Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-11-18
The Tiger Club.

The resolutions adopted by tho Tiger Dem
rcra,ic Club. "f Green,ilc County, are
wrong in themselves. contrary to law, and
rcpmgnnnt to Democruic principles. Their
substance is, that the members OF the Club
pledge themselves To discard every man,
white or black, who voted With the Radical
party Mt the late election. md to refuse TO
rent land to any such persons. Tho citizens
aud merchants Of Greensille are requested
10 discharge from employment all white or
black Radicals, and fll their places with
Democrats Moreover. the Tiger Club an
nonco that no tcnunt whom the members
may have their places shall bo allowed
to have in Ills emplny any white or black
Radical, and the members agree to discoun-
tenuncc nny man who shall ,iolnte the reso.
lntor.s. aud consider him wanting in loyal
ty to his party. and spot him rs IN enemy to
good government" Why not shoe, him on
the spot2
The Tiger Club is composed of Democrats
who live IN Grcenvilc County of which the
population j.: Hhtes 20, ,9S3 culorcd Ii 5Il. .
There is no danger there of negro domina-
tinn. The whole State is controlled and must
he controlled tor TWO gears to come, by the
Democratic party. u measure which might
possibly be excused in the last extremity
finds no justification n the present condition
Of our affairs.
None go further than we do in insisting
that what is commonly called white civiIza-
tion shall remain paramount in Snnth Caro-.
lima. We prefer military rule tn such u gov
ernment as the State had from 863 to 1876
and. if there we're no alternative, tho people
would be warranted in taking such steps MS
would make military rule inevitable. There
is no reason whatever to npprehend anything
of the kind. The Democracy cannot bo
ousted except by themselves, and nothing
will d. mnre to shock aid alarm true Demo-
crnts than policy Of prescription aud out
lawry. Already, the mennces which used 10
be directed exclusively at the colorcd Rndi-
cals are lovellcd ut white men also. The
next step would be to put under tho ban
every Democrat who declined to seek in the
policy of The Middle Ages panacoa for tho
incidental lila and evils Of these days Of
liberty. This is forccn>tcd in the resolutions.
The members of the club will spot rs an ene-
my to good governmet" any one, white or
who will not allow the Greenvile Tigers to
prescribe his rule Of conduct, regulate his
thought ard speech and tx his public and
private responsibilities.
We have laid stress upon the public ass
poets Of tho Tiger Club resolutions, because
1t is in their influence upon the morals Of
tho people that snch deiverances arc most
dangerous and deleterous. The policy pro-
poecd is imprnctcable. 1t cannot be carried
into effect. Wherever triod every similar
plan has fallen through, for want of concert
Of action, or because il cost the planters too
dearly. But wo do not condemn the proposio
tions Of the Tiger Club simply because there
arc insuperablo difficulties in their way. Tho
true ground to stand on is higher than this
1t is that tho resolutions violate the inalion.
able right Of every American citizen to say
what be chooses. and vote rs no pleasos be-
ing responsible always. under tho law,
to a free ballot Is tie right preservatiue Of aN
rights. and must and shall be maintained in
every part Of The United States" This is tho
Democratic platform, and wo intend to stand
upon it, Charleston News and T,''.'e'