Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-25
THE oCALk DEMANDS
Mr.. NJ. W. Coleman In Reply to " Far
mer F."
SENECA, S. c.. August "a, 1892.


SENECA, S. c.. August "a, 1892.
MEssRs. EDITORS see IN the issue OF
the Oconee Ne,cs. of the 11tn instant an
article signed t Farmer F. in which I
am paid some distinguished attention.
It's head paragraph is sugared with a
honey tongue, but in its tail is where the
mischief lies. The tone is courteous and
polite, otherwise l would not notice it.
have made it rule through life never
to write an article without signing my
name to it, and Aaye always the
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s..,,,.son. in when there were
thrusts intended for me, for ecar l might
be battling against blind Sampson,
"some inglorious Milton, or some Crom-
well, guiltless of his country's blood. >
Every one who has any experience knows
it is much easier to criticise an article
than to write one, and decidedly easier to
ask Questions thar answer them. will
take pleasure. however, in attempting to
answer his. and will endeavor to use what
/ believe to be convincing arguments,
provided, he is not OF that kind, which,
when convinced against his will, will
be of the same opinion still"
First. he calls me to taw on what he
denominatcs an unqualified assertion.
Now in the article from which he ex-
tracts this was not attempting to offer
proof. and what said was incidental,
merely to get the people to study what
the Ocala demands were, and the way
certain leaders were attempting to secure
them as established and recognized rights
as well as laws for their enforcement.
The merits and demerits of these de-
mands had been discussed by almost
every newspaper in the land and certain
" in a much ADLER manner than / am or
was able to present them. then or now.
The opinion pronounced was the judg-
ment | had formed from reading the dis
ouisitions of others. and was not an as
scrtion without proof, as the proof had
been offered repeatedly. and to my mind,
conclusively.
/ have assumed no mtenable ground,
nor have made use OF any assertion
that will not attempt to prove the truth
of 10 any unbiased mind. In the limit OF
a newspaper article all that is new IN the
Ocala demands cannot be discussed as
thev should and at the same time pay at
tcntion to the other questions propound-
ed.
We will begin with the sub-treasury
and discuss oriy those features that we
of the South are directly concerned IN.
and 1oNdense as much as possible III
order to be properly understood.
GOV. Tillman at one time denounced
this demand as ''paternalism run mad.
but when he met Ben. Terrell and others
at Spartanburg he failed to have the
courage of his convictions, and Yielded.
il is said. without a struggle. What the
inducements offered, promises made or
threats held over his head, in case he
would or failed to comply with the Alb
ancc demands IN every important parhcu-
lar. no one but those on the inside have
been able to find out From his silence
and acquicsccnce afterwards we know "a
change came over the spirit OF his
dream This, however, was not the
first time Gov Tillman had made COM
plctc metamorphose and practiced what
he had before. with vehemence and bit
terncss. condemned.
The sub-:reasury demand, if under
stand it properly, means to increase the
powers of the General Government. by
giving it monopoly Of the money OF the
country. with unlimited powers TO issue
at will or without restriction certificates
of credit upon the productions OF the
same to within twenty per cent of
III value Of these products. they
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