Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-24
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3D. 1881

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asking him whether he was uot member
of the Republican State Convention Of
South Carolina, aud if he did not Eublsha
letter advising against placing Republican
ticket in the fled. I have his reply, and
will print it:
WASHINGTON, D. G., February s, 1881.
Dear Sir: Ihave your favor of yestor.
day, and, iu reply, would say that did
publish such letter as you inquire about.
The National Republican party had been
injured, aud that of tho State broken down
aud ruined by our running, unfit men for
Office. knew that VIC had pot tho material
for State ticket in South Carolina, aud I
felt confident that if we forbore to nomi-
nate one, the Democrats would be more
likely TO divide, run "Independents," and
thus sooner contribute the material needed
to build up respectable and strong Re.
publican party; one not in name merely.
but 10 principle and usefulness Enter
tanning these views, declined most press
ing solicitations to allow NY name used
before tho Convention. am very truly yours,
WM. Il. EARLE.
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, House Of Repre-.
sontatives.
Now, this is letter from on intelligent
South Caroliniap, born and reared upon her
soil, who is Republican from principle;
and it contains two incoDtroyertible truths:
frst, that the Republican party in South
Carolina had not material enough in it from
which to seleot State ticket; aud, secondly
that tho only hope Of securing that mate
rial is to dissever tho Democratic party.
| Think you, does any gentoman on thia
door suppose that this end will DO obtained
| by arraying every two. or four yoars iu
deadly political strife that party which so
lacks material against that party alone that
possesses it ut the South? As we'll may you
or they expect to break the "Soid South"
by contiuually heaping abuses upon those
who compose it,
My friend from Indiana (hlr. Calkus)
with much fervor and great emphasis, asks
What is carpetbogger7 In reply I say
he is political iegalzcd burglar; that is just
what oarpctbsgger is, laughter and
applause on the Democratic side; aud say =
to my friend if he will como to South Caro-
lima with Wow of identifying himself with
the State, intending to become citizen
floats over our Speakers chair, and demand.
ing the right to be recognized as citizen
at the samo timo lending helping hanG
toward developing the resources of tina
beautiful country, he will DO received witt
open arms from tho mountains to til,
seoshore, and no question will be asked n
TO his politics. But, sir, no such mutivc
ever impelled the carpetbagger to settle il
South Carolina Or ooy other Southern State
His was the visitation of 4 political adven
turer who, through tho ignorance of th
blacks, toisted himeelf upon the oppressed
whites, whom he proceeded at once to ta.
to impoverishment, whilo he squundercd il
luxurious living every dollar poured int,
the treasury by the tax gathc:vr. And ye
my friend thinks it cruel to call such crea
lures "ulicns." Why, sir. it is an homo
to them to be recognized at all. beg
gentlemen to rooall the history of my Stat
during the carpet bng regime and ask wha
hus become Of those tyrannical spcndthrfts
Some of them doubtless have been hung
as believe ell of them should have been
some Of them arc today, | know, in tn
jals of tho country, and others Of then
had in more ways than one rotributve jus
tioe metcd out TO them by an offeude,
Providence. If there ia one remaining il
my State, I am not aware of it. And i
they had oil gone 20 that other estate
Heaven knows would not have had tea
to shed at their demise.