The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-07-24

nave no right to mcdtllon III politics or
to suggest either men or measures to
the party. We beg our brother Dem
ocruts to disabuse their minds OF all
Such ideas, and listen to us as friends
who arc equally interested with them
i'll the true welfare of our State
Not one farmer in ten believes the
charges made in the campaign against
| the Democratic party or its officials
Every fair minded advocate of the
Farmers Movement sincerely regrets
| that such charges have been made.
ana rejoices that they havcnot been
sustained. A majority Of the Demo.
! Gratis who arc embraced i'll this move
| mcnt have just begun to realize the
strength OF the organization and to
recognize the fact that in their hands
I rests the political power Of the State
| under Democratic control. We be-
llcve that these neither endorse Till
man nor his statements or methods
rs such, but that~~thsir sole desire is
to promote the success Of their own
movement. This brings us to COM
mon ground. "A majority of the farm
crS III the movement care not so much
for Iillmau as for the success of the
movement; the great majority of 9th
cr Democrats do not object to TIE
movement but do object to Til!miu.
We all agree that within the Demo
| cratic lines the farmers Of the State
have decided andnyNlNblcmaJority.
aud can, with the assistance OF their
| Democratic brethren OF other avocn-
| TONS, so control the policy OF the
| party us TO secure to all classes their
proper share of influence IN the adj
ministration of the Government. The
attainment of this result rcuuircs the
free and cordial co operation Of Ill
clements OF the Democratic party.
10 secure such cooperation it is c.,-
Scntlal that the nominee of ihr nai't V
for the high office of GovcrnUrof thi5
proud old commonwealth should net
| be man who has bpsmifrhcd her
iair fame, slundrrcd her officials, dis
ortdcd her history. outraged her
dignity. betrayed thc confidence Of
; hS own supporters and endangered
the integrity o. the Democratic party
by sowing the seeds ui dissruSion
; among It's members, and there Hrc
grounds for apprehension that in tho
event of the refusal by the August
Convention TO ortlrrn primary "lcr-
tlon and OF th" uominntion Of 3. L.
lllllnan by the September Couvrn-
ton large number Of hi. opnonrnts
W'nlc acuu!rScinG in Sllrll y result O,.
grounds OF party t"alty and political
| hcc"SSity. can NOT j." iM,lurci TO ..iy;,
nm that active support which alone
WILL ensure thc election OF the DrmG-
cratic nominees IN case the R"p,,hii.
can party puts Il ticket in the fed.
In the eyes OF all true Democrats the
maintenance Of white supremacy in
inc state and the preservation Of the
DlrSs'nGS OF which that supremacy i,
the only guarantee. arc OF paramount
consideration. superior 20 Ill" aSn;rr
tons OF any individual I'll" Tree and
mtrammclcd expression Of the popu-
lar will within the lines of the paItv
orSanization. will constitute an uu-
thorltatlvc declaration which must
command ready and willing obrli-
cncc. But ssSuch an expression can
: only be obtained by tn" adoDtion oi
: the primory plan. This plan ha,
) been demanded by the March Con
vention; the demand has been rcit
Grated by the Democratic conference
which assembled in Columbia un Jul,
ION, amt express the confident hop,
that II Will De further reinforced bv
the voice OF united Democracy
From a verdict thus rendered there
can be no appeal.
The crisis confronting us is the
gravrst that has ariSru III this State
since 1876. The highest patriotism
can alone prove equal 10 its cXigcn-
clc". 1t IS time for dcmagogwcs to
DC sent to the rear and loyal and uu-
selfish citizens brought to the
front. 1t is with this conviction and
III this spirit that this address is is
sued to our Democratic brethren.
That men who belong to the same
household of political faith should be
allcnatcd from each other by the ar
tlficcs OF ambitious politicians, is us
dangerous us it is unnatural and must
rebound to the lasting injury OF tho
party and the State unless the brcoch
is healed
| Signed. join ID. KrSSEpy,
lREDElL JONES,
EDWARD McCNAnY, Jn
Il. W. IorMANs,
j. S. Fowler.
II. W. WOODWARD.
| W II. DAVE,
W. ID. Johnson,
WALTER HAZARD.
Columbia, S. G., July 18th, 1890.
IT WAS A CRUEL JOKE.
| Two Wags Create IL Panic ina 81. Louis
| Public Bath.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 17.--A most
amusing practical joke was carried
out successfully at the Natatorium
corner of Nineteenth and Pine streets
yesterday, but the perpetrators arc
to-day threatened with prosecution
by their victims, Claude Martin and
Thomas Crouch, two horse dealers
who are widely known practical 10.
kers, prevailed upon a hostlcr to dress
in pOliccman's s clothes and rO tO thc