Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
OGOnGG Democracy
Meeting Of Democratic Clubs In Oconee.
County.
WEST UNION CLUB.


WEST UNION, S. c., April 9th, 1882.
Pursuant to call of their President, 2
members of the West Union Democrat
Club met Saturday, the 9th instant, at
O'Clock P. NJ, in the town hall, to revise
the roll list, reorganize and send dele
gates to the County Convention, to be
held next month.
The revision Of the roll list having been
properly made, the reorganization OF the
was then perfected by the election
of the following officers to serve the ensu-
ing term: President, NJ. D. Galbralth;
yiee-President, A. Il. Ellison; Secretary.
Jas. F. Neville; Treasurer, P. a. Brown;
Committee on Registration, J.. c. Neville,
p. A. Brown, w. II. Barron, II. d.
Rochester and c.. r. D. Burns; Execu-
tive Committee, j. S. Hutchinson, p. 4.
Brown and II. D. Rochester.
C. r. d. Burns was nominated for cleo
ton to membership on the County Exec
utive Committee.
The State Democratic constitution was
read and adopted.
The following are the delegates and
a~lternates sent to the County Conven-
ton: Delegates-M. D. Galbraith, j. c.
Neville, W. E. Boyd, P. A. Brown, W. II.
Barron, A. II. Ellison III A. 1vester.
Alternates-J. S H%utchison, II. d.
Rochester, S. II. Snead, j. S. Rutledge
and II. o. Prince.
The following preambles and resolu-
tons were offered and adopted:
ENDORSEMENT oF OUR STATE ADMINS
TEATIoN.
Whereas, the people of this State, being
tired and disguised with ring rule and
cliqueism il the State government by
professional politicians, did two years
o nominate and elect a reform ticket.
headed by plain farmer B. r. Tillman,
by an overwhelming majority, that, too,
in the face of independent Radicalism
with the quasi approval of the old Mis-
sissippi planter; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, after strict trial and
due examination of the present admins
tration, do unhesitatingly pronounce it
the srandest, ablest and most patriotic
and aggressive ever enjoyed by the peo-
pie in the whole past history OF the State.
We further, therefore, urge all who favor
popular self-government to unite with us
in securing the reelection and vindica-
ton of the present State officials.
Resolved I'd, That we denounce the
s:Straightout' combination as simply a
disguised effort of the efete element to
rcinaugurate ring rule in our beloved
State.
ENDORSEMENT oF ST. LOUIS PLATFORM.
Whereas. a conference of labor organi-
cations was holden on the ed day of
February last in St. Louis, Mo-, at which
a platform was adopted which embodies
sound Jeffersonian Democratic princi-
pies on the national subjects Of finance,
transportation and land, which, we
believe, if enacted into law, would wrest
our Federal government from out OF the
hands of the nations despoileTs and
again restore it to the hands of the plain
people, with whom it originated; there
fore be it
Resolved. That we endorse said plat
form in full and urge its incorporation
into the national platform of the Demo
cratic party in the ensuing Presidential
campaign; that we hereby instruct our
delegates to the May County Convention
TO support no nominations of delegates
to the State Convention but such Demo
Gratis as cordially endorse tlis platform.
OUR PHOSPHATE POSSESSIONS.
Whereas. nature has bountifully blessed
South Carolina with rich and i%neXhaus-
tible deposits of phosphate rock in the
navigable rivers of the State, from which
can be made commercial fertilizers for
enriching the soil, thereby increasing
the productive yield f%our-fold; and,
whereas, there are from 800 to 1000 con-
victs in the *, epenitentiary that an
c@odvantageously