The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
THE DANGER SIGNAL!
ADDRESS OF TIE STATE DEMOCRAT
10 COMMITTEE.

|
IC COMMITTEE.
The Urgent Need of Incessnnt and Systc-
mntic Work to Make soutI, Carolina
Safe for Cleveland.
| COLUMBIA, S. c., October 23.-The
State Democratic Executive Committee
have issued the following address. and
request all Democratic newspapers in the
State to publish it at the earliest day
possible:
HEADQUARTERS
STATE Dem. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
COLUMBIA, S. c.. October %, 1884.
10 the Democratic Voters Of .%uth Clr0E.
The political enemy is hard at work in
the middle and lower counties of South
Carolina, where the Republicans always
expect to obtain their largest vote.
There is not much display. The public
meetings are few and unimportant. But
the ralliers of the party are passing from
house to house, notifying the colorcd
people TO vote early on election day, and
telling them, in the usual Republican
style, that they will imperil their freedom
if they fail to vote for Blaine. In some
parts of the State, secret gatherings of
tho colored people take place every night,
and the speakers ficrcely exhort their
hearers to be ready to fight for their
rights.
The Democratic organization is not M
thorough ~ it should be, and the Demo.
cratic voters, it is feared, are not fully
alive to the necessity of exerting them.
selves to the utmost to bring out the full
Democratic vote. With the Republicans
there is little or no need of organization,
for the leaders rely on appeals to the
ignorance and antipnthies of their sup
porlers. 1t is prudent, therefore, to
assume that the solid patty strength of
the political enemy will be arrayed
against us. The danger which confronts
us is due to Democratic apathy far more
than to Republican activity. The way
to meet it, and the only way, is by inces
SAINT political work from this time until
the closing of the polls on election day.
South Carolina may well prove to be
the pivotal State in the present gigantic
contest. If the Democrats carry the
whole Of the Southern States, together
with New York, New jersey and Conuec
ticut, or if they lose New Jersey and
Connecticut and carry, in their stead, the
State Of Indiana, Grover Cleveland will
be the next President Of the United
States. But, if South Carolina be lost to
the Democracy in this emergency, the
Democrats must carry New Jersey or
Connecticut in addition to Indiana, or
must find in the Northwest, or among the
Pacific States, nine electoral votes TO take
the place of those given to Blaine by
reason of Indifference or over confidence
in South Carolina.
1t is best that the Democracy of
the State should know the whole truth.
South Carolinas electoral votes will be
given to Cleveland and Hendricks if
: every Democratic vote, white and color.
} ed, be duly polled and counted on cleo.
tion day. Any lukewarmness, any care.
lessness, in any County in South Carolina,
puts the State in jeopardy. There is no
security, no certainty of victory, but in
diligent, untiring and systematic canvass.
ing during the few days that are left.
The County Chuirmen, as the immedi.
ate representatives of the Democratic
party, are directly responsible for the
result of the election in their respective
counties. Full instructions have already
been given them, and it cannot he sup.
posed that they are unmindful of the
imperative need of arousing every
Democratic voter to sense of his poli;i.
cal duty. The County Chairmen arc
now urged and instructed To communi-
cate Immediately with the Presidents of
the Democratic Clubs and the heads of
subordinate or auxiliary organizations, in
order that not Democratic vote shall be
lost by inattcnton or want of care. II
is not too late, even now, to visit every
Democratic voter in every county, and
ensure his attendance Mt the polls The
people, when the nature Of the contest is
explained to them, will not be found
wanting. They who have already dared
and won so much for tho Democra tic
party will not inter in this sup. eme hour
! CT trial for the State and the Republic.
Besldes the canvassing committee ap.
pointed by the County Chairmen, there
is room for volunteers. Intelligent citi
zena everywhere cRn rcnde. valuable
service by calling on their neighbors, and
showing them the Importance Of voting
at the approaching election. Every
Democrat who constitutes himself
committee Of one can reach dozen 20.
ters or mole, and gain, in this way, of
only five voters in each election precinct
will make difference of about three
thousand votes in the State. There is
much 10 accomplish, and the time is
short. 1t will be the fault of the Demo.
Gratis who realize the momentous charac.
ter of the present political struggle, if
their friends aud acquaintance are not,
by personal appeals, made az ardent and
earnest as themselves.
The united efforts OF even handful of
sagacious and Jealous Democrats in eyery
county will give cohesion and energy to
the Democratic host. All along the line
there will then be unity and strength,
with determination to command the
SUCCESS which tho State requires an,
deserves.
JAMES +. IzLAR,
Chairman State Democratic Committee.
| WILLIE JONES, Secretary.