The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-03
.POPE's ADDRESS.
Newberry's Independent and lire.
nressible RefOrmer Talks Ont.

To The Democratic Voters 0f Soutn Carolina
AS there are some persons ,r VINO ,'se seen nri i
mnries, that Will not run the race for Gov
: ernor tD the finish, desire 10 say that my
Withdraw wal from the primaries was to check
mate the Ring, who thought they had me II
a position 10 tie my hands, and 70 put mysel
in position 10 run 1T the general election;
pledge my friends my word OF honor, II LIE
isspared 10 me- that VIII run Tue race 49,, ~ ahs
Ring rule more despotic In character Than
1Smmany itseIf-a Ring whose existence l.
acknowledged by Editor Gam Snn ,Sss esep s ens
tD destroy not oniy the Reform movement
but the Democratic party as wel'-a King, the
members OF which laugh in their sleeves al
their power To fool the people, not only out ni
the offices, but also in SO shaping the platform
tnat none can understand IT, playing the role
OF trIcksters-a Ring that is using The ma
Themselves In power, even though blood, the
blood OF the cilizens OF the State, shall be
spilled 10 carry out their designs for perpetu-
alton In power.
ner.slone OF the Winthrop college at Rock
Hill: The opposite IL hurled In the teeth OF
cltizens Of Columbia after the primary;
You can have no peace until you destroy
tn. power OF these people, and until you
stike the Dlspensary Law from the statute
book. for II Is u vast political machine, and
has teen used In some counties, II not IN an,
an such, and, predict. will be used at the
Then let us Join hands and fight Ring rule,
the Dispensary and the Constitutional con-
yeaiIon, unless the constitution 10 he formu.
lated as TO be submitted 70 the people for rati.
fcation. . .
Let past differences be for forgotten in this
strugele for the right and the liberty OF the
people. To accomplish anything you must
not only elect Governor, but Legislature
az we'll
good government, history Is but repeating IT.
self More than once our foreiathers OF op-
posing factions, In England, came together
by force of circumstances, threw or An Odious
woke, and restored civil liberty. and with u
The rights and liberties Of her citizens. While
we may disagree on many minor points. lei
us agree and agree quickly on matters oI
vital issue 10 The people at large.
Fraud vitiates elec'ions, AZ It does every
thing eise Men voting ut the general prl.
mary were many OF them, made 70 believe
that they must vote the whole ticket, or their
tickets would not count; tick cts were counted
been crossed ont; the oath prescribed By
statute was added 10. These and many other
frauds were committed, which Vitated the
! whole election, anu made the voter Tree 10
vote as he pleased at the general election.
Every man is the keeper OF his own con-
vcience; he has no master on earth to Tx his
conscience and say what he shall or shall not
not do.
A general primary In 1896 Is called for In tine
new constitution, put there TO try and satisfy
the unrest: another convention may be called
before that time TO change back 10 the old
plan you have no assurance that 1t will not
be- called.
The time Is short between now and the gen
era, election organize for success, and see 10
It that there IL free ballot and fair count.
Respectfully,
: Sept. d, 1894. Sampson Pope.