The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-12
IN FOR A FIGHT.
The Independent Democrats Issue an Ad'
dress TO the Voters.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 9.-Last night
the conference committee, which was
appointed by the late conference held
in this city, met here again, and, rs a
result, the following address which
speaks for itself was promulgated and
issued:
To the Democrats of South Carolina:
The following preamble and resolu-
tions having been adopted by a repre-.
sentative body of Democrats coming
from q large majority of the counties
of the State, and having since been ap.
proved by many Democrats IN all OF
the counties OF the State, it becomes
my duty as chairman of the Demo
cratic conference committee OF South
Carolina to publish them to the State
and to earnestly urge all true Demo
Gratis to take active part In the mass
meetings proposed to be held, and to
send representative delegations to the
Democratic State convention therein
recommended.
THOMAS w. CARWILE,
Chairman Democratic Conference Com
mittee.
To the Democrats of South Carolina:
Whereas, under the guidance or
those so-caIled Democrats, or q major
iity of them, who have control OF the
parly machinery IN this State, the lead
ers Of the rank and file Of the party
have attempted to commit them to the
Third party and to Populist doctrines
have alienated us rfrom our fellow
Democrats of the Union, and have
brought the party in South Carolina
into reproach as to its alignment with
the national Democracy, adopted false
and undemocratic principles and pro-
mulgated 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 man
agement, who have usurped the rights
and used the machinery of the party
for selfish ends, majority of the So
called State d Democratic executive COM
mite actually permitting another
self constituted committee (oaly claim
ing to represent 8 faction Of faction)
to assume control of the party man
agement, and In the most ilagrant and
offensive manner to disfranchise 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 the will of the people, and
thereby deprlVing them of their polltl-
cal rights; now therefore ba 1t
Resolved, That we as true, loyal and
uncompromising Democrats, repudiate
the Third party platform repeatedly
land at the recent August State con-
yention of the faction now in poWer)
forced upon our party, and hereby
pledge our continued allegiance to true
Democratic principles as ennnclated at
the last national Democratic conVen.
tion. We feel the absolute necessity of
the complete reorganization Of the
the party in this State and invite all
true Democrats to assist us in It's re-
Mobilization and in the organization OF
Democracy in South Carolina squarely
in line with sound Democratic doctrine;
belt
Further resolved, That, we hereby
invite the Democrats of the State OF
South Carolina to assemble at the court
houses of THAR respective counties on
Saturday, 18th day Of September, 1884,
or at SUCH other place and manner as
they may determine, for the purpose
of selecting delegates (two for every
representative for the lower house and
the Senate, to which the county is enti'
tled) to meet in Columbia at conyen-
tion to be held on the 18th of Septem-
Der at .. m. for the purpose of recorg.
anizing the Dem ocratic party 10 South
Carolina, considering the political
situation Of the State and taking such
action as their collective wisdom may
suggest for the public welfare.