Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-09-02

Con. lIagood recently received letter
from n Grccnbacl, Club at Camdeu, to
which he replied as follows:
COLUMBIA, August 10, 1880.
j. ". Uo1lowuy, Esq, President Pine
Crovc GrccnJuch C2u1, Camden, S. c.:
Ny DEAR SIn-I am in receipt Of yours
OF lGsh instant, in which, on hcll.Af of your
club, you inquire my views.
First, upon tho fcnco question, and,
accondly, whether believe in WORKING mon
| controlling tho government as we'll rs sup.
porting il.
| with regard as to whether tho crops or
the live stock of the country shall DC efcnccd
it is question Of cost and convenience to
t''oso interested, and to &c answered by
each locality for itself according to the
circumstances that surround ii. Certain
counties of the State and ccrtoin townships
in other counties have adopted the plan of
icncing the stock, aud would not willingly
rccur to the old system. Other counties
prefer the fencing of crops MS tho most
| convenient and least burdcnsonc plan
to them. This is done under the State
law, giving the respective couatics and
Townships option in the matter.
| ltnprcurs to nc that this optional feature
of the law is cmincntIy wise aud should
not be changed. 1t is Il matter for th.
electors in each locality to decide sor them
selves. and the wishes OF the majority must
govern IN this as in other ma:ters under
institutions sncb as ours.
1t it is tic purpose Of your question to
| itIUirc my views upon the application OF
this law to your township or county, have
to SOY that having neither property or resi-
tcncc there, it is not my business, and |
have DO opinion on the subject.
TO your second question reply that
nowhere III the laws and Constitution of
this State arc the people classcd as working
men or idle men, rich men or pour men,
Intelligent men or ignorant meu, or in any
other manner than as electors and non.
electors. The qualifications OF electors are
defined irrespective Of class, and the quail,
licNton to hold Office is tho snmo as to vote.
do not bclievcn class legislation or class
government, but i'll the government OF
the people; by the people und for tho
people.
have thus respectfully and fully an.
Gwercd tho qrcstious you have addressed
! ne; but with your permission, | vii! vcn.-
turc TO say word more to tho gentlemen Of
ynur club, ~l.icii trust will be received in
The spirit in which is intended. The title
''t'recuback Club" implies views upon tho
currency. Upon this subject different
opinions prevail ia the Democratic party
itsclf, These differences tho National
party have subovdnated to the vital issues
nj stake in this campaign, and it bol.uoyos
Us Of South Carolina still! more to close our
ranks. I'ho ltcpVhIcan party will unIoubt-
ed'y make another struggle this year, and
it, ancucss means with Us this very class
, legislation and goycrn.nout. It means, as
! c2lT experience has tau%ht US, tho prodomi--
nance of vice aud ignorance in tho State
government, and the suppression Of all that
.nokes South Curo!ua Ct tor fr2cmcn to 1.-Two
in. Thc stiu@&!n for tho life Of that State
vii be hard one. let me implorc you to
postpone uu.h tho victory 10 wou all of
those minor questions npou which good
citizens may well differ
1t viii he a sad day for you and mo wien
It can be ea!d that through our differences
and chickering's we have rcmandcd ourselves
uua perhaps our chidrens children to the
fifth CT l;adicaI rule. Very truly, your
oGC3icnt servant,
JOHNSON HAGOOD.