The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
An Address 70 Democrats.

An Address 70 Democrats:
In saother column We publish forcible.
but calm aud conservative address to the
Democrats Of South Carolina, calling upon
all democrats who are satisfied Nth the,
present administration to ho'd meetings i'm
each county aud elect delegates to a conven-
tion, to be held in Columbia on the fourth
Thursday Gath in March, "to pane State
ticket to be presented TO the Democratic
voters, and tho State Democratic convention
called 10 nominate a State ticket for the
Democratic party"
We really cannot see wherein the Tillman
advocates can object 10 the object of the
address. The gentlemen signing il ssre
honorable men, tried, true aud trusted
citizens Of the State; they recognize the
Irhy Executive committee as the State
Executive committee of the Democratic
recognize the Democratic convention called
by it, as the convention to which they
will submit a State ticket, and "pledge them
selves aud those who act with them to abide
faithfully the decision of that convention. -
Ia other words, accordiog to our understand
| ing of the address, it is intended to call a
| convention Of anti-Ti!lmanites to make up
| an anti-Tillman State ticket, TO be submitted
to q Tillman convention for its adoption or
rejection, plelgiug themselves aud followers
to atiie by the decision Of that convention
Under that arrangement there cannot posi-.
bly, be mre than one State ticket in the
field. That is succinctly our construction Of
the object Of the address. 1t is true il
says "a State ticket to be submitted to the
democratic voters'' but does not say whether
or ,chen the voters shall vote upon it.
| We admire the conservative split of the
address, and fully endorse its truthful
arraisnment of the present Sta'e administra
ton, but n, that administration has control
of the party machinery, with tho prestige o.
| high official Influence to mould the State
| Convention and secure ticket to suit itself
VIC cant see where the remedy for oul
| grievances can come in, if the Tillman con
vention is to be the arbiter.
While VIC do not always endorse tn,
| STATES mode of attack on Tillmans s admins
tra,ion, we have seen no proposition tha
would 50 surely and fairly make the tes
between the Tiliman and anti-T,lman wing
of the party as the following, which has beer
made by TIE STATS: =
Let each faction nominate its ticket Lei
there he a direct primary for Stale officers
| as we'll as all others. Let each faction hav
l equal representation on the boards'of- -rnaas
gers of the primary election. Let all Demo
Gratis be allowed to vote according to til
rules in force in this State for fourteen years
taking only the oath exacted during iha
time--ihat the voter is Democrat, and ha
aot voted before iu such election. Let eaol
faction pledge itsslf that--these condition
faithfully observed, a fair election held On,
honest returns made>-it will abide tn
result, and make no opposition q. The genera
| election.
Gov. Iillman has openly boastel that Ii
could "teat any man in the sate for Gov
ernor." If he meant, iu tar election
surely neither he nor his friends ca, obiec
to testing his strength by fair pr,ar
vote of his fellow democrats. There is son,
, thing square and uneqmivocal in that prop
} | sition. There's too much eve will, ifyc
will about The address, deciding Il
; strength of neither party. The only goo
exciting State campaign, for It viii give Go
Tillman quiet walk-over.