The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-10-16

ity Of their rights alike to all who live
under its protecting care.
From the Columbia Register, October II.
The State Executive Committees Address
to the State Democracy.
As was intimated in yesterdays Regis.
ter, the State Executive Committee
met again yesterday, and, after lengthy
consultation, issued the following ad.
dress
To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina: a grave crisis in the history Of
our State confronts us; the life of our
party is threatened; white supremacy in
South Carolina is endangered. What was
predicted, but hardly expected, has hap
pened; an Independent movement has
been inaugurated, an Independent ticket
has been nominated, and for its success in
the impending election coalition has
been effected between the Republican
party and the deserters from the ranks of
the Democracy.
a small gathering of citizens calling
themselves Straightouts, representing at
best only defeated minority of defeat
ed minority of the Democrats of the State,
has held conference in Columbia, in
defiance of the regularly constituted au-
thorities of our party, have set at naught
the action of the regular Democratic
Conventions held in August and Septem-
ber, have proclaimed war against our
Democratic leaders and nominees, and to
lead them in their internecine strife they
have nominated full State ticket~with
Judge Haskell at its head as their nomi-
nee tor Governor.
By this action on their part, in opposl.
ton to the action of an overwhelming
majority of the Democrats of South Car
olina, they have read themselves out of
the ranks of the Democracy by calling
upon the negro vote to aid them in their
fratricidal war against their white breth--
rem; they have declared themselves ready
to Join hands with the black man in pull
ing down and destroying the white mans
government, and ready and willing to see
South Carolina agaiu under the heel of
the alien tyrant and the ignorant negro.
They. are few of them men of high
social standing and of great political in
Shuence and experience; some of them
men whom the State has delighted to hon.
or and who have filled high positions as
reward for their distinguished services
as patriots and Democrats. It is, there
fore, with feelings of regret and 6isap-
pointment that we see them voluntarily
departing from our Democratic ranks and
subiectipg themselves to the censure 30
we'll expressed by Governor Hampton
when he said s'that an Independent was
worse than q Radical"
But our duty is clear. The Democratic
party of South Carolina must defeat the
Independent movement, (no loyal DEM
ocrat can conscientiously vote for the In.
dependent ticket, and We call upon the
men of the State, as patriots and as Dem.
ocrats, to be true to your country, true to
your party and true to your race. By all
that you hold dear-by your lives and
liberties, by your homes and families, by
your white civilization and pride of race,
We appeal to you to "quit yourselves like
men," like Democrats, like Carolinians.
If you would prevent the restoration OF
the ruinous rule under which our State
lay helpless and PROSTATE from 1868 to
1S76-if you would spare your wives and
children the re enactment of the scenes OF
those dark and terrible days-ifyou would
enjoy prosperous days and peaceful nights
you will not cast your ballots for the In
dependent ticket and though you may
admire and esteem Judge Haskell and bis
co.nominees, you will, as faithful Dem
ocrats and patriotic Democrats, vote the
ticket which was nominated by the Dem.
ocratic Convention on the 10th day of
September.
Be not deceived by the address to the
People of South Carolina" which was
adopted by the Independent Conference.
Among other specious augmentation,
it is sought therein to induce good Dem
ocrats to be disloyal to the party by tell
ing them "that it is vain to say that the
action of political party exempts the
voter from responsibility" This is trap
for the unwary, prop for the unsteady.
Such doctrine is utterly un-Democratic
No party could exist if each member was
to be a law unto himself. Party fealty
compels each true Democrat to support
the regular party nomination. 1t is un-
Democratic in any man or any minority
of men to rebel against the action of the
majority of their party.
Democrats of South Carolina, the 4th
of November is near at hand. On your
action that day the fate of your country
depends. By your ballots it will be deci.
ded whether Democracy or Republicanism
is to control the government of this State
whether South Carolina is to be ruled by
the white man o. by the negro.
By order of the State Executive CON-
mitter.
JOHN T.. M. IRBY, Chairman.
Chairman Irby, on behalf of the COM
mittee, waited on Governor Richardson
during the morning and presented the
following resolutions, which the Governor
promised to take under consideration :
Whereas the Democratic party Of South
Carolina, in Convention assembled, on the
10Th day of September, 1890, made its
nomination of State officers; and where.
as an Independent movement has been
iuaugurated for the purpose of defeating
the nominees of said Democratic party
and whereas at Conference of the sup
porters of said Independent movement
held in Columbia on the 9th day of Oc-
tober, 1890, nominations for State officers
were made in opposition to the nominees
of the Democratic party and whereas, it
appears that certain parties, heretofore
appointed by his Excellency Governor
Richardson, as commissioners of election.
have taken part in said Conference and
are supporters of said Independent move
ment; and whereas it is of vital impor-
lance to the Democratic party and essen
tial to the preservation of white suprema.
cy in this State that the commissioners OF
election should be Democratic, therefore,
be it
Resolced, By the campaign committee
of the Democratic party, in view OF this
unforeseen emergency and grave CRISIS,
that, relying upon Governor Richardson