The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-20
ssIndeplendeny, DecirrnIe.

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The card below published by Wm. j.
Gayer, independent candidate for Mayor
of Charleston, has no special Interest for
the people of this section, but it contains
in euch plein language the views OF tlie
independents, that We .ive It lii full 10
order to expose tb, sophistry of rlch
doctrines:
Fslloi0- Citizens Of Cnarleston. /. A desire
to place myself right upon the record,
and determination not to be miscoti.
strued, induce me to address you.
When accepted the ..nicination Of
my friends in juno last as the Hpeople's
national Democratic candidater fog the
Meyoralty of Charleston, I die.incly
stated that I intended TO run within md
not without the Democratic fold. Thls
now reiterate. love my, people too
we'll not To- deelfe their cordial support
The Office of Mayor would haro no val. %
for me without this. ~ IS a.5s y.
stated openly at the meeting referred
to that had always been opposed to out
and dried conventions and cut and dried
primaries. i Such cut and dried conyen-
tions and primaries are tyrannies at best
and thavestics upon srue Democracy.
They have been always dangerous and
odious to q liberty y.loying people, and are
Fesorted TO only in tho interests Of those
who are too weak before the people, and
who could not BIO elected in any other
way. ,A
Ifthe people Of Chafles.bn are tiled of
any one thing It is OF the government Of
mere cllques and cIesses, and OF public
seryants dictated by tam. They want,
II know them, no ono foisted on them
by otiice.seeking politicians, whose only
strength is derived from well.mSnaged
machinery. In this State at this time
machine politics should have no place.
Weare met right here with tho afgu.
ment that such a course Ii necessary TO
hold the Democratic party together. IF
this be true, then God help The Demo.
cratic party.
Thepeople should be welded together III
everything involving the true interes!s OF
the community; but this cannot be done
by crushing out liberal sentiments ia the
party, by dogmatically forcing mon aud
opinions upon people, or by eDgendee.
Ing bitterness among fellow-D Democrats.
All that the people ask il for men, whom
they know 70 be capable and of suflcient
strength in the community to secure q
fair election without resort to violence,
fraud or chicanery. Any. Other coarse
ia ehort-sighted and hurtfnl in the ex.
| trome. saIi
I hold that In Che policy of 1876 and
| 1877 our people, under the leadership, of
Senator Hampton, pursued tbs right
course. They secured to the State, under as &
that leadership, good and economical
government. Such government could
not have been obtained had the naffow
and contracted views that, in my opinion.
are sought to be forced upon tbia com.
| munity been followed. Had the Demo.
cratic party in this State announced, as
one wing Of tho Democratic party of this
city did In its call in Ward 2 afinounce.
that none but white Democrats could of
| should be "ailowed to attend or take
part" Gen. Hampton never would have
been Governor of the State of South Car
olinR, MOI, would he and Gen. Batter be
now representing. this State in the United
States Senate. hi 50 5 q.
i fully endorBe the views expressed sby
Senator Hampton in his speeches wien
he was q candidate for Governor, Id 1915
and In the speech recently made by him
in Abbeville in regard to the liberal
course. which should be ppraued. If his
| views be not Democratic, and ifithey dc
not express the sentiments of the Demo.
cratic party in South Carolina, Chen j
confess that am no Democrat. IL MI
views. are Democratic and I will atste
here what I understand them to be. then
] am Democrat in FULL accord with ny
| party. ,.,..i. .., y, E 81 !.
understand Gen. Hampton 10 be in
favor of o liberal government, DEALING
| out even-handed justice to Democrat anS
Republican, to white man and black uIun
alike. / understand him to frown down
fraud and corruption in whatever party
1t may bs found, and among whatever
men it may exist. I understand MIN "a
deprecate in this State the raising Of any
issues that would array race against race
or class against class. Understand him
further to desire the voices of all gond
men, independent OF what may have been
their party affiliations itlsthe' interest o,
good, honest and economical government
] On this platform I propose to stand, and
on this platform I confess that Il woul6
proudly receive the vote of any man be.
longing to any party. itt
1 ,Noyembnr 6t}, 1870 80 a 5I,7ts1.s9s Z,