The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-06-13
idea to give them any advantages or ex

it do to put them under the same resolu.
ton as covered those who voted for Judge
Haskell?"
Mr.. w. n. Evans, of Marlboro cob
no, don't put them Oh that plane
Mr.. Jones, of Lancaster, moved that nc
one be excluded from the Democratic
party primary who voted for Gen
Weaver in 1892.
Chairman Irby: "That might look like
condoning the act" .
Mr.. W. D. Evans, of Marlboro: 81
was always of the opinion that party
took sll the additional forces possible.
want all the help we can get. Lett come
from anywhere, Republicans or Weaver.
ties, T want them all to join our ranks y
Mr.. Townes, of Edgefeld: "We have
already required such pledge once be-
fore, and what is the use to let them
come in and violate it at pleasure: Why
do you want a man to pledge himself
over and over again ?"
Mr.. Robinson, of Pickens: "Itappears
to me that the best way out OF the ditt1:
Guilty is To vote down the resolutions, and
the Weaverites would be as we'll entitled
to vote as the Haskellites,"
DR.. Pope, of New berry: ~ doubt if In
single county the oath was administer
ed. / am satisfied that not single one
of those 2,700 who voted for Gen. weaver
took the oath required"
Mr.. Mellett, Of Sumter: II move that
those who voted for Gen. Weaver and
took the oath prescribed at the primary
be excluded from the primaries"
Mr.. Derham, Of Horny: against my
Judgment majority of the voters at my
precinct went for Weaver"
Mr. Irby: "The committee presume
that the oath was administered"
Mr.. Derham, of Horny: "If you cut
these men of you cut me of, too"
Mr.. Nettles, Of Clarendon, offered as q
substitute:
"Resozved, That no white man shall be
excluded from participation in the Dem
ocratic primary who shall take the pledge
required by the rules of the Democratic
party"
This'seemed to please everyone.
Mr.. Douglass said: " am very GLAD
the discussion opened, it is along the line
of liberality and kindness and enlarging
and increasing the Democratic party
without, at the same time oferlng 9
kindness coupled with an insult. could
not remain silent tonight after hearing
the remarks made here, and felt it my
has been done to faction of our party.
I wish to draw q distinction betw cen
those who voted for Haskell in 1890 and
those who voted for Weaver in 1892. II
NAV be denied in the heat Of partisan
debate, In the controversies that arise be-
tween honest men, that Haskell was not
Democrat, but in the quiet of our
homes, talking as men to men, as friends
to friends, he Is not only true buta tried
Democrat. His action may have been
mistake, it may have been expedient OF
it NAV have been inexpedient for Has,
kell to have run and been voted for, but
to say that for those reasons he is not q
Democrat Is to assert what his history
and whole life controvert and prove to be
untrue. He is today as he was in 1890,
mistake or no mistake, polite or impoli-
Tic. expedient or mex pedient, wise or
unwise. and as he was in 1892 and through
his whole past life, Democrat, true to
the heart, q Democrat to the core, and
saw 1t in this presence, be 1t wise or un-
popular, because it is the Almighty
Gods truth. And tell you, gentlemen,
and chairman of this committee, that at
the time of his action we had no primary
election. The masses of the people did
not participate in the election. There
was then no manhood suffrage as we are
now proud TO call it, and there was no
pledge taken then to abide any particular
action. There was great heat In that cam
paign, and violent discussion. There
was man alrayed against man, brother
against brother, and yet we are all now.
es we were then, of the same white blood,
the same blood that courses through your
veins and miue-the same instincts oi
courage and honesty Of conviction as
there is among the members OF this COM
mittee tonight. But. gentlemen, when
the election Of 1892 came on the Execu-
tive Committee, intending 1t as kind
ness, said that those who followed Has
kell should be permitted to vote in the
primary of 1892. And why should they
not They had violated no section of the
party's constitution. No oath that they
had taken had been violated. They had
not voted for the Republicans or Popu-
list, or for anybody but Democrat"
A member: "Ch, yes, some OF them
voted for Republicans. How about En-
sor?"
Mr.. Douglass: "If any of them voted
for Republicans condemn it in unmeas-
ured terms. Ifmen who voted for Has
kell voted for Epsor or any other Repub-
lican, as said then, Mr.. Chairman, |
condemned it in my county IS condemn
it tonight. But let us remember that
we took no pledges then. did take an
oath in 1892, and by the Almighty God /
carried it into effect by voting for Cleve-
land and for Governor Tillman. Jap
plause.1 So I am here to say that
would be untrue to myself, coward as to
the convictions of my own heart, If
stood here and did not draw distinction
between the men who voted for Weaver
and the men who voted for Haskell.
Weaver made no pretensions in '92 to be
2 Democrat and the platform he stood
upon was different totally from the
Democratic platform; indeed he was in
avowed and open hostility to the Demo
cratic party. Whethor HASKELL was or
was not to be permitted to vote or his
friends to vote in 1892 say he was always
a good, honest and loyal Democrat"
a member: "How about that vote for
EnscrP"
Mr.. Douglass: rI say that Ensor was
aud always will be Republican and If
ever vote for him or any other Republic
can may my right hand be paralSz zed and
my tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth"
A member; "But what about Haskell
voting for him2"
Mr.. Douglass; 81 don't know that that
Is true, sir, and if he did he should no
more be excused for 1t than If you or /
or anyone else had done 80. If he has
done so I cannot approve his action, but
say that he is and always will be true
Democrat. Now then, in conclusion, l
say that we are here as representatives OF
the Democratic party, We wish to allay
all party differences, We WlsR 10 bury
the hatchet."
DIR. Pope, Of New berry, desired to say
that this resolution came from the other
faction.
'We let him off light. They were
registering negroes here by the hundreds.
Ifvou can show me man who attempt
ed to vote negroes for Weaver I'd like to
see him, and they voted negroes for Has
kell. They brought it up.'
Mr.. Irby; ~ brought it up and will
assume the responsibility"
DR.. Pope: "I have nothing against
Col. Haskell. No one here says he is not
q Democrat. There was not Weaverite
who voted negro. The trouble with
the Haskellites was that the negroes did
not come ont."
Mr.. Douglass, of Richland: "I came
here to say nothing and had no idea of
speaking. So far as voting black skin
is concerned did not do 30 and would
not have condoned it,"
Mr.. Montgomery, of Marion, favored
the Nettles resolution.
Upon motion Mr, Nettless resolution
was passed, and no question will be
asked as to whether the electors voted for
Weaver electors.
In response to an inquiry from DR..
Pope Chairman Irby ruled that any club