The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-10-16
fHts PLANT OF THE PLUNDEREHs.
Address or che Radical State Committee to
their Followers,

THE PLANT OF THE PLUNDEREHs.
Address OF che Radical State Committee to
s their Followers.
L Letter to the Augatsta Ohr0nacle. ]
COLUMBIA, S. c., October 7.-Thc
address of the Republican State Exec
utivc Committee, signed bv Bravton,
Chairman, has just hccn given to the
press. 1t contains very little more
than tho usual stercotyped 'misrepre-
scntations of the Democratic party. All
manner Of 'charges" against the DEM
ocracy arc made and every effort is put
forth TO arouse the colored voters.
The hddrnss declares that the Ropubli-
cans or South Carolina enter the cam
palSn OF 1884 with unbrokcn ranks.
IN spite of the malignant conduct of
thelr adycrsarics in this State thcy
stand together united and determined
to do thclr utmost to defeat at home
the organization which, having stolen
power in 1916, has by misrule, inius-
tice and oppression failed to siinc the
convictions or silence the protest of
those people who, through compul-
sion, yielded to minority Of more
than 10000" The address declares
that the only reason that Republicans
nave not rcsortcd to other means than
the ballot to recover possession of the
Government, is because "any such
efforts as was necessary to obtain our
rights and right our wrongs woul d rc-
suit in conflicts and consequences SO
disastrous and unequal that VIC. .could
not do otherwise" Surprise IS cX-
pressed that the "loyal people of the
country" arc so Indifferent to the poor
meek, long suffering South Carolina
Republicans. "Wc lIail with satisfac-
ton the bright prospects of Republi-
can success in those portions of the
country where the ballot is free, the
count is honest and intimidation does
not prevail, and feel thankful to God
that the maliGn rule Of the solid South
is not to be extended"
Congress is called upon to enact
such laws "as we are confident Presi.
dent Blaine will recommend to over
come the travcsty on free, popular GOV
ernmcnt at the South," and the address
goes on to say, "if there be not the
constitutional power to lcgislatc so as
to give all citizens equal rights in State
elections, then we demand that in Fed
cral elections the registration, as well
as the management of the election,
shall be under the supervision of the |
general Government" Then follows |
long attack on the registration and |
election laws of the State, and an at
tempt is made to prove that these laws |
were made solely to keep Republicans |
from exercising their rights as citi-
Zcns, and the claim is made to prove
that these laws dsfranchisc $4,000
Republicans. The laws arc declared
tn ~ A.
crnmcnt is asked to test the question
i'll the crarts.
The assertion is made that on ac-
count of its management of public
affairs the "Dcmocrats find themselves
brought to reckoning and numcri-
cally weaker to-day, after nearly eight
years Oh power, than they were in 1876
Tor, besides utter failure to break the
solid Republican phalanx, their party
has been reduced by the withdrawal Of
large number Of men who feel be-
traycd and arc diSgustcd with the pcr-
lidy, intolerance and misrulc of those
who, with power to do so much for
the whole people, have proven false
and incompetent and become thoronrli-
~ bourbonizcd," The "largc number"
| alluded to here, is McLanc and about
dozen others, whites and blacks,
| who lately held u "lar@c and cnthu-
siastlc" convention in this city. The
alliance Of the Republican party with
the 'lndcpcndcnt" crowd is officially
announced, and it is stated that the
electoral ticket to be voted for by
Republicans will be composed of five
fcDubllcans and four Independents.
The hope is expressed that notwith-
sanding the present power of the
Democrats the Republicans may soon
regain control of the State.
Strangely enough it is admitted that
the "Whitc people of the State honestly
l'Vor taxing themselves to educate the
masses"
The address concludes: "Whatcycr
bc our dlscouragcmcnts, or the misrulc
a1llicting us, we should stand firm and
Steadtast and do our utmost for the
triumph of the grand principles of the
great Republican party" &c.