Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-01-18
HE'LL AND PEPPER
That's sAll--Senator Irby Talks Out
Loud.
The Columbia State.

AS much as l dislike tC ap-
pear in print in South Carolina,
I feel constrained at this time, in
Justice to myself and the Alliance
men of Laurens to speak out.
I have been bounded, prosecuted,
and misrepresented by Kohn, a
representatives of the News and
Courier in Columbia, until for
bearance has ceased to be avirtue
[ have had thrown into my teeth
my position as chairman of the
Democratic party by this man,
and my failure to harmonic the
faction I represent, until it is
necessary that the people Of the
State shall know the truth.
He, with a lot of enemies OF
mine-so-called Reformers-in the
State House, undertook to manu-
facture sentiment against me IN
the campaign of 1892 by con-
stantly publishing in his CORE
spondence, the fact that the Re
formers were anxious to be rid OF
me as their leader, until Judge
Ernest Gaay, member OF the
committee, introduced aresolution
endorsing me unanimously by the
executive committee.
He has started the same thing
again, knowingly and maliclously
saying that I am to be deposed as
Chairman, when he klows that l
was elected in September, 1892, to
hold until September, 1894. l DO
not propose to surrender the Chair
manship of the Democratic party
until my term of office Is OUT 1os
reasons which are to the interest OF
the Democratic party; and l hope
that this will be thoroughly under
stood by all the parties interested,
In the second place | notice
both anti-Reformers and Reformer5
in Columbia have been misrep-
resenting the objects and inten-
tions of the Alliance Of Laurens,
in it's meeting on last Friday a
week ago. To begin with, [ endorse
every word and sentiment of the
resolution introduced by Mr.. }.
Andy Jones as to the line of policy
to be pursued by the Reform move
ment in South Carolina. Ihe
county Alliance is composed OF
the best men in our county. They
represent the Reform sentiment
of our county. They do not IN
tend-and it is very we'll for some
gentlemen of the State House to
take notice right now-tc have a
lot of men hoisted upon them with
out their consent, reform move
ment or no Reform movement.
cepPHt Pt byc men who propose to take
advantage of the people of South
Carolina, to the postponement OF
the calling of the convention, or
to the other purposes of these re-
solutions. know it did not suit
the convenience of the clique OF
the Reform movement that met
on Friday night in Columbia to
name candidate-a farmer, but
not an Alliancemen, and opposed
to the Ocala demands, who under
took to increase the taxes of the
farmers-and that this convention
be postponed, for he is not in
sysmpathy with the people and
the people will not have him for
Governor with a fair and square
deal.
The Alliance of Laurens passed
these resolutions without intending
to help or injure anyone. They
thought it was for the best in
terests of the Reform movement,
and that the Reform faction should
at least be allowed to choose it's
NOMINEES, without interference or
dictation from any man, high or
low. I am sorry to see that these
men of Laurens are to be mistrea-
ted by insinuations and innuen-
does from persons whose political
conduct heretofore has been such
as to bring in question, at least,
their loyalty to the Reform move
ment.
Mr.. Editor. I want you and
others in South Carolina to under
stand that every effort of mine
has been and will be in the in
terest and for the perpetuation of
of this movement. I am going to
stand fearlessly by the principles
of the Alliance on every plank of
the first March convention; and if