The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-05-01
ANTI.TILLMAN CONFERENCE.
Twcnty-one Counties Represented.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 23.-The con-
ference of anti. .Tillmanites held two ses.
sions to-day, one of twenty minutes, the
other ferty.hye. The only action was
the adoption of an address to the Democ.
racy Of the State. The following were
present: Anderson, l.. d. Campbell ;
Barnwell, L. W. Youmans; Beaufort, 7.
R. Hayward Charleston, W. ]. Hen
son Chesterfield, A. Mcqueen; Claren-
don, G. S. Land Colleton, D. T.. Rsdisk !;
Darlington, E. w. Campbell; Fairfield,
T. w. Woodward; Florence, S. A.
Gregg Hampton, R. T. Causey; Ker.
shaw, a. Fl. Boykin; Laurens, S. d.
Darlington; Lexington, Theodore Holt
shouser Marion, D. w. Bethea; Oconee,
P. r. Davidson Orangeburg, j. A. Pc
terkin Richland, j. G. T. Sims; Sumter;
j. T. Dargan Williamsburg, Edwin
Harper York, Iredell Jones.
Mr.. Jones was made chairman, and
Colonel Dargan secretary.
Messrs. Youmans, Dargan, Woodward, /,
Jones and Land being appointed COM
mistee to draft an address submitted the
following which was unanimously adopt.
ed and signed:
"The situation OF political affairs in
South Carolina demands the immediate
and earnest consideration of every good
citizen. As Democratic farmers, asking
no personal gain, but Influenced by strong
convictions as to the good of our State,
we desire to present our views to the
Democratic voters of the State, and ask
for these views fair and thoughtful con-
sideration.
"The Democratic party is indicted by
some of its own members for favortism,
for relinquishing its functions to an oil
garchy Of aristocrats, for betraying the
confidence placed in it by the people, for
wasteful extravaganza, even for corrup.
ton. Our natural foes have not alleged
so much. Men within the party, claim.
ing to represent eighty per cent of the
Democratic votes, and being aspirents fdr
Office, have not submitted their claims
according to the usual methods upon their
merits and the judgment Of Democratic
convention, but upon fictitious pretexls
have formed party within the party,
held convention, adopted a platform,
practically nominated candidate for
Governor, and, by means of an organized
campaign committee, propose to force
their candidate upon Ae Stste Dema.
cratic Convention in the name Of the
farmers of South Carolina. In this
departure from usual methoda, in otr
Judgment, there fB an innovation preg-
nant with great danger to the unity and
harmony Of the Democratic party. Con.
soious Of the fact that the purity and
integrity of our institutions depend upon
the aolidity of the party, we view with
the greatest apprehension the declarations
of the convention, which, in our opinion,
array caste against caste, and dividing
the white people, eudangers Aaglo.Saxon
supremacy.
"Believing that upon the perpetuity OF
the Democratic party in South Carolina
as at present constituted depend the
peace and prosperity of the State aud
the general welfare of the people; be.
lieving that the methods of nominating
State officers by that party in the past
haye been fair, honorable and just to all
classes of our citizens regardless of occu.
patton or calling believing that the
administration of the State government
has been in the past, and at present
able, pure, honest and free from corrup
tion; believing that an attack upon the
party under these circumstances is q
! reflection upon the intelligence and in
tegrity of the people; believing that the
party's motto in the future should be as
| it has been in past days equal rights 10
all, special privileges to nome re, the
undersigned farmers and Democrats, de
sire to enter our solemn protest against the
unusual, unprecedented and revolution
ary action of the She'll convention.
s'As Democrats, we can not witness
without protest the control of our party
by q faction. AS agriculturists, We will
not permit our honorable occupation tc
be degraded into spoilgman's aachine
AS citizens, we will not be silent under
misrepresentation. We believe that in
| these declarations We voice the sober
opinions of the majority of our Demo
cratic farmers.
"The success of the 'TiE1Han move.
ment' under the Shell CALI would mean
the discredit of the Democratic party BY
itself. 1t would embroil the party, make
| local quiet impossible and check the in
dustrial development of the State. Ir
the eyes of the country it would be 8
verdict against the Democracy of South
Carolina. We confidently appeal to thai
Democracy to arouse itself and to sup.
port our protest against the aggrandlz,e-
ment of one man at such cost to the
State"
Colonel Dargan made a short speech
in which he said the want of proper CO.
lightenment gave Tillman many of hi
followers, and that political education
through the medium Of public discussion
would be the destruction of Tillmanism
he said that when the discussion ends
Tillmauism will be in pitiful minority
and true Democracy in vast majority