Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-10-05
The Greenbaokers.

!. Winnsboro. McLane aud Darbam and Davo
J Elkins went there to filliboir appointment in
tho Greenback campaign and full repre-
) sontation OF redshirt Democrats, with few
J negroes and Greenbackers, wore on hand.
Durham got sick rs soon as he arrived and
saw the array of Democrats and took and
kept his bed. About the ling tho speaking
was TO beginnnd ns McLano was leaving the
hotel, some Democrats tho worse for drink,
roughly collared him and jerked him around,
and as he turned to retreat he was kicked in
q way that quickencd his pace towards the
parlor, where lie locked himself in and re.
fused to again come out or speak. Major
Woodward and others soon cleared tho hotel
of tho belligercnts when he went out, pistol
in hand, and addressed tho crowd telling
them McLano should and ought to be allowed
to speak. The crowd becamo paciied
generally, but somo drinking persons still
declared he should not speak. Efforts were
thon made to got McLane to 60 and speak,
but he declined and did not speak. At one
time the crowd surgod into tho hotel
and pressed open tho pnrlor door. when Maj.
Woodward interposed his person between the
in(urintcd parties and McLane and finally
|
succeeded in qnieting things dowu. McLano,
af.cr tho crowd had left town, got into the
first passing train and left climate which
appeared to be emincntly unhealthy for
Grconbnckers. Tho campaigncrs failed to
meet thcir appointment at Edgeficld and
other places and McLano has not been heard
from since his great scare at Winnsboro.
Tho occurrence, it is generally admitted,
! 8 greatly 10 be dcplorcd, rs it will furnish
food for the most bitter articles to tho North.
ern Radical pross. 1t is certain that no
blame can be attached to the Democratic
leaders or to tho bulk Of those who were
present. The whole trouble is duo rather
to too much whiskcy in the midst of an cx"
citing campaign, and perhaps to some extent
to some imprudent remarks nuke by McLanc
about the Governorship. 1t is said he stated
in tho convention that if ho was nomina ted
for Governor he would bo elected or by tho
eternal he would have military government.
Maj. Woodward, Col. Abney and others did
all they could to prevent any unseemly de,
monstration towards the Grecnbnck nominees
and after it began used every effort to stop it,
| McLnnc aud his confrcrcs need fear 10
violence u. the hands of our people, though
we hardly think their speaking hero will
gain them any strength. The little party in
this county has been growing beautifully less
for some time and by tho general election
We hardly think they will havc member Of
their party except cid time Radicals We
hear every day Of men Withdrawing from the
party and this once begun will not stop until
all our good Democrats return to the only
party which can or will give US good govern.
ment
p. S.-Since the above was written McLane
has turned up at York ,Grecnrilc Pickens and
Walhal!n.
The Daily News styles the Greenback meeting
held at Greenvre Inst Saturday "Fun at Il
| iizzle." Speeches made by McLanc and
replied TO by Congressman Evns aud Senator
Butler, w. W. Russell making the closing nd
dress. The News snys of NcLano .thcrc may
be poorer speakers with fewer ideas than
MIR. McLanc, but they never come this way"
At II o'clock the crowd at the stand numbered
| % negroes and | white Democrats. at l25
| o'clock the Grccnback procession fled down The
street, McLnnc walking between Russell and
| Elkins, the whole procession numbering between
40 and So, 10 Of whom were negroes When
| the speaking began the crowd had increased to
800, ns follows: Negroes l25. white Democrats
! l2O. white Grccnbnckers 49, white Radicals 10
| Other acccssions were made mostly of Demo-
| Gratis. The fcebcness of McLancs speech may
| be well illustrated in that one Of his charges
| against the Democratic was that they had in
| creased the pny OF Solicitors from 5000 before
the war 10 81 600 now. Every lyro in politics
knows that the pay Of Solicitors before the war
and also during the Solici,orshps of Maj Perry
and Mr.. Blythe was double what it is now.
Under the 5000 law Solicitors we're also entitled
TO fec for every conviction of $l5 if the de-
fcndant was able to pay it and Of 81 so if the
State or county had il TO pay. Now they get
only 81 600 and all fines and fees go TO The
counties. Under the 5000 law Solicitors in this
| Circuit received in all from 50. 500 to S:,, 500,
the surplus over $500 being paid by The coun--
ties, rs it seldom happens that defendants in
criminal cases arc nblo 10 pay. Is not the
change then great saving even in this Circuit,
| while III other circuits, where the negro popu-
lalion is larger, the saving is much greater?
During his speech McLanc was laughed at and
roughly jokcd and perhaps frightened little,
as some parties chccrcd for Winnsboro, where
Durham took sick and AlcLanc locked himself
in the pnrlor of the hotel. lie was aso charged
over and over again with being Ku Iilux and
frequently asked 'Aint yon Ku Kiux?" but he
refused to answer the question, though some
negroes also asked him The question. After
making rambling talk Of Two hours he sat
down amid perfect silence. Congressman Eyins
replied showing tho inllncy Of his broad asser-