The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-01
COUNTER CONFERENCES
ACTION OF THE "REPRESENTAr,ve
... FARMERS" AT COLUMBIA.

Npecl"i to tic Groenv,Io y.
COLUMBIA, 5. g., .pril 23.-The CON
ference OF the anti-Tlllmanites hold
two SESSIONS today, one of tuo,t,
minutes, the other of fortv-fiv. irS1,
only action was. the udont;on of -" o
GH'uIcSs Tt IT, TO the Democracy Of tho
9tate' The following were present:
ANDERSON, L.. +. Canpbcll; Barnwell.
IL: ". Goumana; Beaufort, II. r.
aeyward: Charlcnton, W. j. Hinson:
Eheslerheld, A. Mcqueen: Clarendon.
Z. >: Land; Colleton, ID. l.. Rcdish;
DGrimgton, f. w. Campbell; Fair
nclu' 4. W. Woodward: Florence,
,: y. Gregg; Hampton, II. y. Cpuscv:
neiSi'n~, a. IL. Boykin: Lnurens, S.
-. harrington; Lexington, Theodore
1oltShouser; Harion, d. w, Bcthea.
Oconc0, y. II. Davidson: Oranpobur~
>: a. P"tcrkin; Rlchland, J. G.. f
sims; Sumter, j. j. Dargan: Williams
burg, Edwin Harper; York, Iredell
Jones.
MI. Jones was made chairman, and
Colonel DarSau secretary.
MoSSrs. IOumans, Dargan. Wood
ward, Jones AMI Land being rnppoint-
ed committee to draft al address,
submitted. the following which WAS
unanimously adopted and signed:
"Ihc situation of political affairs
IN South Carolina demands the i'm
mediate and earnest consideration of
every good citizen. AS Democratic
farmers, asking 10 peronsal gain,
but influenced by strong convictions
as to the good Of our State, we de-
sire 10 present our views to the Dem
mocratic voters of tie State and ask
for these views fair and thouchtful
| consideration.
"Ihc Democratic party is indicted
ny some OF its own members for
taVorltlsm, for relinuuIshing it's func-
tlonS to an 'ollgarchy of nristocats,
ior betlayIng the confidence placed
III 1t by the people, for wasteiul OK
traVa%anCe, even for corruption. Our
natural foes have not allcacd so
much. Men within the party, claim
lnS TO represent eightyper cent. Of the
Dcmorratlc votes end bcin%aspirants
Tor office. have not submitted their
claims according to tha usual methods
upon thcr merits and the Judgment
OF Democratic convention, but upon
1lriltiou% prctcNts have formed n party
held q convention, adopted plat
form. practically nominated caudi-
date for Governor, and, by means of
IN organized campaign committee.
propose to force their candidate upOn
the State Democratic Convention in
the nalne of the farmers of South
Carolina. In this departure from
usual methods. in our Judgment thare
Is an innovation pregnant with great
danger to the unity and harmony of
the Democratic party. Conscious of
the fact that tho purity and integrity
or our institutions depend upon the
solidlty Of the party, we view with
the greatest apprehension the daclara-
tons Of tue convention, which, in our
opinion, array caste against caste
and dividing the white people, endan-
ser Anglo SaxQ4- s'lpFe1ti11ancy supp ee1tii11ancy.
'Bclicving that upon the perpetuity
OF the Democratic party in South
Carolina us ut present constituted
| depend the pcrce ard prosperity of
the State and the general welfare of
tho people: believing that the
methods Of nominating State officers
by that party in tho past have boon
fair. honorable and just to ull classcs
of our citizens regardless of occuDa-
| ton on calling; believing that tho ad
| minstrstion Of the State government
| has been in the past, land is at present,
! able, pure, honest and FREQ from cor
| ruption; believing that an attack up
| on tho party under these circum-
stances is reflection upon the in
1clligcucc and integrity Of the pcople;
believing that the party'e motto in
the future should be as it has been
in past days equal rights to all, spc-
cinl privileges to nonc'-we tho IN
| durSigncd farmers and Democrats de
airo to enter our solemn protest
| against the unusual, unprecedented
! aDd revolutionary action Of the Shell
| convention.
AS Dcluocrnts. we cannot witness
| without protest the controloof our
! party by Il faction. AS agriculturiSts,
VIC will not permit our honorable oc-
| cupatiOn to be degraded into u
| spokesman s machine. AS citizcnS. VIC
| Will not be silent under misrcprcSen-
tati0n. We believe that in these
ions Of the majority of our Democratic
farmers.
THE success Of the 'Tillman move
mcnt' under the Shell call would
mean the discredit of the Democratic
party by itself. 1t would embroil
the party, make local quiet impossi-
bic and check the industrial develop
mcnt of the State. In the eyes of
the country it would be o verdict
| against the Democracy of South Car
olina. We confidently appeal to that
Democracy to arouse itself and to
support our protest against tho ag-
Srandizement of one man ut such
cost to the State.
Col. Dargan made n short speech
i'll which he said the want of proper
enlightenment gave Tillman many Of
his followers and that political cdu-
cot ion tbrol,rl, tpo ,pon1i,,p, DF ,,,1,I,