The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
a Card fuom Mr. A. C. La,imer.


In a card published in the Columbia. Req
'A'ef' Ale. A.C. Laiimer, Of Bolton, s. o..
'ays: -,
al sec some oftbe papers of the State con-
unue tc charge me with being a Third Party
man, AMI these charges arc coried from o,,r
Fapsrs urt'lto-dsy mn held up before tho
nation In a false position Now who i, re-
sronsib'e for ii? Never by word or a Ct have
gwen g'ouad for an honest person t. place
surh charge upon me. On the contrary. I
an through the press had always been n
Oeuocrat, and that we had no need of n
Third Patty in South Carolina. L stand
| lhe'c today. l have been nominated .hy
De- ocrats in the 3d district in tho Demo-
cratic pr.mlry. l shall act with the Demo-
craiic party II permitted TO represent this
ui'nict Ia Crngross, on all que cslions which
have not been decide by n majority of my
constituents. L will not abide any caucus
| "gtn'i the Ccala demands, which have been
adopted by The counties If this district ns
the Democratic State platitrn of my State.
request that the press of the State copy
this. wy
VI course, wo comply with Mr.. L,timer's
request to publish the above card. But we
'h;nk II puts him in a very inconsistent
light before trpo and faithful m cmbers of
he democratic parry. lie claims to be a
true democrat, and says. al shall act with
me "e"ocrdhc P0rtg itpermittel to represent
ms district in Congress, on all questions
which haze GOt been dccidcd by a majority of
my constituency. | viii rot abide any eau
Gus against the Ocala demands, which have
been aici ted 10y the counties Of this dis
rlct How majority OF the voters of the
III Coa5rcs sional district of South Carolina
can dcc,de nLat is or what is not sound or
uns.nud democratic question or plank in thc
d,mocriiic platform needs some expl nation.
Each and every one Of the Ocala demands
are Incorporated in tho ThirI party plat
form upon which each and every member Of
that party StaGds with Gen. Viewer, separate
and di'ttuc. from ether the Democratic or
Repub lean party on pla form, so that in
assuming that he is not bound to act with tie
democratic party or any measure that his
constituency of 'he sd congressional district
may decide is not sound democratic doctr;n.
Mr.. Latimcr constitutes his constituents n
coart of final appeal upon al questions of
democratic doctrine or policy either State or
national.
And further still. Mr.. Laimer places
himself fairy inside the Third party lines
by going beyond the democratic ranks to
cspouse certain doctrines that have been
pronounced Impractical and undemocraric
10y the highest tribunal of the democratic
party, and ore found alone in the Third
party crecl.
~ a. Aii-'' :" Ia fs,s.i ihaI ns n mom
per OF congress his legislative responsibility
Is not circumscribeJ by the limits of the
81 congressional district Of South Caro,i,o
out that he is representative of the State
IN the national council of all the States.
Mir. Latimer claims 10 ,e n n democro,
but we cannot see how he can be recogn;zed
"a member Of the democratic party in con-
gresS, ii he will not abide the action Of a., |
majority Of his brother democratic membors
II th"' action is not in fall accord with the
notion CT his immediate constituents.