The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-06

stamped, and none counted but such as
are stamped.
9Th. That each name voting be enroll
ed.
9th. That tho ballots be counted in
public.
7th. That each party bo at liberty, after
the count, to take such further action as
may be, proper to further conciliation.
Very respectfully, your ob't. sery't,
JOHN GONZALEZ,
Secretary Sales Advisory Board.
This proposition is that each party
have separate box and allow all to vote
at it that they SEQ proper, and after the
balloting is over, that Shey be at liberty
to tako further steps for conciliation.
Under this arrangement Mr.. Sales
friends could allow Republicans and all
to vote, while Mr.. Courtenay's, having
contended that none but Democrats have
the right to participate in the nomination
of Democratic candidates, could not
elbow Republicans to vote, and then the
trouble would have beet rs great or
greater than ever. 1t amounted to no
offer of settlement, and every impartial
man in the State will see it in this light
We have meddled with Charleston pol
itics because we believe it is canvass
which foreshadows the conflict that lies
before us in 1880 in South Carolina, and,
therefore, that the whole State is deeply
interested in the success of pure Democ-
racy without combinations with Repub-
licans. II the Democratic party of
| Charleston is defeated by disaffected
Democrats, or by combinations with Re-
publicans, it will be ominous for the
State next year. Hence, we think yet
that o settlement Of these troubles should
be reached by submitting the matter to
leading Democrats from different Sec
tions of the State for adjustment, not in
the interests of the candidates, but for the
welfare of the party and of the State. II
It is not done, those who refuse the arbi-
tration will be justly chargeable with
whatever disaster attends the result.
In our opinion the Democrats of
Charleston are now suffering for inn
proper action in the past 1t is the coali-
ton of part of the party with Cunning
ham some years ago which is now the
root from which this bitterness springs.
In that canvass they united with the Re-
publicans to elect Northern Republican
bird of passage Mayor over Gen. John A.
Wagner, o native Carolina Democrat
and gentleman. This was, in our opin-
ion, as we then said, wrong and impoli-
tic. It was, however. at time when the
condition of the State was different from
what it is now. The damage to be
wrought by that mistake only affected
the city of Charleston-now it affects the
State, and threatens to take away from
us all that we have gained in good gov
ernment, by splitting the party and en-
couraging independentism, the most
dangerous enemy of our State. Since
that unfortunate canvass the Democrats
of Charleston have three times voted to-
gether, and three times have they beaten
the common enemy. In one of these
canvasses Mr.. Sale was nominated for
Mayor, and all voted for him. Now it
would be unfortunate to reopen that old
scar of the Democracy. If one wing Of
the party submitted to Mr.. Sales nomi-
nation in one canvass, Mr.. Sales friends
should not refuse to submit to another
man in the next, if he is tho choice of
majority of the Democrats. This is emil
nently case which should be settled
amicably, and we trust our friends in
Charleston will realize the gravity of the
occasion, and rather than imperil the
State, that they will submit their differ
ences to the arbitrament ofpure and dis
interested Democrats, who would no
doubt satisfactorily adjust the whole case.