The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-01
THE STATE CONVENTION.
lis Unconstitutional Act in Adopting
the Alliance Platform HAS no
Hiudiue Influence on ANYBODY.


The Third party flavor given to the conven;,
tion last week 6y the resolutions adopted
does not amount to mnch. The resolutions
only reflect the sentiments of the individuals
who voted for them and have no binding ei-
feet on the people Of The Slate.-Anderson
Journal. -
There Is no third party flavor in any OF the
resolutions passed by the convention.
Those resolutions reflect the sentiments OF
seven-cighths OF the Democrats OF South Car
Olina ~ :,
Every man who claims to he Democrat is
hound h" The platform Of this party -Colum-
bia Register
| Section four of the constitution of the Dem
ocratic party Of South Carolina provides
that
| "Every Presidential election year these
| County Conventions in May shall elect dele
| gates 10 State Con, ention called for the pur-
pose OF eiccting delegates to the National
| Democratic Convention, anu 10 elect lhe
members Of the National Democratic Exc
culive Committee from this Stale. and such
| State Convention shall exercise no other po0cr."
AS the Register and perhaps other Alliance
papers have exultingiy thrown their Ocala
platform in the face of the Democratic party
of this State, we have quoted the above eX-
tract from the recognized Constitution OF the
party in South Carolina.
/ BY that Constitution the Democrats OF the
where may lmbbe the Alliance doctrine, ac.
cording to the dictates or their own individ.
nal conscienceS, or they are at liberty to
thrust aside as so much rubbish or bomhaSt
The unconstitutional acts of the State Con-
vpntion.
Under no circumstances had the May Con-
| vcntion any right To adopt new platform,
and the ma Iority Of the non. .Alllancenen OF
| this State " i'll resist any such usurpation OF
lber rights, and will forever denOunce the
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down our throats doctrines which are sub;
| versive Of true Democratic principles, and
contrary TO The forms and laws which claim
tp dispense justice. The a Aillancemen OF that
| Con VEN ion mad no right TO drag the platform
| OF tn her secret and oath bound organization
| into the Democratic Convention and there,
| in an unlawful, unjust and despotlc manner
cngraft their measures and their plans on the
platform of the political party which rescued
| the State from the hand OF the alien and de-
livered us from the grip OF the giant.
The act of the caucus by Alliancemen CALI
| not bind the Democratic party, and the MEM
| bcrs of the secret society need not seek TO
bind, AZ BY letters, the free born citizens OF
this State who owe to the Democratic party
| their freedom, their liberty, and their right TO
| the pursuit OF happiness.
II the Democratic party Is bound to take on
the principles and measures or the Ocala
| platform, which are sure To bring National
| de feat IT. must be done under the forms OF
law, and under the semblapre OF authority.
The National Convention may adopt the
Ocall hereseS, but even if the National Dem
ocratiu Convention should refuse 10 adopt the
measures which strike at the liberty and
| freedom of the American citizen. it may still
be lawful for the August Convention to adopt
them, and If such resul: Is IN store Tor us,
then remembering the recent expressions OF
the Northern Republicans we could not oHil-
| late with them.
Remembering the evils OF Republicanism,
with the record Of the leaders of the Third
| party confronting us. we wonl Id renew our al
| leglance TO the Democratic party, and luke
| in the Ocula platform and vote for whatever
candidate the party may direct, but the hlll-
ance, Trough It's influence In the Con ventioD,
ueed not expect to include this editor and
this newspaper In It's ranks, except by legal
| ly constituted authority. The May ConFen-
| ton vas expressly forbidden TO compromise
| the party by any such action AZ the adoption
| OF the Ocaa platform
| The Conservative wing of the Democratic
party desired the May Convention TO adopt
| the primary election plan for Stale officers,
but when it was learned that the Convention
| could not legally do SO. they, in obedience TO
law, receded from their request.
The Conservatives were willing 10 abide by
| the Constitution, even when II was TO their
| hurt to do So and our Alliance brethren Will
| be- required to obey the same Constitution
| even the one which they themselves set up
| for the Government of The Democratic party.
| We have nothing TO Say against the ALI
ance, and have nothing 10 urge In oppOsltion
| To the individual members of that organiZa-
ton holding any views consistent with their
own conSciences.
We do not doubt the Democracy, the sim
cerety or the honesty of any man who gives
his allegiance 10 that organization. The OBJ
jectS OF the organization, rs pronounced In
their constitution and laws, Az far as we
know them, are good, and II inte!igently
and faithfully carried out would be OF ines
UNABLE beueft to the country, but when pol
| iIicians get hold of the TURNER'S and propose
TO lead them III new and strange paths, and
when it is proposed to raise hopes which can
never be fulfilled. 1t is time for those who
have not lost their heads, TO speak out.
When II Is proposed in an illegal way to en-
gram their peculiar hercsieS on the platform
of the Democratic party. and force us all TO
become, SO TO speak, members OF The Alli-
ancc, even against our will, we have right To
protest and we do protest.