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CONSERVATIVE LETTER.
Mr.. David Aiken Strikes out From
the Shoulder, and Gives His
Opinion of Various Matters.
Coronaca. S, c., March IA, Is!

Coronaca, S. c., March IA, 1872.
Editor Press and Banner:
TO the call in your last weeks issue l see
both my name and my uncles "a. NJ. Al VI
this place signed which may create IN the
minds Of some. us we are IN BUSINESS Goset,n, =
er, that we are unnecessarily Jealous In the
fight against Tillman as this last movement
is represented as being.
A. NJ. Aiken received circular letter on tne
day fore your paper was lssneu, hsklns tnh =
he allow his name To be signed 10 lhe call anu
to answer by telegraph.
The time was short and consequently ne
had no opportunity for consultation SO Jnst
telegraphed In reply TO substitute my name
in lieu of his as, said he, you have always
lived In this community and think would
therefore be more representative man LOT
this section.
However we are in free sympathy with the
movement-not for the purpose OF defeating,
as Col. Gary would have you believe, tne re-
form movement or any OF the demands OF the
farmers but for the purpose or defeating tne
miserable demagOgues that have acquired OF
flee, from Ben Tillman down, by most unus.
uul and tricky methods-for the purpose ol
placing true and tried and patriotic men IN
charge of the administration or our State
Government who will see to II that tnose
very demands are carried out-and to this
| end most earnestly join the other signers oil
| the call In urging my fellow DemocratsIIar.
mers and ALTO assemble at the Court House
on Friday next for the purpose OF consulting
together for the best interest OF our common
welfare, MesSrs. Benet, Gary, Hemphill and
Robertson to the contrary notwithstand-
| Ing. s
| meeting that was held at the Court House the
other dny by the Farmers Association-Suci
an entertaining lot of speeches--not from lar
| mers TO farmers but from lawyers and office
holders and office seekers. believe one sort
! OF q half way farmer, town farmer, whose
wife owns land and he rents IL out for her. OLD
manage to give them little talk, Just enough
| to keep his dear self before the people.
! RrOt ner farmers. these are not the men tC
| lead you-those that are not already In office
| by your votes are almost dying 10 be. SO o
and If you will be fooled by them they will
attempL TO make you think they know II all
and you know nothing and II you will be-
lieve them, I don't, they have always been on
the side OF the peop e.
Yes let us meet together at Abbeville on
next Friday-Lhose who have supported Till
man heretofore but who are now more In Ia
vor of harmony than In the election OF any
have always opposed Tillman-and let's select
u good straightforward, conservative delega
tion TO 60 to Columbia and join In with oCh'
ers from every County In the state IN hold
| Ing q consultation there over the situation
and it may be suggest IL ticket to put In The
field against Tillman.
| Then lets decide the matter by primary
election and II Tillman should win there
why let us that oppose him march up 10 tne
polls at the general election and vote Tor MN
| like little men and II he Is fairly beaten at Lhl
primary, let his supporters vote our ticket al
| the grand election.
Before closing will suggest a delegation to
| the Columbia meeting who, If they should be
elected. will pledge myself, Without having
consulted one OF them as toe their views, tc
abide their decision as to what policy we
should pursue.
! DR.. J. e. Maxwell, Greenwood.
| l.. NJ. Moore, Greenwood.
Geo. NJ. Anderson, Ninety-SiX.
| w. w. Klugh, Coronaca.
w. H. Frazier, Ninety-Six.
| DR.. J. A. Marshall, Greenwood.
w. II. Parker, Abbeville.
j. H. Latimer, Abbeville.
] B Agnew, Riley's.
| DIR. ]. ". Wideman, Due West.
| J. b. Franks, Lowndesvlle.
| Capt. w. L. CothraD, Bradley.
| The actions of such delegation could but
be salts factory to every one unless IL Woulo
be- n few OF the demagogues that infest oul
county. Very truly,
David Aiken.