Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-20
Hurrah for TillmGni

the men chosen to the Convention,
we presume that candidates for Gov
ernor and other State officers will be
suggested to the State Democratic
Convention to be held in August, for
ratification. Unless the Convention
takes this action, it will fail in u
great measure in its purpose, and
the Farmers Movement will hence
forth be dead issue and will never
assume any substantial shape again.
hiorc than this, the formers will
cause themselves to be tho laughing
stock of the State in general and Of
Il certain part of the Democratic
party in particular.
The delegates from Grccnvillc, in
our opinion, may expect to be called
on to exercise their best judgment
on the question. OF course, when
the Convention assemblies, and all
the circumstances likely to influence
the members are known, the dele
gates will be better able to consider
what is best to be done; but it is our
opinion now that the body will name
Il ticket.
Some of the newspapers of the
State, notably the Charleston Nc,cs
und Courier, and the Columbia
Register, bavc bitterly opposed this
movement of the farmers, declaring
that it is schismatic and that it will
tend to disintcgratc and divide the
Democratic party. We DO not share
in such apprehensions. The Con-
vcntion to be held under Mr.. SHELLS $
call is largely, il not altogether,
advisory. The Grccnvillc County
Convention, with several others,
passed resolutions acknowledging
their fcalty to the party which those
composing it have III the past been
acting. This has been clearly and
uncquivocally cnunciatcd, and there
can be no mistake about it. Not
withstanding these facts, an effort is
being made in various parts of the
State to throw obloquy upon the
movement and to condemn it, out
and out. This is not right, and
there arc no just grounds for such
action. Efforts of this character,
both by fair means and by foul, have
been m; Dc. The Meas and Couric,
in one ui its issues last week, in
making Il consensus of the action of
the different meetings held in various
counties, stated that Il resolution
iavoring March nominations had
been voted down by the Convention in
Grccnvillc. Such was not the fact,
and we know of no basis for the
statement. This error was never
corrected, us far rs we know. The
consensus made up and published by
so able and influential a Journal as
the NCtrS uN0 COWiGr should have
been verified in every particular;
inasmuch as an effort was maGc,
seemingly, with the view Of mtlucnc-
ing and controlling the public scnti-
mcnt OF the State Herewith.
The farmers have, or claim To
have, various grievances. They
appeal to the public for Il correction
of them. This they have IN UNI
doubted right to do, and this they
propose to do and that, too, within
the ranks OF the Democratic party.
When they are doing this, lit is
wrong to slur their efforts or to
question their integrity us members
OF their chosen political organization
Their proposition to suggest names
to the party for the makeup Of the
ticket for Governor and other State
officers, seems to have aroused a feel
ing OF diStrllSt in the minds OF their
opposcrs. Two years ago, upon the
assembling of the State Democratic
Convention, when the farmers pro-
posed to bring forward candidate
for nomination for Governor who
was in sympathy with them, they
were told that they were too late
entering the field, that they should
have made canvass Of the State,
etc, as had already been done by
the one gentleman before the public
at the time. The objection then had
some merit in it. Now the farmers
arc confronted with the charge that
they are premature too early open
ing the campaign, and are cndcavor-
ing to dictate ticket for the State
and forcstalling, by the action OF
one class, n work which belongs to
the representatives OF the Demo-
cracy as n whole. 1t is no crime fo
ore class to get together and make a
suggestion, whether il be farmers,
ministers, artisans, editors, etc, Get.