The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25


have no right h. mcddlcim politics {
10 suggest "lth"rInCn Ur measures
the party. We beg our brother Den
Dcrats to disubuSc Their minds of "A
such ideas. and listen TO us as friend
who are equally Interested with thcr
IN the true welfare of our State.
Not one farmc~ in ten believes TIN
charges made in the campaign agains
the Democratic party or its officials
Every fair minded advocate of tn
Farmers Movement sincerely regret
that such charges have been made
ana rcjOiccS that they havcnot beer
sustained. "A majority of the Demo
Gratis who arc embraced i'm this move
mcnt have Just begun to realize tin
strength of the organization and t,
recognize the fact that in their hands
rests the political power of the Stat,
under Democratic control. We be
lievc that these neither endorse Till
man nor his statements or methods
rs such, but that. their sole desire il
to promote the success of their owl
movement. This brings us to com
mon ground. A majority Of the farm
"rS IN the movement care not so much
for Tillman as for the success of the
movement: the great majority of 9th
CT Democrats do not object to tn,
movement but dO object to Tillmun
We ull agree that within the Demo
cratic lines the farmers of the State
have II decided ndavailnblc majority,
and can, with the assistance of their
Democratic brethren OF other uvucu
tons, so control the policy of the
party as to secure to all classes their
miniStration of the Government. The
attainment of this result requires the
free and cordial operation of MI
elements of the Democratic party.
10 secure such GO operation it is cS-
sCntial that the nominee of the party
for the high Office of Governor of this
proud old commonwealth should not
be II man who has bcSmirchcd her
fair fame, slnndcrcd her officials. dis
ortdcd her history, outraged her
dignity, betrayed the confidence Of
his own supporters and endangered
the integrity oi the Democratic party
by sowing the seeds of diSscnsion
among its members. and there are
-l'Niti'tN WI tlllU Ill lItD
event of the refusal by tho August
Convention to order primary clcc-
ton and of the nomination of H. t.
Tillman by the September Convcn-
tlon large number of his opponents
while acQuicSciug in such result on
grounds of party fcalty and political
necessity. can not be induced to give
INN that active support which alone
will insure the election of the Demo-
cratic nominees in case tho Rcpubli-
can party puts n ticket III the field.
In the eyes of I'LL true Democrats the
maintenance of white supremacy in
the State and the preservation of the
blessings OF which that supremacy is
tn" only guarantee, are Of paramount
consideration. superior to the uSpiru-
tunS of amy individual. Th" free and
untrammclcd expression of the popu-
lar will within the lines of the party
organization. will constitute an uu-
thoritatlvc declaration which must
command ready and willing obcdi-
cnrc. But .such an expression can
only be obtained by the adoption of
the primory plan. This plan has
ysa,tlou: I ne 1rmnnI has ECrn rrii
Grated by tbc Dcmocrotic conference
which assembled in Columbia ON July
roth. and EXPRESS fine confident hone
that il will be further reinforced bv
thc ~Eoice of united Democracy
ErnS0Tu verdict films rendered there
,,ean be uocappral.
The crisis confronting us is the
GraNeht tlat mas ARISEN III TINS State
'ruu alone prove ruuul lO IFS cyircn-
ni., II ;y ,;,,, fr,. J,,,,,,o,u.,. =,
Ln SEM to thc rc,r and loyal md nm.
scltiiE citizens brought TO the
front II is with this conviction and
~ tIis suirit that tlis address j. *
sued .tn our Democratic brethren.
That men who hclnur to fine somc
household of uolitirol foith shnulJ hr
,Iirr,trI from r,rL n,hm. Lv tLr ~.
.tiiirrs nf ambitions unlitirinns. !. ns
Irnn,,n,,s ns i is unnatural mJ must
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