The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-12
"Jumbo" Speaks Again.

MR. EDlroR: hope tho readers Of your
valuable paper will pardon Jumbo for
again appearing in your columns. must
confess that my old blunderbuss scatters
amazingly, and if anybchy gets pepperel,
1t will not be my fault if they arc in tho
way. Why don'tthe candidates or the Office
seekers show their faces? The county is
full of them. I can tell them by their
grip, and they are all anxious to know how
the old woman and the babies are getting
along. They are so aifable and plant,
will bend about almost any way. Come
out, gentlemen, and declare yourselves as
/ have done. It is not so deop. And if
you are one of the "March Chickens" say
so, and let the people know your political
faith. If you are for Ben. Tillman lot us
know it. I will say right here that I anl
opposed to Tillman or any other man from
the lower Counties, but will 60 my full
length for any man from the upper Coun-
ties, let him be q farmer, lawyer, doctor,
''dog pelter," or what not, provided he
has the right qualifications, I am not like
some Of my brother farmers. whosay they
will vote for no man unless heis farmer.
l think this is wrong, for we should always
support our best men for public positions,
for we want men and measures combined.
Measures without mon would be like q
cat in the bottomless pit without claws,
and men without measures would be still
worse. I know full we'll that we people
have been gulled time and again, and
have been fed OIL corn cobs, while set of
spawned, hamstrung, brokendown aris-
tocracY has had their noses in tho public
crib until. they think the whole concern
belongs to- them and nobody else. And
these hungry politicians still keep Juggling
away at the public pap and say you must
let down your milk or you will have a
spoilt bag. DO they still think they can
keep on stufling the people with this kind
of moonshine? No, never, for we people
have aroused from our lethargy and laid
hold of the old political ship OF Zion and
propose to guide her safely through tho
campaign, steering clear of the breakers
that have heretofore been in our way. Mr..
Editor, this public grindstone is great in
neutrality-suspicious. one Of the greatest that
has ever been invented, but think there
is too much private cutlery being ground
on it. There is, no pay in it for the poor
old farmer, and it must and shall be
stopped. Occasionally there is great big
axe that has to be fixed for howing Off the
knots and the bumps that happen to be in
the way to higher progress. This grind
BLOIG ptfsIllS ~ IcA ~ actu d11 <AACo ulC 6OOIl
brought to good ;. keen edge, and the poo.
Pile are expecting to soon see the road
cleared of all tho rubbish. But ! alas the
axes are all slyly taken to improve somo
faithful friends acres. Then the people
begin to curse and swear because the job
has not. been properly done. Now, toll
you this priYate grinding must cease SOON
er or later, for the time has now come
when those tricksters will be put tn the
grindstone instead of thoir axes, and am
afraid If the machine is not stopped, the
grease will soon give out. Then what
CT cleaking we will hear. Oh! my country
my country !! my bleeding country! who
shall deliver us from this bondage? Now,
my dear readers, I will close these ramb-
ling remarks, lest weary you, but before
l close want to remind you all that anl
still candidate for the Legislature, and
hope you viii u.l remember on the day of
election.
Before forget, what about Mr.. Lati
mers letter to Col. J. J. Dargan, of Sum-
ter? Does the county belong to As
bury? If so, how long has be been in
possession of the prenlises9 What impu-
dence! What Latitude! What Longitude!
What circumference it will require to hold
some people. am for Col. J. i. Orr for
Governor, first, last; and oil the time, for
he is the only man In the State that will
beat Tillman, Yours until death,
Il