The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-21

Straker, Of o angeburg, thought this
was measure )f great Importance and
that the transactions of this Convention
must go to the public. He wanted some
other guarantee from the Greenbackers
as to their purposes than mere verbal
promises. Without some definite and
positive agreement with them they would
go back on us, and he hoped that the
Convention would not receive the report
OF the committee unless the Grccnback-
ers would agree to something targible.
They are under no obligations to this
body, aud this Convention has too much
strength and should have too much re.
sfect for itself 20 enter into G. coalition
loosely The committee should be in.
etructcd to bring in resolution that
would bind the Greenbackcrs TO their
promises.
Anothc, request was now made for OUT.
slders 10 retire from the Convention, and
T.. w. NJ. Mackcy moved that each mem
Der be constituted committee Of one to
pu. Them out
Thompson, a Richland negro, WAS
called on by the chairman to leave the
hall and did 80 grumbliug
Shrewsbury said: All the Grccnback.
ers can, give us is already guaranteed in
their platform and resolutions.
Straker said Their platform has
nothing to do with tho endorsement of
their ticket by this Convention, and in.
asmuch AS this Convention has appointed
q committee 10 confer with them we have
q right to say how much OF their plat.
form we shall adopt. nm willing TO
aid any party that will beat the Demo
crate, but VIC ought to make this business
binding upon our allies.
Purvis, Of Charleston, said: If this be
a Republican Convention how can it
agree to accept any terms at tho hands
OF the Greenbackers which are in direct
opposition to tho principles Of the Ma
tional Republican party. Here il a Re-
publican Convention Of S;uutt, Curoiina
deilberntely throwing into the face of the
National Republican party that which is
IN direct opposition to its most pro.
to enter into any coalition that will break
up the currency matters of this country.
l am willing to go into any compromise
that will serve the ends we aim at but
we should not enter into any coalition
in opposition to the National Republican
party. When this Convention adopts
what tho Greenback Convention did on
the 9Th instant it will bo in opposition to
the National Republican pnrty. What
we can say to the Grcenbackers is that
we will vote for them 30 fur Us the ballot
is concerned, but if we endorse We will
say what il not true and what we cannot
afford to do. The Republicans North
demand that the Republicans South shall
be loyal to their party as administered by
the Republican party North and any
man who would endorse what the Green
hackers have done is not Republican.
We are too hasty in defcrring to the
wishes of our friends on the other side
No one is more willing to break down
the bourbon Democracy than myself, but
l am not willing to sacrifice the Repub-
lican party in South Carolina to subserve
the selfish ends of tho Greenbackers.
This country has adopted the principle
OF coin currency, and here we ere, ut
the instance of few white men who
dorse their platform which declares for
an inflated currency. Let us endorse
nothing. Vote for them, hut don't en-
dorse anything that would make us FOOLS
A delegate from Charleston said: The
committee of conference did not recon-
mend endorsement Of the money features
of the Greenback platform, but simply an
endorsement of tie Greenback State
ticket, because they believe in majority
rule and honest elections and free bal
lot.
A delegate from Coleton said The
Convention would have to make ticket
to put down the Bourbon Democrats or
endorse the Greenback ticket. We would
not sacrifice our party allegiance by sup
porting their ticket. We want to estab.
lish proper balance of power, and want
these men to see that our votes are
counted. We can only take their pledges.
We don't know whether they will be
Kept or not, but let us say that we will
help them.
Tom Miller, of Beaufort, said: What
we expect to accomplish by endorsing
the Greenback ticket is not for any i'm.
mediate advantage, but to teach the peo.
pie OF South Carolina the lesson of d!vis.
ion. lie expected the committee would
have brought in resolutions favoring Ger.
tain action, and thought the matter
should be sent back to the committee 30
that all agreement could be made in
black and white and incapable of miscon-
struetion. He was not in favor of on
dorsing anything the Greenbackers had
done until the terms of agreement should
ks placed in writing.
A negro delegate from Sumter thought
the committee had not done its work.
The grounds of coalition must be stated,
as much depends on the Grcenbackers
accepting our terms as in our acceptance
Of their ticket. They can't carry the
State without us, and they know it, and,
knowing this, would it be wise for this
Convention to do anything until their
promises are made binding? five sup
port { "m we should demand part of
the spolIs. If our support is needed we
have right to share in the spois. If
we endorse the Greenback ticket it will
be as Republicans and no, AZ Greenback-
ers, and such being the case we should
demand our rights. We could 20 with
them provided they would share the
County Offices with us. This is the hour
of battle, and if we do not now demand
something, when the victory is won by
our aid without binding our allies to q
certain definite policy, when they have
succeeded by our votes, we will be told
to stand aside. The Greenbackers are
part and parcel of the Bourbon Democ.
racy and their promises don't amount 10
anything.
A black delegate said: A great move.
nlent is in al tho Southern States, and
the only wise thing we can do is TO go
: with the Greenbackers. In Virginia it
is the Readjusters and here it is the
Greenbackers, and whatever we should
do to help crush out the Democracy will
be we'll done.
A delegate from Marlboro was not will
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