Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-07-10

tation2 Or was it through tho reforce,
w. w. Russell? History docs not record
an instance wherein such an outrage has
ever been thrown upon the Democratic
party as has been for tho last month; but
thank God SO powerful is the tide and SO
strong is tho will of our true hearted
Democrats that they will come out victA
rious over all opposition. The new Oak.
way club claims to be the old club. Well
why not unite with us thenP, But it only
adds n star to our crown aud heaps dis
credit upon them. But the disposition
of their leader is to mcddle with tho pri-
vato affairs of neighbors. / regard sucl,
venal and indirect offences as idleness,
rs warranting community intcrfcrenccs.
This rude action | simply refcr to to
show that it looks moro like savagery
than civilization.
Certainly this kind of thing should
not bo regarded as Of little importance.
1t is, what ever else it may be, most
clearly an indication of widespread igno-
rance with all the true Democrats be-
longing to thu new Oakway club, or
they would, as many others have done,
order their names taken off and flcc
back to the old Center Democratic Simon
Pure Democratic Club. We arc faithful
Democrats and we arc going to try to
finish our work in the same worthy way
in which it was begun. Tho way some
of our citizens arc acting is becoming
very tircsomc to me. Some how it is all
talk and no do. | think We should dis
cuss things that were worth thinking
about; things and thoughts that would
hclp us to live better and attain higher
and noblcr life. But / don't find that
atmosphere of pure thinking and living
as it used to be.
Do you suppose that political cxpcdi-
cncy has pcrmoatcd all the inner world
of ideas or that we arc really fallen into
dccadcncc? This over developed indi-
vidualism and selllslmcss is not going to
help smooth tho road one particle. In
stead Of false impressions and accusa-
tions, whiskcy jugs and cards, we should
use the old family Bible as the chief
ornament of the parlor. Not that |
mean to say that ornamontation of tho
proper kind is exactly evil, or simplicity
is lone necessary Arc luxury and reli-
gion antagonistic? Only some how somc
people grows to put false values on things.
Their greedy appetite for tho things of
the world and the down fall of their
ncighbors arc all they ever study about
or practice. don't wonder that tho
great prophet went up three times day
to pray toward Jerusalem. If he was at
this place he would go every hour. lie
would be glad to leave the corruption of a
part of this place. | will refer my cX-
friend to the eleventh chapter of Romans
and first verse. In closing, will simply
say to all my friends that if had not If
thought was doing myself great in
justice, | would never have made this
reply. But, trusting may never have
the painful task urged OH nc again and
assuring you that there is nothing do
abhor moro than such unnecessary dis
turbanccs, and do hopo that all will
write and work together for the good of
themselves, their ncighbors and country,
and set aside all malice, scliishncss and
hatred With best wishes to all, | am,
Very respectfully,
a. j. +. lIUrCHiNS.