The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-17
LET US HAVE PEACE,
SENATOR BUTLER SUGGESTS a wAY
OUT OF THE WOODS.


II, rcl,cyc. ,,,,,,,.
h'''" II ~
'ho rover to ahko any Action for tho
Good or III, p,r,y n
u "'h-
eral Primary.
WAe,,>-oro>. ,,,. IN
r,,;,a. W., 10 the
hui'or VI Lie NEWS ana Courier: Re
ferring to your editorial cCitic!sm of
my letter in your paDer of the RI in
st.nt ybor,in wan n,,i .,tto,,,;.
WV ""'' ''"'' " ''1e
provisions of the constitution of the
Democratic party i'm South Carclita IN
regard TO the mannnr nf ,lac,ino f!ov.
&C., 's'
o'iO' ",,,' o'''t' o''''Vi"' l Deg 10 re-
marx: mat me constitution. as now
framed, will not permit Of a pr,marv
o,oction
""S l'oI "hih'il"lni o. lhlo pfoVI-
sion OF the constitution, and | had III
view that a convention has b,pn called
IN ,Ioy ord ,l,,o,L
- =" ''t '''~ t"' p"'o
ol Se'lulhS deleSateS 10 the National
Convention, | do not understand it to
be solely and exclusively confined 10
that duty. n convention coming fresh
from the sovereign people Is Il severe
ign body, and NAV DO Il 9rpat many
things not contemplated When it as
SemblrS. It, may correct errors and
mistakes. supply omissions, and re,
strain commissions in any branch OF
the organization necessary for the good
of the party. This at least is and has
always been my view of the power of
the people in convention assembled,
and | see nothing in the way Of the
May Convention providing for Il prim-
ary election of Governor and State ol)i-
GERS, certainly none If il ma iurity SO
decides.
| have always believed, and believe
| now, that it is always safest TO sive the
people the fullest, iairest. frteSt and
most untrammplcu oppOrluuity OF cX-
pressing their sovereign will ut tie
ballot.boX. When the representative
stage is reached, where the representa-
tives Of thepeople are clothed with and
| exercise delegated powers prescribed
| by law, | sh oulu insist on Il strict al.
hercnce to those delegated powers, for
they are The charters under which thpy
act. But in primary assemblies OF the
people no such strict rule shCuld OBJ
tain, and such regulations or rules only
should be insisted on as will secure an
| orderly expression Of the popular Will
of political parties are h\-iaWa for the
government OF the party within palty
lines. They contain no franchises or
special privileges. They are the volun-
tary SCpuiatlonS and agreements OF the
members OF the party, by and through
which they PROPOSE to act and prCSerye
party organization. They should hc so
framed and observed and executed as
to give them the greatest clasticitv in
securing TO its members tie fret. cX.
preston Of their WILL
Party organization is SOlnttir,es
called Il "nlacnlne." arAiil,t un up.
posing party a machil.y nUy sometimes
Ue necessary, but it, rs never safe 10
work the nuChlip rgV!Ls. ll.Clm;t rs OF
its own party. AH&uicly as this j. UuNi,
another "macHine' Will be ,'ul i! mo-
tlon III The Same party. 1--WE ''Mil-
chimes" cannot Ie operated 8imultl.
heousiy III the same party without jC0p-
ralZ'nx the safety OF bUth.
III 1870 the Democratic party in
South Carolina hAH an executive coul.
mltLee, call II m"chinr," il YOU
please, with Coz. ll"jt as chMrInAn
The regularity and authority of this
coinlnlltte vas never questioned, as far
as Know. IL was. .conductirg tAc bus
mess ana allHlI6 OF lie party III the
'iS"al way, Whel "ui ali" 0i II. &Hd l"Gc-
FchdeAt OF It's authority, d convention
was ch',d 10 meet IL C"lumbia III
March, Ehc c1nventlon d.d meet; It
holnlha'c'i, or, as bclicvv /. was Said
At lhr 'ilnt, suggested, can"ida', :
lor 9'"'% oihc"fS, ctrihlniy FOR Cavern.
or; "ppoi'l'cu an r%ccn ave "o'rln;itt'r,
"h'ch tnuh chargrUi us canvass. ih"a
another "hiIChiIIr was pat II imO!loH,
ana we hAd ivy" III 'hr Hau!@ party. We
KNOW thT r"nScpu"Hct5.
me l"dlcatio"S "r" ~" stall have
lhother March Cont eHtl0n, anoih,T
S"Sst5'l"h or can!iGH;r:., aHoiher
tAcruIlVe coMh,l,tec WIZ illn a." D@mU-
cTlIlH party. do not {" e how Tive
Aafch ConNtntIo ION OF this year can tie
ooJected 10, with the preceItnt "hd en-
ample ol wv" years ago. He" long
uots any sane man suppose this can
conIlnue "lthoIl Il permhirnt rurture
9i sr 'he democratic party III 'hc SiHtc?I
20 10 my lhlid the approaching elections
WI cohip!ete me rupture II Some rem.
cay IS not adopted:.
snall Always DtlieVe thAt II tnc last
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