The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-10-22
STAND TO THE PARTY.

The Democratic party of South Car
solina met in convention in the city OF
Columbia the tenth day Of September
last, under the call of the regular
straightout and only legally consti-
tnted Democratic executive commit
tee, the very same body that has al
ways called together all of our nomi-
mating conventions since the memora-
be days of '76. That convention was
composed of regularly elected dele
gates, eiectsd under the rules of the
Democrat c party and by Democratic
voters ts represent the party and the
gpeess;p;sse, in making nominations for a
State ticket. The delegates carried
ont their instructions by putting for
ward ticket to be voted for in the
general election, and the people had
every assurance that once the nomina-
lions were made all opposition would
acaniesce, sn6 thus put an end to
further political battle. But such is
not the case. a few men who were
opposed to the nominations made by
the people, assembled in Columbia on
the 9th of this month and bade def
snce to the wishes of the majority By
placing another ticket in the field, with
the hope that the colored vote would
Be induced to assist them in prevent
ing the majority of the Democracy
from electing their choice. We GER
tainly did not expect such condition
Of things, nevertheless it is here.
In the first place the affair is to be
regretted, inasmuch as the instigators
of this movement are men that we
have heretofore always held in high
regard and were the last from whom
TO expect such conduct. In the Sec
end place it brings about condition
OF things that the white people have
always felt duty bound to prevent.
Therefore we should stand by our
principles and not encourage set Of
men in their efforts to disrupt our
party organization. The viii of the
people has already been expressed,
and it is our duty to see to it that the
viii of the people is not thwa,ted. Let
us stand to and redeem our pledges
made to the-Democracy.
s e mast be borne in mind that
when man consented for his name
TO Be placed on a Democratic club
ron he did 80 under the rules of the
party, and one of the principal rules
was pledging himself to abide the
decision Of the party and to discoun-
senance all opposition. This was re-
CURED In order to prevent the very
condition of things that is now upon
us and to keep the party intact, that
white mans supremacy might be and
remain certainty. This rule has al
ways been recognized and adhered to
with strict fidelity by all true Demo
Gratis, and it is to be hoped that the
few who now refuse to abide the de-
eis;on viii have q small following. Il
we were not pledged to stand to the
nominations, then why was it that our
leaders, yes, some of the very men
who are now foremost in this indie
pendent movement, insisted on the
peoples frowning down independent
ism, and raised the cry that an indie
pendent is an enemy to our State and
worse than a radical? They taught us
this, and experience teaches US it is
true.
We ara aware Of the fact that these
gentlemen claim themselves to be
atrue Democrats" " and give as reason
for their conduct that everything done
BY the Democratic convention was ir-
regular, and being irregular relieves
them from any obligations heretofore
made to the party. Yet they recog-
nized the regularity of the convention
by participating in its proceedings,
The true secret lies in the fact that
they were defeated! In our judg-
ment they have q lame excuse for
boiling the nominations whether reg
ular or irregular. Now if they had
refused to participate in the conven-
tons and had not allowed themselves
to be represented, then possibly their
reasoning might be OF some force, but
the fact is they did participate in ev-
cry convention, either as delegates OF
by delegates chosen by the respective
county conventions, and these dele