Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-11-13

telligent and thoughtful white mon
In Sansh Garaliina es Ia what Is their.
first duty now. The Democratic
party in the State, the white people
of the State, must stand together as
q unit on all political questions il
they would prevent a return in whole
or in large part Of the evil conditions
from which they redeemed the State
by their united action but a few
years ago. We cannot afford to di-
vide, for division means ipjury and
trouble for us all. We cannot af-
ford to lose the ground we have
gained; it is wiser to hold it than to
place ourselves in q position where
we shall have TO fight to recover it,
and we can only hold It by standing
together and fighting together
against the common enemy, instead
of fighting among ourselves as We
have done this year.
"The Democratic voters Of the
State understand all this, as they
have shown by their vote yesterday.
The Democratic leaders of both fac
tions ought TO understand it and act
on it henceforth. Their duty is
plain at any rate. They should com
pose all their differences at once,
and endcavor to restore perfect har-
mony and unity to tho party. Mode
rate and prudent counscls should
prevail on both sides. It is q time
for concession, not for quarrcls. The
election has determined the contest
let the contest everywhere end
with the election"
NOW FOR THE WHITE FLAG.
This State has passed safely
through II of the most trying or
deals that ever threatened the life of
a commonwealth. Disaster has been
averted; tho unity of the Democratic
party has been maintained; the white
raco stands solid with it's hold unbro-
ken. Let us be thankful, and let us
all humbly pray that South Carolina
may never again be tried and threat
cncd MS she has this year.
The danger is not gone. 1t is only
postponed. There is need of states
manship and courage and manhood
and patience to remove it and to Sc
cure Our permanent safety. The
white people arc apart. They came
together at the ballot boxes on Tues
day in obedience to the demands of
duty and patriotism, but there is
distrust and anger and bitterness
between them. The passions that
have been aroused arc yet alive; the
hatrcds that have been created ran
kle OF both sides. These things
mean continuing danger and unless
they are taken away the danger will
remain until opportunity develops it
to disaster.
The one way TO remove the dan
ger IS by CONCESSIONS which VIII mako
our people again one in heart and
hope and purpose. These must
come from both sides. Concession
bcgcts concession as wrath heats
wrath. Concession does not mean
the surrender of any principle or the
abandonment of any honest purpose.
Captain Tillman and his support
crs arc goinginto power. They have
the right to demand that they be
Judged on their acts in the future
without regard to the past. That is
gone and should be buried out of
sight and thought by tho results of
Tuesday and the issues and questions
to confront us in the future. Let lis
all determine to judge the Tillman
administration as VIC would any
other, fairly and honestly, to give
credit when it should be given and
blame where it is deserved.
On the other hand let it be rcmcm-
bcrcd by those Of the successful fac
ton that their opponents arc white
men and Democrats entitled to their
opinions and not proper subjects for
punishment or wrath. W. cannot
afford to be divided. We will not
be if we will use plain business
sense and obey patriotic instincts
and the manly principle that a fight
is finished when it has been won.
There is no need, provocation Or OK
cuso for seeking vengeance or trying
to crafty old rcscntmcnts. Each of
us as done what he believed to be
right and each Of us should concedc
the same honestly of purpose to every
other man.
The fight is ovcr. Let the white
flag Of truce be raised on both sides;
let us get together as sons of the
same good old State, members of the
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