The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-06-06
Thc New York Tribunc----It
Means Wen!

The New York Tribune is in
what may be mildly termed u ST oto
OF mlnd because the Democrat, of
iIaurcnS County, South Carolina.
nave decided that the Primary
elections in that county shall be-
managed by white men, and that
no colOrGd man shall vote nt fin.
primaries who cannot prove tbot
he voted with the Democrats In
1876, and has been Il Democrat ev-
or since. Tho Tribune thinks thnt
TINS Is quite rs bad as any anti-nc-
gro ieglSlatlOn that can be found i'm
buenoS Ayrcs, and applying its at
tcntI0n to the earnest cnuenvers of
The News and Courier to tuIn tho
tide OF immigration towards South
carolina, says that, il such efforts
are 10 pear gooG fruit, the "whitc 90
Democrats of the state must pur-
sue a radically different policy TO.
wards the "ncgro" voters.
1t is respectfully submitted the
New York Tribune that I;,urens
County is but one of thirtv-four
counties in South Carolina and th nt
in the other counties, nearly with.
out exception, the colorrd Demo.
0rat stands on prcciSelp the sam,
footing as the white Democrats.
In Charleston for example, coIol cd
Democrats are regularly nominut-
ed for public Office by white Demo.
Gratis, and arc elected 10y the Dem
orrntic vote, irrespective of color.
There is the same condition OF nf-
ialrs in Orangcburg County. In
Barnwcll there are many Iorrp
clubs of cOlOrcu voters. This isry.
idcncc enough that South Carolina
should not be condemned ON nc
count of thraction of the Lnurcns
Democracy, if i'm that action there
were anything to condemn. But
there is not. The Democracy of
laurcnS have II perfect right to
manage their own political affairs
in their own way and for their own
advantage. If they consider il in
amy wise dangerous To allow large
bodies o! co!orGd people to enter
the Democratic organization and
participate in the selection Of DEM
o"ratic candidates, they violate no
law or rule, political or otherwise
by their conduct
ii is not only i'm South Carolina,
moreover, that tests are applicdto
those who desire to join Il political
organization or to remain i'm il.
Not long ago the Republicans, IL
the big city which is only srparat-
ed from the tall tower by the mann
moth bridge, refused absolutely to
allow Mupwumps to be continued
i'm political fellowship. Now, if
there "as n political reason for be-
ing cautious when the PERSONS un-
der discussion had offended by vo-
ting for Clcvclond instead of Blaine
there is aSsuredIy sufficient
grounds for watching carefully the
admission OF uncertain c0lOrcd
people, who, ifcXpcricncss teaches,
cannot be depended on to vote
wisely or we'll.
Tho New York Tribune has Civ
en- South Carolina, and Particular
ly Charleston, striking evidence of
It's good will and sympathy, SO that
we are not dispOsco To quarrel
with it upon slight OCCASION. 1t
has to say many things, no doubt,
that it dislikcs to say, and it knows
perfectly well that if ii were in
South Carolina, il would occupy
about the position that The News
and Courier holds. But it is in
New York, and it has II tall tower,
and its readers are thick and thin
Republicans, and it must suit its
word to its market. We assure the
Tribune that il is not miSundcr-
stood. News add Courier.