Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-07

demands. -
Mr.. Burns masters smile and
gets gleeful when he meditates over
my efforts to make his illusions as
to the way ring rule, bossism and
machine politics operate fit the recent
actions of our county and State
bosses, and exclaims, "It is like trying
to put the big pot in the little one"
This is mistake. did not try to
put the big pot into the little one.
Mr.. Burns fell into the little pot. lie
is now fioundering around trying to
get out. His friends warned him of
his danger on the ID of May, but he
would not heed them, and now see
where he has lande:l-"in the soup"
He is not altogether to blame; his
political associates and the literature
he has been reading have gotten him
considerably tangled"
In reply to my question, Is not
Democracy the same everywhere?
Mr.. Burns says, 81 believe the con-
verse of the proposition to be true,
and that "before this proposition can
be established he thinks the national
Democratic party must be reformed"
He and the "Big -Four" have just
made signal failure at the kind of
reform proposed by the "Oconee,
St. Louis, Ocala, ancl-Cleveland plat
form" VIII they be reformed by
the national Democratic platform and
fall in line and work for the party?
Mr.. Burns says those who favor
o'>~ p-N,al~'~ o~-ty in it every
where, South Carolina not excepted.
Many of US have
known this. Are they who still cling
to the St. Louis platform in the Third
Party?
Mr.. Burns asked me direct ques-
ton in one of his articles, which |
answered without evasion. | asked
him the pointed question that if
Cleveland were nominated for Presi-
dent, would he vote for him? Mr..
Burns ignores this question, and by
this, and from his recent utterances
that he could not vote for Cleveland
if nominated, and that he would Gas
soon have Harrison for President as
Cleveland" and his published declar-
ations, make an interesting question
to the Democrats of Oconee, as Mr..
Burns holds the position OF county
chairman, which he sought for the
purpose of using as stepping stone
to something higher, in case Demo
cratic President should be elected.
In view of these declarations, and
the fact that Mr.. Burns is the county
chairman of the party, it is due the
Democracy that MIR. Burns should
declare his position, since his plat
form has been ignored by the Dem
ocracy OF the country and rests with
It's friends and supporters, the Third
Party.
Mr.. Burns condemns State banks
of issue, which are rendered imprac-
ticable by the 10 per cent tax on cir
culation required by the national gov
ernment. One plank in the Demo
cratic platform demands the repeal
of this law, and was urged by the
friends of the South and the farmers.
Mr.. Burns, in the beginning of
this controversy, gave me evidence
of courtesy, which l reciprocated. l
have assumed no standpoint from
which to Judge Mr.. Burns, but have
drawn my conclusions from public
declarations and acts. Upon them l
have based my arguments in defining
his position. But how is it with lr.
Burns? When I tell him that l do
not stand on the St. Louis platform
he presumes to say that l take my
views from democratic Wall
street standpoint" Mr.. Burns should
know that this is untrue, unjust and
unkind. He has no reason or excuse
for making such charge, bat his
purpose is apparent, which is to
excite prejudice and array one class
against another. No word or act Of
mine at any time in my life, (which is
familiar to many, can be construed
20 Justify such conclusion.
Again, MI. Burns goes out of his
way for the same purpose, and mis-.
represents me when alludes to me
as aour frierd, the Wall street gold
bug sympattizer.n His illusions te
me as holding seat in the county con
lyention, the palisades of the Hudson
the cry for relief, the elect Sheppard.
ties, the loss of Office and govern.
mental apap," all 60 70 show how
DESPERATE Mr. Burns rsgards bis cast