Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-16
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nominated q full State ticket with
Judge A. Q. Haskell for Governor.
The counties were represented as
Barnwell, 6; Berkeley, 1; Charles
ton, 8; Chester, 2; Chesterfield, 0;
Clarendon, 7; Darlington, 2; Fair
field, 90; florence, 7; Henry, 6; KsT-
shaw, 8; ,.ancaster, 1; Marion, Is;
Orangeburg, 2233, EichlanG II; Spar
tanburg, Id; Sumter, Is; Union, Is;
Williamsburg 6; York, 2-20 coun-
ties and ITO persons. Five counties
had SO members or more tllan half
the conference. -.a@ #.0.: Is
They were called to order by
Chancellor johnson and Gen. w. w.
Harllee was made chairman. d.
j. y. Banding, Of Sumter, intro
duced resolutions to 90 into nominal
tions. .s... -,.,, ..tr-..f:- ST.. Peg. .
j. T.. Macdonald, of Fairfield,
spoke against it, but it passed, and
the following ticket was unanimously
nominated: r
For Governor, A. G.. Haskell,
Richland. 49,. t.... 4r..". .,.E. :
Lieutenant Governor, w. d. John
son, Marion. ... ,2
Secretary of State, Edwin Har-
per, Of williamsburg. e.
Attorney General, Joseph w.
Barnwell, Charleston. .... eco
Comptroller General, Edmund Ba-
con, Spartanburg.
State Treasurer, w. A. Ancrum,
Kershaw. So. ... -. ".
Adjutant and Inspector General,
r. N. R%ichbourg, Richland.
Superintendent of Education, E.
B. Ragsdale, of Fairfield. ...
The following address, offered by
Chancellor johnson, was adopted
"To the People of South Carolina I:
awe MS citizens true to the princi-
Piles we believe to be right and as
Democrats loyal to the pledges of
our party, faithful to the National
Democratic party and adhering to
the doctrines upon which our gov
ernmont was established in 1876,
state briefly the reasons which have
led us to present to you a ticket for
State officers in opposition to the
Tillman ticket.
"The first principle of Democracy
is a government of the people, by
the people and for the people. The
Tfilman ticket will array class against
class. The nomination of that
ticket was not by the people but pro-
ceeded for the most part, from secret
caucus, the people being deprived of
the right to choose their delegations
by primary election. Noise, turbu-
lence and threats of violence charac-
terized the public meetings and con-
verified them into riotous assemblies
where public issues could not be de-
Gently and gravcly discussed, by
which many of our best citizens were
practically excluded and where, con-
trary to all precedent Of our history,
the women of this State, who have
been the guides of truth and the
emblems of purity, and accustomed
to exercise their influence at oil
times of moment hesitated to appear;
that in addition to these bad meth
DDS, the u]ttcranccs of Mr.. Tillman
had been wrong to the State and all
our people. His speeches have been
4 tissue Of false charges which every
man who respects truth or religion
should condemn, not in words alone,
but by the power entrusted to his
care-his vote at the ballot box.
"1he right to vote is not only a
power, but a trust, and when the
vote is cast it is the assertion on the
part of tho voter that he believes the
man for whom he votes competent
and fit to fiji the office. 1t is vain
to say that the action of a political
party excmpts the voter from re-
sponsibility. His vote affects not
only his own rights, but the rights,
the safety and tho happiness Of
thousands who are dependent on
these votes for the character Of the
government under which they live.
The ignorant and the reckless may
cast their votes f~lippantly, but he who
claims intelligence enough to know
the rights and duties of a citizen is
responsible to his country and his
God. IIe who votes for one whom
he knows to be unfit and unworthy
makes himself accessory to all the
wrongs committed by the officer
voted for. Dr..
"We further solemnly allege that
b. r. Tillman and his associates, by
dividing tho people, by intlaming the
lowest passions, by severing family
ties, putting father, Sol and brother
against each other, have done more
harm and brought greater sorrow on
the State than the sword or fire or
hand of man in any other shape have
ever before effected. They should
not be honorcd and rewarded for
this terrible wrong, nor should power
be put In their banda to perpctuate
the wrong. 1t is a terrible mistake
to think that such wrong doors over
stop of their own will. We do not
declare hostility against our fellow
citizens, whatever may be their votes,
hut We do unhcsitatingly pledge
ourselves as men and citizens, true
to principle and right, to increasingly
war against such unworthy men and
methods as have thus ruthlcssly torn
tho heart of tho State in twain to
feed mon IT, for their DcrsOnal uain.