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

stamped, and none counted bat such as
9th. That each name voting bs enroll
ath, THAT the ballots bo counted in
public.
9TH. That each party bo at liberty. aftcr
ae count, to take such further aciion as
may 10 proper 20 further Cancellation.
Very respectfully, your ob't. sery't,
JOHN GoszALEz,
Secretary Sales Advisory Board.
This proposition is that each party
have d separate box and allow ell 10 vote
at 1t that they SEQ proper, and after tho
balloting Is over, that they bo at liberty
to taho further steps for Cancellation.
Under this arrangement Mr.. Sales
friends could allow Republicans and all
to vote. whiis Mr.. C)uftenay's, having
contended that mono Dut Democrats have
the right TO participate in the nomination
OF Democratic candidates, could not
elbow Republicans TO vote, and then the
trouble would haye heefi as great or
greater than ever. It amounted to no
offer efeettlemeht, and every impartial
man In tho State will soc It in this light.
We have meddled with Charleston pol.
itics because we believe IL is O canvass
which foreshadows the conflict that lies
before us In 1850 in South Carolina, and,
therefore, that the whole State IS deeply
interested in tho success of pure Democ-
racy without combinations with Repub-
licsns. If tho Democratic party of
Charleaton Is defeated by disaffected
Democrats, or by combinations with re-
pnblicany, It Will bo ominous for the
State next year. Honce, we think yet
that settlement Of these troubles should
be reached by submitting tho matter to
leading Democrats from; different SEC
tions Of tho State for adjustment, not In
the interests Of the candidates, but for tho
:volfaro Of the party and OF the State. If
It Is not done, those who refuse the arbi-
tration Will be justly chargeaEle with
whatevor disaster attends the result.
In our opinion the Democrats of
Charleston are now suffering for i'm
proper action in tho past. 1t IL the coali-
ton of rurt OF tho party with Cunning
ham some years ago which is now the
root from which this bitterness springs
In that canvass they united with tho Re-
publicans to elect Northern Republican
bird Of passage Mayor over Gen. John A.
Wagener, @ native Carolina Democrat
and gentleman, This was, in our opin-
ion, as wo then said, wrong and impoli-
tic. 1t was, however, Mt time when the
condition OF tho SSttatto Tas ;i!Gescn. g-c..
what 1t 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 oil that we have gained in good gov
ernment, by splitting tho party and en-
oouraging independentism, the most
dapgerous enemy of our State. Since
that unfortunate canvass the Democrats
of Charleston have three times voted TO-
gothor, and three times have they beaten
tho common enemy. In ono of these
canvasses Mr.. Salo was nominated for
Mayor, and ali voted for him. Now It
would be unfortunate 10 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 q
majority Of the Democrats This Is emf
nently case which should be settled
amicably, and we trust our friends In
Charleston will realize tho gravity of the
occasion, and rather than imporii the
State, chat thoy will submit their liffor-
ences to the nrbitrament ofpuro and dis
interested Democrats, who would no
doubt satisfactorily adjust the whole case.