The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-24
Sens,or F.u'kaer >suss . harmony Ap-
peal to Democrats.

sens,or F.u'kaer I.suss Harmony APP
peal to Democrats.
New YORK, Oct. 16.-The folio wing
appeal was issued today at the Demo
cratic State headquarters in the Park
Avenue Hotel by Senator Charles j..
Faulkner, chairman of the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee:
Forty days ago, by reason of the dis.
satisfaction at the slow action Of Con-
gress in passing the tariff bill, and a
very general misunderstanding Of the
character of the bill which was ulti-
mately passed, we had but little hope
OF carrying a majority of the Fifty
fourth Congress. The political I'm
provement of the situation in the inter-
est of Democracy during that brief
period, however, has been marvellous.
A better understanding of the provis-
ions of the la and realiz alton Of tie
fact that united action is essential in
order to enable tbs party to redeem its
pledges and hold up the hands Of the
Democratic administration during the
next two years has stopped the bicker-
ings which were dividing its counsels
and harmonizsi the factional trouble
in It's organic alton to such an extent
that the prospects are now bright aud
with united and aggressive party we
will hold a fair working majority in
the next House. To accomplish this,
however, we can afford to hava no
divisions which tend to separate and
disintegrate our forces.
You can, therefore, fully appreciate
the anxiety which feel in reference
to the recent action in this city in the
nominations in eight of the districts Of
two Democratic candidates. In esti-
mating IT ability to maintain work
ing msjo1ity we have necessarily count
ed upon the New York Democracy CIV
ing US the full number of members we
have in the present House. If we fail
in realizing this, 1t is questionable
whether it will be possible to maintain
our supremacy in the national legisla
ture. These divisions in New York are
no. only dangerous from the stand
point of losing a majority Of members
IL this State, but the moral effect upon
the country districts Of New \ ork and
other sections of the Union will be ex-
ceedingly discouraging. 1t will tend
to shake the hope and paralzye the
energies of the party in its earnest
effort to sink all personal feelings and
factional antagonisms in the interest
of common cause. Whatever may be
the differences which may divide the
party upon local issues, there can be,
and should be. no excuse for division
on national lines. The supremacy of
the national Democratic organization
should not be imperiled that local re-
suits may be promoted, or local reforms
encouraged.
| believe voice the sentiment of our
national Democracy when insist that
unity and harmony en- Congressional
nominations should be first consldera-
tions of patriotic Democracy. This is a
question which not only affects the
control of the next House. but may en-
danger and imperii the supremacy OF
the national party 10 the election OF
1896.
Today the State of New York, If the
election was to be passed upon by the
House, would cast its vote for a Demo-
crat to occupy the Presidential caair.
Nineteen Of its thirtyfour votes are
Democratic. a loss OF two Congress-
men in this State would give the vote
in 1897 of the State of New York to
Republican for President should the
contingency occur in which the elec-
ton for that office would be thrown
into the House of Representatives.
For these reasons, charged as l have
been by the party, in conducting the
campaign for Congressional candidates
l appeal to all elements, factions and
divisions of the Democratic party to
unite and narmonize on the congress
ional tickets and to do no act which
will naturally tend to weaken and en-
danger the national supremacy of our