The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
Denied Representation.

The new clubs at Hodges and Lowndesville
Club last Monday.
We think, as o matter Of right ana prece'
dent. they were entitled to representation.
The preamble to the resolution introduced
ty Mr.. Nance. evinces a degree Of intolerance
never before manifested toward brother DEM
ocrats, In that preamble all members OF the
Democratic party who do not endorse the CAN
didate Of their choice are denounced.
AS matter OF fact, no party club has the
right to require its members to follow the ma
jority, before the nominations are maze.
During the campaign all are free 10 vote rs
they please, and refine it as you may, we are
unable to see how II Is less than arrogance III
the majority to presume to put their ieet OH
the necks of the minority before The contest q
ended.
Let the reader not forget that until the non-
nations are made, that 1t is no sin for any In
dividual, or any number Of individuals 70 en-
press their preference for candidates.
When q club assumes to control the minori.
" before The nominations, and proposes to force
the minority to their way of thinking, does IL
not seem that the club is reduced 10 the ciuo
OF q factioE, and is no longer the CLUB Oh the
whole party?
What right has the majority of a local CLUB
to force the minority to vote for Nj. Tillman'
before he receives the nomination.
They certainly have no right to turn n Dem
ocratic club Tillman club, and then force
the minority or dissenting members to 60
with them.
The Press and Banner is for Democratic
unity. Comparatively, the election OF any
candidate Is a mere trife, and the denial OF
applicants a representation in the County
Club, seems ill-advised and impoltic, though
we are glad that the wronged brethren have
acted in a conservative manner.
The constitution of the County Club, which
guarantees constitutional vote on all ques
tIons, made it perfectly safe for the Tillman
faction to admit the anti-Tillman faction, and
rs a matter OF fact no large minority OF any
political party will forever submit to being os-
tracised, and prevented from taking part in
the party work.
All the delegates ore elected from the TIL
man clubs on the question as to whether they
are for Tillman." BY this rule, all anti.Till-
man men are excluded from any voice or par
tlcipation in the policy or action Of the party.
The anti-Tillnan men would be the Veriest
nincompoops If they forever submit to that
tyranny which would exclude them from any
OF the privileges of the party.
1t Is natural and right that every man
should desire to take part in the deliberations
or the Democratic party, and the refusal OF
the Tillman faction to admit anti-Tfllman
clubs means the exclusion OF anti-Tillman
Democrats from any participation in the
work of the party.
When local club Is so excessively Tlllman
that an anti-Tillman man Is denied every
right, he is wounded in the house OF his
friends.
A little consideration last Monday for the
rights OF the anti-Tillmanites would not have
weakened the Tillman faction. Petty tyran-
ny does nothing to strengthen any party, no
matter how strong 1t may be. In the perpe-
tration of wrong, or in the Withholding OF
lust rights, there is an element Of weakness.
that exeites enquiry from the minds Of those
who love fair play and just dealing.
Since the issue is fairly made would 1t not
be we'll for all anti-Tillman men to withdraw
from the Tillman clubs in which such intol-
erance and ostracism is practiced? The Till
man faction have no right to vote the anti
Tillman faction, until after the nomination Is
made.