The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-29
LAuRENs STARTS THE DEMocRAr1c BALL.

Waterloo, Saturday, 9th instant A. w.
Moore moved the following resolutions,
which were seconded by B. ID. Cunningham,
Esq, Il. b. Anderson, G. ID. Smith, VIII.
Cunningham and others: - *
Resoivcd 1st, That We recognize the dtH
ficulties under which the present State Ad.
| ministration have labored and that w. DO
most heartily endorse the wise, kberahtl
conservative course Of Wade Hampton2
Governor.
I'd, That the removal Of tho troops fronf
the State Tuesday IL NJ, gave Ancreascd
stability to the Amcrica0 Government, and
marks new era in ASnerican progress.
Sd, That Radical rule in this State had
in it every element of oppression, fraud and,
political infamy. q
4th, That our entire loyslty i. due to the
Democratic organization through means Of,
which tho people achieved so signal AIDE,
liverance.
5th, That it is the duty Of every good
citizen, who is animated by love Of liberty,
law and peace, to strengthen and perfect the
Democratic organization.
9Th, That VIC recognize in all indepen-
dent movements the "Trogan Horse, the
sole use of which is to betray the city and
deliver it to the enemy.
| 7th, That we do condemn aud denounce
the political miscegenation upon which all
such movements arc based as reactionafy
and ruinous. =
Sth That We dread return to RADICAL
ism, or anything akin to Radicalism, more
than we dread all the plaques of Egypt-as
9th, That We congratulate tho country
of To-, ~
inausurated by the return of the psmocra-
tic party to power.
10th, That while there may be differences
of opinion, in regard to financial and other
grave questions, our stesdfast &ifhsi is in the
Democratic organization, Statsand National,
TO remedy the grievances Of which the peo.
pie still complain. -
11th, That no question ought to arise
comparable in magnitude with the integrity
OF the Democratic organization, and the pets
manency of Democratic rule.
18th, That the Democratic party being
the party of the people, and for the people,
we do condemn all cliques and combinations,
and judge that the spontaneous voice of the
people ought to be final.
18th, That recognizing tho just grounds
of complaint against former political man
asement, we recommend to the Executive
Committee of the County to adopt either
the primary election system for County Of
ficers, Solicitor and Member of Congress
or enlarge the representation in the County
Convention.
l,lth, That in our County we believe
that convention Of t,ccnty delegates FROM
each Township will involve less trouble,
and give more general satisfaction, affordiug
tairer and more just representation Of all
interests and Glasses, and being more in
harmony with Democratic usages in the
Democratic system.
18th, That we Waterloo Democracy, arc
satisfied with ''our first love-" and arc deter
mined to stand by our old Democratic prin-
ciples, and march under our old Democrats
ic banner, with unity for our watch. word,
and tho good Of the country our chief as
p;ration.
10th, That We direct the Secretary to
forward these resolutions to Gov. Hampton,
expressing to him our happy congratulations
for the order and peace which have marked
hi. dministration, and our earnest PRAYERS
shat benign Providence may lon z spare
him in health and vigor to govern and bless
South Carolina.
1t is said The emergency, which has
more than a political significance, Aemands
that the people should move and act and
achieve, not by individuals, but by organi-
zation that while many good citizens were
reluctant to give up the custom, which OBJ
saincd in this State before the war, of vot-
ing for any candidate whom they pleased, all
could but see that now there could be only
two classes of candidatcs-thc candidates
of the Democratic party, and the candidates
opposed to the Democratic party; that the
people must needs max c an election between
the Democratic candidates rs were really
hostile to the Democratic organization that
there was . wide difference between the In
dependent candidate of former times, and
the Independent Democrat of the period
that the former was generally gentleman
Of wealth and leisure, genial, plausible and
popular, whom his fellow citizens delighted
to compliment with their votes-that the
Independent Democrat "of the period"
would likely be lean, cadavcrous fellow,
consumed by an inordnate thirst for osce
and driven on by the false hope that he can
now sail into official position with the help