Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-01-12
MIR. FISHBURNE'S "NEW PARTY"

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MIR. FISHBURNE'S ssNEW PARTY"
In our issue of last week we published an
account of the attempt of Senator Fishburne
and other discontented persons of Colleton to
inmgurate II new party movement, in which
the statement was made that the platform, OH
being submitted to the meeting, WAS rejected
section by section. The new party advocates
who were in the meeting contend that the
platform was adopted, while it is as stoutly
contended by the opposition that it was re-
jected and that the first publication OF the
proceedings of the meeting was correct. Mr..
Fisburne, by whom the platform was drawn,
informs a staff correspondent of the NeacS and
Courier that the meeting on the End instant
was the beginning of a general movement
which would extend Throughout the State, its
principal object being the disruption of the
present Democratic organization and the for
nation Of new party upon the basis OF the
platform in question. lie also claimed to
| have information from different sections of the
State that the movement will receive strong
support in all the counties, and he believes
that the planks in the new platform will be
generally adopted. The strength of the new
movement rests, he says, in the justice OF the
cause Mr.. Fishburne asserts that While ne
was in Columbia he was approached by many
of the most prominent Republicans in the
State who assured him that if he would ini-
tiate the movement they would canvass the
State in it's behalf and bring to its support
nearly the entire colored vote, and that he pro-
poses to organize for the campaign of 1882
similar movements in every county. He pro-
poses at an early day to hold meeting III
behalf of the new party in the city of Charles
ton and has assurances that it will be largely
attended. In his opinion at least two-thlrdS
of the white vote, and nearly the entire color
ed vote of Charleston and Colleton counties
will support the movement. He wants the
people of the State to understand that the
suppression of ballot boxes and the counting
out system is thing of the past, and that III
all future elections there shall be free ballot
and a full count or fair fight. When asked as
to whether he had any assurances of assistance
from outside the State, Mr.. Fishburne de-
clined to answer, saying that he did not think
the proper time had come for showing his
hand in this particular.
| E. J. Limehouse, who was one of the vice
presidents of the meeting, and is Republican
of pronounced convictions, claims that he was
one of the prominent men in assisting Col. Fish
burne to get up the new party movement. He
thinks that it will be successful because the
people have been very much oppressed by the
present government, and that the platform Of
the new organization will secure to every citi-
zen equal and exact justice before the law.
lie has made no general canvass of the Repub-
lican sentiment of the country at large, but
since the movement began he has consulted
a great many Republicans who have said that
they would join the peoples party if it would
secure their rights. lie proposes to take all
active part in the campaign. He assisted i'll
framing the platform of the new party and
has been met by two-thirds of the Democrats OF
this community and of the adjacent parishes,
who say that they will join heartily in the
movement to secure their rights.
Mr.. Limehouse has been a Republican fol-
years, and has acquired some notOriety as a
candidate for official position. lie was at one
| time intendant of the town of Summerville,
and in 1878 was candidate for the Legsla-
ture OH the Republican ticket. lie took part
in the political movements OF 1876, and be-
longed to one of the factions of the Radical
party in the campaign of that year. 1t is not
thought that he can have much influence i'll
| causing any considerable number of his former
political associates to flock to the standard of
the new party.
| But little Importance is attached to this
movement, and it is not thought that the COM
bined efforts of Col. Fishburne and Mr.. Lime
house. with all the influence they can exert
upon their respective followers will revolution
| ize the politics of South Carolina or overthrow
the Democratic party; yet as part of the po-
| litical history of the times we append the res
olutions submitted to the Summerville meet
| ing, which are entitled the 'Platform OF the
Peoples Party of South Carolina -
First. That we, the people, do acknowledge
| the supremacy Of the National Government
| over that of the States, under the existing Ma
tiOnal laws.
Second We bind ourselves and each and all
| of our representatives to enforce the payment
| of the National and State debts.
Third. We recommend the protection of
American industries and the revision Of the
tariff laws.
Fourth. Economy in public expenditures is
4 desideratum. This party will reduce such
expenditures to the lowest possible figures.
Fifth. AS we desire a Republican or Peo-
| ple's form of Government, we must admit that
people governed should be considered as re-
CARDS legislation and all other matters that
| may affect their rights.
Sixth. We must admit that the colored men
have the majority of votes i'll the State OF
South Carolina, and that their rights must not
and shall not be ignored, and it needs nothing
but the organization of the working class OF
| white men and the colored men, as they would
be largely in the majority, to defeat any party
| or parties who desire to Cypress either the one
or the other. In other Words combined, the
working class of white men and the colored
men control the State.
Seventh. And we, the working class of
white men and the colored men, propose to
| combine our efforts to defeat any party or
parties who desire to take any of our rights.
| Eighth. And as our rights have been ignor-
ed, we the people, will combine our efforts to
defeat any measure that would work ruin and
destruction to any of our citizens.
Ninth. That under the Democratic admin
istraton of 1876 we had a tax of eight mills
that, as proposed by this General Assembly,
we will probably have tax of twenty mills,
or more that under the Republican regime
our finances were. tampered with, but in no
instance was any attempt made to take away
our liberties, as has been done by the present
General Assembly.
Tenth. We insist that all men, irrespective