The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-31
Sta to The Party:
ADORa BY THE BIMETALuC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE.


Mr.. WEMAYFlelD URGES STRONGL
THAhe FIGHT FOR FREE SlLvE
MUSE MADE WITH THE PARTY.
Whehe silver convention met /
Mempthst year Bimetallic Ma
tional Aocratic Committee was az
pointedhsisting OF one member from
each 81 with Senator Harris, o
Lenness as chairman. Hon. w. E
Mayfel9 the member from thi
State, 9heu has issued an addres
to the etallists of South Carolin,
In whiche strongly urges them tt
make hfght inside the Democrat
lc ranks ishows the folly of hoping
10 acconIh anything by boiling
and wandng of to strange gods.
Gov. Tbs and Senator Tillmar
urged M4ayfield's appointment a,
o meinbetf the committee. and q,
Gov. Eva4a said that the address
was oil ht," hence he must favor
making thilver fight solely within
the Demodic party.
me adds, which is "To the Bi
metallic DScrats OF South Carolina, y
reads as folks:
The leadd of the Republican party
are active their efforts to effect g
complete orhization Of their party
IN I'LL tnls ] Sta They are earnest in
among the ite people OF the State
Republican NY Is divided on the f.
nancfal quest. Some of the leading
Republicans for single gold stand
ard, and othebf them believe In the
free coinage oliver.
The spirit fpring the formation of
Third party entertained by some
OF our cltizens.The advocates of the
Third party beIve in the free coinage
OF silver, and intend that the only
way to get 1t Is rough Third party.
Ihey are advis1 our people to take
no part In the AW convention to Sc
lect delegates THE National Demo-
cratic Conventi which meets at
Chicago in July.
Many OF our pple who have been
lifelong Democri are as avowed free
coinage OF silver wocates as are these
Third party advJtes; but to refrain
from sending deletes to the Chicago
Democratic Conv)tion is contrary TO
their political traing, and against
the best interestf the Democratic
party OF this StateSThis Third party
policy is uncertainhd dangerous, for
there ls no reasonaP prospect for it
to succeed, and 1t ifaught with great
possible danger to d peace and hap
piness at home, inaSuch as it is only
another step towaI the further d.
vision of tho white tie OF the State.
1t can not control inhis State.
Independent Ir Sil% Leagues are
being formed now inhe State, under
the call of certain abcates. The ad-
vOcates OF this polit also favor the
free coinage of silve and thew con-
tend that this is the DIV way to secure
it. They hope by histep to commit
the State to this poly and to carry
the vote OF the State Ito silver con-
ventlon outside of be Democratic
party. This policy, Aich means the
organization OF an iuSpeudent silver
party within the Statas as dangerous
to the interest of the Dmocratic party
of the State, and thd safety OF the
lives and property of hr people as is
the Third party policy 1t is still fur
ther step towards sll further di-
vision of the white vot Of the State,
and Is ruinous to the Daocratic party
OF the State in its tr >encies, and
there Is no more pro- Kits sue
cess in national aft. IN this
State than there is for , ard party
to succeed.
Now, what should be one? Let us
look at the matter for a loment in the
light of existing facts.
The first turn we maxi presents us
face to face with the factthat the De-
party :s as badt divided on
the money question as isIhe Republi-
can party. This we mus and do ad-
NIT. But 1t is no worse dFided on this
question than is the Republican party.
The next turn we make hings us face
to face with the fact that The Republi-
can party Is holding togetI Ier and is not
falling to pieces, and vii not fall to
pieces, while some of outDemocratic
friends are trying to efkct division
upon top OF division in thisState with
In the Democratic ranks. Why should
not the Democratic party ibid on to its
and refuse tohivide, iuss
as the Republican party is doing? If
these divisions within the Democratic
party succeed, what are veto hope for
In national politics, and ht home ?
Defeat stares us in the face(before we
even enter the fight, II We divide.
Both the Third party and the silver
party are without sufficieit financial
backing to make successful national
campaign. They are bota without
sufficient party Organization to under
take the fight. United in backing,
organization, and membership they
are too weak to hope to succeed of
themselves. What then must be their
hope? Certainly 1t Is, that they are
depending on uniting their forces and
relying on enough deserters from the
and Democratic parties to
enable them to win the fight. Their
reliance Is in deserton from the two
great political parties. The all i'm
pcrtant question is, will the desertion
pe great enough to enable them to
succeed? The answer comes at once,
no. True men will not desert the
party In which they have been raised,
and in whose doctrines their fathers
before them believed and delighted to
cherish, so long as tho party sticks to
the main fundamental principles un-
derlying Its organization. Simply be-
cause the members of party disagree,
or are divided, on particular line OF
policy, which is not fundamental, is nc
reason for supposing that the members
OF either party, in any considerable
numbers, will desert their party. And
why should they not desert their party;
Because there is as much chance for
one policy to win In the end, within
the party, as there is for the other
much less the violation of principle
involved in desertion. On matters Of
public policy, party lines are frequent
ly not observed now by our members O
Congress- The free coinage Republi