Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-11-28
WALHALA CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1878

crn policy. 1t is not in any true sense a
man policy. 1t is tho enforcement of tho
laws by civil processes.
GAS to the other statement, that there
has been reconciliation between the Ad-
hinisration aud the dissatisfied leaders of
| the Hcpnblicnn party, it may be stated thpt
IN order that there might bo reconciliation
as the phrase is, it would be necessary that
the President should como at least partially
to the way OF thiakins held by tho leaders
OF tho party with which be is to bc recon
o!ed' The President has never soou auy
reason why he should cease to do his duty
beoauso some portion of his party was dis
sauslcd with his methods lie has always
desired, nud still desires, TINT tho utmost
harmony should exist in the purity If
leaders Of the party, after intcrchanging
views With him, see that they have misun.
dcrs,ood his course and conduct, aud think
that it would DO good that past differences
should be healed, the presiaeuS is ready to
respond heartily. That such is tho case
ls 10 doubt, true, and tho party which
elected tho frohiacnt to Office is certainly
now, with few exceptions, 'rcady,' as Rcp-
reseptatlvo White, Of Pennsylvania, says
TO look to future results, and forget
the etfete past with its past differences,
If this is reconciliation, well and good.'"
Tho position of Mr.. Hayes on the South,
orn qucs ion IN rational and honorable.
| Under bayopct rule the South did not enjoy
The frco government guaranteed Quot couch
saIea, Mr; ProsideutD to it by the Consti-
luton: To remove bayonct rulo was there.
fore, the DUTY of the President, aud thut
duty he hug discharged. Nobody III the
South objects to the punishment of viola
lions of law by civil processes. There is no
difference of opinion on that score. Tho
danger is that efforts will DO made to per-
vcs the law, aud make civil processes as
effective, Tor political purposes, as
the bayonc:. MIR. Hayes will not lcnd him
self to this dirty work, Of course; but his
"wickcd par:ners' are quite capable Of do
ing it.
The arrests mado in this State up to this
time look much moro like an effort to
tntimidatc Democrats, aud make political
captal for Republicans, than like deter
mnatIon "to protcet every cliGep in tho
| full and FREQ exercise of all his rights ond
privileges" 1t Goems that the official owe
| taxes III only the supposed wrongs Of Raai-
cal voters, and is blind to the rights of those
who arc accused OF violating the law
| How can il be otherwise wheu, as in South
Carolina, the uost active prosecutor III
defeated candidate Tor Congress. who has
no hope Of getting IL profitable place uuless
, he can make himself out IL MARTYR, and can
furnish a fresh store Of campaign material
! TO the thundcrers OF tho Now York Yiancs
and the scavcn.ers of the Washington BE-
pubhcun.
Nt,n Is oe IL
iayols. lot those who make the chayccs
esta bsh t'om il they can Tie St,!o will
tot allow her citizens to be annoyed be
ycxaiious prosecutions, without holding 10
account, under the Srato laws, thoao who
are guilty OF false swearing. and while
Congress will provide whatever ,ucans are
necessary for enforcing tho lays, We may
rest assured that not dollar will DO nppro-
prlated for tho purpose Of using Federal
leg sislation Us u machine OF rcvamping and
Yarnishipg dowu-st heel politicians, and for
backing tho character OF tho Southern
whites, without intending or cf'ccting
particle Of bonciit to tho colcrcd people.
LONDON, November 20.--At the opening
Of the Prussian Parliament Yesterday,
Count StGbern Worniscrode, Woo Chan
cellor, said tho government relies upon the
corporation of tho Chambers for the re
nova! Of financial difficulties last yoei's
required 20 cover tho rcccut contributions
OF prussia towards the German cxchcguor.
The interest on the public debt will like
wise bo considerably increased, and there
are other unavoidable expenses. Unless
interests are to be neglected, he said, 70
Itrenchmcnt will be almost impossible. Tho
influx Of largo sums from extraordinary
sources has ceased, while ordinary und
regular revenue is autfering from the con
tinuod depression of trade; which does not
allow us to count upon uny sensible add.
tion 60 the previous figure. Tho revenue is
insufficient to cover tho ordinary aud rcgu-
lar expenditures of the State. The means
required to amend this state Of things will
DC found in the taxes and imports hauded
over to tho German cxchc1uer. Mean.
while, the current expenditures will have
to be partly betrayed by loans A Times
Berlin dispatch suys the deficit is stated to
exceed seventeen million marks, aid but
for the last remnant Of the French indcm.
nifty being distributed in 1876, it would
have occurred q year ogo. 1t is mainly
oocasioned by the steady increase of militia.
ry expenditures, accompanied by decrease
of Indirect taxes and proceeds from govern.
~ment railways, mines and forests. Tho
exact figures of tho deficit are still unknown
but tho total result strangely contrasts with
the gratifying aspect Of tho Prussian budget
for so many years past.
In tho opinion of tho Washington Star,