Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-04-17
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The Herald and Neaos is sorely
tired'of hearing politicians who want
Office, and newspapers that think it
popular, talking about "Court House
rings" and string rule" It's nausea
ting. This CRY is the hobby of the
demagogue. It is done to array the
people who live in the country
against those who happen TO live at
the Court House. Those who engage
in this sort of rhetoric and oratory
are doing it because they think it
popular, and they believe the people
will be deluded and induced to
whoop them up, and help in this
way to further thoir selfish purposes:
Bat if there is genuine ring Mt the
Court House, and there are real living
individuals inside of il, who arc COM
bincd for the purpose of controlling
and Expressing the farmers, let us
know who they arc and what mis-
chief they arc doing, and then let
us all unite to crush the ring and
bring to. account. the men who arc
doing the mischief. 1t is utter folly
and stupidity to be talking about
"Court House ring" and all that sort
of stuff without specifying. We
confess that we arc real anxious for
those who indulge in these sort Of
charges to be Il little more specific.
This paper belongs to no faction,
and VIC are anxious to do what we
can for the public good, and if there
is a combination at the Court House
inside ring, we would be glad for
those who make the assertion to be
more specific. Make out the counts
in the Indictment little more plainly,
and we will do anything to scatter
tho combination, either at the Court
House or the State House; we will
touch off what little combustion we
can command.
We cannot see how any sensible
man in this country would endcavor
to combine against the farmer, OF
would desire to injure him, when the
great majority of our people arc
farmers. We are sure we desire the
success of the farmers, and if we
were actuatcd by no higher than a
selfish motive, would not do or say
anything detrimental to the farming
interests. The editor of this paper
was born and reared on the farm
and he is proud Of it. We do not
want to see the farmers of this State
deluded by the dcmagogue aud the
politician, whether he lives at the
Court House or forty miles away
We do not want to see one class o.
our citizens prejudiced against
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sec our people united, all workih,
together for the common good. AL
classes Of our citizens are equally in
terested in good and honest govern
mcnt, economically administered
And no good and true and patriot,
citizen of South Carolina will try tt
engendcr strife and discord among
our people. We have no objection
to the farmers taking charge, but a.
they arc largely in the majority W,
think they can do so without abus
ing other people. But it is not til,
farmers who indulge in these charges
so much as some politicians who ar,
trying to ride this hobby into som,
fat place for themselves.
Let us know these rings and VIII,
arc inside Of them. Those fellow.
who are talking so loudly abou
"rings" are after something fol
themselves. just watch for littlt
while and you will be convinced
Ne'cbe'7y Herald and Neaos.