The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
CLARENDON.

The Clarendon Democratic club reoroan-
lied Saturday Afternoon with SO members
on its roll, twenty-five Of whom were pres
ent: The following officers were elected
w. NJ. Plowden, president; w. T. Lesesne,
G. r. Harvin, and W. L. Bell, vice presi-
dents;J. Fl. Lesesne, secretary and treas.
urer; John S. Wilson, member executive
committee.
Mr.. J. II. Lesesne offered the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS, we, the members of the Clar-
endon Democratic club, composed of farm
ers and those OF other occupations, believin g
in the right OF freedom of speech as long as
it is within the bounds of truth; believing
that the government Of South Carolina since
1875 has been ably and faithfully admins.
tered by our State officers; and whereas, our
government has been wilfully slandereG. as
being corrupt and permeateG with political
leprosy, and some of our States most hon
ored citizens charged with perjury by de-
signing politicians who are seeking the
emoluments of our public offices:
ReSOlced, That We believe these charges to
be untrue and founded in the most impure
motives.
2. That we believe in a Democratic govern
ment, straightout, as the only means of ad-
ministering justice to all aad the upholding
Of Anslo-SaXon supremacy.
;. That we heartily favor full representa-
ton to all classes, absolute protection to all
and special privileges to none.
4. That we deprecte the arrayinc of class
against class, and believe we should stand
shoulder to shoulder as one people, striving
FOR the common good Of all and the main
tenance OF Just and fairly administered
Democratic government.
5. That We commend and endorse the able
and fearless defence by Gems. Earle and
Bratton Of the Democratic party and the
government of South Carolina.
B. P. Barron, Esq, also offered a set of
resolutions which are as follows:
WHEREAS. the highest interest of the State
will be best subserved and promoted by
strict adherence to the orderly methods of
the regular Democratic organization, and,
a priorl, any effort to organize class within
the Democratic party for any purpose is
fraught with evil; and whereas, no patriotic
citizen, no good and worthy man Will, by
open charges, utter that which is untrue to
the injury OF the State, nor by innuendoes
and lnslnuations imply that which he cannot
lndisputably aud clearly make plain, the
tendency OF which is to lessen the effective
ness of the Democratic party by dividing it
into factions and classes; and whereas, we
deplore the present unhappy state of excite
ment, and are admonished Of the danger Of
capital being driven from our State, of con-
fdence being lessened in us and the rate of
interest ON our bonded debt being increased,
and, above all, of the great dangers in the
unwisdom of class organization within the
Democratic fold; therefore be it
Res0lred, That adbering strictly to the
regular methods of the Democratic party we
will put forth earnest efforts, in all reason
able, fair, and honorable ways, to preserve
the integrity Of the regular Democratic or
ganization, discouraging the evils Of class
combinations within the party.
2. That we will not support any candi-
date who poses Us class candidate for any
position, Federal, State, CT county, but will
support only such as stand squarely on the
regular Democratic platform, qualified in
tellectually and in spirit, by attainE,ents
and virtues, to represent in the office he
seeks the whole people; who will have due
care and regard for any interest, and there
by protect any class of the people and pro-
mote the welfare Of the whole.
Both sets Of resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted. Another resolution was adopted,
asking for peace and harmony here on the
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