Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-04-06
An Address to the Democrats of Edge.
field.

An Address 20 eoe Ue@ccraS6 Os EoBoS
field.
On Monday. last, the Democratic
Executive Committee Of Edge6eld
held its first meeting with reference
to the coming campaign. Out Of our
thirty.one clubs, some twenty odd
were Represented. Chairman Duri-
zoe occupied the Chair. Upon mo-
sion of DR.. W. Il. Zimmerman, who
at the same time suggested and ad-
vocated an address to the people, q
committee of Eve was appointed by
the Chair to prepare business for the
meeting. This committee consisted
Of W. b. Zimmerman, W. 8. Allen,
Geo. Wise, J. o. Denny and William
Haltiwsnger. Their report, which
was unanimously adopted, advised
the calling of q County Convention
on the 10th OF May; and the prepa-
ration of an address to the people.
The following citizens were appointed
as committee to preps.e the ad-
dress: W. H. Zimmerman, J. ?.
Blackwell and W. s. Allen. Upon
mstion Of DR.. Zimmerman, the Chair.
man Of the Committee wss added 10
these three. The following Is the
address:
FELLOW CITIZENS: The Official
term Of Office of the Executive Com
mistes of the Democratic Party OF
Edge6eld County will soon terminate.
By a wise provision Of our Const'tu
ton, which is the organic law, SOY.
sreignty full and complete Teverts to
the fresmen of the party every two
years. The high trust conferred
upon us two years since by your par
tiality and confidence, we have en-
deavored to discharge faithfully, con.
scientiously, and TO the b.st Of our
ability, keeping at all times as our
chart the fundamental principles Of
che Democratic party, viz: Home
Rule by the people, for the good OF
the people, and the supremacy Of the
Anglo-sa1on race.
The grand results Of the successful
campaign in 1876, which redeemed
the State from Radical Republican
misrule and oppression cannot here
be recapitulated. Suffice it to say'
the robbery Of the people by officials
ceased, Just administration OF the
law was established, State and coun'
ty credit we're restored. upon g just
and equitable administration, Scon-
omy being the basis.
The Executive Committee under
the Constitution adopted for the gov.
znz5na..of tba-na,.t;5-:iSae,tb,.RitS -, tb,.RitSS
an hall direct and conduct -
Ataoat c. Spaign of the Demo
nQrEV In cnNn9aN'-.'ntfrt
discharged inns7s, ls7sand in
with results abos, referred to. Only
one question fOrsis years haanarsed
the unity of the ..s w alluae
to the stock law. This iw was
pending for six years. but th E1ecu-
tive Committee invariably dvised
against making of purely duestic
question an issue in our polite. The
friends of stock law then resctsd to
the time bonored right of ptition,
and near 1000 Of good citizen asked
for the enactment of the law; nj the
Legislature enacted it for the State.
If the Edgefeld delegation hd voted
against the law, the act establishing
il for the State would haze been
passed nevertheless. And tbs view
Ct the matter should, in the opinion
Of the Executive COMMITTEES, end the
questi0n. Ths Executive Committee
vssdivided on this measure, but faith
full to the organic princples Of party.
sustained the action ofths Legislature
in the premises, and tho vote OF our
Representatives thesson.
And whilst we eympathias With
those who feel aggrievsd thereby,
we cannot believe that any portion
of our Democratic fe!low-citiSens will
be 90 blinded by prejudice or so e.
cited by passion as to allow them
selves for a moment, to become alien
sted from the great historic party,
not only Of our County andstate. but
of the whole South. II you have
suffered grievances, we call upon you
40 patriots of common country, and
with a common destiny, to redress
those grievances within the present
party organization. There is time
and opportunity afforded for it. No
man is infallible, neither are parties
or the masses free from imperfectaon.
Mutual forbearance and good will
should pervade every bosom. And we
here earnestly appeal to the people,
to whom all sovereignty under our
Deaocratic organisation now reverts,
I'll - oa1aof their ebleat