The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-16
SAVE THE STATE,
ACTION OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
An address Issued to the Party Denounc-
ing the Haskell Movement as Indepen-
dentism and Inimical to the Safety
of the State-Cainpaign Meetings
Ordered in all the Counties.
Especial to News and Courier.

Ordered in all the Counties.
Especial to News and Courier.1
COLUMBIA, October 1O.-Messrs. J. L.
NJ. Irby, H. A. Meetze and Willie Jones
of the campaign committee Of the Till.
man State Democratic committee, with
Capt. Tillman, Mr.. Z. B. Gary, Mr.. H.
l.. Farley, DR.. Sampson Pope and Mr.
W. &. Benet, assembled in the Caro-.
lima National Bank this morning al
10 o'clock and remained in conference
several hours with closed doors.
At 1.3O a recess was taken until
p NJ, and at 4.30 p. m., the meeting
being concluded, the following address
was given to the press as the product OF
the session. It was in the handwriting
of Mr.. w. G. Benet. who is understood
to have been its author:
The Address.
TO the Democratic Party of South
Carolina: A grave crisis IN the history
of our State confronts US. The life OF
our party is threatened. White su-
premacy in South Carolina is endan-
gered. What was predicted, but hardly
expected, has happened. An Indepen-
dent movement has been inaugurated:
an Independent ticket has been nori-
mated, and for its success in the i'm
pending election coalition has been
effected between the Republican party
and the deserters from the ranks of the
Democracy.
A small gathering of citizens calling
themselves Straightout Democrats,
representing at best only a defeated
minority of defeated minority of the
Democrats of thestate, have held con-
ference in Columbia, in defiance of the
regularly constituted authorities of our
party, have set at naught the action of
the regular Democratic conven tions
held in August and September, have
proclaimed war against our Democratic
leaders and nominees, and, to lead
them in this internecine strife, they
have nominated full State ticket,
with Judge Haskell at its head, as their
nominee for Governor.
BY this action on their part, in oppo-
sition to the action of an overwhelming
majority of the Democrats of South
Carolina, they have read themselves
out of the ranks of the Democracy
BY calling upon the negro voters to aid
them in. their fratrieilal war against
their white brethren, they have de-
clared themselves ready to join hands
with the black man in pulling down
4 and destroying the white mans gov
ernment, and ready and willing to see
South Carolina again under the heel Of
the alien tyrant and the ignorant ne,
gro.
They are, a few of them, men Of high
social standing and of great political
influence and experience; some of them
men whom this State has delighted tc
honor, and who have filled high posi-
tions in reward of their distinguished
service as patriots and Democrats. II
is therefore with feelings of regret and
disappointment that we see them vol,
unfairly departing from or Demo
cratic ranks and subjecting themselves
to the censure so well expressed by
Governor Hampton when he said that
an Independent was worse than a
Radical.
But our duty is clear. The Democra-
tic party of South Carolina must defeat
this independent movement. No loyal
Democrat can conscientiously vote fol
the Independent ticket. And We cal
upon you, the white men of the whole
State, as patriots and as Democrats, tc
be true to your country, true to your
party aud true to your race. By al
that you hold dear, by your lives and
liberties, by your homes and families
by your white civilization and pride oi
race, we appeal to you to quit you, like
men, like Democrats, like Carolinians
If you would prevent the restoration
of the ruinous rule under which oul
State lay helpless and PROSTATE from
1868 to 1876, ifyou would spare your
wives and children the re-enactment Of
the scenes of those dark and terrible
days, if you would enjoy prosperous
days and peaceful nights, you will not
cast your ballots for the independent
ticket.
Much though you may admire and
esteem Judge Haskell and his co-nomi.
nees, you will, as faithful Democrats
and patriotic South Carolinians, vote
for theregular Democratic ticket which
was nominated by the Democratic Con
vention on the 10th day of September
A solid, unbroken Democracy is of fal
greater Importance to this State than
the success of any man or any set Of
men.
Be not deceived by the address to the
people, not the Democrats of South
Carolina, which was adopted by the
Independent Conference. Among other
specious augmentation it is sought
therein to induce good Democrats to be
disloyal to their party by telling them
that it is vain to say that the action Of
a political party exempts the voter
from responsibility. This is trap fol
the unwary, a prop for the unsteady
Such action is utterly undemocratic.
No party could exist if each member
should be law unto himself. Party
fealty compels each true Democrat tc
support the regular party nomination.
1t is undemocratic in any man, or any