The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-03-26
Political Rinqs.

.a odj Political Rings. i@ld.ou
Our County Chairman will doubt
less take steps TO call convention
of the people at nm early day for the
purpose of clecting delegates to Mt
tend the State Democratic meeting
in Columbia to be held oii'Tuesday
lst June proSimo: These cohvcn-
tlons are absolutely necessary for two
potent reasons ~ All the people can
not meet together TO lay out plans
and determine the line of conduct Tic
party must pursue :; If such d meeting
were possible it would he too nm
wicldy' for y fair tliscussion,I in SO
short a time, Of the topics brought
beforeit and dtwould necessarily bc un-
satisfactory in its deliberations and
results Tic business of "the entire
people must be cntrustcdto' aifew
chosen representatives who meet, dis
c"ss at length sanadl fdIes!eer fdIes!leermine upon
such policy as may he thought ,pec-
cssary for the successful conduct, of
the campaign. The greater the ratio
Of tic representation the more com
plclcly viii the sentiment Of The pcoplc
be represented and the less powerful
viii be the influence Of rings or
cliqucs. The converse Of this is
equally true with small ratio oI rep
rescntaticn.' At the beginning, here
fore, of'the Campaign let every Demo
crat enroll his name upon the list of
his Township club, that the ,represcn-
tation in the County Convention may
he full and complete. There arc
many good aiid true citizens who
think their attendance at a club mcet-
ing is a small matter and by their ab-
scnce sacrifice the public, good to
their private interest. There ore oth-
ers who think too lightly Of :hicir own
Influence and, because they cannot
speak, are content to remain at home.
Still another class will not join or at
tend because they cannot boss the
and by such n course Of con
duct actually oppose thepar!y wilhi|
wlliGGh, Wis they consider themselves ilcn-
/
ltlflifed. tlflifetd. From among lhesc. classes
come ft'Fpt E all the coqmplaints about bad
management, ring rule, Court House
cliquos and political trickery. Party
division an and iinlepffiEYdoat movements
iird ilhdl9 l4eir SOURCE aud support ,righ,
here, llf and often defeat may, be aLlrib-
uted to The lukewarmness of, those
who refuse TO Lake part j.. club meet
ings. - lt.is often the case that q doz-
81 'lnl citizens il2flass meet a. the appointed
tlmSe l4mFS dreanld lhe, cali Of Tie County
Cihl"Tman 9Rl then inquire among
themselves, who will attend the Goun
Y Convection, Men are appointed
because they have business in town
and IT is convenient, Such delegates
Snend more Lime on the streets al
tcnding to private business than in
the convention room, leaving tho of.
fairs OF Lhsir8 constituents to be at
tended 10 by few who take all inter.
est in SUCH things. Others sitaround,
listen anti sometimes vote, but never
utter sword in behalf of their sec
Cion's interest; and thus;a few wire
pullers manage the convention while
the majority are silent. oiIVho is to
blame! Can wo complain Of rings or
ellqucs, or ,trickcry under such cir
certainly not. Now
let the club mcetings he well iattcnd-
ell, send the best men. the best organ
izcrs-men who will do their duty,
rs delegates and instruct them as to
the will Of the club. In this way we
will have a convention Of good men
and The peoples interest will be at-
tended to. No complaints OF clidues
Or court house rings will be heard
when ohr' best. men are sent aiss dele
gates 10 the convention. Clique Ill
Aicncc mist be prevented and this,