The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-10-08
4 POLITICAL MANIFESTO.
JUDGE A. c. HASKELL DEFINES HIS
DEMOCRACY.

Thinks the Straishtout Democrats
Should Nominate Ticket.
COLUMBIA, sc, October 2.-The ios-
lowing letter was published IN the
News and Courier of last Tuesday:
To the Editor of the News and Cou-
rier: Since the nomination of Mr.. i.
r. Tillman by the political body which
assembled on the 10th instant at the
State House under the title of the State
Democratic Convention, my name has
been somewhat freely, though generally
with courtesy, handled by the press IN
connection with the Office of Governor
and opposition to the Tillman party. |
have received letters from men whose
patriotic motives commanded my re-
-spect and I have had the assistance OF
nearly column of deprecatory editorial
advice by the Atlanta Constitution.
Difficult as it has been to refrain from
answering the letters OF my friends.
have kept silent for the reason that,
having presented my views to the con-
ferences held in July and September,
and not having been sustained, | deem
ed it uniting to. continue to press
them on the public, never mind how
unchanged my judgment may remain.
disregarded the implications and the
advice and the comments of the press
because they were without authority.
but am now forced to speak in answer
to the following publication because 1t
claims authority:
"WAsHINGToN, Sept. 27.-Colonel
John C. Haskell, IN an interview with a
local paper here, in speaking about his
brother receiving the nomination Tor
Governor, said:
81 am certain that this movement
will receive no aid or encouragement
from my brother and the other Demo
cratic gentlemen OF the ticket. Though
they dislike Tillman, they are Demo.
Gratis. ] had talk with Judge Haskeli
recently. and if he had entertained any
idea of allowing himself to be nomlna-
leu ny luO OpPOeieAoAt ~
taken me into his confidence. -.
"sThis scheme will not work. VI
course the Republicans may 60 aheaa
and vote for this ticket, built VIII not
avail tt EN-. AS much as l dislike Till
man and his methods, propose 20
vote for him. So does Senator hamp--
ton. I consider it the bounden duty OF
all true Democrats to cast their votes
for Tillman. So far as my brotherlS con-
cerned ycu NAV state in the strongest
terms that his nomination by the Re-
publicans was unsought by him, and
that he is averse to any Such coaii-
tion.'"
I am sure that Colonel Haskell would
not have used my name or CLAIMED 70
speak for me unless he was confident II
was my desire, or at leat that l had nc
objection, and unless he felt sure that ne
understood my views, but we are all
liable to mistake and misapprehenslon.:
While he has been entirely sincere and
has not made statements that he did
not think exactly represented me, neV-
ertheless the interview makes an en-
tirely wrong impression on the pubic,
so far as ! am concerned, and While l
would remain silent if were the only
thing at stake. have too many friends
who have stood by me to let my posi-
tion be tor a moment misunderstood.
1t is this: will not vote for Mr.. Till
man. and contend that no Democrat
S should vote for him. For the reasons:
First. (E.) That his manifesto" was
false and hostile to our Democratic
party (B9 That his speeches through,
out the canvass were s!anoerous ana
misrepresented the State and its people;
(C.) That he charged our government
since control was acquired II 1876 by
the white people with dishonesty. cor
ruption and perjury, all. OF which ne
and his associates know to beuntrae.
Second. (A.) That the Democratlcc
Convention in August willfuly and
wantonly violated the written constl-
tuition and the spirit of the party.
That the majority OF that body by bold
and open violation of the constitution
expelled the duly elected delegates from
Fairfield County, and finally forced the
delegates from Charleston. Beaufort,
Georgetown, Sumter and Richland to
retire to avoid participation in further
illegal proceedings, whereby this Con.
yention was dissolved and had. no fur
thsr power to represent the Democracy,
certainly not the Democracy of the
six Counties that retired. for the Demo
cratic Conventions Of the Counties
represented ratified their action, there
by repudiating the subsequent pro
ceedings of the body. BY the unlaw-
full body remaining, and in direct vio-
lation of the written law new constl-
tuition was adopted and a new eXecu-
tive committee elected. OBJ The Con-
yention for the 10th OF September had
beer called by the lawful executive
committee and could not, under the
constitution, be organized for business
except by the chairman of that eXecu'
tive committee. The new executive COM
mittee asserted their power. ratified the
cali for the September Convention, and
claimed the right to organize the body
The legal executive committee. instead
of asserting and maintaining its rights
made terms with the usurping COM
mittee, and it was agreed that the law
full chairman should first call the body
to order, but that it should not be in
order until the usurping chairman
should also call it to order. The Con
vention was thus surrendered TO the
Illegal chairman, who practically did
convene the body and control its or
ganiZation. Protest was made, but
without avail, but that protest spoke
for free people, who should not sub
NIT to partisan tyranny and gag law,
whatever the struggle may cost. This
body. thus called the Democratic Con
z vention, proceeded to business by thus
expellinc the duly elected Democratic
delegates from Fairfield, and seating
the Tillman faction, and then expelled
the County Of Sumter because the duly
elected delegates were from the legal
Democratic Convention, and the TIL
man delegates claiming the seats had
not shadow of title. The Convention
took up the question of nominations,
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