Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-27
The Issue.

Tho issue iu the present campaign is ono
of white government and white supremacy,
rather than Of party. We ore no extremist
in any sense, but mo can hardly conceive q
greater political misfortune than return to
negro rulo. In tho fret placo the race is not
competent to govern nor to direct government.
They own nothing md know little or no.
thing, and in confusion and turmoil they
cannot injuro md may better their condition.
Their elevation to power would cripple every
interest and lower the value of property.
They have in tho State thirty thousand ma
jority, and in our divided condition our weak.
ness is their strength. Our divisions are no
less misfortune to them than ruin to us.
Good government benefits tho rich and the
poor, blacks and whites. for it's effect is to
advance every enterprise. Can we hope for
good government with Radical or negro su-
promacy7 In tho South it means ignorance,
corruption and oil that works financial and
social ruin.
So fur as parties arc concerned men may
differ upon certain principles Of government
and differ honestly, but all right thinking
mon will agree that the public welfare should
ocrats differ upon local and personal matters.
as the registration law, the stock law, tho
usury law, &c., but they should vote and net
together in matters concerning the public
welfare. Grcenbackers doubtless differ in
eomo Of the principles of the party, but wo
oil should agreo to aot together for tho COM
mon good. Not few Democrats hold to
some Of the principles which constitute tho
platform of tho Oreenback party, and we
feel the samo is truo Of many Greenbackcrs
towards somc Of tho principles of tho Dcmoc.
raoy. Even tho Radical party oontains
principles in its platform to which Democrats
and Greonbackers alike accedo. and we oan
say that some Of the laws adopted in this
State by tho Radical party arc improvements
on the past. While this is truo, and all tho
parties diffor in some respects, VIC are satisfied
informed portion of the colorcd raco will
agree that this is whito mans government
and should bo controlled by tho white raco.
because Of it's intelligence, it's experience
and it's moral character. Lot US agree on
this one plank and for the present stand to-
gether for competent men for Office.
Shall wo do this or shall we divide on
fanoied or roal grievances, which, division
will magnify rather than remedy Shall we
seek remedies inside the party or divide and
thus without curing existing grievances add
to them? Suppose you oppose the stock law,
should you seek to change it in the party or
abandon the party and thereby suffer it and |
such additional wrongs rs may follow defeat2 |
We believe the stock law to bo fixture and
that tho success Of no party will change it.
If otherwise, then it can DO changed in the |
party without cndungcring our return to
negro rule. Let us oil unite now as in the
past and secure continuance of that pros.
pority which began in 1876. Providence has
blessed us with year of plenty and let us
bless ourselves by holding our State Govern
mont. Wo oppose what is known rs Bour-
bonism and oil class Legislation; but we be
lieve negro rulo to bo worse thnn anything.
Lot US hold together then for white supro~
macy and after it is securely won we will
fight all our other grievances.
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