The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-24

n"!r "dt "qo;,' and :;,l'artiat J'Is''ct
"a -! ma:
is""c,,!.cr :,at I'll true Ctrn'ini ms
arc democrats. AMI III such entitled
to Il fail. r,'"r AMI rqlni share III thr
control and p"tcT ~
;!ir party. aid that it. rrInncs tiit
.nnhin i al earnest efforts OF Al
Dcmnc:a'S in tic state to keep the
Republican wolfe from orr ito II. ~
ncynncr.ls we know no Glass. Broth
crs in Iloul and rae, 1c tined !"
stand or fail to .:e!hc7, we d'pre>acc
all efforts. f.om whatsoever Sour"e'
to destroy the unity and integrity
npon which The strength AM IiIo Of
our party depend.
In or.cr To- better understand the
position we now cccnpy, let us recall
the history Of the lnnvcmcnS whl'f'
has rcsul;el in the condition now
coNfrontir. us, and take council to-
pct;lnr On this extraordinary einer-
ncncy in uur party affairs.
/ convention composed OF Iarme
representing not less than twenty
six Counties in he State, held in the
city of Columbia on Decenber lSf.
1887. unanimously :ldHpted the 10
lowing resolutions:
"Hesc.vcl, hat lis not the purpose
o?ihn farmers Of the Stale to make
their organization political body
hostile To oher classes, nor Is it thrlr
intention to attack the integrity o!
the STATE officers, nor their policy IT,
arra;un or dictate 10 the Legislature
THAT we believe in the thorough
organization of tre farmers OF the
State with the object anil firm pnr
pose of developing lis agricultural
resources
These resolutions reported by H
Il. Tilmsn rs chairtnam Of The com
mittpa on resolutions. we're G'!"rtcu
without debate III his request, and eN
pressed the purpose and scope OF the
movement inaugurated iy lin, (enc
the will of the Icop!e represented il
that movement;
in November, 1883, another con
vcntion Of tic association was held
at Colombia with small attendance
which elected Il new Executive Com
mi>tec, havin. G.. W. Shc!l as prcsi
dent and chairman er-CGicio. =,
meeting Of the ,ssociat On WAS l5c!
OF called in 1855 and the Shell com
mittce held over. their :ucccss0r:
no. having been appointed. In No
vcmber, 1859, this committee met il
secret without instructions from o.
notice to the association, and antl.or
lied G.. ". Shell, rs chairman c,r.Ct
fcio. to issue q call for q convention
to meet in Columbia on the 27tl
day of March, 1880. IcrvcrtinG th'
authority thus given and in willlu
lis0bedience Of ibe expressed VII
and purpose of the association as Sc
forth in the resolutions OF 1887, u
W. Shell, over lis signature IN HI
official capacity as president and ca
cNieio chairman, and WIN The conh'V
arce ot Is. X. 1lll'nan. as lnlh'"l
himself declares, ISSUED The Gail nov
known as the Shell Manltesto' II
which he says: 1--WE Will draw NJ
tie indictment against those wil'
have been and are STILL governing
this State, thus seeking 10 alra,
the farmers III posltioh 0' ii"s'''it'
against other classes OF Dcmocia','
cltlzens ana 10 poison lner ih.no'
against tue ofilcHllS 70 "no'h .'la
party had entrusted the~ ao'h'"ls''''
ton c1 the otate government s'nc'
1876. fur his own seilish purposes
the farmers nave peeh 'a"sl,' t,,a' u
crltlclse lliImah IS 10 apuse '''e fa''n
ers' Movement, that 10 oppose ''i'
methods or NOMINATION IS 10 oPpos'
thc farmers 'hethSei'cs' "li'' I'i''C ~
declare him unworthy OF support IS e
say tie farmers have 40 right to mea
die in politics or 10 suggest either
men or measures to the party. W.
beg our brother Democrats 10 dlS
aOuss 'ne'r m,nos oi an su'u H. i'ea' ~
ana 10 listen 10 rs us . if'e.ius ., "io ,> .,>
eq""'iy ih'eles'co WIN 'i'H' :" '"'
c''e "e!'aie VI Ii'c o'''e, 1'JO o"'
FARMER III zen 'eI'oEes ''lS o..'' ,' Se'
maze II t:''s c',nP''s'' "ssa'"s' ~ ',' W
Dem"crat'c p"'tT OF It's o''lC"t,s
Every lair.mi''oeu at'oc''I % -
FARMERS Aio'emehC ssi'ccrely regret;
that such charges nave oeeh ma"e ah'