Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-06-15
For the Or,ngcburg Times !
JAn lsoN, S. G.,
June lIht, 1878.

JUNO 11ll, 1910.
N'. Edior:
1t seems to me your readers wJul d
like to have Il little dirersion from
Primary and convention systems,
Court House Rings, bridge building,
&c subjects important enough, but
1t is better to leave the discussion of
these matters to more competent and
experienced heads
1t is to be hoped that our Convcn-
ton, which meets in j y, will he
well attended and result in mu, i
good, both by iniu>iny u greater zeal
and bringing about i more praise
worthy concert OF action among our
people. 1t is fearful to contemplate
the Indifference aud want Of energy
III large aj"rity Of our Oldest and
best men, so iur as enrolling their
names Oh some club list, and per-
forming the duties cnjoincd upon
them by every consideration of lone,
friend and country, are concerned
1t becomes us us true men to dis
charge these duties and fulfil all the
obligations we are under to or com
mon interests and county. To fail
here is tofail in every thing, and thus
to jcorardizc our lives nn,l the fiber
ties OF the rising generation. 1t
seems that every thinking mind
should ,sce that if we lose control Of
our State government, and fortun e
places IL in he hands Of t.ic H.pub'i.
can party again, the shamc will rest
upon our heals alone. Taxation
without Representations will again be
imposed upon US, which will he the
funeral lnc!l of civil liberty an
sclfgovernmcnt in South Carolina.
1t will then be too late to run around
and 'hurrah' for Hampton. S:rai sht-
out aud Home Rule. Now is the
golden opportunity, and if we will
work while it i day, the Ith Novcm-
ber will give us the greatest Demo
cratic victory ever won in our coun-
try. Hampton will still be our Gov
ernor, our whole county ticket will
be elected and not one of the Court
House ring will be on it.
The farmers have enough Of send
ing "coons," lawyers and doctors to
make laws for them and mean to try
n farmers ticket this time. They
are the men who do the dirty work
(makc corn, cotton, &c y and why
not let them have Il say so in making
laws. The people at Jamison are
Democrats from the woods aud want
a straightout farmers ticket. and lust
such men on it rs Mr.. S. ID. Dantzler
to represent them. He is Il farmer,
mechanic and Il good man where
ever you put him, knows the wants of
he people, and will represent fully
the common interest Of every man in
the county. He can also carry q
large number of colorcd votes with
him. Like every other true man.
Mr.. Dantzler does not want, much
less seek the Office, and some may
object to him because his 'headuuar-
tcrs' are not at Fischcrss, still su ch
are the men we want, and if the Con-
vention would act wisely, let them
put upon the ticket men of this stamp
Snch ticket will insure victory for
the Democrats ut the next election.
Now, Mr.. Editor, | hope you will
use every effort to spur the older men
OF our county up to Il sense of their
duty. Many OF them think after
this fashion: "WcIl, Hampton has
got hold of the helm, and Of course,
he is such 4 good man it's no USE
voting for him again-just let hi h
stay where he is. We don't pay him
more than half the taxes we did
Chambcrlain-hc's all right-we a re
satisfied" All I've got to say, is Jet
them stay at home, refuse to Join the
precinct clubs, fearing they right be
called on to pay 10 cents per mohth
for campaign purposes when every
man i'll the county has saved, in lhe