Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-07-24
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LA, JULY 500 voLU1
VOLUME Kill. NO 20.

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i 'rhe one is the prototypeSof the
other. / see no difference between
them. Il 5s
/ But they differ i'll their opinions
between themselves very often, and
with ychemence. IL may be safely
said, and believe / speak accurately
at this date, thatncitheriof the hros
thers concerns himself, even remotely,
with the others campaigns. They
arc too independent to even form a
coalition between themselves. /
heard tho Congressman say two
years, ago, 81 sec by tbs papors Bon
is in it. Tho rascal, :.lc doesn't write
to mo mythI.g. Well, ho is in it,
let him get through it. It is no fight
Of nine" And they each go about
their own business.
The Tillmans arc enemies to trick
cry in any shape. They say, 81 live
or fall before my people" They
always appeal to the people. Lot
there be little fear among tho people
that a clique can ever be formed, in
the event Of Capt, Tillman's cleo
tion, around the offices and vital
affairs Of tho State, composed of
the followers of tho Farmers Move
mont, no matter how long Tillman
might be kept in public position; for
believe his inherent hatred to such
method, together with his violence
on this point Gin some of his ideas
he docs approach to violencc) would
not permit such spirit to form. He
will have a ready insight and would
antagonize his brother on such an
issue, if it were his brothers. dispo-
sition to favor il, believe from my
private knowledge Of the man, that
should authority be put into the
hands of Capt. Tillman there will be
rs near an approach as there has
ever been, in the history of the com
monwealth, to n government by the
people.
| wish to illustrate the Tillman
innate hatred of anything conniving,
hollow or insinccrc. One day I
walked, into store with the Con-
gresham. lTc asked for cravat.
The obliging clerk made a generous
display of fashionable nccktics.
Turning to me and glancing' at my
own Mr.. Tillman babe nc select n
tic for him, explaining that he didn't
know anything about "thc things"
himself. With the aid of the clerk
a neat bow was selected, and we cx-
planned to the Congressman that
although the cravat seemed to 90 all
around his neck, it did not in reality
(Which we thought an advantagc)
but that, ready-ticd, it hitchcd by an
Ingenious contrivancc to his shirt
front. He accepted it moodily; it
was wrapped and we parted. We
walked a whole square without either
saying anything, and I noticed that
the Congressman was disturbed.
Suddenly he halted, and with half a
laugh, yet trembling slightly with q
peculiar excitement, said 81 can't
wear this thing. can't do it. /
don't want any sham, and can't stand
any. You say it's made to look as
if it goes all way round, and it
doesn't. It's got to go all way round
or | can't have it," We went back
and mad' suitable exchange. At
this time was youth. From the
incident may be gathered a great
insight into the character of the Till
mans.
That the Tillmans arc brave men
has never been questioned by man
in their county. | have heard the
gubernatorial candidate say in his
own family, which words may re-
peat, that he was going to stand
anything in this campaign. I be-
licve from my knowledge of him that
he will suffer a great deal for the
cause he cspouscs, and endure many
slings and arrows that he may gain
for his movement reputation for
conservatism
The Tillman generosity is provcr-
bial. can attest from personal
observation that their means have
been lavishcd about them on an
obscure people. Their impulse, is to
crafty a request without hcsitancy
the moment it is made; and friend
or stranger has but to intimate dis
trcss to see a Tillman. if one bo
about, make haste to relieve him.