leader,
in order to secure the negro vote. and
thus get Office from the people, and after
all have it said of him that he is a
Democrat, let him come down off the
fence that he may be seen and known Of
men. To re-organize, therefore, means
to bring men, square TO the front; to
nominate candidates and to support them
to man, and all independent candidates
are to be known by their true name,
viz, Radical-negro office-seekers. To
belong to such an organization one is
honored In victory or in defeat. "
We have only two parties in this State,
the Democratic or honest party, and the
Radical or dishonest party. We ad-
init there are some few Republicans i'm
the State, but not enough to make a
party, and at the head Of these will ap-
pear the Governor of the State, who has
himself denounced the party that We are
to defeat.
To this end we suggest that each town.
ship organize her Democratic Club, and
that she elect one of her best members
and send him to Anderson Court House
on Saleday in February next and that
the last actual Democratic chairman Of
the County call them to order, and that
they proceed to elect County Chairman
of the Democratic party, and to appoint
an executive committee; and, further,
that such steps be taken by them as will
secure an early nomination, say in April
or May next. Then with our candidates
in the field we have nothing to do but to
90 to work and elect them. This course,
II pursued, will be the means of bringing
ont all the opposition at once, and thus
enable us to successfully combat and
defeat 1t. We do not expect the Radical
party to nominate, but they will bring
out their independent candidates, give
them the negro vote, and the aght will
be to get enough of the white votes to
elect, and to accomplish this they will
doubtless claim to be Democrats, hut
they must be taught that "he who is not
for me is against me-"
We do not say the foregoing is the best
plan of organization, but an early organ
ization is indispensable If we mean to rid
ourselves oil the oppressors. which we
should do and which we can do, by or.
ganizing and going to work. Our fathers
would not have submitted to the oppres-
sions Of the last eight years for one hour,
and are welost to all honor and doomed
to be slaves?ior will we throw off oul
oppressors and declare our manhood and
be, ffee'