The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-01
Correspondence of the Union TINES.
Jone.vi,ls Forms a straight-out Club

Jonesville Forms a straight-ou Club.
The venerable christian gcntIcmn, Josdt
Foster at The head, Joitopcd by 80 yood anil
true "untamed' Democrats, ,cho dare 10 Htnk
and act independent gf any PoIittcnt bosses.
JoSEsvIILg, July 24.-At meeting of the
straight-out Democratic Club, with Mr.
ID. w. Fowler as temporary chairman, an
organization was effected by the election of
the following permanent officers.
JOSIAH FOSTER, President.
J. T.. LINDSAY, 1st. Nice-PrcSident.
II. W. HAMILTON, 2ni. Vice-Presilcnt.
+. w. COLEMAN, 3rd. Nicc-Prcsident.
X. W. Long, +. L. Eison and L {. Elmore
''i's X. ". Scott. kcaslgy.
ELcc"tirc Con,m,itse.Sp. W. Fowler, &. X.
Long, by. X. VI. Littlejohn, John w. Craw-
ford aud ". II. III. BcvIl.
The chairman having announced that the
club wns organized ard ready for business,
after speeches from several Of the members,
the following resolutions were iutroducci
and unanimously adopted
R,y"ircd That We endorse the action Of
the Democratic Conference held i'll Column
bia July 10Th. 1890.
Reyoircd That VIC do not believe that our
State officials are corrupt, or that the State
is .'pcrmcatcd with political leprosy: Said
charges having been disprOved.
R,,ot""i, That We disapprovc ofthc Shell
manifesto, and the irregular methods cm-
ploycd by Mr.. T,lman and others in con-
ducting the present campaign.
R,soired, Ina, VIC will not support u. K. Till
man for Governor of South Carolina, unlcS>
he is nom mated for that position through the
regular De "cratic channel.
R>syI,rd, That We resent any insult OF
Il uh h,rl lu Ia
Honorable Wade Hampton, our beloved Leader,
during and since the lark days Of 1876.
Rcyoicsd. That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Union TINES am
The N,,cr ami Cowrcr.
There arc about fifty names OH the roll,
and the rapidly developing and growing Anti
Tillman sentiment gives promise of many
more.
The Club is fully organized, thoroughly
aroused, and in splendid working order.
They have enlisted under the banner which
they believe to be right and will lead them
to victory. If it should go down, they will
''dic game.
This organization is mbued with the same
spirit that prompted the illustrious French
man TO exclaim, The Guard dies, it never
surrcnders -
The resolution with regard to General
Hampton was introduced by Mr.. John +.
Long. of this town, who was u SIllicr Of
IIampton's Cavalry, and a brave one, at
sixteen, and does not believe "thc time has
come when the men who rode with Lee and
Jackson should Stnud aside. Many
of those who wore the grey jacket
were present, aud while "thc bonnie
blue flag no longer reflects the light of the
morning sunbeam. nor kisses with its sil,icr
folds tho genial brcczcS Of our southern
cline, yet the proud memories aud gOri-
ous rcc"llcctiunS' which cluster around
that bullet rlllcd flag of the South, arc too
fresh in the minds and too dear to til" hearts
Of the brave men who waved 1t cr the
fiery crest ut an hundred battlc-hcldS AMI
swurc +" protect its sacred folds, ID Ice 50
soon forgotten. Nor will the people "f this
fair southland ever cease 10 rHmcmhcr that
when this loved banner WAS folded nj Apo
mattUX, ii WAS these matchlcss heroes, III
their rngGcl grey jackets, weak and hungry,
foot sore and weary, but with the unquench-
able fire Of uniying devotion burning ~
brightly in their warrior hearts as when
with the vignr Of bryish ardor they enlisted
under its gli>cuing folds it was these brave
men ''whu stocked their wcll-wurn arms
around it, and L"ifeI their caps To see il 90
down in defeat more precious than many
victories. The South hunors them the
brave soldiers of the North respect them.
Whether the confederate soldier We're the
private grey jacket. or the generals star.
oa his cont. makes no difference: the true
hearts of the South love H"' - ~, A''
Hampton on many II hard-tnught field. and
his patriotic and sclf-sacritcng services to
his State during and since the lark days of
1876, have stamped his name To-" iudclihly
and lovingly upon the hearts "f Caroliu'au~
To be easily cilacci tod grant that thi~
noble old man III his declining years may
not be forced to say in his heart what his
lips would be tu) proud TO utter that South
Carolinians have forgotten their brave leader
in the trying days when the dark clouds Of
Kcpubicanism burst i'll fury upon the OLD
Palmetto State. l.. {. l..