The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-04-23

always make up the best and most
available tickets. This may be. true
from the beginning Of coalition mp to
the awakening Of Straight out Dcmo-
cracy," and even at some Of our county
conventions Of 1876, First because
nominations were not made by that
always essential rule of two thirds ma
jority, thus failing to get the choice OF
the people. Secondly the tax paying re'-
pie of tho state had become desperate
over the insults and wrongs that hadrnr-! :!
,iplied to a hideous enorlnity, and were
nor-caicutattugnnd psrticuhr in seize, ing
"level headed" men. but those whom
they blieved would give III" Rad'-
Gals complete rout, and hurl them
into the depth of IN ienom;nons
political grave. Thirdly--patrio'ic nc
tion had been made dormantly efusion
and coalition with the "moderate Re.
publicans' s'--migratory vagabonds.
And the people who had their conn-
try's good at heart were unsuspecting
t,ward every man who called himself a
Democrat and seemed to be going with
them in working out the redemption of
their State.
Consequently men found their way
into our conventions, who were moth.
ing more ttan manipulating office
seekers, that were chosen to represent
themselves, and their greedy propcnsi-
ties Thus came the bidding. trading
and log rolling We hear so much about,
but such state Of affairs has passed
it is not 50 now.
You will see n grand victory achieved
10y tho Democrats Of Kershnw County
in the coming election If such clap
traps as primary elections are kept out
of the "modus operaudi" of our party,
and the good old way" is quietly let
alone.
Shonld such system be adopted, |
fear defeat.
We already see that just such men as
our Offices need, and as We need as rulers,
have come, and are fast coming t" the
front. Men whose unimpeachable honor
and patriotism stand out with marked
prominoncc--who will frown down such
low designing men as wonld sneak into
patriots, place and foully med1le with
their. country's good, ., /
We consider no better highway could
be assured to suck characters than pri-
mary elections 4..
You state alsothat primary elections
are the most representative plan. in that
by it every voter may iodicat, his choice
for every county office. 1t does not 81
appear to us. Where is Misrepresentation?
Is it not every man acting for himself,
and with no certainty that he Is acting
for any on" else? As the means of getting
cveryboly's choice, it appears to be the
true plan. But too much choice ruins
anything. We learned that whan we
we're a school boy. We agree with YOU
! that with nominations by the peap'o We
will wiE-that is through convention
Of good representative men, who will
meet and interchange the sentiments of
our people. and nominate ticket Of the
best men, that will come up before them.
Do this, and the victory will be assured
But if primary elections are adopted by
the county convention next week, and
should We be able to carry their evil
results and gain the election. they will
eventually bring Us to decentralization
and defeat BY greatly multiplying disap-
pointments among our people, whom o
canycntion would always harmonize,
Depart from The convention plan and
our condition will soon be such as to in
vito the fleeing carpet -baggers and seal
awags to rctsrn and feast yet while
longer upon the hard earnings of the
people We love, and and Of whom VIC are
. part. Yours in the faith
ZEBULoN.
Turkey Creek, April 18th 1878.