The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-03-06
NO. 81.


and might beat the convention
nee. We had better be consiste
our practices and adhere to our /
clples and run the one danger ran
than stultify ourselves and at the sa
time run the other risk"
wv hat, then, do you consider I
best course to be pursued by the
formers?' was the straight uuesti
which was asked next.
Ihe Colleton people have hit on
scheme to allay the unrest. which il
perhaps, rs good us any. with two ad
ditions or changes. They were in too
big hurry, and instead of calling a
convention OF one from each county,
the mass meetings of Reformcrs in~the
different counties should simply meet
and elect one of their best mon, with
no axe to grind, to form State cl.n-
paign committee. 1t takes at least
three weeks for any movement among
the people to get under way, so as t
carry the whole mass. Ono half
lteformcrs in Collcton do not vet k
that mass meeting is called for t
county next Monday, and not know
it, they would resent any radical act
such as instructing their delegat'
one to the State convention to
nominating convention later.
the desire OF the masses of the Il,
erS to move in this matter, the process
is easy and simple, but it must not be
too hurried There is need of hurry,
anyway, and any movement which does
not come from the people themselves
will create great dissatisfaction and
meet defeat"
How, then, shall the thing be
brought about?"
Well in my Judgment the only way
in which it can be brought about is for
fifteen on twenty leading men in each
county to unite in II call similar to that
OF the CollGtOn leaders for mass meet
ing of RcTOrmcrs vt their respective
court houses, salcsday in April, to elect
member Of Il State Reform campaign
committee. This can be done next
MOSuay IN cVcry county, and hone it
VIII be %Hnc. There arc u.Snyl.
why we SHOULD h&vo such a comm
of which | will tell you presently
month being given during which
| people can discuss the question of
| vCntlon on no convention, the mas
meetings in April. when they re;
their representatives on the State
campaign committee, can ut the same.
time decide fOr orugainst a convention
and instruct as to their wishes. If any
shorter time is given the committee
would not represent truly the wishes
of the people,
| We'll. Govcrnor foil mo wbo. I,;,,
| committee would have to do." w,ae
asked ''
",rhc first thine bo on,,orod
would be to set at rest this question
OF Reform nominating convention,
and until that is done the bickcrinps
and jcalousieS and ambitions of the
aspirants for the various offices will
keep the Reform camp in II constant
this committee to call !, cnnv",,,
looming. as it will, from the mnnntn ,L'
! uI,,r f.,i,nn1 fnll nat i.n,'n n,, r.. =
ed, ,oval Rrfo,mc,. ,,m nhiont ,,,d ,,i'"u W.,
will have gained that uniiv and hnr-
mony which do uot now we ,''i' ,i"I
tho other hand, thr nn"stinn ~ nn,,i Uii
nation be left to be- sntiIrd ot t,n
August primary. rs honn II viii hn
this committees will hnvn rhn.r, ,,c
the Reform campnipn. and viii IonIt
after the interests of thr ReCorm fnn.
ton
Would it have any sncciGc novnr.
or duties othcrthan those mentioned -"
"Of course. it. wnuId hn .nhn,di,,i,,
to the State Democratic cyrcutiv~ com
mittcc. for we must never lose sipht of
white unity III the only mems Of urn
serving white supremacy. Wn bnvn
the right to orraniZc and contend in
side the Democratic ro,.tv fn,. man AMI
measures. but when lhc uurtv snn,l,s
through its accustomed channels
every decent. patriotic man must srh,
nit
"Why would not the State Demo-
cratic executive committee. which is
composed almost entirely of Rcformcr,
answer ?"
because that committee represents
the entire party. both Rrformcrs and
antis. and il cannot. with p,onrictv
organize one wing of the pa,'ty auoinSt
another"
DO Won think if likclv that tbo
antis will organize and pnt ont can
didatcs ?"
"If there is unity and harmony and
fair play among the Rcformcrs no not
for Governor or State officers but
they are gOinr To make n dcsncrotn
effort to control the Lrui,latur and
the whiskcv rinr and railroads viii
furnish Il LARGE corruption ruud -"
"Why do Won think thcv will mako
their principal fight for the Lcmisja-
turc -
"Thc whiskcy people because they
want to repeal the Disprnsarv law, tho
railroads i'm order to enjoy in sccuritv
the special privileges which thcv had
Dcforc | was elected. of Davinm such
taxes as they saw tt."
"What about national issucs-will
they cut any figure i'm the coming cam
paign :"
/" Most aSSnrp1lv Mr. (voynl,rI i,