Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-11-13
leave in this third GLASS some 10000
whites Whoare prepared ! Judge 9iii.1

whites WhOS0re preparedJO JWdgeyIlit.
Sty his aste, yslse if &c. with
the Legislature behind, him should
give the people of the State on the
whole d sound, safe and conservative
rule, will set their faces like flint
against any disturbance between the
people Of the State as useless, harm
full and selfish. But, on tho other
hand, should d wild and wanton ex-
~ercise Of power be INDUCED in, cal
culated to give the people no rest
from selfish and unprincipled agita.
ton, we may set it down that there
is power enough in this third class to
overthrow any administration thoyy
may deem hurtfui to their best III.
forests.
We sincerely trust that the follow
ing prognostication of tho World
will prove true;
"To tho people no will be q faith
fui servant, serving them best as G
firm, just and careful ruler, and South
Carolina will, we feel sure, be the
better for the administration of this
man, who is of and from the people
of South Carolina, knowing their
needs and in thorough sympathy
with them, and when the p%rcjudiccs
natural TO this violent upheaval shall
have died away it will be admitted
by some who have opposed him most
bitterly that Ben Tillman, tic ma
from Edgefeld, will have given to
the State Of South Carolina an adj
ministration that advanced her in
tcrests, benefited her people and
gave the State an impetus which
helped to place her in the van of
progress"
This is what every good citizen of
the State should wish and should do
his best to secure. We do not live
to elect this or that man Governor
or any set of men to office. Our
whole purpose should be to secure
good and successful government, let
IL come IRON whose hands 1T may.
AS Mr. llllman has sad OF himself
that no mat has yet taken him for a
'oo'' we 40 not expect to sec any
thlng OF " fool'sh po'lcy AT his hands.
AS II TIC case OF all other men, we
expect TO sec a sense OF responsibility
SOBER some or MI. Illlman's extreme
views and that he will 40 all that in
h'm l'es TO deserve wei OF all the
people OF oouth Carol'nn' "wlthout
reference 10 Glass; race or previous
cohdit'oh OF servit"dc'' This is
worry m'"'tes'ly his polloy' ana when
no 'akeS MS seat as Ch'et magistrate
nc VIII ma IL concluslvcly out OF
pace ana pehe"th INC dignity OF his
o''ice W ihoulSe III sharp ana sPle-
no''o oo'h''ie''S OH any PorCioh OF
inc people over whom he has been
oalled 10 rul"' And so far as the
eo!orea Pe94le- are GolceGneI we ca
pect from the Governor elect, as far
as III his power lies, n fair and con-
sideratc course of conduct. The
colorcd people have manifcstly
earned this ut his hands in their con
~servatlvc and prudent action in de-
cllning, ms they have so largely done,
to NEEDLE with the "whitc mans
quarrep through which we have so
painfully passed. They have shown
a Willingness to leave it to the whites
to settle their Owl differences.
They have taken n tremendous step
III this action towards inviting the
confidence of every. right thinking
man IN the State. Whilst it is I'M
denlable that they could have given
us n great deal of trouble in this
critical Ju%ncturc, to their lasting
credit be 1T said they have refused to
90 80. 1t Is one of the most hope