The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-03-23
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interest in thorough organization, and
that thepolicy heretofore pursued by
them win again prevail to such an
oxtent that success will sit on our ban.
ners this fall. Let every Township
call their meetings at once, enroll
eyery voter, elect delegates TO the
County Convention, which assemblies
on next Haleday at the Court House.
Tho County Chairman, Col. r. E.
Bowon, appointed five gontlemen in
each Township, whose business is to
organize Township Clubs. Have
those gentlomon done nothing to eff,
feet organization? and ifnot, why not2
If these gentlemen who have been
appointed, mako no efforts to organ
izo, let some ono take tho matter of
organizing in hand. You havo no
timo to lose, if each Township desires
to bo represented in tho Convention.
Every man has q work to perform,
and let him be at his post foarlcssly,
and have magnanimity cf soul sulfi.
cont TO show to the world whore he
stands. The man that cannot do this,
is unworthy the confidence OF his fol,
low citizens, and cannot ask them for
their sutfragos. Those wishy washy
men, who aresafraid to take sides, are
not tho men for official positions; they
lack decision of charactcr-a noble
quality, nay, q godliko attribute
Therefore, organize, if you be Demo
Gratis; and if you arc not, you should
have the manliness to say so. Don't
say you cannot spare tho time; for
this would be poorand frivolous cx~
cuso indeed for freeman to uttcr.-
The day for concert of action on the
part of tho Democracy has arrivod;
without such action her cause in South
Carolina at least is hopeless; and with
such action, accompanied by an earn,
est effort on the part of all lovers Of
good and sound government ard low
taxation, her cause will triumph boy
ond pcradvcnturc. Evory man is
directly interested in the administers
ton OF our State government, and he
should, therefore, use all possible
means TO have II fair and honorable
one. Our public rs we'll as our pr>
vate interests demand that mono but
good, true, and honest men should be
| elected to important positions, and
let us, then, cndeavor to place none
other there.
Tne Democratic party ofour County
have always performed their part in
this programme, and We feel satisfied
that they will rot laltcr at this impor-
tant juncturc of our political crises
We hope soon to hear hom cvory
Township of rousing meetings.
Bsy" We print on our outside The
charges made against Judge Muckey
by Mr.. Yocum, Treasurer OF Chester
The Conservative mombers, with two
exceptions, in the House voted post>
poncmcnt Of tho investigation Of the
charges against him. Mackey is tho
Governors favorito Judge, it seems;
for, in advance of an investigation, the
Governor tries to forcstall public opin-
ion by allowing some one to intor,
Wow him. No such thing was at
tempted in tho cases of Judge Reed
and Moses. But, whom tho immacu-
lato Mackcy is about to be impcGchcd
the Governor flies to tho rescue with
all possible speed, to save the trouble
and timo OF investigating an innocent,
but at times an "crratic" Judge. If
the Governor, through necessity and
fear of personal consequences, has
concluded to ''totc" Mackey and his
load, he certainly will have Il merry
time Of it. If Mackoy was 90 very in
noccDt, why throttle investigation it
would have boon more to Mackey's
reputation to lot tho investigation go
on than to hayo stopped it. But
Mackey himself was far from DESIRING
it, SO, also, was the Governor That
thero "is something rotten in Don