Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-06-05

Il nitizens. (IIero comes in that idea
of an aristosracy.) That lawyers,
! before and since tho close Of the
4 war, have had greater many times
/, greater influence, IN proportion to
I their numbers, in controlling the
Iaffairs of both State and nation than
any other class of citizens, is another
fact which no one will dispute.
4 Now, this is not meant as a persecu-
tion}to lawyers, or is itintcnded to
|prejndiae the mind of any one against
i that class, 1t is simply a plain state
.Ement of a fact used rs an illustra-
ton falling in the way of the dis
cassion Of this subject. The farm
ers and those who are acting with
/ them do not mean to ignore, or ex-
cludc, or rule out lawyers, for they
| fully recognize their power and in
i flucnce, but if am not mistaken.
they do mean that lawyers and per-
sons OF all other professions and
occupations desiring their votes and
! assistance shall be brought and
taught to recognize the influence Of
agriculture and the power of agri-
culturists and other producing classes,
as these bear upon the material
wealth and prosperity Of the coun-
try and the pcrpctuity Of govern
meGt.
Before the war the masses were
either almost totally Indifferent to
matters bearing upon the science of
government, or they were not trained
TO think or act for themselves, and
consequently there was no open con
tlict between them and the controll-
ing class. But time has brought
many changes since then, and vari-
ous causes have led to the training
and education of the people in poll
tics or the. science of government,
and consequently there is now a con-
tiict, and very sharp one, too, be-
tween these members of the same
Democratic family. Tho old idea
of display and show, of glitter and
tapestry still prevails in the State,
and legislation (much, of .iD has
been more or less on that line since
1876. Many citizens and taxpayers
honestly believe that though the
times should he hard and money
scarce; and that though many tax
payers should live poor at home and
with the greatest difficulty should be
able to pay their taxes, That when it
comes to the management of State,
and national affairs everything should
be done on grand and showy scale.
Many other citizens, equally as hon
est and sincere, and equally as patri-
otic and loyal to the Democratic
party, have entirely different views
in regard to these matters.
Now, what is the difference be-
tween Tillmanites and anti-Tillman-
ties? 1t is not in their Democracy,
for they are all Democrats. 1t is
not in their patriotism, for they all
love their State and county. 1t is
not in or for the want of proper
appreciation and understanding of
the peculiar condition of affairs cx-
isting in this State, for they all know
The meaning of white supremacy and
the last honest man among them
would oppose to the bitter end any
thing and everything that would
subject their wives and children,
their mothers and sisters to negro
domination. None of them have
forgotten-nonc of them ever can
forget the awful state of affairs that
existed in their beloved old State
prior to '76. These Democrats will
not, they dare not split. The slog'
even if it could split from the "chip"
has no desire to do 50, and the chip
would certainly be very lonesome,
and dependent and helpless without
the log. The one class or wing had
thousand times better put up with
some extravaganza in the govern
ment and with sharp practice and
trickcry and little fraud in lcgisla-
ton, III management of conventions
and primary elections than to act in
way that would bring about, not
only these things, but that would
bring upon the entire State open
corruption, anarchy and total ruin.
The other class had thousand times
better come down on tho line of
rigid economy and swallow the I'M
dignlficd Tillman, as they would call
him, and a whole Legislature of
Tillmanitcs and get their consent to
associate with publicans and sinners
Qhcsc poor ignorant farmcrs) than
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