The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-24
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published in the Nsps and Courier; has been
pronounced, "c,ear, logica', able, and o
s,atesm,plike article" IL Is not "clear,
for some of his charges against the Peoples
Patty are decidedly vague; II Is not "iogi-
c,l," for he assumes his premises, and MeH
draws his conclusions. 1t /, not the Produc-
IA statesman, for II is evident, through
out. that no deals With the questions involv-
ed, from q strictly legal standpoint He iu-
sisis upon the legality Of md and the
"illcgality' Of that, &C., forgetting tbs.
mere party machinery, having NO foundeC
ton in the fundamental law Of the land, Is
not, strictly speaking either illegal or "illc-
GAL" Judge Haskell doe, not recognize the
fact, thet a great political revolution has
swept over South Carolina, and as is always
the case, under such circumstances mere
alven'it'ous aids for conducting the political
offai's Of n country, are swept away in the
onrush ofth, deluge. Conventions aud Com
mittre'. the ephemeral creations of parties,
are simply used to facilitate the management
Of po itics in comparatively peaceful times,
aud certainly have no Divinely derived au-
thor:ty by which they can rule the people at
all, much less rule their against their will.
That authority once conferred upon
Committee or Convention, by the people, eau
never be revoked; is, Of course. an absurd
proposition. That thi, authority can, under
any circumstances. ever be righLfully used
to govern the political affairs Of the people,
in opposition t. their wishes, is, also, an ab-
surd proposition. Even looking at the matter,
from Judge HaskelPs standpoint, that such
Committee or Convention can b, legally
TUG Pocfs~' Ia eaSps-S>c- IL -.-~sls moro{
G 'nrcutions oftheir own motion, with wTrss-Yy =
they are ready conducting their pol ticai
affairs, is grossly absurd proposition.
Yet these propositions are asserted by i'm.
p'icntion, in Judge Haskeirs letter, when
he insists so strenuousiy, upon the "lcydiity'
or the "illcgali'y," Of this or that Committee
or Convention.
claim to sit "en permanence was made
by Committee in Paris, during the French
Revolution Of n hundred years ago but the
peorlc soo1 convinced the members of said
Committee, that they were of different
opin on.
Committees and Conventions are the cre,-
lures Of tie people, from whom they derive
any auth rity which they possess; and the
people have right to revoke this delegated
authority, whenever they choose to do so.
Judge Haskell says, that "minds entangled
by political cffice, arc warped" SC. We
think that his letter proved, that minds en-
tangled in legal technica alities, during many
years devoted exclusively to the study and
practice Of law minds which $50 to speak, }
have never been in touch with, H. Seople
hearts which hasa-nevo- boob t6666SSsAi Ai-%;th
sympathy for their needs and struggles, are
totally unfit to deal with the broad political
questions which arc sure to present them
selves, when there is n great uprising of the
people.
They arc too apt to insist upon petty mat
ters Of precedent. rule, custom, SC. Ibis is
the case with Judge Haskell in tho present
instance. For him the statcsman's poiut-of-
view, has no existance whatever. There has
been nothing like his wiful blindness, and
incapacity to comprehend o great political
revolution, such as had recently swept over
the State; since tho French Revolution Of
1880, when the French mobiles, set themselves
with dull, stupid obstanacy, TO stern the
tide of events. We know the result.
Judge Haskell evinces the like obstinacy
and he is SO befogged by passion and preju-
dice that he isjust now, incapable of think
ing, or acting wisely and clearly; and his
"First, sec1ud "a, b, C, &c., are simply the |
blasts IF his fog-horn, to warn people Of his |
whereabouts.
The charge that the "methcds'' Of the |
leaders of the p, ope's Party, are undemo,
Ga ~ isrsssss..,syx srsss.,s vague. and nnmsening4
exactly In the regular way, and
as they bad right to do; everything was |
dcne openly, in the light ofday; they fair |
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State; and The people by large majority |
endorsed them. This Judge Haskell knows. |
We think it is proven, that the Committees |
and Conventions which the people repudiat-
ed which the people "spewed out Of their
mouths" (tp quo'e one Of Judge Haskelrs
own cxprCssions,) were No lonper entitled
TO si', as The representatives of the People
therefore there could not possibly be my
thing undemocratic in organizing party
which they knew aoould represent
them, and obey their wishes. The uudemo-
cratic procee iings have been entirely on
Judge Haskell side for he and his motley
following, hare, and are sill making every
effort in their power, to defeat tho will Of the
majority of tho people.
Again, Judge Haskell calls the Peoples
Party, n "down-grade" rarity. This party
is made up Of the respectable masses of the |
white people of South Carolina; and they |
are insulted with this epthct, simply be- |
cause they assert their right to choose their |
non political leaders in opposition to Judge |
IIaskeirs wishes. lie evidently regards the
people as "canailie," who must be driven,
managed, led, and permitted the privilege Of
paying taxes, but must DC humbly obcdient
to their sclf-costiu,ed rulers.
We think that in the light Of his own ac-
tions, of late and in view af his own metley
borrowings, Judge linSHel should nave re-
Trained from calling names. The meagre,
and nondescript company, who constitute
Judge Iiaskclls "taH,' (scc News and Cou-
rier Of last summer,) reminds us of Falstaffs
notorious company, which he recruited for the
battle of Shrewsbury; viz.-Wart, Mouldy,
Feeble, and Bullcalf and who levied contri-
buttons on the clothes-liucs If the farmers
wives on their way TO their famous fight
And we venture to pre- !ict that their achieve
ments will be rs futile in the Eolitical battle
of next month, rs were those of Falsatf
immortal company, in the battle of Shrews-
bury.
Moreover, we suggest, that the white mass
es Of South Carolina, are not quite as far
down grade, as Judge Haskell, who openly
announces his intention to use the negro for
all he is worth, to defeat the Peoples Party
which is essentially the white element Of the
State. And deny it, ms he may, lie il in fact,
Though not in name the leader of the Re