The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-30

harmony.
Mir. Sease offered this as an amend
ment to DR.. Wyche's motion: Except
in so far as changes are made necessary
by changes of residence and young
men coming of age.
DR.. Wyche said he would accept that
amendment. but the State constitution
leaves no room for it. He was perlectly
willing to be fair to everybody. If 1t
were left to him he would he willing to
let as many clubs be formed as were
desired, and his only desire was TO con-
form our action to the provisions or
the State constitution.
Mr.. Reagln wanted to know II TINS
defect couldn't be left until after the
meeting of the State committee
Mr.. Sigh didn't see that there was
any defect, and be hated to see 80 SIM
ple q question come before the State
committee. We can adopt this motion
40 amended as the sense of this COM
mittee.
DR.. Wyche accepted the amendment
and the motion was adopted as amend
ed, and reads: Delegates to the county
convention shall he elected according
to the poll list of 1892, except IN so
far as changes are made necessary oy
changes of residence and young men
coming of age.
At this iuncture Mr.. NJ. H. Gary
asked a very simple and a very lnno-
cent little question just for informa-
ton, but it brought forth quite a vol
ume of eloquence and the committee
almost became debating society. He
submitted this proposition: Suppose
club was formed and declared them
selves Third partyites or Republicans,
should they be allowed representation
ia the convention or committee? We
have adopted the poll list of 1892, you
know.
DR.. Wyche Immediately expressed
desire to answer this question. He said
it had been talked about a good deal.
The Democratic party can't afford to
kick anybody out. If any man Will
come and say be will abide the primary
be should be permitted to come IN.
This is white man's party, and the
idea that any man should be ruled out
because he voted for Weaver is absurd.
We don't want to kick white men out
of the Democratic party. The reason
that we should be ruled out because we
did not vote for Cleveland is absurd.
Mr.. Gary: I agree with DR.. Wyche.
We don't want to drive anybody out:
I simply asked for information. |
would like to see the white people
united.
Mr.. Sigh: I want to say just one
word. Who is to be the Judge?
Mr.. Gary: IF the Democrats have an
organization and will join it I accept it,
but if they join another political organ
ization it seems to me, they should noe
be in the Democratic organization. l
only want every man to show his
colors. I don't think any the less of
him.
Mr.. Sligh: think the Democrats of
South Carolina are not going to be
driven out of the Democratic party.
We are Democrats and don't propose
to be driven out. And if allusion is
made to the Alliance or Reform party
we want it understood that we are not
going to Judge and we do not propose
to be judged or criticised by others.
There is test and the people are going
to apply that test. 1t is not necessary
to be & Democrat TO be Cleveland
Democrat, for a majority of the Demo
Gratis in Congress are opposed to MIR.
Cleveland. Some people say he is not
a Democrat at all. If you are not going
to have any but Cleveland Democrats
then you will not have many in the
State. Why some people have even
gone so far as to say that L am not
Democrat and are almost willing to
swear it, but say that I am Demo-
crat from principle, but do not propose
to have it measured by some peoples
yardstick. I hope we will have toler-
ance enough in this county to keep the
white people toget er and all in the
Democratic party. We have read Of all
this thing in the papers. Some are
talking about Hampton clubs.
Mr.. Jos. Reed: Mr.. Sigh, how do
you stand on the Ocala platform?
Mr.. Sigh: I wish you would stand |
on that platform. If you did you !
would be heap better Democrat than
you are.
DR.. Wyche said he did not intend to |
he offensive to Mr.. Gary, but it is ab-
surd to talk about Democracy when we
elect such men as Grover Cleveland. In
South Carolina we can't afford to
divide. If q man goes into the primary |
and pledges to abide the result be
ought to he kept in the party. He be-
lieved in the rule of the white man.
Mr.. Gary said he was as strongly in |
faver of Caucasian rule as any one,
but he simply wanted to ask Mr.. Sligh
if we did not have q constitution and
laws governing the party, and if we
ought not to follow them. II we are
going to belong to the Democratic
party be thought we ought to belong |
to it. Cleveland may not be as good a |
man as be ought to be, but be bad not
yet entirely lost confidence in him. He
was simply trying to ask a question for
DR.. Pope: This debate is entirely out
of order. If any such question is de-
sired to be asked it should be submitted
to the State Executive Committee.
Student Thomas Harmon then asked
that he be permitted to express his
views on the question, and resolution
was passed extending him the privl-
leges of the floor and he "proceeded to
make a few remarks"
Mr.. Sigh said he wanted just Que
more word. He wouldn't hurt Mr..
Gary's feelings for any amount, but bis
recollection was that the last May State
convention adopted the Ocala platform
and made it the Democratic platform
and if Mr.. Gary and Mr.. Reid didn't
stand on that platform they ought to
be out of the Democratic party. Those
men who voted for Haskell were not
Democrats but they were permitted to
come back in the party. We should
not carry our prejudices too far.
This brought the debating society to
a close on this question and by resolu-
ton DR.. Pope was asked to bring the
question before the State committee a.
its next meeting for adjustment.
At the request of Mr.. Bedenbaugn
the committee decided thata maj could
only have representation in the club
where his membership was in 1882
unless he changed his residence. -,
AS to how many members should
constitute a club Dr.. Pope said we
would have to be governed by the clubs
in avietenco in 1890 We had no right