Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-19
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In this Congressional District, opened ut
Newberry, on tho 10th instant, and was fol.
lowed by meeting at Abbeyillo last Satur.
day. Both meetings were largely attended
and much enthusiasm prevailed. In fact, in
tho middle and lower counties tho people seem
alive to the vital issues at stake, and arc
working with spirit and onorgy to confirm
tho victory of 1876 by minority this fall
which will forever put at rest opposition. It
is true tho State ticket hos no opposition, ond
it may be admitted that tho election of Col.
Aikon, to Congress. is assured. still these are
matters of men, while the true issues arc far
above the ticket put forth. The election of
these mon may bo an endorsement Of the
principles of the party, but 10 work diligently
and give them tremendous majority is on
expression of tho voice of tho people in favor
of the principles they represent. There
could bo no creator folly than for man who
had, after torrible conflict crippled some
dangerous wild beast, to stay his hand until
the animal revived and recovered its strength
and thon risk another conflict. Would it not
be both wisdom and duty to lay on the harder
after tho animal was crippled until it was
entirely destroyed Tho same rulo holds
good in tho coming campaign. Tho Ropubli>
can party which, for ten years, had we'll nigh
destroyed tho prosperity and peace of tho
State. was in 1876, after hard and protracted
struggle, defeated by o small majority in the
State, though it carried n majority of tho
Congressional Districts. It now wthdraws
from the State canvass, seeking to gather now
life and strength by carrying the Legislature
and Congress, and then it will aim again for
entiro control of the State Governments. Will
our people encourage its efforts by lukcwarm-
moss and apparent indifference to the issues
at stake? Enthusiasm and energy arc con-
tagious, and oven from this remote and &C.,
cure section they would give strength and
hopc to the people below. Much moro will
indifference horo lead to dcspondency in less
favored sections. We depioro personal fcol-
ing and that kind Of excitement growing out
of local men and local measures, but we
would like to SEQ moro interest manifested By
our people in the coming election. Wo are
not safe, though for u timo relieved. and now
while the future is propitious wo should bcstir
ourselves to strengthen tho party among both
uiuCho uuu "uIteS. IL uuy euOrC now DC1n9
made to instruct tho colorcd man and induce
him to act with us, or oven is there any active
interest felt in tho political future Of the
State2 fancied security hns seized our
people, and thcre is mono of that spirit and
determination which moved our people in
1876. What good thing could wo report of
our county? We could say nearly all tho
whites and number of colorod men would
vote the Democratic ticket if they 60 to tho
polls but is there enough interest felt in tho
campaign to carry out our full strength We
hope there is, though we fear the vote of tho
county will fall short Of that of 1876. Lot
US all strive not only to equal tho vote of
1876, but strive ulso to turn tho Chamberlain
vote of TINT year to Hampton and our State
and Congressional ticket. This can DO done
and should be done. 1t would DO the break
ing Of tho leo by the colorcd men in voting
tho Democratic ticket, destroy their organiza-
tion and cnurc alike to their good and the
welfare of the State. A reasonable degree of
energy on the part of our people will accom-
plish this and give US q victory which will
drive away ill future opposition.
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