The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-10
HERE'S AT YOU.
Mr.. David Aiken Goes TO the Bat and
knocks Things Winding-''Rural
DemOcrat'' Straightened Out.

Coronaca, 8. c., Oct. 8. 1894.
Editor Press and Banner:
II seems 10 me that you aud your CORE
spondents, Rural Democrat for instance
have allowed yourselves to become unduly
exercised over what you are pleased to style
the Independent or Butler Conventions, re
Gently hello In Columbia, OF which I was q
member.
And how You "old Abbeville' people are
scared up over over the new county question
Rural Democrat rather gives you away and
reveals most concluslvely how very much
frightened you are.
For ont and out demagoguism Rural Demo
craL certainly lakes the cake"
How he tries 70 work on the prejudices OF
the people In holding mp this new county sec.
ton as having gone into lndependentism
oneof your own fellow townsmen q few Of us
in this Coronaca section raw 1T to attend q
conference OF Democrats called to meet at the
Court H1nss n On satqrdsy seP's@h5er a,,:ndod H.
from Coronaca section were all "antis" aud,
here let me say 1t would be hard indeed, 10
ind a. many ring rule Tillmanites or Evans
ties In this whole section.
The question Ct new county, however, new
er entered our heads-we were simply investi.
eating, accommodating for the purpose OF see.
Ing what might be done to save this grand
old State from the disgrace OF demasogue ana
Some Of us went to Columbia and attended
the Convention and fol the Information OF
that were cast by our delegation for nominal
ing ticket were cast by anti.new county
men, and they were not from either Coronaca
or Greenwood sect ons.
In favor OF nominations was made by one OF
the Abbeville delegates who IL an "snti-New
Countyite."
insinuations about We new county folks.
Independentism indeed! hope, for one,
that may live TIL the November election TO
show how much too independent am 70 vote
that ring cut, ring dried ticket. and II do.
whose business is il, but my own7
Ben Tillman. Governor and candidate for
the United State Senate.
John Gary Evans. candidate for Governor
.John Gary's" cousin, Eugene Gary, Asso
ciate Justice on Supreme Bench.
"John Gsry's cousin, Earnest Gary, Circuit
ajohn Gary's cousin. Frank Gary, candi
date for the Legislature and also for Speaker
UnSle 90 the Gary'.) snd Gov. Tillman's
Private Secretary, Dan Tompklns. candidate
for Secretary OF State.
o. ". Buchansn; who married Gov TIN;
present incumbent 10 that office.
John Gsry's cousin, W. ID. Evans, candi-
date for Railroad Commissioners.
And, like TO have forgotten him, little
John Gary Watts. another kinsman TO the
General.
NO, sir! do not believe that this Is the
ticket OF 1.-The people,"-if their wishes could
and there Is no rubbing 1t out, this ticket
has been foisted upon us by the strongest,
most unfair, and undemocratic. Ring Rule
methods that we. the people, were ever sub
jected TO-
Four and six years ago the cry was-"Or.
Ranize! against the Ring that is depriving
you Of your political freedom and put men
Into Office Of yonr own choice-representa.
tive farmera."
Political freedom and representative far
merS Indeed! Where's your freedom In poll
tics, In the selection or your State or county
tickets?
You men away back on the farms. You
men that haven't office, and do not expect to
get any-answer me, pluse.
Yours truly, David Aiken.