The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-19

The mass meeting Of Democrats, as
called by Mr.. ThomasW. Carwile, met
in the Courthouse here on Saturday
last. There were about one hundred
persons present, some, perhaps. on1y as
spectators.
! Col. O. L. Schumpert called the meet.
ing to order and nominated Col. J. T..
s. Brown as chairman. He was elected.
Mr.. W. Aug. Shealy was elected secre.
tary.
Col. Brown, on taking the chair,
said this was the second time be had
been called upon to preside over a con.
| vention of Demo rats, and he thanked
the convention for tho honor con.
ferred. This body of Democrats had
come here to consider matters thai
would be for the good of the party and
the State, and he considered and felt il
an honor to be called upon to preside
over their deliberations. He hoped
they would go at the business in hand
with earnes5ness and conservatism
We should organize and be Democrats
and stand up to Democratic principles,
and then those who do not think as we
do will know where we are at.
The secretary read the call as issued
by Maj. Carwile.
Senator Mower said that, in order to
bring something def mite before the
convention he would offer the follow
ing resolutions, which were seconded
by Maj. M. 81. Gary:
Be it resolved that it is the sense of
this meeting:
l. That such steps should be taken as
will result in the organization of the
Democratic party in strict alignment
with sound Democratic doctrine as set
out in the National Democratic plat
form Of 1892. and in keeping the State
in the Democratic column in 1896.
2. That State ticket should not be
nominated.
| 3. That the convention called for the
18th should adjourn without taking
any action in the premises to some day
later than the 18th.
4. That delegates should be elected
to the convention on the 18th in entire
sympathy with these resolutions.
5. That the delegates elected under
these resolutions are hereby instructed
to withdraw from the convention in
| the event nominations are determined
upon.
1t was decided to take up the reso!u-
tions seriatim.
DIR. Mcintosh said that he would
like to have the resolutions modified.
He was not in favor of binding the
hands of the delegates to the extent OF
withdrawing from the convention in
case nominations were determined
| upon. ~.
Prof. Evans said they only gave an
expression of the sense of the meeting,
and unless the last was adopted the
| delegates would not be bound.
DR.. McIntosh: : It strikes me we are
going into q movement that we don't
know much about, and when we send
delegates they will be able to know more
about the true situation than We are
able to know here and now, and those
delegates ought to be free to act &C
COZ ding to their best judgment with
the new lights that may be around
them. My judgment is one way and
the county convention is another way.
We ought to send delegates and leave
them free to decide for what is best for
the State under the circumstances after
they get to Columbia.
Col. l.. P. Miller: Ordinarily would
agree with DR.. Mcintosh. This is one
of the most critical periods in the his.
tory of this State through which we
are now passing. This movement in
its logical sequence means an appeal
to the negro to settle our differences.
ewberry is unalterably opposed to
anything that looks like that. You
know my history. Four years ago I
was opposed to Mr.. Tillman and his
methods. The first speech I ever made
in Newberry County was in opposition
to the farmers movement for as saw
1t, it was simply 9 first class movement
to put second class men in first class
positions and my position then in the
light Of subsequent events was almost
prophetic. want to be consistent and
do the best thing for South Carolina,
and the best thing lor the conservatives
to do who have indignities heaped
upon them is to forbear. I told the
editor of the News and Courier four
years ago that the people of Newberry
wanted to do right but ss long as they
were opposed and fought as they had
been, the "movement' was given the
only cohesive power it ever had. I
want to see the time when each can.
didate can 60 before the people on his
individual merit. I have always op-
posed instructing delegates but this is a
peculiar time. The conservative peo-
pie of my township begged me to come
here and make this protest for them.
We can do nothing unless We can get
hold of the conservative element in the
Reform faction. This movement means
that we are going to array the Reform
ers 80 much the stronger against US.
This movement originated in confer
ence held in the interest of Senator
Butler. He is my old officer and have
great affection for him, but above my.
affection for him I hold the interests of
South Carolina. Sometimes when in
the heat of passion, after one indignity
upon another has been heaped upon US,
feel like We ought to do something,
but in calmer moments feel that this
movement is q mistake and our dele
gates should be instructed to oppose
nominations, and I hope the resolu-
tions will pass.
Mr.. Sale: 1t seems to me that the
discussion will more properly come up
on the last resolution.
DR., McIntosh: think the discussion
comes up on one as we'll as another. So
far as the negro is concerned, I am not
thinking about the negro. So far as
Senator Butler is concerned, I am
standing up here representing myself
and my property. am interested in
my pocket. We have been standing
up making fight on side issues, and
the time has come when we must fall
| in line with the National Democracy.
There has been no better time to stand
up for Democracy than the present.
The National Democracy Is the party
of economy. We support our State
government by tax CT $l.O0 per head.
The general government costs $500.
Who has heaped up this tax upon US?
The party supported by trusts and
monopolies and combinations. Grover
! (1lovolopd in onto of tho ohuoa hoopad