The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-17
ADDRESS TO TIE PEOPLE.
GETTING UNEASY AsOuT THE CON
sTl7uTloNaL CONVENTION.

sTIUTloNaL CONVENTION.
What the Can psiga Committee Hss to
Say About the M.,ter-The People
Urged TO Vote fer the Cali CT the Con-
ver,icn.
COLUMBIA, SC, Ocs. 10-Chairman
Irby OF the SJste Democratic Executive
Conmittee arrived in the city yester-
day, and last night prom ulgateo IN DE-
halt of the Democratic cam paign com :
mittee the following 6 Important adcress
to the Democratic voters of the Safe:
To the Democratic voters OF South
Carolina:
The executive committee being
charged with the welfare Of the party
and The success Of its policy as outlined
in its platform, which policy carries
with 1t the welfare Of 4 moJsSlty OF the
people. vs feel constrained = direct TIE
special attention of the Democrats OF
the State to the necessity and import
ance of the plank in the platform
adopted by the recent Democratic State
convention urging every Democratic
voter to sustain the call for d conSti.
tutional convention.
1t is well known that Stere are great
differences existing between the white
factions in the Sta-e, one OF Whlcn mas
Welded reluctant obedience 10 the VII!
Of the majority. The strained relations
which have existed since 1890, with the
rsctional bitterness displayed by that
portion of the State press which has
opposed the governing majority with
maleyolence ard factional spirit almost
unprecedented, point inevitably to a
permsnent division in the ranks OF the
white people, for which this minority
sione muss be held responsible. Con,
fronted as we have been by coiored
voting population 10000 III excess OF
the whites since the revolution OF 1910
white supremacy has been almost the
only test of Democracy, and It's main
tenance the compelling motive for suo.
mission after the party had spoken at
the conventions and primaries. But
there are many evidences that the ties
which have bound our people together
are being Systematically rlVen asunder
and the public mind being educated to
appeal to this ignorant, deceased vote to
reetore to power those who have oeen
unable to command majority or the
white vote. The State newspaper, tie
organ which was started by the lnde-
pendents in 1891 and which has recent.
" exhausted sll Its expedIeots to crlng
about another bolt and defeat OF the
party nominees, has time AID AGAIN
rioiculed and sneered at the possible
danger of an appeal to the coiorso Vo1s.
This newspaper, backed oy large
number OF other papers, is no" urging
the organization of Tue so called true
Democracy" and boldly announces the
purpose TO ignore the present p'r.y
max hinery and tie executive commit
tee as at present comp2oed as oelog
representative of the Democratic party.
These facts are known Of ali men and
they can have but one meanlng-the
purpose on the part Of the minority TO
appeal to the negro as the srblter OF
our politics in the campaign OF 1880.
During the past sprlng and summer
strenuous efforts have been mace os-
tensibly at the instigation OF the he
pubHcans to overthrow the re2lstra-
uon Law. We have reason TO kno"
that the Independents, as shown by the
columns Of certain newspapers, nave
instigased and sympathlZso With tnese
attempts. So that it cannot be reason
ably disputed that there Is q desperate
faction III tie State Dent Cn resalhlns
power at any cost. We deem le unnec-
essary TO direct attention TO I. ne loeVl-
table consequences which WILL 1ouo"
division OF tie whites into anything
like equal factions, and the bringing ID
of the negro as the bslance OF po" er.
The only reason why We are not nos
in the throes of political agltstlon,
with contending factions moDin6lnS
the black army of voters, Is that the
movement was considered hopeless. lG
was q question of expedIency ana not
one of principle or patriotism with
many. We are glad 10 know that the
failure Of the plot which came to the
surface on the 9Th o. August is due 10
the patriotism ana self-control or the
large body Of the conservative men
who, while voting with the minority IN
the campaign OF 1892, submitted grace
fully to It's results and were unWllllng
to ieopa1dlzs the public welfare bY sucn
q DESPERATE venture. Fortunately the
opportunity is offered the white people
of the State in the coming election 20
obyiats all future danger, and fortl1y
Anslo.Ssxon civilization against every
assault from within and vi hou5, ano
that is the calling Of constltutional
convention to deal with the all-import'
ant nnesIion of suffrage. By strange
and unaccountable change OF base tnaG
class in the State which has always
stood for qualified suffrage, and denied
the CAPACITY or the right or the masses
to participation in the goyernmsn nj, are
TO-DAY loud-mouthed in their declara-
ton that they are champions OF the
poor white man whose vote IS threat
ened, as they say. Every newspaper
controlled by this class is teemlny Win
all manner of specious and false arSu-
menrs against yoting for conVeotion.
They say that the white voters who are
ignorant and poor will have cast their
last ballot if they vote for convention.
They harp on the enormous cost TO toe
taxpayers. They dwell with pathetlc
concern on the injury to the Tree
schools and by every device known 70
sophistry are trying TO throw dust III
the eyes of the masses. Plain speaking
is rest and We shall not mince words.
We propose to show that there IS deep
dyeo rreachery to white supremacy IN
this antagonlsm to new convention:
In the so-called convention composed
of self appointed delegates which as
sembled on the 25th of September Tor
the avowed purpose Of nominating an
independent ticket and appealing to
the negro, the following resolution,
which Detrays the whole damnable
scheme, was passed and the opening
gun for 'e6 fired:
Resolved, That while this conven-
ton desires to avoid doing anything
likely to cause increased strife among
our people, We believe that the princi-
pies Of Democracy, the safety Of every