The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
For the TINES.
Cross Keys Township Democratic Club.

\ meeting of this club was held ut Cross
Keys, Union County, S. c., July 19tn, 1890,
Chairman y. $. Bobo, Ircsiding. After the
election of delegates 20 county convention.
the following resoiu,ious were unanimously
adopted
Whereas. Il ,reat Tajoriiy of us arc en-.
gagged in agriculture, and believing that dis
crimiuaton against the farmer is unfair and
undcmocratic, and believing further that
the present State administrator has failed
to bring about the nee led reform III the =
listing cxtravagnncc cI the government, End
licying that the above evils are
AScasu,r, to :hc tcmnorizi ~
-, icis; uuu wuercis,' Il
Columbia Ma. eli the
9th, 1880, and said convcn ION deemed il
necessary TO adopt II certain pla. form, and
as" t. %LIg'Nt the nline of Capt. B. Il. Till
mal nS the fr:nc'S candida ior Governor
OF South Carolina. rs the proper and most
suitable person 10 carry out ,he ideas as en-
pressed IN sail platform; therefore, be it
R"SoIr'd, |. That we, the democrats of
Cross Keys Township, Union County. recor
niZc and endorse the heroic services already
rendered III the cause of economical govern
meht, and The general advancement or the
people interest, and that we have mp''cit
conSoIcc in the honesty. ability and "ea.
lcssness Of Capt.. b X. Iillmau to caIrv 20
n successful issue the work Of reform rs i'm
dicatcd i'll said Platform.
=. That we pledge ourselves to use all
honorable means To secure delegates to the
county Convention who are in full symna,llv
with the farmers movement, and thai our
delegation urge the county Convcnt.tu to
sen u the convention in COlumii,, that bo.
been recently called by the State Chairman.
To Lc held on the l3h dly of August 1890
only such men n are i'll sympathy with us,
and that they he instructed to 60 for nomi
nation AMI To remain in convention until
thclr chIriS are crowned with success, cor
t" the end, and to vote for T. X. Ti,lmau
forever.
3. That we cmio'.c the Platform of the
March Convention in toto ; and that we
Will not support "nY cpnlilatc for Ollie. IN
less W" know him - he friend ami adyu-
cate of said p'a'iorm
!. That we pledge ourselves - give onr
Andiviicd support 20 the regular nominees
the democratic party.
- >. ThGt we feel grateful 10 The Char'csiun
U"rId for the support it has gwen us. and
would recommend il to all lovers Of truth
and fair play. That We condc mn ,he N,wS
ami Co"ri'r and Col. ETlr for accusing us of
not being loyal :" the democratic pariy. of
winch we, the farmers. Compose about 50
per cent.
Il. That wcm"tr with regret the part bcin.s
ilkcr Ivy Grnc'al Hampton ncl,n,t uur
candidntcs-wc hnvc h"m"rCi him 50 much
50 oftcn. nnl - long g-arl we Cunicnn tho
same. and would suggest that he 60 back
to Washington an let us alone.
!. That we c,ndcmn in tie s;ranocst
terms The meeting held Inst week n, the call
of \ e. Haskell il Cplu1ba, conSi,t.ur ,r
so-crllci "Strhghtout democrats" to he in
our opinion nS an inl"rcn !cnt move Of
broken down a'iSt"c' ats gnl note with re.
get that Cross Keys was represented in.
that undcmocralic convent H.
:. That these resolutions he sent to thc
p'ticari@n. paper '"'
Taos. II. CORE VS. EODo
Sccy. Pres