The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-30

to population, whereby Charleston ha.
five votes in the House and ten vote:
in the State Convention, which choose
our State officers, to which it is not en-
titled.
To the zeal and extravaganza of this
aristocratic oIigarchy, whose sins VIZ
are pointing out, in promising higher
education for every class except farm
ers, while it neglects the free schools
which are the only chance for an edu
cation to thousands of poor children
whose fathers bore the brunt in the
struggle for our redemption in 1876. Tc
the continued recurrence of horrible
lynchings-which We can but attribute
to bad laws and their inefficient ad,
niinistration. TO the impotence of jus.
tice TO punish criminals who have
money. To the failure to call con,
stitutional. convention that we may
have al organic law framed by South
Caroliuians, and suited to our wants,
thereby lessening the burdens of taxa.
ton and giving us better government
Fellow Democrats, do not all these
things cry out for u change? Is it not
opportune. when there is no national
election, for the common people who
redeemed the State from Radical rule
to take charge of it? Can we afford to
leave it longer in the hands Of those
who, welded to ante-bellum ideas, but
possessing little of ante-bullum patriot
ism and honor, are running it in the
interest of a few families and for the
benefit ofa selfish ring of politicians?
AS real Democrats and white men,
those who here renew our pledge to
make the fight inside the Democratic
party and abide the result, we call
upon every true Carolinian, of all
classes and callings, to help US purify
and reform the Democratic party and
give us government of the people, by
the people and for the people.
If we control the State Democratic
Convention, Legislature in sympa-
thy will naturally follow; failing to[do
this, we risk losing all We have gained,
and have no hope of any change for
the better. The logic Of events and
past experience show that we must
nominate candidates and put them in
the field early, so that the masses will
understand what they must do to
bring about the change We so desire.
Such course will cause an active can
vass, wide discussion Of the issues pre-
sented, and the people thus learning
the truth can show whether they are in
favor Of the Farmers Movement or
not, by electing or rejecting our nomi-
neeS.
We therefore issue this call for a
Convention of those Democrats Who
sympathiZe with our views and pur-
poses, as herein set forth, to meet in
Columbia, in the House of Representa-
tives, on Thursday, the 9th day Of
March proximc, at II o'clock NJ, to
nominate i ticket for every State office.
from Governor down. to be put in the
field for ratification or rejection by the
next Democratic State Convention,
and we pledge ourselves to abide the
result, whether that is for or against
Us.
Each county will send as many dele
gates as it sends to the State Conven-
ton, and We suggest that mass meet
ing or convention be called in each
county to elect delegates on salesday
in March.
BY order of the executive committee
Of the Farmers Association of South
Carolina.
G.. W. SHELL,
President and Ex-Officio Chairman.