The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-24
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Not long since the president Of a
Grcrnback club in Kcrshaw addressed
Il courteous letter to Gen. johnson
Ilagood, asking his views upon. certain
"r'Aa.stAeNs. isoluny.,l JInUnoJ's
questions now somewhat agitatcd, TIM,
we publish ii in fun: Tho letter.
datcd August 10, Is addressed TO J. W.
holloway, Esq, President Pine Grove
''rrrnh"ck Club, Camden, S, G., and
is rs follows:
My DhAH SIR: ! am ir rccclIt Of
yours OF 10Th instant, in Which' ON NO..
ha'f OF your club, you ino,iirG INV
views: '''
Fi'@. Upon the fence question. and
!Hrr""'|/y. Whcthrr believe in WORK.
ing men controlling the yoycr,t,i,E;;i ne
well as supporting il. w.
" ilh regard to whether thc rrons ~.
the live stock OF the country shah In
Fenced, ii is Il question purely OF cost
ana convenience to those iiitcrcstEd
ami to he answered BY cich ]Scnl;tv fn,.
ltsclt nccording to the circumstances
That surround it.. Certain Gonn{irs nf
'llc state and certain townships IN
other Counties have adopted the plnn
y tnhcln% The stock, and would nnt
Y,,hn&ly rccur to tho old system,
chrr t"untirS prefer the irnrin" nr
Trol,S us the most convenient and Icosi
p'rucnSomc Plan to them. This Is
d"ho finder the State law giving thc
rrS!mrilyr Counties and townshins
option in't Tie matter. '''l''
IL appears To me that this ontionol
feature OF the lazy is c}flfncntIv WISH
a"l shnH'd not Be changed. 1t is n
mailer Tor the electors in carh )ocuI;,,.
!" "rcidc Tor themselves, and the visit
% ol 'hn Walority must govern in This
as nn"t''cr matters under institutions
ifit is the ruy %%sS' OF yonr question
,n r"In,rc n'% Views nhon The applira.
I"n "i TINS 'aW to your toW,Nhip ar
County, I lMvc to say that haylnr
neither property Hor Residence th"rr +
Is not my business, and | hnvr NY
opinion OH the subject. ''
70 your second question reply that
nowhere IN the laws and Constii,liinn
"l tniS State are the people cl,SScG nc
working men or iulG men. rich mon o.
poor men, inlcl!f2Gnt mon or iunornnt
mSn' or in any other manucr Than ns
electors and non-clcctors, rho nnoi;-
1lcat,ons of electors aro, defined irrc-
Sprc'iv" OF class, and the Qualification
10 hoid office is the same as to yotc, 7
q" not believe in class legislation o.
ciaSS government. but in the yovcrn.
,mcni me 1 or the people by the people and
for the people. "'>
hays thNY Stspcc,fully aid Y,,vt
answered Tie Questions You hnvc ~
dressed me; but, with vour ncrm;s-
sl'm' kWlll venture 10 say awortl more
:" 'nc SGnt'cilcn ofyo,fr clMb,' which !
'rnSl iS WI nc, received in tho spirit I'M
Mhich WINS, 5I,S intended. The titlc" "Grccn.
u"vN llno implies views ubon, thc
."Iiunt,eE' ,tpon this subject ,tlincr6nl
opim"hS prevail in the Dcmocrni;c
part! itSclf'' These differences tho NV
'i"nai lmt1y have subordinatcd TO ,hc
Nhn. ISSUES at stake in this campoiwn
"aM :' II ochoovcs us Of South Carolina
S''i, more to close our ranks, Thr I,"'
p"o:i' Al party will m.donbtcdlv mako
another struggle this year. and its S,,r,
cess means with rs this very cl"ss
l%lsIati"n and government. 1t means
rs our experience has taught ms. thc
pfcdominanto of vice and ionoronco ~
nc state government and tho sunnrcs.
SION OF all that makes South .fSNtii;i,S
III for free imGMto htc i'm. RIO S,n'! .tnH,! ;!
Eu i'r inc iitc OF the State will bo n
,"nu a. "he' !:ct mo ihplorc YOU 10
postpone until tho victory is won MI
o. NOSE minor questions upon Which
"onu citlZcns may wcll differ,
FWl'l DC II sad day for you and ma