The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-18
STICK TO THE PARTY.
Congressman Staclthouso'S Advice to tRc
South Carolina hiiinnrr.

WAsHINGTON, Feb. 1O.--A represeu-
tative Of The Regist cr requested Col.
Stackhouse TO state for publication his
views rs to the attitude of the Alliance
toward the Democracy III South Caro-
lima and received the following letter:
DEAR SIR: The Democratic State
Convention to be convened in the city
of Columbia in May next for the pur-
pose of clectiDg delegates to tie Nation
al Democratic Convention to be con-
vened in the city of Chicago to nOmi-
nate candidatcS i'Or l'GcSiurIi and Vice
President of the United States is Il sub.
Ject OF greatest Importance, uUt alone
to Alliance meu but u every man WHO
believes III the necessity fOG financial
reform, namely, an Increase III the
money volume Of this country. On
the necessity for tariff reform nearly
all Democrats AZ" agreed: they demand
lower taxes on the ncc"S5lri.S Of life
Sl"h supplies as are necessary to the
wealth producers of the country. But
| on the equally OF more Important sub
| Ject Of 1nHuCla! reform Democrats are
as wide apart rs thr poles; The free
coinage OF silver or any increase in the
volume Of money whether b. the sllh-
| treasury pl"u, the lHau lean scheme or
| NY any other plan or scheme, Will il
tAiS Congress develop Is fierce OppoSi.
ton Oh the Democratic Siue O! thC
| Senate and House as ca She Ncnuhli
can side. The opposition Oh !!lc Dem
ocratic SiIc VIII 1G lr%S uNUnimOuS Nlt
none the less fierce and !ntOlcraMU
ElnanCial reform ii obtained at al
through or by reforming one or hOtl
the Old parties or hy the OrganiX4tio:
of new party pledged TO the success
or Such reform l$ It question / Will not
now discuss because il you'd make INV
answer too long and because Tie argli.
| ment L made 1T Waco, TCXas, last y ApGil
on that subject was largely published
| ny the State press. My jUG9menS is
still the same rs t. which is now tie
wiser course, eNcep; 20 say that liuun,
clal reform Is to lie an Issue in the
Fifty-second Congress and that the
| attitude OF th" old parties on that
question will determine the fealty of
Alliance men and others who believe
| lnsthc necessity of financial reform.
My Judgment Is that the Democrat s
| IN South Carolina who favor financial
reform and desire 20 aid it. in Il practi-
Cal way can best do so at this time by
going into the Democratic primaries
and sending to the County conventions
only such Delegates as do favor il; then
the County conventions should send 10
the State convention delegates who are
known to favor such reform, and then
the State convention should in turn
send delegates to the national cOnVen-
ton committed to such reform. If the
Democrats IL South Carolina who favor
| such reform think 1t wise to adopt tie
| course suggested and each man attend
his club or township meeting in the in
| terest of such reform, South Carolina
will take her position in the national
Democratic convention pledged alike
| to financial and tariff reform. | would
urge the Importance of carly and eari!-
| est attention in this matter in order to
| secure unity Of action 10y the friends of
financial reform anG il carrying the
suggestion into practice.
In the election Of drlcgatrS no dis.
tinction should be made DGLWccn Incu-
| berS OF the Alliance ard outside rr.
formers by either tie township, CoDnly
or state convention. Very truly, your
ODedient servant,
| l., =