Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-08-06
Pen BKANCm, 5. c., July 81, 1880.

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Pen BRANCH, 5. G., July 81, 1880.
Editor Times:
Allow me space in your esteemed
journal for the public expression Of
Il few thoughts, which to my mind
are in order now. Our County Demo
cratic Convention will soon assemble
to make nominations DC, and rs may
be reasonably expected, there will he
considerable schcming, and "artiul
inancuvcring," in the interest OF this
candidate and of that. There is
much talk in the County generally of
ring, which has the whole thing
:rrangCl-who Shall, and who shall
not hold oilicc-whO shall be taken
from one good paying Office and
placed in II better Nlc-whom he shall
help along by his popularity to re-
tain position to which the incunb-
cnt may imagine he has Il chronic
claim which parties shall be run
in pairs, and which shall not be all
lowed Il chancc-who shall be the
AM and how much tail he can safely
carry, and many other plans which
have never been drcampt Of in ll,
philosophy Of IN outsider. This NAV
he the case or it may not. If pro
| perry considered, ii can make little
difference whether or not there is y
| Court House rin7. The Court House
| Club cannot send more { han twelve or
| thirteen delegates at most. while tic
convention will consist ofprobablv
l3o, so the County delegations can
"utvotc them ten to one, and thus !,
is left with them 1T last to say who
shall he the candidates for office.
| They should be careful not to be be-
lraycd into any compromise. This
is often Il resort which ends uncuvor
ably to the wishes of the majority,
while at the same time it NAV have
Il very fair look. Prcsuminr upon
the chances that the County has not
discovered the fact that the popcr is
IN its hands, there comes the patron
lZing proposiiion-'r ,cW gre you so
and s" from the Country, and take so
and SO from town. We are willing to
divide. I'VE think it fair" We
will in this way give satisfaction
generally To the Country IN town.
Oh. 1t seems SO L ir-Sucl Il reason
able and Just division, that consent
Is accorded without consideration
and when the work is done and the
results looked att is found that
one side has the bread and the other
Il %o"r, and that all parties have
hl!nuiy swung around to the will
and wishes of the ring al last So it
has often been and SO it will be again
II men are not firm and wise enough
| to select their own candidates and
stand hy them To the last-submit to
II" "sawp horse arrangement. five
drSlrra lrcccNprrSSion OF the peoples
Will III this matter, now, before the
assembling of the Convention,
th"ughllnlly select your men, con
Sidrring M Minys, and having once
decided, Weld to no force except the
expressed will of the majority ut he
ballot. This being done there can
be no dissatisfaction, if the majority
is t" rule, which appears to hrtrllc
| Democracy. lfthrrc is such thing
rs Il cut and dried scheme. meet i,
with Il fair and independent express
ion of sentiment and opinion. each
man using the power and privileges
delegated To him, and we have no
cause to fear any thing serious from
amy prcarran%rd plan made w ii few,
III the Interest of Il few. do not
| know that such Il thin" exists, and
hope for tn" sake of peace and har-
monN. and also rs Il step in the iii
rcction Of ultimate success, that
there may not-hut have seen it
heretofore, and have heard so much of
IT. now, that | may he excused if
point to what conceive to be Il
remedy. am not II pnlitician-I
could not run The great shiE' Of state,
but II child can stand upon the deck
and point to the rock which may
cause wreck and II rHin simply
raise my voice in behalf Of lnnitv and
public good.
II. f.. FoHM.