The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-30
TUE PARTY CONSTITUTION VIOLATED.

rvF PARTY CONSTITUTION VIOLATED.
The Prohibition party met,
organized. nominated d governor
and a lieutenant governor, issued
an address and adopted a plat
form. The nominee, Col. James
\. Hoyt. is an old time politician.
He was chairman of the Demo
cratic party when Tillman made
his memorable and successful
campaign in 1890, which resulted
in the standing aside Of Colonel
Hoyt and the old regime, and ever
since he has figured but slightly
in the political arena. Colonel
Hovt we believe to be a good
man whois now riding a hobby
that will keep him out Of the
political arena as efectually as
Tillman drove him and his allies
out of political control in 1890.
IfColonel Hoyt afiSes his sig
nature to the pledge required
under the constitution Of the
Democratic party, it will be a
surprise to US, for that pledge
was framed for the express pur-
pose of preventing what was
done by the Prohibition party
on night of the 25rd inst. There
is no objection to a man be-
coming a candidate upon any
platform he desires, not incon.
sistant with the platform adopt,
ed by the party convention, but
there is objection to men organ
izing a separate and distinct par,
ty, and being permitted to use
the paraphernalia of the Demo,
cratic party to further the inter,
ests of Prohibition OF other
party. We designate the Pro
hibitionistS party: because they
have all of the essential features
of a political party; they have a
State Chairman, an executive
committee, county organizations,
they meet, nominate, make plat,
forms and do all such things as
60 to the making up OF a polltl'
cal organization.
The constitution of the Demo
cratic party recognizes but one
organization and forbids any man
from participating in the primary
who is the creature Of any other
than the Democratic organization;
when men assemble and do as
the Prohibitionists have done,
they have simply put themselves
outside of the party, and they
should be made to haul down
their candidates and take equal
chances with other candidates or
stay out. The State Executive
Committee which meets tonight
should give an expression on
this matter so strong and clear
that it will put stop to this
biennial nonsense. We are not
alone in this view, the chairman
of the Prohibition Executive
Committee Mr.. A. c.. Jones. when
he told his conferes ''that the
Democratic constitution forbade
such action, and .'he was sati-
fed that they could not nominate
or suggest" he was correct.
Mr.. Jones although an ardent
Prohibitionist, and one whom
our readers will remember we
did not hesitate to criticize two
years ago, is evidently wanting
his friends to act within the
Democratic party: for if they
Step outside they are surely lost,
and When he read the proviSo of
section 6 of the Democratic Con
stitution to his hearers, he was
right in the opinion that it would
be "un-Democratic for them to
make nominations. >
Ii the Prohibitionists wish to
tight in the party ranks they
must take down Brother Hoyt,
and open the doors "for whose
ever will may appeal for Prohi-
bition votes, and unless they do
this, the State Committee should
rule them out.