The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-12
4 SUMMONS TO TIE DEMOCRACY.
Arraignment of the Ring and Call for q
Convention at Columbia, on Sep
tember II.

Arrangement of the Ring and Call for a
| Convention at Columbia, on Sep
tember II.
Especial to News and Courier.7
COLUMBIA, September THE die
| has been cast and the battle is on.
srrue" Democrats have been called
upon to rally to the support of the
partv. A convention has been called
! TO take such action las their collective
wisdom may suggest for TIE public well
fare" That very probabl y will devel-
op into a first-class aggressive fight.
The men who are behind the move
ment to oust the ''so-called Democrats
who have control of the party machin-
eryn are determined. They mean to
make winning fight for what they
| regard as true Democratic principles, a
a fight which they think will provoke
the hearty support Of the masses of the
white people of the State. The con.
vention has been called for the 18th, a
few days prior to the regular conven.
tion. Its work will have to be cut out by
| it's members. No one can with any
authority speak for the convention.
| But the reasonable presumption IS that
| the men who have at this time under
taken the fight against the "Machiue''
are in earnest. They arc going to tie
general election, unless something un-
foreseen occurs. They meaa business,
| and the Reform forces may as well rea-
lie it. Perhaps it Woul1 he more cor
rect hereafter in this fight not to use
the word Reformers, in contradistinc-
ton to the new and aggressive ele.
ment in the contest. the committee
and those they represent are, they
saw, sick and tired and disguised
with the Reform style of Democracy
and believe that the rest OF the Dem
| ocrats" are.
The cali, however, speaks for itself.
Here it is:
To the Democrats of South Carolina:
The following preamble and resolutions
having been adopted by representa-
tive body of Democrats coming from a
large majority of the counties OF the
State, and having since been approved
by many Democrats in all Of the coun-
ties of the State, it becomes my duty
as chairman of the Democratic confe-
renee committee of South Carolina to
publish them to the State, and to ear
nestly urge all true Democrats to take
active part in the mass meetings pro-
posed 10 be held, and to send represen-
tative delegations to the Democratic
State Convention therein recommend
ed. THOMAS W. CARWILE.
f,l,;.,,,n no,poorotjo (Ipr foranoa
Committee.
To the Democrats of South Carolina:
Whereas, under the guidance of those
so-called Democrats, a majority of them,
| who have control of the party machi-
merry iu this State, the leaders Of the
rank and file of the party have at
tempted to commit them to the Third
Party and to Populist doctrines; have
alienated US from our feHow-Demo-
Gratis of the Union and have brought
the party in South Carolina into re-
proach as to its alignment with the
National Democracy, adopted false and
undemocrstic principles and promui-
gated them in the name and under the
banner of Democracy; and
Whereas, the Democratic masses of
the State have been grossly betrayed
by men charged with the party nan-
agement, who have usurped the rights
and used the machinery Of the party
for selfish ends majority Of the So
called State Democratic executive COM
mittee actually permitting another self
constituted committee, (onlv claiming
TO represent a faction of faction,) to
assume control of the party manage
meut, and in the most fragrant and
offensive manner to disfrauchise thou
sands Of true Democrats; and
Whereas, a Ring has been organized
and is exercising most arbitrary and
tyrannical power, to the utter subver-
sion OF Ghe will of the people, and there
by depriving them of their political
rights: Now therefore be it
Resolved, That we, as true, loyal and
uncompromising Democrats, repudiate
the Third Party platform repeatedly
land at the recent August State Con-
vention of the faction now in power)
forced upon cur party, and hereby
pledge our continued allegiance to true
Democratic principles as enunciated at
the last National Democratic Conyen-
ton. We fee! the absolute necessity of
complete reorganization OF the party
in this State, and invite all true Demo-
Gratis to assist US in its rehabilitation
and in the organization Of Democracy
in South Carolina squarely in line with
sound Democratic doctrines: Be it
Further resolved, that we hereby in
vite the Democrats of the State of
South Carolina to assemble at the
Court House of their respective coun-
ties on Saturday, the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1894, or at such other place
and manner as they may determine, for
the purpose Of selecting delegates tive
for every representative for the lower
House and the Senate, to which the
county is entitled) to meet in Columbia
at a convention to be held on the 18th
of September at s p. NJ, for the pur-
pose of reorgarizing the Democratic
partyin South Carolina, considering the
political situation of the State and
iakiLg such action as their collective
wisdom may suggest for the public
| welfare.
Naturally the cry will be raised that
the fight means an appeal tothe negro.
Maybe it does; but the committee say
! and insist that majority of the white
voters will sustain their position. Natu-
rally the main question will be, will
the convention nominate full State
ticket? That will be the fight in the
convention. There are great many,
the most of these in the present fight,
who favor such plan of campaign,
but they are open to argument.
Altogether there is g very Interest
ing AID lively fight ahead, with John
Gary Evans and DR.. Pope, and posi-
bly, another candidate, IN the field.
The political outlook is somewha:
stormy.
Origin OF the Word Honeymoon.