The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-17
the Knemy is Werking.

the Enemy 10 Working.
Junq ley has made cali upon his Repub-
lican fale8ers in this County to meet in Mass
Meetink S>ms time next month, when, he says,
"busint te.ef Importance will be brought before
YherS ID various conjectures rs to the OBJ
leeting. Some are foolish enough
to sdppQ ypne intends to organize his
Z - saiel Mehs. AZ. FalE oth-s
sfs, wethfnks ne more sensible view Of the
move, tnd suppose he intends to make q show
Of organization and then, If there should be
foundjh sufficient number of disaffected demo-
CRATIC asPirants to form o nucleus for an "inde-
psndbnt" organization, he will be for sale to the
high{si bidder.
Atain, there aie persons who think he Is NOV
iBg IN the interest Of q few in this town, who
81 themselves democrats, but arc preparing to
dfp{se the democratic ticket if they or their
DDS are not nominated upon it. They are
knowing with all their might and means 10
anew party, with the view Of putting them
&lySand o few select frieads into office. They
opHbe nominating candidates by conventions,
andraise all sorts of objections to the plan of
no9hating by Primary Election. They have
defshpined not to be satisfied with any plan un-
less they are the central figures in it. Having
=. asss If116th y iaaess0l z ~ sAagss|Ess,
they thI Wll( excite ne pre- 1dioes and fear.
of whsttthey gall the poorer classes against the
Democa tic party.
AlreGy we have heard that these men are
telling fhe people that Mobley's movo is "a
trick o1 the straight-out democrats, to make the
voters elieve that he will run ticket if there
is spit in the democratic ranks" This tale
has TWO. edges to it.. In the first place these
malco3te tents know full we'll that any bargain or
arranl kment with Mobley and his followers
would|bc bitterly opposed by large majority of
the, tIne democrats of the County and would
w.akeh the party ranks. But that is not the
edge they intend to use. What they want is
the help of Mobley and his followers, but they
dare NIT make bargain with him unless they
can inn press the people with the belief that the
democrats played the game first" therefore
thsrs' Ns1Aahsspo choice Of party ON that score.
In corroboration Of such a suspicion, some OF
these sorehcads are even now advocating the
right Of any man-even the most radical repub-
lieag( to vote OF the primary election, for dem
Scr % nominees, if he will only promis. to vote
The dsmoeratie ticket ut the regular election
The idea Of allowing republicans to vote upon
democratic nominations is so prepostsrous
that mo man who has not "an axc-to grind"
would think of proposing it. We oil know what
the tire promise or even an oath of the aver
age Republican is worth. We see them, at every
election, make the most solemn VOWS to vote the
deaocratic ticket, and go direct to the poll and
deposit q full republican ticket.
We warn the democrats cf Union County, not
to put the least confidence in such reports
There is not shadow of truth in them. We
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handed fight, and win, too, under the pure, liberal
and unsullied democratic banner, inviting alI good
citizens TO come into our ranks and help us
while all who affiliate with Mobley's republican
party, to oppose our cause, must thereaft err TAX
places where they belong, in the Republican
ranks. Ifthey prefer Mobley and ignominious
defeat tordemocracy and glorious victory, they
must submit to the political disgrace which such
a choice.will certainly bring upon them
AN For the Times