Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
COL. DIBBLE'S ANSWER.
He Insists that the Rights of His Fac
tion Shall not be Ignored and Reminds
the State Chairman of Some Past
Remarks.

Third Party, or has been an lnde.
pent, Haskellite, or now fayors pro.
bibition, woman's suffrage or other.
WISE
1t will be remembered that Sena-
tor Irby said in his letter that he
thought that his committee was com
petent to carry out "the orders Of
the State Democratic convention
without interference or suggestion
from any one" The following is
Mr.. Dibble's letter:
RooMs OF THE EXECUTIVE }
COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE 2
DEMOCRACY OF SoUrH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 18th.
The Hon. Jolue IN Eby CHAR
nun State democratic Comnunee q
.SouM Carolina, washington, h. G.
S.: | read in newspaper on Sat
urday, and have since received, your
letter OF the 18th instant, in reply to
my communication of the 4th instant,
in which ! requested, in behalf OF the
Conservative Democracy, that the
State Democratic committee take
into consideration and explicitly
declare what is to be done at the
August primary in regard to Third
Party men who offer to vote, and
whether enrolment in Democratic
club is necessary to entltle one to
vote. stated that you had been
reported in the press in favor of
allowing Third Party men to vote
and in favor of allowing Democrats
not enrolled to vote: and that your
published views had evoked discus
sion, and that opinions differed as to
their correctness, adding that it was
necessary TO a fair election that all
doubts should be set at rest on these
important points by the State Demo
cratic committee 1t its next meeting,
when we desired to submit our views
as the representatives OF one wing Of
the Democracy OF the State.
In your reply You state that you
aknow of no Third Party in South
Carolina and that you "therefore
conclude that any white man, known
to be Democrat, who takes the
obligation at the time he votes at the
primary election, will and aught to
be permitted to vote, whether he has
hitherto favored a Third Party, or
has been an Independent, Haskellite,
or now favors prohibition, woman's
suffrage or otherwise" You add
that the State Democratic commit
tee will meet Tuesday, the 26th
instant, to consider this and other
questions.
The obligation taken by the voter
does not settle the question, for it is
prescribed by the rules OF the party
in the following form 81 do soivmnly
swear that l am duly qualified to
vote at this election according to the
rules of the Democratic party, and
that have not voted before at this
election
l am surprised to learn that You
"know OF nofThird Party in South
Carolina" in view of your predic-
tions at Chicago that Cleveland
would not carry South Carolina, and
the only logical conclusion from
your utterances is that you expect
the Republicans to carry South Car
olina for Harrison. This cannot hap
pen unless white men desert the
Democratic party for the Third Party
or for the Republican party. Should
such men be allowed recognition as
Democrats, and participate in the
primary to elect delegates to the
convention, which is to
nominate the Democratic electors? !?
! do not wish to be misunderstood
here. The doors of the Democratic
party-the party of the people-are
ever open for accessions from the
people of those who may have been
connected with other parties, but
they should render full allegiance to
its platform and its candidates. A
of Weaver, the old Green
back party's candidate for President,
and now the Third Party's candidate
on substantially the same old Green
back platform, cannot be Democrat
at the same time, and, if not Demo
crat, should not participate in our
primaries.
As tc the matter of enrolment,
the State Democratic constitution
declares that sthe club rolls of the
party shall constitute the registry
list, and shall be open to inspection
by any member of the party, and the
election under the clause Il. e., the
primary shall be held and
under the Act" etc. The
rules adopted by the State commit
tee contain the expression, "qualif-
cation for membership in any subor-
dinate club of the Democratic party
CT this State, or for voting at any
shall be as follows, etc., and
enrolment is not mentioned as one
of the qualifications. You are, NJ
doubt, aware that these clauses are
differently in different