The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-04-22
Derccrst;c Club Meetings.

Ga Saturday, the second day OF
MAY, the Democratic clubs are re-
ouested to meet for reorganization.
No Reform Democrat should fail TO
90 to his club meeting. It will not
do 20 break ranks this election year.
To do SO will be to disorganlze the
teformers, and tho farmers govern
mens of South Carolina will forever
be thing Of the past.
Opposed to the Reformcrs arc the
Lily white" Republicans. This
wing OF the 6. o. p. iu South Carolira
is made up Of sore head politicians,
uncompromising straight outs"
antiuuated Scott and Moses Repub-
leans and negroes, all clamoring for
the spoils Of Office. The leaders OF
this mongrel conslomeration mostly
live in the towns and cities and by
easy methods eat, drink, aud dress
on the labor of the farmers.
Reformers, this horde of carmo-
rants are after you. Their purpose
is to take control of the State gov
ernmcnt and, thus to more easily
control you and get your hard earn
ings for nothing. Please stick pin
right here: Republicanism in South
Carolina means negroism. Do you
believe this? It is true. Do you
wish to be ruled by negroes who
will eventually kick out the "Llly
white" renegades and take all the
offices 10 themselves
Reformers, will you submit to
negro rule? You will have it to do
unless you turn out in full force at
your club meetings and keep in full
fo,ce your State Democratic organl-
cations. This is Senator Tillman's
advice to us and the more we study
the true situation the more fully are
We convinced that this is at this
time the only true and safe course
for US to pursue to retain the State
government, where it of right prop
erty belongs. 80,
In 1890 Ben's advice was good
and right, and it was through his
lead that the Reformers wrecked
the State government from the
hands of the old regime, and every
person who now holds an office
under the Reform government OF
South Carolina from Congressman
down through the State and county
offices, owe their places and emol-
uments of office to the successful
fight made by Ben Tillman in 1890.
Yet some of these Office holders now
claim to know more than Tillman,
and are even trying to advise hun.
Ben is not infalliable but he may be
as nearly, if not more so, than these
aftermath wise acres.
We want more money, and all the
gold in the world is not of sufficient
volume to do the business of the
/ United States alone. How then, can
we have it? Only as Tillman says,
by the free coinage of gold and silver
and the assurance of treasury notes
by the government only, with a bank
ing system that will prevent the con-
gestion and concentration of the
currency in the cities to the detri-
ment of the country.
In the West, in the South and in
the North the friends of free silver
and greater volume of currency
are to be found, and they are found
among the Democrats, Republicans
and Populists; indeed the West is
on fire on this great issue, and our
Ben is out there adding fuel and
with his pitchfork is, stirring the
curing flames. God bless his efforts
and crown them with success.
Our State Executive Committee
acted wisely by leaving it to the
clubs to make known their wishes in
reference to the course our delegates
to Chicago are to pursue in case a
single gold standard platform is
adopted, with Cleveland or some
gold bug as our candidate for Presi-
dent. eau We Tote for Cleveland or
any gold dollartor: No, no. What
then shall we do? Why fol-
low Ben Tillman, and with
union of friends from all the old
parties for free silver and a greater
volume Of currency, we shall elect
our President by an overwhelming
majority. 1t is to be hoped that our
clubs will be heard from for free sill
yer and more money. These are my
views and I would be pleased to
hear from othersNon these issues.
J. H. KooN.
Brookland 20th, 1896.