The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-10-05
County Ticket.
The BulldoZer BulldoZed.

When J. Hendrix McLane received the
Greenbnck hbhinntion for Governor Of this
Stnte he said in his speech Of acceptance
that he would lie Governor of South Cnr>
olina, or by the Eternal we would have II
military Government" This assertion is
tonstrous. We have every department Of
Government in perfect working order, and
tie courts Of Justice are at all times open to
the most humble of our citizens where they
may have redress for any wrongs that may
De placed upon them. Perfect order per-
Fades every nook atd c2rner Of the State
an every MIN Gun sit down unlcr his own
vine and fig tree with none to modest or
make him afraid. The strong arm Of the
law is jea!ously guarding the rights and
property Of every citizen Of the Stnte our
people are happy and prosperous to AIDE
gree unknown TO them at any other time
Since the war. Why then should McLane
make lhe mons,rous assertion that if he was
not made Governor "by. the Eternal we
would have military government" Is il
because he is 10th fool and knave, or is it
because he is heading revolutionary party
whose purpose it is TO ovcrturn good gov
ernment in South Carolina ut all hazards,
anil place the lives ahd property of the
good citizens Of the State at the mercy Of
that corrupt gang Of enrpethaggers; scalrA
wags and negro 8 who plundeted this Sta &
for eight years prior to 1876? Or was he
merely atten pting the game Of bulldozing.
thinking that he might frighten some Of the
white people in the State into silence or
into his sdpp6ft, We care not what his |
intentions may have been, the asscrt,, n |
amounts TO n declaration Of war against the
white people Of the State, anu should be 60 |
accepted everywhere. But by his recep-
tion at Winnshoro, the county seat Of his |
native county, where the people al sup
posed to know him best, we may best Judge
Of the character Of the man? If he hdd
been good, honest, upright citizen, al-
though opposed 10 nenrly all the whites Of
the county politically, they would have nc,
corded him n respectful hearing. But such
was not the cnse. lie was met with no )ts
and jeers, collard by one man and kicked |
about the centre of gravity by another All |
this time Mnjar Woodward, the Cou ty
Chair al, was begi' 6 Iis o saila Is to let
him alone and permit hi m to speak. But
not Withstanding all this, their cont cmpt
for the man, assisted, probably by too much
%hiskey, was go great that thew fnallv
broke into the hotel parlor where MeLane
\.
vas being ghnrded by squad Of Demo. |
cratsj and Would have roughly punished
HIN hsd IT not been for the determined
resistnhcS Of Major Woodward and b;s
guard. Qdiet was finally restored. how
ever, and q unanimous agreement reached
that McLane should be allowed to spooL
but he tefusS4 to do so, for The y,tpo
evidently of making political capital on, of
the disturbance. We do not believe IN
Vioienoe--every man should be accorded
fhe right Of expressing his honest poli,ica,
opinions when and where he pleases, bu,
when n man starts out In O campaign, NJ
McIARe has done, with the declaration that
he ''intends to be Governor or by the Etern.
al We will have Military Government"
We think he should be given TO understand,
nnfaistakably, that no such monstrous lie.
claYatfozi shall 60 tnnotced by the honest.
peace-loyfng and law abiding citizens of the
State. The GoyernncM of the State is
now in tho hands of ;lie white people,
where it properly belongs, ana all the Mc.
Lanes and Mackeys in the State can not
sSest il from US.