The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-14
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FAIR FoREsT, June 8, 1873.
Mr.. EpIfoR You will please allow me, one
more sorehead reply to some few articles that
have appeared in your paper recently.
lst. L see one correspondent says that news.
paper scribbers commence just before an election
that he may be noticed and thnt he may be marked
down as one that wants office. | Judge the au-
thor knows mere about that than the writer of
this, or he certainly would not have thought of
1t, for can say with candor tbat want no
ohice* My only object is to unite the Demo-
cratic vote on some plan that oil may he harmon
lied and lead to certain success. Besides, if
the above be true, who must write? If man
writes Mt oil he is an office seeker; if he don't
write, your paper 10 without news and the pub
lie sentiment is not disseminated throughou the
various sections Of the County.
I'd. "a word for conventions calls for some
notice You say plain enough that if q voter en-
tertains different view to the above he is q
disappointed aspirant, sorehead or Office seek
er. If that be true. then the democrats of this
township are all soreheads. office seekers, as
plrahts &c. think the assertion is too broad,
Tor one voter has rs much right to his opinion
AS another and further. if a man disap-
proves OF the convention plan, is proof that he
Is incompetent for office; q babbler can speak in
public and show off. And notice farther that
those who oppose the convention plan have su-
periors. 1t is asserted that it is so. II so, nv
township all have superiors, and further nv
Township wants all the Offices the convention
ass = molly Sl!sd; These As $500 ~
selligent men in my township as the County af
fsrds. Idont think, II the Primary Election sys-
TEN Is adopted, that we will have but t,oo candi-
dates-one for re- ELECTION to the Legislature and
one for County Commissioner. l don't think
this Township wants only pro rata share of
ofhces-and those according to qualification.
We ask for nothing but justice and our rights,
nnd this we expect to contend for.
This is the first time, since Gen. Lees sur
render, that the voters Of Union County have
had on opportunity to vindcate their rights at
the ballot box.
We notice the plan Of the Executive Commit
tee There were only nine present-fve for
Convention and four for Primary Election. The
Committee was so nearly equally divided, why
not have had minority and minority Circu-
lar, 30 that both sides could see the true issue,
rs 1t ought to be. aud that this sorehead, igno-
rant party might be convinced of their error
and become Convention men before the Sd day
of July and fall in ranks with the intelligent.
word to clubs: Get all the Democratic voters
possible to sign your Clubs: and say remind them
that their forefathers left them the best govern
ment the sun ever shone upon, from the dqys
OF Washington up to the year 1860, and that Sll
men were allowed to run for Office that wished
to-. The only difference between the primary
and the old plan, is that it unites us upon the
general eectlon, 80 that the State Ticket Will
get full support from the County.
You will see in the Circular from the Execu.
tive Committee "a portion of them) three or four
big bugbears one of them Is that we will have
SO many candidates that it is hardly possible for
Q majority to be had. Was this the case in the
days Of our fathers that candidate had to have
majority vote before he could take his seat of
ofhcef No, and NO need Of il now and this
is one chance to give the soreheads and aspir-
ants, and Office seekers chance to see how un-
popular they are in other sections Of the County,
and. as the old adnge is, "break them from
sucking eggs"
One of the other objections is that two or three
2fihe largest Townships will unite and put in
their own candidates-in other words log roll
This is just as absurd as it is unjust. The coun-
try people have their eyes open to the task be-
fore them.
The largest, the last, but the least objection.-
The incompetent office seeker getting the color
ed Republicans to unite with the clubs to elect
him in the primary election. This needs but
little comment. You may just as we'll try to
move Tryon Mountain from North Carolina to
Union c. H., rs to get colo, ed Republican to
Put his name to Democratic Club list, and be.
sides, the sheep know their Shepherd and they
will follow him, and no one else. We know our
Democrats, we want them and we will getfhem
oil If the Primary system is adopted6e have
my fears If not As for myself expO6t to vote
people. CITIZEN.