The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1891-03-12
[F'or the Peoples, Jomrnal.l

MI. EDITOR:-l feSfSC InaG uu-
ty requires me to appear in
print again, on the question as
to the appointment of Supervisor
of Registration for Pickens
County, sprung by the Editor Of
; the Democrat, against the Pick
ems Delegation in the Legisla-
ture. He claims I did him an
injustice and calls on me for the
necessary correction. If have
done him an injustice, it was
an error of the head and not of
the heart. | am not accustom-
cd to writing for publication,
and I may have varied from the
rules practiced by professional
men in the business. He does
not know why J. did not send
my communication to the Dem-
ocrut for publication. 1 will an-
swcr by using the Same reasons
that he used for himself in ask
ing curious and puzzling ques-
tions: ''This is q free country.'
In defence of my position it
becomes necessary to recall
such portions of his editorial, as
l used in hearing my conclu- 4
sion.
"He, (Mr. Robinson) was a
brave soldier in the late war,
and when tho yoke of alien and
negro rule was put upon our
nccks, none fought sooner or
harder to throw it off than he.
But it should be remembered
that such men as G.. S. Robin
son, constitute the old guard,
they stood br the brier of the
! lost cause and charged in the
front ranks in rcgaining of our
= polical freedom. If they are no
longer to be considered worthy
|: of public places, take them out
). and shoot them. ."-Demoorat.
, In reply to the above said
d that the Editor wishes to i'm
f press Oh the minds of the read
f ers of the Democrat that men who
have proved themselves to be
: brave men aud true democrats
Q should be taken out and shot, il
they are not qualified to ill posi-
tions of trust. lie denies emphati.
cally as to saying any ouch Of II
" thing. If the words, take then
+ out and shoot them, were in nc
way connected with the suhjc :;
!, IN dispute oat side Of the para
~ - graph with which such words wa
-, -: Immediately connected, | admit,
:, did him an Injustice and, there
, fore: stand corrected, but if cn,
paragraph can be connected will
w, a. :t"r' "@,h,--.--. = W. -r~"..a.:ti"
as On the sane subject, and used a
~ such in reaching II conclusion,
ann unable to see where | ha :,
Ok imposed any wrong; however.
on | ann wrong, stand corrcctet
Tie claims lie used the word
he take them ont and shoot the,
or lloicaIly.' That is all right, | hav
as no objections to him uaiug til
word ironically to tho whole ca
as agory except SO much of it con
Ill plmenting Mr.. Robinson :
$50 being Il brave man, loyal to h
ler country anl II true democrat, 4
Of which ! thiLk is he justly cnt
'l- tied to.
VI Major Bradley said, I denie
''' him tie right to ask the reast
i, for thc removal of the Supcrvis
~, Of Registration. He does me .
oo1 injustice in not informing /
a. readers the grounds On which I l.
+o fused him. AS to that point
said, that hold all acts OF mcr
bcrs Of the Legislature subject
ty. be scrutinizcd by their costit
J., ents. [ stand in readiness to a
no. swcr, as to my stewardship, on
questions when properly dema
.is+ dcd. | think when editors
.n newspapers demands an explain
Eo' tion in the interest Of individua
hst they should show their agency
ga doing 80, before receiving an a
), swer. w. II. Bowen.
ty. u
The phosphate commission to
formal possession Of tho Coos