The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-01
ESTABLISHED 1865.

PIE, !Oi ";lSleIuI eNlraFaSaNce-eFel
for corruption. Our natural foes HAY,
not alleged 50 much.
Men within the party, claiming t
represent eighty per cent. of the Demo
cratic voters and having aspirantS 70
Office, have not submitted their claim
according to the usual methods upol
their inerits and the judgment of ;
DenOcrati" convention, but upon fic
titious pretexts have formed a part,
within the party, held a convention
adopted a platform, practically nomi
mated a candidate for Governor and, b,
means OF an organized campaign com
niltee, propose to force their candidate
upon the State Democratic Convention
III the name Of the farmers of Soutl
Carolina.
In this departure from usual meth
DDS in our judgment there is an limo
vation pregnant with great danger t
the unity and harmony Of the Demo
cratic party.
Conscious of the fact that the purity
and integrity of our institutions is de
pendent upon the solidarity Of the par
tv, we view with the greatest appre
henSiOn the deliberate declaration o
the candidate, which, in our opinion
arrays caste against caste, and, divid
ing the white people, endangers Anglo
Saxon supremacy.
Believing that upon tie perpetuity
Of the Democratic party in South Car
oina, as at present constituted, depenC
the peace aud prosperity Of the State
and the General welfare of the people
believing that the methods of nOmi
mating State officers by that party in
the past have been fair, honorable anG
just TO all classes of our citizens, re-
gardle>s of occupation or calling; be-
lieving that the administration Of the
State government has been in the past
and is at present able, pure, honest
and free from corruption; believing
that an attack upon the party, under
these circumstances, is a reflection
upon the intelligence and integrity OF
the people; believing that the parly's
motto in the future should be as it has
been in the past-''equal rights to All,
special privileges to none"-we, the
undersigned, farmers and Democrats,
desire to enter our solemn protest
against the unusual, unprecedented
aud revolutionary action of the Shell
Convention. AS Democrats, we eau
not witness without protest the control
Of our party by a fraction. As agri-
culturists, we will not pern' it our hon
orable occupation to be degraded into
a spoilsman's machine. AS citizens,
We viii! not be silent under misrepre-
sentation.
We believe that in these declara-
tions we voice the sober opinions of a
majority Of our Democratic farmers.
The success Of the "Ti!lman Move
ment," under the "Shell CALL" would
mean the Giscredit Of the Democratic
party by itself. 1t would embroil the
party, make local quiet impossible, and
check the industrial development of
the State.
In the eyes of the country, it would
be verdict against the Democracy of
South Carolina. We confidently ap-
peal to that Democracy to arouse it.
self, and to support our protest against
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of one man at
such cost to the State.
The address is signed by the follow
ing members of the conference: Ire
dell Jones. President; John J. Dargan,
Secretary; L. L. Campbell, Anderson;
l.. W. Ioumans, Barnwell; Thomas
r. Hayward, Beaufort; w. G. Hinson,
Charlestor; \. Mcqueen, Chesterfield;
c. 5. Land, Clarendon; D. L. Redish,
Colieton; +. W. Cannon, Darlington;
T. W. Woodward, Fairfield; Smile 4.
Gregg, Florence; r. T. Causey, Hamp-
ton; \. H. Boykin, Kershaw; S. D.
Darlington, Laurens; Theo. Z. P.
HoltZhauser, Lexington; D. W. Beth
ea, Marion; J. c. +. Sims, Richland:
Edwin Harper, Williamsburg; J. r.
Davidson, Newberry.
ADOPTING THE ADDRESS.
Mr. Heyward of Beaufort moved that
the report of the committee be adopted,
and the motion was promptly seconded.
Col. Noumans said he wanted first to
say something about the charges made
against the Democracy Of South Caro-
lima. The charges that the State was
ruled by an oligarchy; that Hampton
and the other leaders Of '76 did not
represent the true sentiments of the
State: that there had been corruption
all were false and could not be sus-
tained. The State government since
1876 had been as pure and patriotic as
ever presided over any organized body
of human beings. He challenged the
makers of the charges to the proof.
The address was then adopted by a
unanimous vote.
LETTERS OF SYMPATHY.
Secretary Dargan then read the ex-
tracts presented below:
!. BerkeIey-C. st. G. Sinkler, Eu-
tawville: Count upon me as being ell
tirelv with you in this vitally impor-
taut matter. will work vigorously to