The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-07-30
Democratic Clubs Reorsaniuing.


clubs throughout the County, and before the day
Of the Primary election we expect to learn that
the whole democratic force in Union County will
have fallen into line under tho same Gag and
animated by the same spirit which secured the
glorious victories of 1876 and 1873. ~.
If there ever was time when the necessity
for thorough organization existed, II was never
more imperative than now. Radicals, in5spsn-
dents, soreheads and quasi democrats are active
ly at work to break the ranks OF the democratic
party. Tbey are combining to form third par
~ upon the most specous clap.trap arguments
that the most corrupt demagogues can devise
If the honest democrats Of the County will fully
and fairly weigh their arguments they will find
nearly oil ofthem without foundation in truth, in
sulting to the common sense of the honest work.
ing men Of our country, and highly colored to
cover up the cloven foot of radicalsm and its hid
eous offspring Capitalization. And who are the
leaders of this mongrel party? Look at them and
their past political records: Some Of them be-
longed to the infamous Union League-sworn
members Of it-and have never acted squarely
with the democratic party since, except when
they hoped to get Office by it others have run on
Independent and radical tickets, and all have for
feted all claims to democratic suffrage by their
frequent efforts to create disorder and discon-
tent in the democratic ranks. Not one of them
has been firm, consistent aud out spoken friend
of the democratic cause: but they have ever been
nspirants for office, caring not a jot whether
they obtained it from the radical or democratic
Iarty.
Such are the leaders of the great third party
in this County, which, they say, is to create n
political and social revolution in the whole coun-
try, by making the poor man rich and the rich
man poor. They have got it all mapped out,
upon paper, and to the common mind it is plain
and easy enough. But they remind us of lu-
dcrous scene at the time when q few disconten-
ted and impetuous men undertook to capture
Canada from the English government, by force
of arms: Six of the so-called Patriot Gene
rails at the Eagle Hotel, Detroit, Mich, sat
round table upon which was q map of Canada
and its boundaries. They would point out
spot on the Canada coast, row their meu over
the Detroit river, and take it. That victory
achieved, on paper, they would take . drink of
whiskey In the same way they took every i'm
portant point on the Canada shore, aid by mid
sion and each one of those valiant ..patriot
Generals was dead drunk under the able
II was easy enough to do it, on paper and
under the inspiring influence of whiskey
tut in attempting to put it in practice it
was discovered that the leaders in this wild
scheme were either fools or knaves, and their
ragged and deluded followers became disgusted
and deserted the fimsy cause. So il is with these
third party leaders. They hold out bright prom
ises to the laborng men-and by laborng men
they tell us they mean those who labor with their
heads as we'll rs their hands, which, of course,
includes Lawyers, Doctors, Professors, Editors,
Bankers, &c.-but they haze neither the intel-
genSe the honesty nor the power to fulfil those
promises, even if their party should be success
full. Only one end would, in that event, be Ut
taincd-thc leaders would have the Offices
will intelligent democratic voters allow such
men to hoodwnk them by their sophistry,
and lead them from the true path of duty to the
State? We cannot think that many can be so
gulled but it is possible that some may be de-
ceived by them and we warn them against the
fraud. 1t is but ra liculisn, covered up under
the specious name of the third or labor party
looking to the negro voters of the County,
with the few stragglers they can induce to leave
the democratic ranks, for strength to break down
the democratic party and reinstatc the same ig-
norant, vicious and corrupt government which
once disgraced the proud name of South Caro-
lima, and for the overthrow of which The true
people struggled so hard and sacrificed So much.
Let us organize against every party and every
man opposed to the glorious old party that res
cued the State from the corruption aud infamy
of radicalism. q