The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-04
Ex.MArOR COURTeNATS VIEWS.
Ills Letter ihsclininG to he n Candidate for
OMEGA Review of Present Conditions.


OMEGA Review Of Present Conditions.
j. j. Hull, ESQ. My Dear Sir: |
recall with pleasure your friendly
announcement, on behalf OF ia" cit!
zcnS OF Rock Hill. four years ago. and
renewed III 1883, proposing my can
didncy for Governor ofSouthC Carolina.
While absent temporarily Alabama
last spring L received u copy OF your
paper renewing the nomination for
1890. As the evidence of friendly re
gard by the citizens of Rock Hill,
these several mentions of my name
for the executive office have been
highly apprcciatcdand greatly valued
be me, coming, as they do, from IL
community in the front rank of pro
&rcsSivc South Carolina cities. NOV
ing forward on the correct lines of
industrial and business development
ii suggestive example, worthy of
lnntatlOn.
L looked forward to this campaign
aS ptcsrntinga favorable opportunity
to thScuSS important party methods
and matters of grave public concern
I" the State. Both call impcratively
for reform. The canvass has been
init lted. however, and the issues are
seemingly made up on ceriain personal
lines. What, III my humble opinion,
should have invited Il temperate dis
cussion by the best thought and ex-
pcrl"ncc of our State. has been un-
wisely forced into purely personal
issue, marked by misrepresentation
and invcctivc
Disguise 1T rs We may, there are
large questions in South Carolina to
be wisely solved. pressing public mat
ters evolved by the slow growth of
many years, either originating in all
tiQuated precedent, or founded in an
imported constitution. To such high
plane this year Is canvass should have
been raised and might have been elc-
waited, but has not been; only an en-
forced personal campaign Is III pro
"rcsS. Nevertheless, its general dircc-
ton is toward reform. and the only
proper course now. III my opinion. is
to surround it with every conciliatory
| influence and wiScat counsel. The
ultlmrtC result cannot bring harm to
South Carolina, if Il prudent manage
| mcnt Of the canvass is mutually
| agreed upon, with recognition of the
TACT that conciliatory language is bet,
ter than unmcrited abuse.
The excitement of the canvass will
presumably run its course, and the
| September Convention will finally
dccid" for the whole party. Then
will come season of quiet and rest,
a time for calm reflection, which,
wisely used. can be utilized to the
benefit of tn" party and the State.
| You ere we'll aware that | have not
Ill any time been an active candidate
for Governor. My position, publicly
stated, has been, that | would take
no step {" that end. and yet 7 have
felt, and nave frankly said, that ]
would not decline Il service call which
l felt came from majority of the
party, i'll responding to which l might
DC useful
Under the circumstances. and III
the present condition ofthc campaign
III thc State, would ask that you
discontinue the mention of nay name
for Governor in your valued journal
With renewed thanks to my tocl
Hill friends, whose good wishes
value. and in the hope that unof1i
ciallv | may be of use to our party
and people. at all times | am yours
respectfully, WM. A. CoURTENEY.
| Charleston, 5. c., June II.