Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-25

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I q Ill. The Convention, i
On Saturday represented. by regular dele
a "a gates, about seventeen hundred Democratic
3 voters in tho county. Twonty four out Of
twenty y-nino,l local clubs had delegates on the
a1oor,and one Of the romoining five clubs had
'ssmembers present, Tho interest manifested
;ss by the delegates md the. large attendance
shove the party here is fully alive and active
! an the interests Of good government. a
The work Of tho convention will be found
& lseYhere in our columns and marks ap
dEyanced step by the people in their claim to
direct public affaira The people are the
source fof power, and lin comforting upon
othersithe power to act aud legislate for them,
Ssthey:ha the undoubted right TO express
n ttheirisiowsiof appropriate legislation on all
sjsubjects.s Willie this is never practically
done! ie'very common to require Of persons
4 seeking office their views on important ques-
a Stions and to sustain or reject them according
tss,ns their views harmonize with the peoples
;s ideas Of the public good. Some of tho roso.
lutions adopted by the convention may bo
regarded of doubtful -propriety, but no one
h CON question the right of the people to adopt
them. w f. ,ft ,5sg3,,sta
a fixed idea seems to pervade the public
IS mind that the sessions of the Legislature are
%lopgersthan necessary and that the oompon-
sHatitn Is higher than it should be in view OF
the stringent times. In taking this action
abthe convention looked only to the future, and
ysand asked that legislation be adopted to
redGcethe length aud expense of Legislative
teessions. Sl}S' 3'''
$A9 Germainto this the convention expressed
its opposition to, FREQ passes to mombors on
81 as fsnding to prolopg the session.
While we believe in the sovereign rigat of tho
people to take this action, and in fact do not
oppose the action, we would have preferred
that these resolutions had been adopted by
} some local club and published before any
Haotion was had in the county convention.
This is always the safest and best course to get
{ ut the true,voice Of tho people and to secure
unity and harmony Of action. We believe,
4 however, the spirit of the resolutions is right
( md will meet general approval.
j sl The endorsement of the broad platform of
1876, the adoption Of the plan and rogula.
tions of nominating candidates through pri-
mary elections, tho resolutions approving Of
the, services Of Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, aud
. .recSmmending his denomination, and the
y obstruction Of the delegates tovote for Govern
Sor Hampton as tho candidate for our next
Governor, will meet with almost universal
Il approval, 6j4
~ & fTthio convention was largely attended by
Representative mon from all parts Of tho
county, and wo are widely mistaken if Oconeo
4 sfaiIstso Yoll up q higher majority for Hampton
8inSl878 than it did in 1870.
rs. Let us oil determine to stand together, and
4 work together, for this means success. If
ii mon differ on minor points, let these differ
ences DO buried in the great aim to better our
goYernment. 9#&9
If}the proceedings Of the convention foil to
n meetthe approval Of oil in every particular,
Jet those differing submit their individual
preferences to the voice of tho majority. IF
u the convention has now or should hereafter
"a err and fail to meet 10 it's action the wishes Of
4 tho pooplo, let another convention correct the
errors and preserve the unity Of tho party.
This is tho only course to secure that unity
y and harmony which alone can bring success
Much Of the work of the convention was
gotten up on the spur Of tho momont, and
.was, therefore, crude and imperfect. For tho
Same reason some matters Of Importance
f looking to moro economical systom Of
county government, were overlooked. It
would have been better through series Of
5 resolntlons carefully prepared to have embo-
tiedswith the action in reference to members
5 of The Legislature the views Of tho convention
4 apon the abolition Of several county Offices,
& and the reduction Of the county expenditures
i Id several particulars. No appreoiable re-
duction Of taxes con bo accomplished while
the present number Of paid officers are con-
s tihued In oil the counties Of the State. X,
a d, These qreations have heretofore been dis.
cussed and tho views Of the people on them
nre well known, and will be as fully respected
by ourropresentatives as ifaga in acted upon,
Tho failuYeto not uponth hem cannot, therefore,
81 4 3nsaislsad any one. The people want economy
I and reform. not In theory, but actually and
4 spractically This ii the whole issue--low
taxeo and economical government.
SS g j Y. 81
n \ dos. Sfapton has fsoa lod lis proclamation
{ goifef.ng mo hundred dollars feward for Red
Z 3,iois a IDS forwarded counter proclat,a.
"a esi( liae of Tokens Couniy SO
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