Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-07-10

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methods which has been oalled bJ
Col. A.C. Haskell will be held ii
Columbia on Thursday next, July
10. It is to be hoped that every
county in the State will be repre-
sonted by large delegation 0.
patriotic men, who will "apply theil
faithful and devoted energy" to The
completion of an organization which
will be instrumental in saving tho
State from the control OF tho mos
pernicious political ring that has cvc1
been devised within its border. |,
is desired that not single count,
shall be missing when the roll il
called, and that the best men in tho
respective counties shall take part
in the ConfereDcc---not oflice-s&ehers
and politicians, but thoughtful, con
scrvativc men who are interested in
low taxes and good government, and
who arc not willing that the State
shall be surrendered into the hands
of those who would use it to pro-
mote their own personal ambition.
The representative Of all classes
will have voice in the work of the
Conference. Farmers and merchants
and mechanics, lawyers and physi-
clans and preachers, college Prcsi-
dents and professors and public
school teachers, "tcnants, hirclings
and laborcrs," and even "thc men
who fought with Lee and Jackson
will have right to take part in the
proceedings, provided only that they
are straightout Democrats and arc
willing to serve Il 9 State. There
will be no room in the Conference
for Grcenbackers, Republicans and
Independents, and the Colorcd Ali
ances will be expressly excluded
from all participation in this gather
ing Of the untcrriticd and incorrupti-
bic Democracy. The Conference is
TO be a Democratic Conference, pure
and simple, and it is expected TO be
rcd-hot and straightout all the way
through. Milk-and- water men, men
who are trusting in the strength of
Tillman's coat tails to pull themselves
into office, are not wanted. 1t is to
be a Conference "composcd of Demo
Gratis opposed to the Tillman party
and methods"
There are to be no caucusscs or
conventions to elect delegates to the
Conference, for it is to be Confer
cncc fresh from the people, and it
should be made the largest and most
popular public body that has ever
assembled in South Carolina.
Charleston will be represented by
many of the best men in the commu-
nity-not politicians but merchants,
brokers, farmers and business men
who feel IN interest in the continu-
ance Of good government. a Demo
cratic campaign club was organized
III Spartanburg on Thursday and
adopted resolutions condemning the
methods Of the Tillman campaign
and rcpudiating the Tillman charges
of corruption and incompctcncy
against the State Government. Spar
tanburg will he represented at the
Conference on Thursday next
Davic and Mackbcc can be depended
upon to see that Chester will have 4
place in the picture. The gallant
Major Hart, Of York, will see that
his county is represented. Williams
and Ben Perry, we are sure, will
take care that Grccnvillc is there
Woodward will look after Fairfield
Dargan will not permit the Game
cock county to stand aside. Jona-
than Lucas will see that Darlington
is on hand. Mccall can be counted
on for Marlboro. Colt will answer
for Chesterfield, johnson for Marion,
Gilland for Williamsburg, Murray
for Anderson, Maxwell for Able
Vile, llaGood and Alfred Aldrich
for Barnwcll, Blandc Sawyer iol
Aiken, Pres Blackwell for Edgclicld,
Boggs for l'ickcns, Dcndy for Geo
nee, Caldwell for Ncwbcrry, .Jcrc
miah Smith for Horny, Hazard 70,
Georgetown, Rodgers for Beaufort,
Howell and Fishburn for Collcton,
Moore and Causcy for IIampton
William Munro and I.owndc: Grown
ing for Union, James l.. Halle and
Ancrum for Kcrshaw, Ball and Hum.
bort for !.awrcms, HNinyar,i and
Fowlcs for Lexington, Leroy Springs
and Il. e. Allison for Lancaster
Sinklcr and Porchcr Smith fol
Berkeley, Bcnbow and Lcscsnc fol