Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-07-10
SOUTH CAROLINA, . ULY To- 1900
have always elected their officials
Governors, Presidential electors.

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Congressinen and State officers afte,
thorough canvasses under the leader,
ship Of great men. The ordinary
farmer in that State at a cross roads
store, can tell you more about the
political history Of this cou try, and
understands the theory Of the Con.
stithtion, and the government nnde,
liz, better than half the lawyers in
ESouth Carolina, and under the para,
EElyyzing Influence Of our system oyei
here, Hundreds of Crawfords and
Beriens, Toombses, Cobbs, Stephen.
ses, Herschel V. Johnsons and Ben
Hills have been born, lived and died
without anybody knowing it, and
without knowing it themselves" '5
"You think, then, that hereafter
all candidates will have to got down
TO personal electioneering for the
offices they aspire to?" {@.a9
81 do not think it much of de.
scent to get on the plane of the
sovereign people. Some men ele.
vato themselves upon an imaginary
pedestal and pretend to look dowr
upon the great body Of their fellow.
men. But they have always appear.
cd very silly to sensible people. Il
you mean that hereafter candidates
viii nave to 60 out among the peo.
ple and address public meetings
and visit the people in their homes
and present their views, and hear
the views and opinions of the peo.
pie on public questions, (Which
many Of our so-called public men
could do with much profit to them
selves,) in order to secure public IA
vor, that is exactly what l mean and
the man who questions the integrity
of the people,. or doubts that the
people will do right when left fail
and unfettcred opportunity to do So
! is unfit to represent q free people
for he has no confidence in free in
stitutions. That the people can dc
right is the keystone upon which the
whole fabric of free government
rests" St
"What of Capt. Tillman's charges
against the State government and of.
ficials ?'' 49,.
"Capt. Tillman is an unframed
man, and, of course, he has made
and will make mistakes. The most
adept politicians and practiced
statesmen make them. What won.
der, then, that a man fresh from the
farm should do likewise. But have
noticed that whenever he is con.
vinced of his errors, he has the man.
Illness to acknowledge them and
make suitable reparation. He has
made some very, reckless charges
for instance, the one against Judge
Izlar was shockingly and painfully
and totally unjustifable. Senator
Izlar took an oath to support the
constitution; that means he was tc
support it as he construed it, or un.
derstood it, and that his construction
differs from Capt. Tillman's furnish.
Ell ground for the charge OF perjury
is absurd. But, after all, how does
that stand? Day after day, where.
ever you 60, you hear men whose op.
portunities to know better have beer
equally as good as Capt. Tillman's
ascribing the conduct of others who
don't happen to please them, to the
vilest motives and most criminal in.
ducements. The only difference is
that they do it in a sncaking, COW
ardly way, and Tillman does it open
ly and above board, Hundreds, yes
thousands of the supporters of Till
man condemn these things as posi-
lively as his opponents do, butt al
The same, there he stands as the
great champion of popular rights
and the people are going to receive
him with open arms in his mission OF
bringing to them their own, with al
his imperfections."