The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-01
HanooA to the GFeenbackers.

Endcr date Of August 18th, Gen.
Hagood addressed the following letter
70 J: W. Holloway, Esq, President
Of Pine Grove Grcenback Club, Cam
den S. c:
M Dear Sir: I au. in receipt Of
yours Of the 18th instant, In which
on behalf of your club, you iaqulre
NY views
First. Upon the fence question ;
and secondly, Whether | believe IN
working men controlling the govern
neut as we'll as supporting it.
With regard TO whether the crops
or, the live stock Of? the country shall
be fenced; it IS q question purely Of
| cost and convenience to those interes-
ed. and to be answered by each local
,fy for itself according TO the circum-
; stances that surround 1t. Certain
counties Of the State and certain town
ships 10 other counties have adopted
| the plan of fencing the stock, and
! would not willingly recur to the old
system. Other counties prefer sae
! fencing Of crops as the most CONVEX
| lent and least burdensome plan to them.
! This is done under the State law CIV
! ing the respective counties aDd town
! ships option III 1.-THE matter. -"
1t appears to me that this optional
! feature of the law is eminently wise
| and should not be changed. 1t is a
, matter for the electors 10 each local
| ity to decide for themselves, and the
wishes of the majority must govern
10 this as in other matters under in
stitutions such as ours. "....
| IF it is the purpose of your question
to enquire my views upon the appIl-
cation of this law to your township
or county. I have to say that having
neither property nor residence there,
| it is not my business. and l have 10
opinion on the subject.
To your second question, L reply
that nowhere in the laws and Consti-
tuition of this State are the people
classed as workingmen or idle men.
rich men or poor men, intelligent
or ignorant men, or iu any other man
DER than as electors and non-electors.
The qualifications OF electors are de-
! fined irrespective Of class, and the
! qualification to hold Office is the same
as to vote. I do not believe IN class
government, but in the government
Of the people by the people and for
the people.
/ I have thus respectfully and fully
answered the questions you have ad-
dressed me; but, with yonr permis-
; sion, I will venture to say word
more to the gentlemen Of Jour club,
| which I trust will be received in the
spirit in which it is intended. The
title 'Greenbaok Club" implies views
upon the currency. Upon this sub
ject different opinions prevail in the
Democratic party itself. These differ
ences the national party have subor-
dinated to the vital issues at stake in
this campaign, and it bebooyes US of
South Carolina still more to close our
ranks. The Republican party will un-
dopbtedly make another struggle this
year, aud its success means with Us
this very class Legislation and govern
ueut. 1t meaDs, as our experience
has taught US, the predomiuance of
vice and ignorance in the State GOV
ernuent, and the suppression Of all
that makes South Carolina fit for free
men to live in. The struggle for the
life of the State will be a hard one.
Let me implore you to postpone until
the victory is won all Of those minor
questions upon which good citizens
| may we'll differ.
; It viii be sad day for you and me
when it can be said that through our
differences and chickering's We have re-
manded ourselves and perhaps our
| cbildren's children to the filth of Rad
ical rule.
Very truly your obedient servant
JOHNSON HAGooD.