The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-30
AN APPEAL TO ALL VOTERS.
The Address ofthe Conservative Demos
Gratis of Anderson County.

The following address has been issued
t. the voters of Anderson County:
The Conservative Democrats in Con-
Tention assembled having petitioned
the committee commonly known as the
"Irby executive committee" to recon-
mend to the voters of the county an
equal division Of delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention as a means OF
subscribing the interests of all our
people, and this committee having re-
fused as requested to grant such petit
ton, the undersigned were appointed
q committee to issue an address to the
voters of the county, setting out the
following as the views of the said Con-
seryatiye Democratic Convention:
First. That all voters who have lost
faith in the primary election ordered
by the Irby executive committee as a
fair, and untrammellel method OF
nominating candidates for the Con-
stitutional Convention are hereby ur-
gently requested to refuse to particl-
pate in the primary to be held on the
Goth instant, in order to hold them
selves free to vote in the general eiec-
ton on the Goth of August according
to their best Judgment and conception
Of the fitness of candidates for the I'M
portant position of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention.
Second. That while such voters will
not be bound to support any man not
of their choice, yet ticket will be
nominated in an open mass meeting OF
voters sympathizing with these views
for the consideration of all such voters.
That these nominations will be made
in the interest of all our people. re
gardless of past factional associations,
and with an eye single to the qualifi-
cations Of the individual nominee.
That the delegates to the Convention
should be men pre- eminent for ability,
safe in council, strong in argument, IN
tirmness unyielding: in moderation
wise, whose devotion to their State IS
unfaiIing. Such men will be made our
standard bearers.
Third. That in legislation so mo-
mentous and far reaching. in its results
to our lives, our liberties and our
property, and to the welfare of our
posterity, as will be enacted in this
Convention, it is not the part OF
wisdom OF of prudence to delegate to
any men or set of men the supreme
authority of acting absolutely and
finally for us, ana VS. are unalterably
committed to the requirement that the
candidates we vote for shall pledge us
their sacred words of honor to use their
best endeavors to have any Constitution
adopted by the Convention referred
back to the people for their ratifca-
ton or rejection, The thing created
should never exceed in power the
source of it's creation. The Conven-
ton should not be greater than the
people.
Fourth. That We conia1e every
voter to abide by tie convictions of his
own mind and the dictation Of his own
conscience, and assert his individuality
at this great crisis in our history. II
is infinitely better to be an independent
in manhood than dependent in poll
ties, and it is better to resist what we
believe to be wrong and lose than to
acuuiesce and still lose.
Fifth. That we stand for peaceful
and friendly contest and fair ballot,
and sincerely hope that the right and
the true may prevail, whether it be in
those We oppose or in ourselves.
John *. Hood, chairman; John G.
CAN'T, James II. Hutchinson, com
mittee.