The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-10-04
Address Of the State Democratic Com
mittee to the People of the State.
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STATE Dem. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 10, lSs2.
Fellow Citizens: The candidates nomi-
mated by the State Democratic Conven-
ton at Columbia are worthy of the sup
port of the whole people. No other
political body will, or can, present to you
candidates for State offices who have
equal claims to your confidence: The
Democracy Of South Carolina have re-
ceited tho nominations with u%nfeigued
satisfaction, and are determined to elect
their candidates. 1t will be an unlniXed
blessing to the State, however, If there
shall be truce to political strife, and hon
est men. with honest purpose and with
out regard to their political associations
in the past, unite in voting for the up.
right, capable and faithful candidates
who are now before the people. The
Democracy cannot be expected to load
themselves down with taxation for the
benefit of their former opponents, II these
persist in preferring political tramps or
imported vagabonds to Car0linians OF
proved worth and acknowledged merit.
The principles declared by the State
Convention as formulating the objects
and intentions Of the Democratic party
are Ineligible, liberal and progressive.
They look to the preservation OF Honest
Home Rule as the paramount need OF
GOOD citizens of every condition in life,
and they pledge to all the people the just
administration Of equal laws, and econo-
Inv with efficiency in the conduct Of the
Government. In the broader arena Of
National affairs the South Carolina DEM
ocracy stand pledged to the reform Of the
tariff system, 81 as to lessen the burdens
- +bo ,eoplo on3 tp tho roforn IF the
civil service as q means of purifying
politics. When tho political workers
shall no longer have j hundred thousand
Federal offices as q lure and bait for their
hungry dependents, the power Of combi-
nations of Inscriptions politicians will
assuredly be broken, and for every can
didate, within his party, there will be a
fair field and no favor. The Democracy
demand likewise that the Federal Gov
eminent, by liberal appropriations from
the treasury for educational purposes.
help the Southern States to convert the
present and rising generation of freed
men into intelligent and responsible citi-
zens. In all things the South Caroliua
! Democracy solemnly bind themselves,
before their fellow-countrymen, to pur-
sue that public policy which will make
the whole people content, by securing
their rights, guarding their privileges
and fostering their growing prosperity.
The State Executive Committee remind
their Democratic fellow-citizens that,
while the control of South Carolina has
been won by the party, and with that con-
troll has come the intelligent administra-
ton of governmental affairs and peace in
every Carolina home, the power Of the
Democracy can only be maintained and
consolidated by eternal vigilance and I'M
tn H,eon eti t6st time line can pe affHrd y d ARE not
or DIVIDE. Disunion now would be az
perilous rs in the historic campaign six
years ago, when the State vas wrested
from the grasp of the ignorant and cor
rupt. federation there should be within
the party lines. There is ample scope
and verge there for the assertion of indi-
vidual views and opinions. But those
who abandon tho party or oppose it, be-