Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-05-26

the old parties.
AS a family quarrel is usually the
bitterest of any other, and it is the
hardest to restore peace and friend
ship, it is but reasonable expecta-
tion that during the present contest
the Republican and Democratic par
ties will stand firm, and the Third
or Peoples Party will rally some
strength, but not. enough to main
tain great national party, and the
result will be that within two or
three years they will fall back mostly
with the Republican party. For the
present the Republicans will not
undertake to absorb them, but as
they will be more unfriendly to the
Democratic than to the Republican
party they can more readily be
induced to unite with the Republi-
cans, and we may expect, If the Third
Party is successful this fall, or if it
polls strong vote, to see it unite
with the Republican party year or
two hence, and then by the union Of
the white and solored Republicans
and the Peoples Party Democrats
who are all fused together in one
party, they may have strength enough
to take control OF our affairs in the
South, and the result raay be the
almost indefinite retention of national
power by the Republican party.
/ 1t seems to me, therefore, that
nothing is more to be deprecated
than the Third Party movement,
which mas resulted, or which may
result, in division of the Demo
cratic party and division of the
white race OF the South.
We cannot blame the cotored men
who belong to the Republican party
for making the best arrangements
they can alter the disruption and
reorganization takes place; but, of
course, the colored men will make
arrangements when the fusion has
taken place for a portion of the
offices and part of the patronage. In
other words, the result would be to
divide the white people of the South
and place the colored people in con-
nection with the white Republicans
and the Third Party men, making
Republican party Of the future
in power for many years to come.
! need not comment upon the state
of things that would ensue. | need
not warn our brethren of our own
race of the danger of such situation.
Their own sense of self-preservation
and protection will surely be strong
enough to cause them to throw their
influence, their action and their
energy all into the scale with the
Democratic party to retain matters
in the South as they have existed for
a number of years past.
In other words, it is indispensable
to the future prosperity and happi-
ness of the white race Of the South
that we should maintain, as We have
done for many years in the past, a
solid South, and to remain solid it is
necessary that the whole white race
vote the Democratic ticket together.
In doing this, however, we should
see to it diligently and carefully that
no injustice is done the colored race,
but they should nave at all times the
full measure of their legal rights.
This insures a solid organization
and the protection of our rights in the
South against the aggression of the
Republican party in the North. Any
other course on our part viii put the
Republican party permanently into
power and will fasten upon us of the
South force laws, prescription and
colored domination.
The picture is horrible to contem-
plate, but it is no less certain that it
will be faithfully carried ont if the
Republican party can succeed in
dividing the white race of the South
ern States. This has been cher
ished object on their part for twenty
years past, and they were never SO
hopeful as they are in the present
movement for Third Party organi-
zation.
AS an old man-on the retired list
and without any political aspirations
who has for a long time enjoyed
your confidence and support, and who
has tried to make the study of your
interests and welfare prominent
feature OF his life, | warn you against
the first step leading to division of
the white race Of the South and the
Democratic party, as the fatal step
which will bring untold misery to
our people if it is successful.
The question whether one or ano-
ther leading man shall hold this, that
or the other Office sinks into insig-
nifcance when compared with the
Importance Of maintaining the Demo.
cratic party and the solid South.
know that certain classes OF ouE
population feel that them interests
and rights have notsbeen properly
protected by she goxenper aa
they feel that they have is-s.hce.
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