The Brookhaven leader., 1889-05-30
Facts for Lincoln Democrats to
Consider.

I In order that they may he fully un-
derstoud, we rcpublish to-day the
action and rules of the County Dem.
ocratic Executive Committee govern
ing the primary election which has
been appointed for Tuesday, July
/ 9Th.
I rs was to be expected, the pIop0s-
ed plan does not please the Rcpuhli-
cans and their independent allies.
/ Nothing looking to the solidiication
ard concentration of the entire Dem
ocratic strength of this county on Il
given set of candidates in the gcncr-
al election is calculated to do so, and
nothing that keeps independents and
Republicans from having voice in
/ the Democratic primaries, is palata-
Tble.
| Fortunately. however, the commit
tee was not trying to please the Re
publcans and independents, men who
never vote for the Democratic noml-
necs in the regular elections, but who
are exceedingly anxious always have
voice in saying what'the Democrats
ought to do, and what men they ought
to put up for Office.
/ Though we were not consulted hy
/ the committee, we are entirely salts
| fled with its action. As we under
stand it, the primary election plan
was adopted in Difference to the we'll
known prejudice among many good
/ Democrats in this county against con
vcntion nominees, and, as far as Dem
ocrats are concerned, is just as fair
as any plan could possibly be. 1t is
/ in effect the white Democrats of the
/ county. who constitute a large major
ity of its white population. coming to-
gether before the regular election
and electing from among their number
one of their most popular and comPe-
/ tent men for each of the offices to he
filed, and agreeing to recognize the
ones thus elected 10y the majority as
their authorized representatives and
officials for the next two years. III
other words, it is in effect, holding an
election before the regular time, ex
cept that only white Democrats par
ticipate.
L h,. Ylt HtlI
at the hands of white Democrats of
this county, object to the primary
and are throwing cold water upon it
because the negroes are not allowed
to vote. They fear that unless they
can get negro votes, they will be
beaten 10y their Democratic rivals in
the primary. 1t goes without the say
ing that all such men value their own
selfish interests above the good of
any party, and that man who is afraid
to risk his fate in the hands of the
white men of his county, is not the
man to be trusted 10y those white men
to represent their interests. This is a
white mans country, its political
affairs are in the hands of white men,
and the man who isn't willing to be
governed by the voice of his white
ncighboIS is no Democrat, and the
sooner he drops his prctensiOns i'll
that line the better for him.
SO far as the Editor of the LEADER
is concerned, we expect to have cur
personal preferences for the candi-
dates before the primary, but Wheth-
er a single one of our preferences is
nominated or not. we intend to sup
port, to the extent of our ability, the
ticket nominated, and to oppose with
all our might, all who antag0nize it.
No party can be maintained without
organization and discipline, aud 10y
atty to party nominees and party
measures is absolutely essential to
party organization.
We have been told that dis0rgani-
ZtiS nav Z btcll iHS AIMING INV
farmers with view to exciting their
prejudices and influencing the ALI
ance to act in opposition to the will
of the Executive Committee. Most
of the members of the Alliance in
this county are sensible men and
Democrats. and we do not cx-
pcct to see them made dupes of by in
dependents and men who are afraid to
submit their chances for office to q
a vote Of the white farmers
of the county. When the Alliance
men begin to reflect over the primary
election plan, they will remember
that the Executive Committee is the
duly authorized representative of the
White Democracy of the county, with
certain delegated powers, one of
which they exercised in calling the pri- /.
mary TO ascertain by ballot the will of
the party as to its choice of candi /.
dates and delegates to a County Con-
vention. There is no other 0rganiza- |
tion authorized to represent the party I
to do this or any thing else; so, to /
that extent, their action is final. 1t .