Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-16
TheIDaty 81 the Moar.
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TheIDaty Sot tho Mour.
gshssaSS #ldsSs ara e indspondent
bckeseAAaaMl Judge Haskell, is In
One CiSu. anu fseyefJy.six self-con-
S$stituted delegates; from twenty oountios,
meet and organize q solfsconstituted con-
i Ssyention, which, being ruled by passion
and prejudice, puts out ticket Of dndee
4 e esnsssee:::ss G ell State officers ffoia Coy
%sernor down. Reason and soberness Wero
forgotten and meanness and foolishness
ruled the hour, How have tho mighty
&$talien +! SSss 533$ss4H$ SIS @E3 &
Evil days have at last como upon us
and we should now look we'll to our bear
ings. The truth, however bitter and hu-
initiating, must be recognized. Whore
are va and whittier are we fjtendinga
What are tho facts---the stubborn facts-
that stare US n!the facea What is tho
YSsspoliticsl condition Of South Carolina to-
day2s sSe #S B o.
s@ Can any man dony, with full knew
ledge OF tho situation as it ia, that tho
s,sceesa cf lIIssksll and lis it;$SutSilants
depends upon a formidable coalition with
the negroes and RepublicansP' Granted
II this, land who will dare deny }itp) then
I may GOD save South Cardinal Have the
Ii years of trial and travail which were onrs
when she Yves known to tho world rs
1.-THE PROSTATE State" been forgottenp
%3Andye t the force and indepondent course
of Haskell and his satellites invites tho
SEr.af,,,, ~ = nc tona.N oSNneo,oon., aud oil -skc
Sswocs. s55. X i;g Sze.}a2sfa#.
S4$i5We may BIO mistaken, but we do.not be-
R{lieve that tho white people Of South ca
2 rolina are ready to ~coalesce with tho no
$tigroes and Republicans in q State election.
We do not believe that our true mon and
Democrats arc ready to hazard tho con-
ytinued existence Of good Democratic go
%Evernment by giving aid and countonanoe
TO those misguided independents whose
actions provo them to be inspired by
madness, vengeance and folly. Certainly
" are not built that way in these parts.
We do not intend to AER1oANIzE South
Caroline for good while to como, v.aE D..
OH. What, then, Is the duty of tho hourP
How shalt tho rule of the ignorant and
the CORN VIZ DO Ield in aheyancep Tho
answer i;simple and easy: Vote tho regu-
lar Democratic ticket headed by Mr..
fTillman. To do otherwise is to vote for
negro supremacy with all Of its attendant
j horrors and sorrows. To fail to vote Mt
all is to throw your influence against
good government by making possible tho
SUCCESS of independents whose support
must como mainly from tho negroes and
Republicans. ..u.. .a. ,St. -"
ahGood mon and true may DO leading tho
colored cohorts now, but stop md ask
who may lead them two years hence?
j Would he boa Haskell or q Johnson
lAhinO. If successful 10Y in tho election
Of the independents, tho Republicans
&;would, have measured arms with tho De-
mocracy and know their strength. The
choice of their leaders would noxt DO
made by them from their w ranks.
fs Then indeed would ignorance and COR
rnption run riot and South Carolina
- would again become IN object of leaathing
and contempt to civilization. flushed
would BIO tho wheels of hor peaceful pro-
gross and returned tho fateful days of
the foreign foo and native traitor. .H.iI
.'l - lllb plCvuIC 1 .uOL OfCIuIbWU. w lO
then will bow tho knee to Baal "P
]" Choose yo this day whom 20 will serve"
The issue is between the return OF radi-
calism, with its fatoful ills, and tho pro-
%servation of Democratic government with
its benign blessings for oil of every namo
and condition In life. g.. ... 3
Men of action nre wanted who will be-
: stir themselves nightly until the battle
Of the ballots is fought and won. No
time is to lose, if We would save tho Do
mocratio party-the party that redeemed
tho State in 10. Ever since that mono
rable victory tho Piedmont section of tho
State has boon aggressive In tho fight for
reform in tho government and tho roduc-
tiGn of taxes, and tho largo majority of
the Democracy is now enlisted in the
fight. The question is, shall tho day Of
its accomplishment be deferred in tho de-
feat of .he regular Democratic nominees
by n mongrcl party of "Straightouts,"
sOreheads, negroes and Republicansp
God forbid! But it is an old saying that
the gods fight the battles of those who
fight for themselves. ..n. :
Every true man and Democrat has now
a woighty responsibility to face, an i'm
portant duty to perform. Momentous
consequences for good or evil will flow
from our actions fortho next three weeks.
The days arc faught with great danger
to our dear old State and people. We are
in the throes of q great political rovolu-
ton. Independentism means social and
political anarchy. 1t involves open d.
vision among white mon and consequent
appeals to negroes who hold no,y tho bal
ance of power, but 80 surely rs tho sun
shines would ore long nold absolute
power. -,, ...rla .. $685..
Therefore, lot the people rise on tho
morning of November 4 rs they mover
have risen before. Let there DO q piling
up of majorities for Tillman and Demo-
cracy so big and highthat Indopondentism
will be buried so deep that the day Of its
resurrection shall mover dawn! Lot there
be irdellibly written In tho history of
the State the lesson that tho people nro
: steadfast in their love and allegiance to
the Democracy and oternally sot against
. A. a.. e s-,1o.. Il