Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-01-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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AN ADDRESS ny THE ExRa a,lrIy,,s
CoMMIrTEE OF THE g pMpRa, #
MovEMENr.n 5.I 81
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ror !our years the Democratic &
party OF the State has been deeply
agltated, ana efforts have been made
ab tho primaries ana conventions to-
secure secure retr'nohment '.' and reform and
iecognitlon OF the needs and rights
ol tne masses masses Ihe first Farmers
convention met III April, 1886. An--$
o'hor IN november OF the same year
Pertecteo permanent organization
uhaer the name OF the "Farmers' AS
soola.ion OF oouth carolina. This
"ssooiatlon' representing the reform reform,
oienene IN the party, mas held -, two 70 Il
'"''u'i sessions sihce' ana at eaohs 70 OF 4 /
'''ese 1oaF conventions, , largely at at
.eiluea Dy representative farmers
rom nearly an the counties, the de-
'nahas OF 'ne people Tor greater
oooi.oiy III inc governments, creator
e"'o'oiloy IN its o1ncials and fuller
recosh'tlon OF the necessity for
oiie'per ana more practical education,
haVe oeen pressed upon the attention
:" our 'eglslators'
n each OF the two last Democratic
o''''o conventions the "farmers'
movement e',t mas had large following
ana we only 1ailed OF controlling the8
cohSoht'cn OF 1855 by small vote 4
.oss 'i'':l ewenty-nVe--and that, too,
~ 'ne ,''ce OF the active opposition
- neariy every framed politician in
',io oIa!e' we cialm That we have 4
Always '!ao . majority OF the people
oi our sloe' ana nave only failed BY
ic'sol. OF 'he superior political tac-SS tao
'lcs Q. our opponents ana our laok OF OF
orga'l'~atlon. In proof OF this We
po,'' W AoooVi'ie ana chester, the the
o"'y co"htles except charleston,
"nioh ,e inao hot already appointed
'o,e5"'es 20 inc state convention
ooioro INC campaign meetings two
sSo"'s ago ~ ~nlcn doyernor ltlcllsSs tlclhl-ss
a.usol SPOKE both OF those conn lll-S
slos, a,.er nearing the Governor de-
..io ms polcy ana 'hat OF MS fac-
Slon, reP'ol"'eo nm an! IT. and ahets v's
'oou,vou ,r' only .Wo % potes rom them. en-
no INec"'lve oommlttee OF the
f"'.,ois Assoclatlon dld not deem lts3 it$|
"o.cn "n''o - iolo an convention 'eil 4 3S
'.,9o l'oSohoor' pue we nave nav watched tone 1l5
'io9oiy every move OF the enemies Npss Of ofI
oo'o'J 'ho eileii'lcs Oh agrlcutNltlu- gtN lpt'js
:" :. o'"o'.'loh' 'iie elslnles OF true
oo.l1iso'i''h i,emocraoy-and We
0n'"n '"e ''i.o has come 70 snow the {
poop'e "n"' ~ Is !hey need ana now
~ "'ooii 'i's.i ',.eir oesires' we VIII VIII
~" W '',o ''''''o'i,'o'' against those. &
WY ""'o oeo'l ana "fe SUN govern NJ
ns o"' ''"'o' Dco''use u IS at once
. u' CIV J"'Oi''o''ioii 81 ehc q
ao 60, W. r .n.onu - pursue
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e 10 ~" "n a's'oo'aoy uhaer tne y
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ss @ ~ 9"p' oNaaoy anu out
s y s'slo" ,s o,on' nus l''ensihsa ii,sss