The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-23
TO THE DEMOCRACY.
TIE STATE COMMITTEE ISSUES AN
ADDRESS TO The PEOPLE.

Tho independent NEcycment Denounced
and nm Appeal TIndo for NVhito Sunrc-
'"a"S--G"T"rnor Eichard""r Interviews
cd--CamnniEn Meetings Arranged for.
! C0LuMDIA, =. G., October 1O.-Messrs
j. l.. NJ. Irby, II. n. Mcctze and Willie
Jones, OF tho campaign committee of
the fillman State Democratic commit
Tee, with Capt. Tiilman, Mr.. l.. IS. Gary,
! Mr II. h. Farley, Dir. Sampson Pope
! ana Mr.. ". &. Hcnct, assembled in the
Carolina National Bank this morning
] at 10 O'Clock and remained il; confer
! cncc several hours with closed doors.
-ht 100 recess was taken until j.
NJ, and at I.30 t. ~, the myrtir,. being
cohci'ld%i, thc following atldrcy. was
gwen 10 thc press as The product Of the
session.
'lt WAS in III" handwriting of Mr.. VIC.
Ncn"t, W!!0 i understood; 20 have been
IFS author:
Vhc i,!d-cer.
I" TIC jirmncratjc Party of South
Carolina: y grave crisis III The ?iStnGy
"i our '-t:;i" c'nir0uiH rs. Tic life Of
our party is t!rv"tvH>H WNitr %Hnrr-
macy iii South Carolina il vid%,iryr,h.
. what WAS predicted, hHt hardly rypect-
ca, has iapp"llrd. IN ImC,rr2ndpnt
movement has Irrn ina,!yur#tc;]. IN
independent ticket has been nominated
ana for It's success il the imDcndin.t
clrcI!'n Il coaiilom has been effected be-
tween the Republican party and Tie
OCS"rt"rS from t!G ranks of the De-
mOcracy.
! \ small gathoring Of citizens calling
themselves StraighrOut Democrats. rpD-
f"Srntlng at best only u defeated min
0rlty "i Il defeated minority of the
i)rlnnrratS ct the state, have hr!l a con
ference IN C0iumiilH, in Uciianru Of thn
regularly constituted authorities OF our
party, have set ii n;.GGht the action Of
! the regular Democratic conventions
! hcld III August and September, have
lFocl;umcd war AGAINST our Dcmncratic
leaders and nominees. and. TO lead thcm
III this ntprnCciNC strife. thCy have
! nominated & ful! state ticket. MIA
! Judge Haskell II is head, aS their nom
lnco 1GT Governor.
iy this action on their nart. in ONnD-
Sltion to the action Of an OYcrWnnllniuw
MajoritY OF the Democrats Of South
iHrGl!nH, they have read themselves ONT
! Of the ranks Of the Democracy. Nv
calling unon the negro voters 10 aid
! them III their !ratricid%l war 1"ainst
! lhrir white brcthrcn, they have drc!Hrr;
themselves ready to Join hands with Iii,
black man in pulling down and destroy
ing the white mans government, an,
ready and willing to sec South Ca"U!im:
again under the heel oi The alien ts'ran
and the ignorant negro.
They are, Il few of them, mcu of hirl
social standing and OF great political
influence and experience; some of then
men whom this state has delighted [,
! honor, and who have filled high posi-
tlonS in reward for their dstinruiShcd
service as patriots and Democrats. II
IS therefore with feelings of regret and
disappointment that we sec them vol
unfairly departing from our Democratic
ranks and Subiccting themselves to the
cenSurc SO well expressed by Governor
Hampton when he said that an indie
pendent is worse than u Radical.
But our duty is clear. The Demo-
cratic party OF South Carolina must
defeat this independent movement.
NO loyal Democrat can c0nSrirntiouSlv
Vot" for The independent ticket. And
we call upon YOU, the white men OF thr
whole state, as patriots and as Dcm0-
Gratis, TO be true to your country, true
TO your party and true TO your race. Bv
all that you hold dear, by your lives and
liberties, by your homes and families,
by your white civilization and pride of
race, we appeal to You 60 Quit You, like
men, like Democrats, like Carolinians.
/ + you would prevent the restoration of
the ruinous rule under which our state
! lay helpless and pToStratc frGm 1863 10
! 1876, if you would spare your wives and
| chl!drvn the rc-cnactm"nt Of the scenes
OF those dark and terrible days, il You
! you'd enjoy prosperous days and peace
! iul nights, you Will not cast v0ur bal
lots for the independent ticket.
Much though you may admire and
esteem Judge Haskell and his c0-nomi.
ncc$, you will, as faithful Democrats
and patriotic South larolinianS, vote
for the regular Democratic ticket which
was. nominatcd by. the Democratic Con-
vcntiOn on tie 10th day Of September
\ solid, unbrU!icn Democracy is Of far
! greater Importance to this State than
th" success Of any man Cr any set Of
men.
BE not deceived by the address 10 tho
people, not tn" Democrats OF south
Carolina, which was adopted by The IN
dependent Conference. Among other
3pGcOu$ augmentation it iS sought
therein 10 induce good Democrats to be
di%!0yal to their party by telling them
thai it is vain to say that The action OF
a political party exempt the voter from
responsibility This is u trap for the
unWary, Il prop for the unsteady. Such
action is utterly uEGclnOcratic. "a
party could exist if each member should
be law unto himself. Party fraIty
cOmprlS cach tru" Democrat 10 support
the regular party nomination. It il