The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY l3 1895

against any class of citizens on &C
count of race Or color.
8 1t should provide for the equal
participation Of the two leading po-
ltical parties in the management and
control OF elections.
4. 1t should make no reduction of
the present special tax for public
school purposes, but rather the
contrary, nor should it increase the
poll tax, that being discrimination
against the poor man, be he white or
black.
The foregoing are expressive in
brief of the principles and ideas on
which we propose to organize and
make the contest purely and simply
in defence of our rights as Republi-
cans and as citizens and we most
earnestly urge upon every Republi-
can entitled to vote to spare no pains
to procure a registration certificate
in order to be able to vote on eiec-
tion day.
In conclusion we would earnestly
appeal to all honest and patriotic Cit
liens who are opposed to our present
arbitrary and tyrannical ring rule to
organize promptly and to assume the
leadership against the present domi
nant faction, for the purpose of re-
storing to our poor unfortunate State
Government fair, just and impartial
to all classes of her citizens, a Gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people.
The following is the section reflect
ing upon the Tillmanites, which, after
debate was stricken out
But while this more just sentiment
has been slowly gaining ground on
the one hand. on the other an extreme
faction has suddenly sprung into ex-
istence, and by worse than dubious
methods has gained full possession of
all branches Of our State Government
the executive, the legislative and,
worst of all, the judiciary. This
now dominant, exultant and utterly
INSCRIPTIONS faction proposes, for
the purpose of perpetuating its own
power, to permanently disfranchise
the mass of Republican voters by a
change in the fundamental law of the
State. Not content with temporary
disfranchisement. by means of unjust
election laws, partisan management
of elections and fraudulent count Of
votes, it proposes to make this dis
reimbursement permanent by change
in our State constitution. Its pur-
pose in this respect is not left in doubt,
butts open and avowed during the last
campaign, from every political stump
in the State by the "bosses' of the
faction. With this in view a faction
al Legislature provided for Const-
tutional convention and factional
managers of elections counted it
in" by tie grossest kind Of frauds at
the November elections, in spite of
an unquestionable popular majority
against it.
ORGANIZING THE CAMPAIGN.
Theo there was another delay over
the manner of organizing The Coa-
vention finally agreed on the follow
ing plan of organization:
That as there is no organization of
the Republican party now in this
State, this committee recommends
and urges that this body, composed
of representatives of the Republican
party of the State, do reorganize the
Republican party.
They recommend further, 6rst, that
the rules for the government of the
Republican party Of South Carolina,
adopted by the State Convention on
September Is, 1882. and amended
May l, 1888. be reafirmed and
adopted and ratified by this conven-
ton as the rules governing the party
as it shall be reorganlzed.
The committee recommends the
election of State executive commit
tee, and chairman and vice chairman
of each Congressional district, and
any other officers or organizers as
this convention may deem necessary.