The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-10-07

sppnsible for The bad feeling between
he two racess No, Mr.. Courier.
his will not Go, and we are sur>
2rised at the declaration. If you will
only recall The teachings Of the carr
pet bagger from 1868 to 1873, you
have tie true ana only.cRuse[of this
bad feeling, II was the only way by
which they could prevent the native
Whites from exercising al Influence
over the .pegro, and in q measure
control his vote. The attempt to
saddle tie responsibility on the
Democrats is Intellectual, and will
not avail, that is, if its object
is to make a bngbear out Of
this dcreciatcd capital Of the Radi-
cal larty, and prevent The Demo
clals from organjling In 1870, the
"miXcd" ticker MAS Tot nominated
by Dcm' Gratis alone, tor there were
colored Republicans III The conycn.
ton, and ole Of them (Byrd) VAS
proposed iur Lieutenant Governor.
This ticket was doubtless IL better
one than tho regular Republicans
had in thc field, but the manner i'll
which it was brought out was such
an anomaly in politics that it did
not command the confidence and
united support Of the Democrats
1t was a political hcrmaphrodite. and
neither party had much use fer it..
In 1872, the whites had 70 conf,
dence in the Tomlinson movement,
and many regarded the lcgnlar
ticket the best OF the two. The
Democrats We're tuld by the Tom;
linson convention that if they dared
put a ticket of their own in the
field they would go back to the regu,
lar ticket, elect it, and coniiscatc
their property by taxation and that
they did not propose to have any
thing tos do with the DemC Gratis.
They did not even ask their co.oper~
alton, but rather attempted to brow.
beat them into their support. This,
OF course, many very properly res
fused to do, and somo even voted
for Moses, saying as an excuse for
their action, that it was bcttor to
have a native Radical Governor tLan
a carpet-baeger. The defeat Of Green
has doubtless proved ali advantage
to thc State. 1u this contest too,
many Democrats refused to danglC
any longer at the tail ota party, and
rather than do 1t, supported the
regular Republican ticket We he
lieve a straight Democratic ticket
would have come nearer succe eding
If the Republicans who profess to be
sick and disguised with their party,
and desire IL change, will not sup
port an honest and capable Dcino-
crat, they are not honest in their
professions their professions OF rc>
form arc only snpcIt fetal, aud have
no reality in them. If it is true,
as a political axiom, that organization
will always be met by counter or
gamizal u, why not organize the
Democratic party aid invite tie co
operation OF honest Republicans il
bcttcring our condition for even tht
colorcd members Of that party bcgiI
TO understand that the success of the
Democratic party does not mean re
dictionary Legislation nor an aDridgc'
mcnt Of their political rights.
Would there not DC moro wisdom
in organizing fifty or sixty thousaDc
intelligent white mon and placing
them ii, tile hands Of sNiIili gene,
raj, tiau there would be in letting
them remain scattered without raj
!yimg point, and to oct Individually
as their ideas or personal prciorenc,
might prompt Ihcm3 Would there
not be more probability Of gaining
acccssions enough from the opposite
side to carry the election by organ
ization, than there is without it ?