Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16
Wake Up, Democrats.

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been issued by the Republican Party of tho
State, has been handed to US by friend, and
VIC arc informed it is being extensively circu-
lated among the colored people of our county.
| AT the head of the circular is The picture of a
| bobtail Shanghai rooster airing his lungs with
| q hearty crow. The circular looks to warm
contest in 1880, and whether it comes or not
| our people should preserve their Organization
and be prepared to meet nuy emergency. We
deem it our duty TO publish tho circular, but in
so doing we think it but justice to NJ. IL. Bryce
| TO state that we do not know that he is in SYM
| pathy with the movement, nor even that he bas
ever seen the circular or knows that his name is
connected with it. He ocied with the Democrats
| in 1876, and 80 far as We know in 1878, and II
is justice TO him TO be informed of the position
this circular places him in, that he may, if he
sees proper, define his true position. This is a
| free country and every man oan be Republican
or Democrat rs he prefers. but as for us We
propose 10 work for Democratic rule as the only
hope for honest government in South Carolina:
Grow for the Republican Partyi
Grow for the Republicans in CARRYING Now
York, Connecticut, and New Jersey
Crow Tor tho Kepnblicans in carrying Penn.
Crow for the Republican party everywhere
The Republicans have carried the follow
ing States, by largo ma jOrities:
PENNY lvania. Ohio. New Hampshire
Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Massnc chusetts'
Maine, New York, Michigan, Minnesota.
Nebraska, Kansas, Connecticut, New Jersey.
Vermont, Nevada.
We give this good news to you down-trod-
den Republicans Of South Carolina The
IL m ~ fha
is dcad; they will find, when ii is too late,
that we IRE wide awake, and don't expect 10
60 to sleep any moro until the Republican
party 10 triumphant everywhere. The Re-
publicans Of the North will never submit to
be governed by the red-shirtcd Democrats Of
| South Carolina. The history uf the Demo-
cratic party will never be forgotten by the
Republicans. AS it happens, we know some,
| thing about the history Of the Democratic
party in South Carolina They have been
anything to get into pcwer.
will hero relate u little incident that hap.
pencd in the North recently: There was q
little boy who had pet coon to sell, and he
said that he wouldn't sell it to Republican
or Greenbackcr; soon q man oeme along
and said Boy | want to buy your 'coon.H
The boy Asked What is your politcs?" IL
am Republican" Well, sir, you can't oct
my coon. Soon another man came along.
and sold to the boy: II want to buy your
'coon." "Well. cir, what is your politicsP"
Il am a Greenbacker, SIR" well, air. YOU
can't get my 'coon." Presently third man
came along who was Democrat. and said:
boy want to buy your COON" "Wsll, sir.
what is your polticsH" "Oh, am ANYTHING
to get the 'counl'
That is tho way with South Carolina Dem
oorats When the war broke out they were
all Seoessionists. and got whipped in the war;
and after tho war they changed their names
to Democrats, and run n Democrat against
Il. X. SCOTT, the Republican candidate for
Governor, 0nd got beat in l86H. And then
they changed their names to Reformers. and
run Carpenter for Governor, against II. X,
Scott, and got beat in 1870 And then they
ohanged their names to Boilers, and run for
G"vcrnor Reuben Tomlnson, against F. j,
Moses, and got beat in 1872 And then they
changed their namos to Independent Repub-
licans, and run for Governor, John r. Green,
against D. ii. Chamberlain, and got beat in
1874 And Their they changed their names
to Democrats, and run Hampton. tho fraud,
against d II. Chamberlain in 1876. So they
nro anything to get the 'ooon, or the Office.
Republicans Of South Carolina, stand up!
We expect to SEQ that your rights arc pro-
footed, and that in 1880 wo will SEQ South
Carolina once moro in the Republican column.
The Republican Executive Committee In
Columbia have seen ht, in tho closing hours
of the campaign Of 1878. TO appoint M. II.
Bryce. a true and tried Republican, as your
Republican Chairman of Oconee County,
South Carolina. Republicans, turn your
attention to him for advice. lie is undoubtedly
worthy of your confidence, and is all right,
and will be on hand in the oampaign Of 1880.
Patronise him in all Of his business, and
don't allow him to 90 down under the hoels
Of the rufians (the Demoorats); don't patron.
ise the men that would sink you down to the
lowest dspths Of poverty, and keep you there.
You have but to look around, and you can
GA kho, nd nr Re- ~, ~, E,I