The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-02-06
Ring .,iilG.

The objection urgrl aHaiA"t 7IHT
rule mn,; b,H:;jom i thai 4 compare
t;vrly small number Of me '.bHr' u o
p#r,Y aLr:c in aivanco uP " 81 "'
rarii,iates nn@ p,si, 'hem tnr u%'' 2
conv@nl:,r, hY c;!na OF superior organ
.zst;nn a:a n%5 tie wiil OF tie MASS
o. tie voters If the party.
+ is the opinion If 4 vat majority
%: The people Of tile State, We believe;
that 4 n.,m;natiag convention shoHid
moi " h.fi before August "T Scpsem'
hnr. unless the RECONCILIATION q! STATE
nGi .ers IS mere fnrmal business
The pr;ln rry meta II "f minimizing
rouaty officials originated, we he!!eve,
in Anderson, AMI there the pri"lary
elect;oD w.s llcIl as shortly before
the general election Hs circumstances
would aimit, in order that every
voter might In e time to deliberate
carefully aE,ont his choice, and ever
asn;rant FIR Office C ull enjoY an
eqaal right nf presenting his qna:.h-
cntions to the p-ople. This IL The
essential elcme.:t of the system OF a
direct choice By tic people, and has
commended iLssif generally. The
formation OF Il slate to be presented
20 q convention is the essential OF
ring rue, about which we have hoard
so much,
The farmers OF the State are asked
by the Tx cuiiTe Coilmittee OF the
Farmers Association. Or, as it is
generally known, tho farm ers' move.
ment, to meet on saiesday in March
ana elect delegates to farmers con-
ven!ion on the 9th Of March to
select candidates to present 10 the
State Convention. When shall that
convention BE- called? La August?
Then we will see set Of men set up
rs tar.et for five months before
The nominations are made in June.
then the convention itself will be
obnoxious to tue cry Of bossism that
has always been urged sgainst q
June convention.
But there are graTer objections.
| Is the Democratic party ready to
make nominations now? II not, Is
any portion Of the party.realy? Are
the farmers themselves ready to pnt
forth ticket now that they are vii
ling to stand sp nsors FOR in the State
Convention? Outside Of Il few as'
pirants ,nl their fris"ds, MT one
nan in ten has bestowed a thought
as vet on this matter. They have
been to, busy gathering up he scat
tered en..s Of last years opera ions to
think of politics As far as is ap'
parent here is 10 political orsan!za
ton anywhere amoag the farmers n1
anybody else. The farmers move
munt mas not had y meeting in !one
time. In many Counties it has nt
existence. There is no way OF get
ting up concert of action b. the Isl
Of March; AMI if there were, I'll;
Names Of can4id,,tes haze not beer
brought forth inr discussion. Eves
professional po;iti"iaas have nnS ye'
announced themselves Es candidates
aud conservative, .qniet citizens, "ht
would make the best officials, have
not yet begun 90 think OF the pcs
sibil ty OF being cl!led upon to serve
Thare must be at least GG,G0j white
fIrlntf5 in the State. los can 70;
choice OF even one haf be discovered
by the 1T of March? How many
ipust he represented in the conven
t.on Of tha 9th of March iii order tt
AVOID the Charge o. being clique o.
ring?
Assin; combinations always beset'
cn.nbinations. Then comes q CLASH
of opposing interes,s-fsction against
faction. This must lead to cancen
trat.on OF management in q few han'ss
o., in uther words, hOssism. The IL
diyidual voter becomes mere pup
pet. and the person WHO honorabl,
aspircs to Office must ether Gecomt
himself II ringster or clso aee hi;
hopes traMrlrd in the taire by poll
tictl machines.
We have consistently opposed any
at empt to forestall the will Of tae
people hy ail forms oi snap jads
ments suI we see no difference he
tween mis- and any other attempt H.
do n advance What tic Dtmoc' ats
sho,ld do in convention, after free
and fair confercnce.-Col, Register,