The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-04
CHAIRMAN IRBY SPEAKS.
THE ORGANIZED DEMOCRACY
MUST NOT DIVIDE,

The following interview with Sena-
Tor irby, chairman of the State Demo
cfatlc executive cOmmittce mas been
+ published in the Piedmont Headlight ::
Ihc mask is OF and thank God
tor IL. lscformers have been wasting
time Win such men rs Williams, Con
zaics, Hcnphll and other anti leaders.
thinking these Conservatives we're
honest in their efforts to bring about
peace and unity. Their object was to
get control Of the convention in tho in
terest OF corporations by deception and
trcachcry. Tillman said this and left
them. This tore the mask from their
faces. Thertupon they meet In Co.
iumaia and voluntarily desert the
Democratic party and resolve to orga-
nlZc ono OF their own, and MIR. Carson,
Chclr chairman. Of what was hoped a
| dctunct organization, proceeds formal
~ to carry out their instructions.
This is hlrefaced Independentism with
all1that word means. | cant see in
lace OF this how honest, loyal, Reform
lrnlh, the action Of This committee
rcieaacS every Rof0rmcr in counties
mere an agreement had boen made
| ~ hhcSc agreements arc carried
NuI ana this independent Executive
ComhiIlee succeeds in many counties
as they purpose, then with the help
Ihcy expect TO got on tho plea OF peace
ana unity from counties in which they
have agreed, they will certainly con
troll that convention. For instance,
they arc going to make clean cut
open light in macy counties. They
may pretend to agree in Richand and
Charleston and other counties. and
these agreements will be repudiated
| on election day as sure as the sun
! shines anu anti Democrats elected. |
can nanc, but perhaps it would be
counties that they think thoy will
surely carry TO aggregate scventy-two
votes by the uso OF the negro. Then
II they can pick up nino from Edge
lield, Aiken, Marion, Lexington and
Abbevillc, thoy will have Il majority
OF the convention. This has been
their game all along, and corporations
have been ut the bottom Of the whole
business.
AS long as thcy pretended land 1
knew it. was moro pretense) to stay.in
party lines could not attack them.
Now led by Gonzales, with suoh lieu
tenants rs Williams and Darlington,
in open battle with tho organized
Democracy. it is my duty to fight them
us such. IL our people divide with
them they can make up their minds
for these political bcnetlciaries to vote
with the independents and the Mig
gers AS soon as the convention is orga-
nizcd. They cannot be trusted. Office
and control Of the State is what thew
want and nothing less will ever satisfy
them. They want control OF tho oon.
vcntiOn to undo and destroy every
thing that bus been done since 1890
and disfranchiso enough poor and
iIlitcrate Democrats TO give the
rich man control OF South Caro-
! lima for all time to come. This is
plain talk, but | mean every word I
say.
The very idcn OF the poor men Of
l.rurens voting for some peace crying
Independents to keep them from de-
sorting their people. who will go to
Columbia and join in with the other
Independent Democrats to take away
their political rights forever and place
them upon an equality with the mig
ger, is fnrcical. Our people aro not
fools and they will prove this when
the proper time comes. We are for
principle. If thoy can beat us we will
yield. If VIC beat them somebody else
will have to yield. 1t is no use to dis
guisc it. amy longer. The issue is SIM
pie. The organized Democracy and
the white man VS.. lndependentism
AT d the nigger. We are ready for the
fight, and | have no fears OF the re-
sult.'
Senator, from what you say, tho
Democrats will assume that you think
the Gonzales crowd have deserted the
| Democratic party"
| "That is just what i moan. If you
will read this address, which was evi-
IDENTIFY written by Editor Williams,
yon will he convinced that they have
deliberately surrendered al claims to
Democracy. 1t is addressed to the
"Pcople OF South Carolina " and not
to the Dcmcratic party Of the State.
The "people" include not only ne
grOes, but Republicans, with whom
nave believed that there has been On
understanding for more than year.
The address does not contain the word
Democrat, and 1T purposely ignores
the general primary ordered by the
Democratic Committee. while Mr..
Gonzales in their organ (The State)
urges its followers in Reform counties
to make terms with tho Reformers.
That is the reason why the resolution
to stay out OF the Democratic primary.
was not carried. This was done to
fool Rcformcrs in such counties as Alb
bcvillc and Edgciield. They are at
tempting to use double barrelled gun
on us make an Independent straight
fight in close counties and expect
Democrats to compromise with them
in strong R,fo. counties. If this is
not so, why did the members Of the
conference or anti committee applaud
so vigorously the speech Of Mr.. Gar-
| lingtOn, editor OF the Spnrtanburg
Herald, who long ago withdrew pub
licly from the Democratic partyp
They arc Democrats in Reform coun-
ties where they can't elect delegate,
ana anti Democrats In nigger or anti
counties.
We are not children and cannot be
fooled in any such way. However, we
must be up and doing. The conven-
tion must be carried by decisive ma
jority. We would be in danger with
!. margin Of twenty-five, for there are
always men who see new light after
tn y are sworn in Office"