The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-19
TO MESSRS -
ADAIR I'M THOMf
70 he Lanrens Dcmoeraer:

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To Ire LaHyees Democrdcy:
AS i am tho one who wrote til,
call for the meeting Of all Demo
Gratis on the 23d inst. In the interes,
OF whito supremacy, of peace and
harmony and-a non-partisan con,
vention:
First, Then let me say no ones
name was signed to that call with.
out his full consent, so far as ]
knew and believed. Time didn't
allow us to go round through the
county, and when L met the two
last gentlemen the call had not
been written. 1 asked their cou-
sent to use their names because
they concurred in the objects of the
call, and were, as L believed, true
and conservative men, and they
consented. A friend told me that
Mr.. 0. G. Cunningham authorized
him to use his name. A number
of others we're sent me by friends
OF the movement.
In the second place, I have to
say, that there Is nothing whatever
In the call that commits any one to
any plan for dividing representa-
ton to the convention. You are
asked to come together and econ
slider what is best to be done, and
whether or not you will send dele
gates to the conference on the 9th
In Columbia" If you decide that
the numerical strength Of the two
factions is the just basis of repre-
t%ation, why then the call does not
antagonize such delegates support
ing that view. If you decide that
the Till m n Evans arnwell-
Hemphill plan, with its platform
of principles and pledges to divide
the representation as nearly equal
as practical, you can do that. If
you think the Irby- Wilson plan is
the right n you can accomplish
that by ignoring this call-refusing
to confer and loosing tho dogs Of
war.
The "Forty" have never proposed
any special plan, but begged you to
consider the dangers that threat
ened white supremacy; have as
serted their steadfast adherence to
the principles of the Reform party,
and tho conservation Of all they
have accomplished, and begged
you to lay on the altar Of your
country as a peace Offering your
passions, your prejudices and polit-
ical strife. For this, they have
been misrepresented, maligned and
treated Is public enemies-so in
sane and frantic is political ,ieal-
ousy and hate in the breasts of a
fnNy Ovfrn I'D, H. Ts1I@~.
party. The "Forty" which our
brother Wallace has deserted and
calls on us to desert has become a
host in the State, and will appear
in the Columbia conference and
refute by their action the charges
made against them. No! my re-
spected friend, I can stand the
racket, and will stick 10 my colors.
L am not q "pie-hunter", and not
afraid Of being in a minority. l
don't say there are no "~pie-hunt-
ers" among the "Forty". 1 couldn't
say it Of any faction or bodykof
men. ~
But this is no time for "pic-hunt-
ing". We have grave duties as
patriotic citizens to perform! Can
we rise 10 the height of the occa-
sion! We shall see!
[ feel that l have done my duty
in extending thaScall, and if the
people will act for themselves, /
shall aoquies2e in the decision of
the majority, as L have done here
toforc. The "Forty" have distinct
ly said their action is only advi-
sorry, aud is subject to the action of
the organized democracy, and they
favor u Democratic primary, and
so say /.
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