Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08
Charleston with Go,Ooo has twenty

Charleston with 10000 has twenty
five delegates, and Ehgefeld with
5,S44 aaS twelve delegates. Compare
tho following: Richland, 2S,573,
with IL; Greenville, 37,496, with 10;
Spartanhurg, 40,407, with 10; Sum
ter, 37,037, with 10; Laurcns, 20, ,444,
with 8; Marlboro, 2O,59s, with 6;
Beaufort, 30,176, with 8.
1t takes more than 10000 people
in three of these counties md over
5000 in another for ono representa-
tive, while iii Rioh!and 5,7l4 people,
mostly negroes, send & Representative
to the Legislature to vote away the
farmers money and to oppose a
school for farmers sons. In Edge
field we have one Representative for
5000 people, Charleston onc for
5000 and an extra Senator to boot.
In reference to the question of re-
apportionmcnt in the Democratic
Convention | desire to be clearly
understood. 1t does not matter who
wrote the platform adopted by the
March Convention. 1t was adopted
by that body without any material
opposition. 7, therefore represents
the wishes and opinions Of that con
vention, and, we believe, large
majority of the people Of South
Carolina. When adopted not TWEEN
ty-fivc men in the convention knew
who wrote it. | am the exponent
of that platform and the leader
chosen to give it life and force.
have shown how unequal and unjust
the apportionmcnt at present obtain
ing is to certain counties.
have pointed out the crime com
mittcd against the just distribution
of political power among white men
bound together by every tie which
oiio"'N ii'No Incih Honoiaplc ana
just to each other. | ask you now
whether this wrong committed by
tie Legislature, under the influence
of Charleston and Columbia, shall
be rightcd by the Democratic party
rs far rs il can be done, or shall we
take risk of Il division among the
white people which failure to do SO
may entail.
TIE PARTY CONSTITUTION QUOTED
The constitution of the Demo-
cratic party provides as follows
"Thc State Convention shall be com
posed of delegates from each county
in the numerical proposition to which
that county is entitled in both
branches of the General Assembly,
No one disputes chat according to
the last United States census (Which
the constitution now recognizes as
the legal basis of representation
seven counties arc each "cntitlcd" tc
one more member of the House OF
Representatives, and consequently
to two more delegates to the State
Convention, than they now have
Mark the word: it says 'to which
that county is entitled" not which
that county has, and we demand
apportionmcnt as it is nominated in
the bond
Now, will the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee right this, or have it
rightcd; or will they bow to Column
bia and Charleston? Suppose in this
campaign should carry the counties
of Grccnvillc, Spartanburg, Laurcns,
Sumter, Marlboro and Edgcficld,
which is not ut all improbable, and
that Richland and Charleston should
oppose me. Suppose that the con-
test shall be decided against me
under the existing apportionmcnt,
by twelve votes, what Il spectacle
will be presented to the people of
unfalrness among those who should
be rs brothers! What heartburn
ings Is this the compact we made
in '76? | could only submit, and
would do SO chccrfully, for under no
circumstances would | do anything
to jcopardizc Anglo-Saxon unity.
Accurscd, thrice accurscd, be the
"man who would build his greatness
on his country's ruin" Accurscd,
thrice accllrScd, be those who in
South Carolina, confronted as we
are by dangers cngcndcrcd by those
feelings OF discomfort, would risk
negro domination.
While accusing me of "Mahonc-
ISM" and thus trying TO poison the
people against me, signs are not
wanting in plenty to show that the
"ring" will hesitate at nothing-wilI
take any and all risks to compass my
defeat. And believe that nothing
but my election by an overwhelming 9
vote will prevent then, boiling the
ticket if am nominated. ''Thc