The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-10

sfV- We give The STATE the full benefit Of
sreply 10 cur reuasksjast weak ppos the
proposition Of sI-senassr Hampton TO or.
gsnizs democratic clubs, by publishing
whst IL raid in full this week.
The thsoriss advsreed By TAs State were
expected BY us whsn We made digestion to
General Bsmpton's proposition. and instead
Of converting us to It's way Of thinking we
are more firmly convinced tina. our position
Is the correct one. With The Gresnville
News the Usios TINES "wouId do nearly
anything for General Hampton and would
work It's heart out TO serve bin because be
Is well worthy Of all the honor and love this
State can give him. 1t has O very strong
brotherly affection for its contem poraries
with whom Il has fought shoulder TO shout
der In weary, Encouraging up hill Eight
for what II and they believe TO be right.
We believe the motives Of General Hsmp.
ton and our contemporaries are right, but
their judgment In the matter is, in our
view, altogether wrong. In tho proposition
for the organization Of national Demo
cratic party in tbi, State outside the pres.
ent Democratic organization VIC see much
evil and no good"
In 1874 we were the first in the State 10
advocate q straightout dcnscratic white
mans fight against a tremendous negro major.
ity, and we do not propose now to be instru.
mental in widening the unfortunate breach
| that has since been made In that party
although made by Uen aud means we do
not aud cannot endorse.
Under the present organization of the
democratic party, it seems 10 US. the PROPOSE.
ton of General Hampton, II carried out, will
make the split among tho white people more
bitter than ever, without giving any promise
that n change for the better will be the re-
suit. wo cannot consent to go outside Of
the white citizens Of the State to secure O
democratic (?) victory.
General llnmp'on's letter draws the lines
very sharply and distinctly, dividing the
democratic party into two antagonizin z
J f"c'i""s, "rcitino "nrlc.eart feelinns - 80 cl
toward the other, rather than holding ou
the olive branch Of peace and unity to that
| large class Of democrats who while honestly
holding TO many of the Ocala demands are
| still true democrats and rs honestly believe
that tho rclief so greatly needed can be bet
ter secured through the old democratic party
than through any new political organization
We find ourself in mighty COOL and re
spectacle company on this question.
Ave have fifth in the honesty and good
sense Of the people and believe that when
they "comc OUT of the spell of voudooisn
put on them by the Shell manifesto and
begin TO realize the fact that the reforms
promised them in that remarkable bill
Of indictments have in no instance been
br ,uglit about; tha, the number of Offices
have been increased instead of reduced tha
| the hiyh Sdiurics of officials have not beer
reduced, and that taxes arc higher now thn,
when they were put under that spell, they
will in,uguratc n new reform and kick out
of Office those who have go griovously de-
ceivcd anl mislel them.
We, however, doubt very much if even
the Discussion Of General IInmpton's propc
silion by the press of the State will be either
proftablp or pOliIic