The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-02-03
"The Cancellation Plan"

we have higher regard for than the
Greenvillo Daily Nows, nor is there
any community Of citizens in the state
in whose patriotism We have moro
confidence than in those Demo-
Gratis in Grconvile who arc Soc
onding the efforts Of the News to
bring about Il "reconciIiation" between
tho white and colOred voters Of the
State. But gentlemen VIC doubt your
judgment. Was it not upon this worry
line Of fpolicy proposed by you that
tho "Roform" movement Of 1870 was
inaugurated? Then wo proposed to
conciliatc"-divido Offices with tho
negroes. What was tho result? We
remember very distinctly that our
"Reform" candidate for Governor in
sisted that tho Democrats of this
County should give some Radical NO.
gro q place on our ticket. This VIC
wisely refused to do. But in our
sister county Of Anderson, his wishes
wero accoded tQ, and a negro was put
on the ticket for tho Legislature. Is
it necessary for us to remind our
Groonvilo friends of the result of thai
campaign? We wero overwhelmingly
defeated in tho State and our friends
in Anderson lost everything. Dis
gustod Democrats remained at home;
disaffcctcd Democrats united with tho
Republicans under tho convenient
disguise of "Indopendents." and swept
everything before them. John r.
Cochran became the political dictator
of the county, went to the lower House
OF tho Legislature, and from that
uouse to tho Senate. The breach
thus caused in the Democratic ranks
was not healed until 1876, when the
Democrats decided to abandon policy
and fight for principle. Thon it was
that victory perchod upon our banner,
and so long as wo mako principle the
corner stone of our political structure,
we mood not fear its flight. But our
esteemed contemporary presents the
following fact for our considera>
ton:
"From a table published in the Alb,
beville Press and Banner it appears
that onl ly eight counties of the thirty.
three in this State have majority OF
whito voters. OF the remaining TWEEN.
ty-fvo there are only scvcn in which
there is less than 1000 majority OF
colored voters. Each Of the remain
ing seventeen has q colored majority
OF over 1000, somo of them reaching
5000 and 5000"
Did not the Same fact exist in 1876
78 and so when tho Democrats swept
everything before them? But instead
OF this being an argument in favor of ad
opting a fusion conveniently called Gre
conciliation'O policy, it is to our mind
the very strongest reason Why an op.
posite policy should be persued. Sc
long as tho negro remains politically
solid it necessitates similar solidity
on the part of tho whites. -, The only
way to maintain solidity on the part
OF the whites is to mako white suprem.
acy tho insignia of our political faith.
Thoro is no use of blandishment, or
false pretensos. Analyze the politics
of this State in any way you please
and you will find this result-white
man against negro and negro against
white man. This is deporable con-.
dition, we admit, but why is it so.-
Because under tho teachings of tho
carpetbagger, tho negroes wero taught
to hate the native whites and to spurn
any overtues held out to him by the
them. This necessitated similar ac>
tion on the part of the whites, and we
know tho results, the negro went to
the wall politically, and the white
man came out conqueror. This will
always be the result in a contest of this
kind, and in our opinion there is no
method by which the political solidity
ct tho negro can bo SO effectualIy