Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-05-29
FOR THE KEowEE COURIER.
A Suggestion.
OcoNEE County, May 25, 1868

h'. EHhtor: Allow me, through your col
umns, to mako suggestion to tho Radical
and Democratic parties of this County. 1t is
suggestion that think ought to tako on
both sides. Tho old saying is, Blood will
tell" Age aint nothing;" and if that be
true, tho suggestion, if carried out by both
parties, "will tell"
1t is simply this: Let the Radical party
employ no one, nor give employment to any
one, not rent nor lease, not borrow nor lend
not employ any physician, not patronizc any
merchant, not take nor read any paper unless
they know thcm to be Radical. BY this
means tho Radicals can " concentrate their
forcos," and know who and where they arc
lot the Democrats do tho same; let them re-
fuse positively to employ, or 80 to for employ
ment, rent land from, or rent land to--in
short, give nor take no employment whatever,
from one they know to be Radical. The
Democrats would then know their force. In
order to come pretty accurately at this point,
let each candidate send q man to each box on
the day of election, to "takc notes )" then
let those "rcportc )" publish through your
columns, the name of each voter, and whether
he votcda Radical or Democratic Ticket. or
course there would be some who would vote a
dark tickct;" let him report them {" "Fold-
cd Ticket" giving their names, and then each
party would have the same chance to Judge
alike, whether he was Radical or Democrat
merely mako this suggestion to give in
formation to these who arc not "postcd," for
| see it plainly demonstrated every day by
both parties; in fact, it is 80 "plainly visi.
blo" T" that [ think all ought to know where
they ,ciN stand. Let them consider we'll be-
fore they vote. Let them know if they vote
a Radical ticket they belong entirely to the
Radical party; and if they vote Democratic
ticket they belong entirely to the Democratic
party The thing must bo tested-it is al
ready being tested, and will bo fully tested /;
ana the way to come at it, is to stamp "
each man q don't mean put 2ct. Revenue
stamp on him). Let tho Radicals look upon
full-b)oodcd !" Democrat MS being beneath
tho +" dignity" of his notice. Let the Demo
Gratis, Where they know man to be Radi.
cal look upon him as one that wishes negro
equality, negro Suffrage, tyrannical taxation,
eleven dollars per day taxation for "r ring
streaked and striped" 81 black and tam" "lax
name and taio'' members to form Constitu.
tion that cqualizes the white man with the
negro (not the negro with the white man)
let him look upon him as one that would suck
the very "litc.blood" from his veins le,
him look upon him as ono not in favor Of re-
pudiating the public debt; let him look upon
him AS q I" boot-lick " for the Jacobin bond
holders whose interest is paid annually in
gold let him look upon him with "silent
contempt;" and let the Radical party look
upon every Democrat as few of them dc
upon " Brick Pomcroy," as a pucioninaou.
gentleman aJove their notice. Let the Dcp,
ocratic young ladies associate with mono bu
" full-bloodcd" +" Democrats; and let the Rad
ical young ladies associate with the Radicals
only. And if it cannot be ascertaincd full,
whether he is a Radical or Democrat, whether
he voted I" haiiss ssnd-half," or whether he in
tends to vote "horse and al .ator" or fold
ed ticket, let the parents $50 up" With him
Lot tho Radical parents impress it on the
minds of their daughters not to keep compa.
ny with the Democrats. Let the Democrats
say to their daughters, such and such man
"yotcd Radical ticket" Well, "thore'e
no use in talking" if she don't kick him."
"let her slidc;" and if q 5oung lady whose
parents arc Radical, "allow Democrat tc
' SEQ her." let her "side," too
Mr. Editor, I make these suggestions for
the deliberate consideration of tile citizens OF
Oconee County, as the candidates for County
officers are now out, and will probably have
different colored" tickets, SO the "report-
crs may come at it moro accurately.
AS to candidates running an independent,
no party ticket" that may bc all right, but I
would suggest that it be "kcpt in the fami-
lies" More any time.
Truly yours,
LOOK AT 'EM NOW.