The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-30
AROUSE THE SLEEPING CAMP!
Mr.. ". P Calhoun Sounds the RalIyins
Call for Democrats.
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Call for Democrats.
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ABBEvILLE, S. c., July 13.
have been watching politics events
in the State for some time with great
deal of interest, and, at the same time
with grave apprehensions of the result
of the measures being advocated by
certain men who seem willing to de-
stroy the Democratic government Of
our State in order to advance their per-
sonal interest.
They may say what they please to
the contrary, but every step taken by
Messrs. Talbert, Stokes, Terrell & Com
paay is to prepare our people for bolt
from the Democratic party, if they
think they can gain sufficient num-
Der of followers to reasonably insure
success. There are, in my opinion,
only two things that will prevent this
bolt. The first is this: If the men
referred to can secure their political adj
vancement by means of the Alliance
within the Democratic party, all may
be well. The other and, perhaps, the
most powerful reason tc prevent the
bolt, will be their failure TO control q
sufficient number of the Alliancemen
of the State to follow them to insure
success.
This is not only my individual
opinion, but that of great mary Of
our people, including farmers, Alliance
men, merchants, lawyers and men Of
of all professions.
A very prominent AllianceEan in
this county said to me tlat he "smelt
third party in the air." and ''that in
his opinion it was time for Democrats
to go to work if they proposed to hold
the party together"
There are mutterings in this section
against the doings of the men referred
to above that means much; and as
soon asit is heard that crowd had bet
ter heed at once. The opinion isfreely
expressed that the Democracy Of South
Carolina should be at once organized to
do battle against the third party de-
mon, and to make the men now sus-
pected of tendecy to third partyism
declare themselves in such a manner as
to leave no doubt as to where they
stand. No doubt many of them would
declare in words that they are Demo
Gratis, but that declaration should not
be accepted as sufficient proof: Let
their actions and conduct, or some
other test to be hereafter determined on
be the test.
To delay in this matter Rhile toe
enemy is in the fed actively fighting
Democracy and our constitutional gov
eminent, is suicidal to the cause of De-
mocracy. We should not keep idle and
inactive till it is too late to act.
Immediate action on the part of the
Democracy is absolutely necessary to
put a stop to the third party movement.
If State Chairman Irby refuses to aid
us in organizing the.Democracy, there
are other methods of organizing for
which we have sufficient precedent;
and if we, in this emergency, follow the
precedent, We cannot be blamed nor
criticised for so doing.
Alliancemen who openly say that II
they can get their demands within the
Democratic party that they will remain
in the party, and if they cannot do so
they will seek them in another way,
cannot call themselves Democrats.
They are merely conditional democrats
upon whom we cannot depend. We do
not want such men in the party, and
they ought.not to remain members Of
our Democratic organization. By this
call for the organization of the party at
this early date u is meant to weed ont
all such from our ranks and to give
them the privilege of seeking taeir
political advancement outside of the
Democratic party, as we cannot afford
to support and advance such men.
I DC not think that the farmess Of
the State will quit the Democratic
party. 1t is the only safe anchor that
they have in politics; but an effort
should be made to stem the tide that
now threatens, the Democratic party.
Give each man the chance to say where
he stands; and whenever man pre-
sents himself, claiming that be is a
Democrat on certain conditions or on
any conditions, strike his name from
the roll, because such man cannot be
a Democrat.
T make this motion for Abbeviue
County. Now let all the counties that
second it, speak out.
WIN. PATRICK CALHOUN.
CHARLESTON POLITICS.
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