The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-01
Draw the Lines.

Draw the Lines.
We fully endorse the seotim en,s express
cd in an article to be found in another col
una with the above caption taken from the
G ce vile Ne,es Of the 26th.
There is n perbicious influences at work
among the peOp's of this County to induce
bolt from the regular nominees Of the
d.mocrat;c party. This iohuence comes
mainly from pronouucei Third party ad-
vocates, who have never been democrats at
hort, most of them Lsving heretofore open
ly affiliated with the Republican or Green
back Parties, while presuming to belong Y
The democratic party, aad should aot bssal-'
lowsd to-yofc for candidates at the demo
cratic primary elections
But we regret 10 find the names of good
old time democrats among those who are now,
rs before, attempting to break up the dem
ocra'ic party and turn the State over to the
c,lo,ed race and their subscrvient white
f. 10 vers.
We have a right TO ask that the psrty lin os
he drawn. Two years ago We opposed the
nomination Of b. X. Tilman, rs we do now,
within the party lines, upon what we
believe TO be true democratic principle,
but when the democratic convention
nominated him We ocquirsced in the
n"iion of the majority, as represented by
that convention, and did oil we could to
elec; him. As then, 80 we now stand in
oppos tiou to 'l'ers from tho regular dem
ocra ic party nomination, and demand that
the party sanding Of all who are not in iul
accord with the democratic party and its
nominees shall be explicitly defined
We claim to bs!ong to the true democrati Q
party. and fight our politic,l battles for
dem cratic men and measure, strictly within
the party lines, and when majority
of the true members of the party decide
against us, we cease fighting, "close up
and stand sh .ulder TO shoulder with our
fellow democrats to fight all the enemies of
the party.
We hsve never given any encouragement
TO boltcrs. and contend that when men
openly denouncs tho action Of ma
jority Of the PARTY and counsel oppos;-
tion to il under another party organization,
they put themselves outside the party lines,
and j, is a palpable as we'll as dangerous
abuse of p,ry interests and privileges 10
allow them 10 participate iu the councils OF
the party, or to claim membership and have
voice nnd voto in our narty matters. They
are not democrats further than their person
al interests and aims lie, and they are ss
psrsistently bent on tho destruction Of the
democratic party as the most rabid advo'
Gates Of the rspub loan party eau be, there
Tore, lhey should be treated as such. This
may be called party tyranny" by party
straddlers and shysters, but in the eyes OF
all faithful and truo democrats, it is the
essence Of party purity, party unity and
party safety.
We accord to every man the same right to
his poll ical opinions that We demand for our
self. Being a democrat we have no right
to claim affiliation or to rote with either
the Republican or Third party, and OH tn,
| other hsGd the advocates aud members o
those parties should mol BE- allowed to pu
on democratic garments, to participate
ip democratic councils md be received il
full fellowship to all the secrets and privi.
leges of the democratic party.
Let the lines be drawp.