The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-14

met a.i under the dictati jh OF nv
colleague.in the senate, formally de.
olarea that ! Iwas not q Democrat,
which formed the basis for similar
| action on the part OF the Democratic
CAUCUS OF the United States senate.
Tae policy OF my opponents has been
to belittle the real issues into Q per-
j sonal quarrel between .Tiliman and
/ MeLaurin. This issue'I am nos will
Ing 70 accept, ss do not propose to
be Influenced in my public course by
personal spleen or petty jealously.
The public interests should never be
subordinated to purely personal ends.
Nov, the proposition of my political
enemies is 20 exclude me from th pri-
mary as e candidate, aud to exclude
ell candidates for Office who entertain
my views and thus rkkevent the people
from hearing me in justification Of my
course and in advooaoy Of tho absorb.
ing public measures now confronting
the American pa0plo. am convinced
and forewarned Of this purpose to ex:
clude me and my friends, because I
have read the speech Of Senator Till
man, the acknowledged dictator of the
Democratic machine OF South Caro-.
lima, delivered at Manning, in which he
directs revision Of the rules and form
and oath Of the party for the purpose
OF excluding myself and friends from
participating in the primary. Iresent
the suggested exception Of myself, for
Of course I would not make my race
for the senate, OF proclaim my views
under conditions which were not
equally applicable to those who enter
tain and advocate my views. I have an
abiding faith that it will yet be shown
that the dictator of the machine is not
The exponent Of the views of the
majority of our people. The primary
system adopted in our state through
the farmers movement has been pros
tituted and perverted into political
machine for the purpose Of excluding
all candidates who are not in full
accord with the views and wishes of
the dictator. The question, there
fpre is, will the people Of the state
submit 10 disfranchising the inteiii-
gent people and excluding them from
our elections.
with such a system ] have no
sympathy and feel impelled by strict
sense Of duty, to warn the people
against such tyranny as it encourages
and establishes. With these facts
before me, and my convictions as to
the original purpose sf the primary
system, l ana driven to the conclusion
that it has subserved it's purposes and
has outlived its usefulness. It is,
therefore, matter Of no concern to
me what may be the action Of the May
convention as to the rules of the pri-
mary and revision Of it's pledges.
"The suspension Of froe speech and
independence Of action by such means
renders it impossible for any self.re-
specting citizens holding ny views, 20
become candidate in the Democratic
primary in South Carolina. It is ap-
parent that the system has been warp
ed and twisted so as to serve the one
purpose Of throttlipg free speech, free
thensA: sGa liberty of action. The
primary system in South Carolina has
been sacrificed upon the altar Of par
tisauship and personal malignity, and
has therefore become unpatriotic and
useless and should be ignored and
finally repudiated by our people, to
look hopefully to the results of fair
and just general election under our
state and national laws.
"A party yoke has been placed upon
our people aud it has become too gall
ing for further endurance. and yet I
realize that many Of my loyal friends
would even once more hold in check
their resolution not to again enter our
system of primary elections in order
to again vote for me, but I have reach
ed the point where I will not subject
them to subscribing to an oath to sup
port men and measures which do not
represent their views upon the issues
OF the American people today.
Respectfully,
JOHN LowNDEs McLAUR1N."
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