The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-06-12
Why DO THEY OBJECT?

Goals for opposing the sug-
gestion of Mai, Koon to reverse the
action of the Democratic clubs OF
the county in adopting the con7en-
ton plan of nominating delegates to
the constitutional convention and
adopt the primary plan.
The arguments of "A Voter
would, perhaps, be very well if we
were in the midst of a bitter partisan
contest in which an appeal to the
passions rather than to the Judgment,
to the preiudices rather than to
reason would be admissible. But
this is to be non factional election
in which an homes effort is to be
made tesheal the differences in the
party and reunite the whites once
more. Therefore, the question is
not solely between the convention
or primary plans, but which plan
offers the best means Of getting our
people together. As between thet"o
we unhesitatingly submit that the
convention plan offers the most prom
ising inducements, for reasons al
ready stated at length in these col
umns, and hence ouradvocacy of this
plan, and to reverse the action Of the
clubs now is most assuredly "a de.
plorable step backwards"
ga Voter" like Maj. Koon, has
slept over his rights, and now comes
day after the feast. The request
of the County Democratic Executive
Committee to the presidents Of the
various clubs to call their clubs to-
gether to decide this question, was
published in these columns, the mat
ter was thoughly discussed by us
and every member of club had am
pie time to state his objections tothe
convention plan in these columns and
to attend his club meeting and sus-
tain his preference with his vote.
Is it not little strange that after
the clubs have met and decided this
question that two men should now
object on the ground that they did
not attend their club meeting? The
fact is that if primary election can
be obtained it is the purpose of some
the leaders OF the free bridge
movement to take-adyantage Of the
large crowds brought together by the
agitation Of th->>=..llaa.sssaa1a cons2-s'
ton to discuss the free bridge, and
this is where the rub comes in.
Seventeen clubs were represented
in the meeting Of the Executive
Committee which decided this ques-
ton, and while it is possible that
some of the clubs may not have been
largely attended, yet we have the as
surance of many Of the Executive
Committeeman that the sentiment
of the club was largely in
favor of the plan adopted. But,
for the sake of argument only,
is not the admission that the
convention plan was carried by
almost no vote at alr a self evident
fact that the people were Indifferent
as to the result and that they would
be satisfied with either plan adopted?
We take it this way, for had the peo-
pie been so bent on the primary plan,
as "a Voter" would have US believe,
they most assuredly would have
turned out in larger numbers. But
the peopts have spoken and to their
mandate we cheerfully bow.
As far as the Dispatch is concerned
the assertion that the ''ticketis already
made up, is unqaalifedly false. This
county is oyerweImingly>in favor of
the Reform wing of the party, and
whenever our people are weighed they
will not be found wanting; but they
want confidence restored; they want
the merchant and the farmer to come
together and the employer and the
employee to feel that their interests
are dovetailed, and to accomplish
this end they are willing to make
some concessions, and have adopted
the convention plan as a means to
this end.
This cant about "boss' plan" has
served it's day and generation and
to now use such arguments only ex-
poses the weakness of ones cause
Let the election of delegates to the
constitutional convention be separate
and distinct and the best plan to &C
compIish this is a convention for the
former.