The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-05-05
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| '''S vi SSuiS IOI inc SlllCt llDt-
ni u!ali; oppose tho movement. They arc
mrcd for that purpose and thcy nr0nns~
10 nn'p Boss Ben keep up the strife and
D"d feeling between the cIassos. When
: ,h,S cue" out the political death of their
+ po'o'ed leader follows as IL necessary
consequence. lis curious to notice how
cci'ain politicians stand, and how a,y
lpuS 'hey appear to keep on the
GoodSIde of tho farmer. Bcnct was
among the first to criticsc Gen. Uamp.
TOMS letter which tho General was brave
enough to write defending tho chor-
ncter and record Of a. G.. Haskell. lie
olsapproVed of tho policy and did not
"upport tho ticket, yet what howliny in
thc human camp and how expert irby
used 1t TO has advantage Bunct again
attacks his second letter, calling public
"ttohtion to 1T aud now has taken the
stump lof hlr. Illlnar, dGfond!ng hi,
administration. This conccited literary
critic wants notoricty and wants mora
tnln this congressional honur%. He en-
Ginccred the Clemson College, bli thro,;uh
expecting the realization Of his lnnr
chcr,'hc,l hopes. In this ho was disnD'
P"'llVoa HS rcor!o Hro forSctful and now
auaS$ n"tori"u1iN unGrutrful. Ills neigh
nor BOD. llcmphill has done Some bic
ni"w'nG Tor JtIlnan and keeps up the
ilrc on the same limo. We rrInn,,lcr his,
application and famous letter t. Scuu for
J." J"dErShip, saying hc stood S,,uurrlv oi,
mo republican platform. Ti!iunn com
p'imchta the family by sending his
Nl!lnp'!II - daughter up North 10 i'll
Huiro ihto The workings OF thc Indus
IfG'l Nrh""i. ~ big hnmhuM and II pet idea
"l cral'k Govrrnur. lis natural 10 srp.
pose the Gary f:'miiywill oppose anything,
nDlnInF "A.
lhe old. .G"d!55@. 'htill sticks out. We sav,
symptoms Of it during tho closing days
= OF the last session Of tho I.ceislat,lro,
7 And who was the bcHt informed mnu2
Lot the public say. Will the imported
editor OF tho Democrat Cir he still ruins
that mnchinc, if not Managing Editor
Gray, No"rr, I.atimcr or Cookc) tell the
people something about Gen. GARY IS bad
treatment We hear SO much ubuuE Ir-
} ny made capital out Of it and lis con-
H"it y repeated and reiterated that he was,
;Acrliicrd. lie opposed llAMrtui':: pol
10y and was hot sustained hy the people
II he hnd superior qualifications or n
greater claim upon the ma4&os thau Gem
oral Hampton they Uhn pcUpic) d!l moi
SO tccidr. The nSinu.i!un thtt linyr5
"nd Hampton went uut West ;uL un!rcd
upon c"lnprumiZo hy which tho clrc.
t"ral r"!" OF the state wua given TO
li&f"$ II he would recognize tho llamp-
ton government, Is part OF the nnwrit-
trn history OF the timo:. II true all turu
cd out for iic best in tho end Irun,a
were removed, order, pcncr and pro.,rHri-
ty took the Place Of dia:ydnr, confusion.
and general ruin. The State WAS a!lri.h.
until disturbed by That noted ngitator
and celebrated crank I'iIimun. How
lnUrh "rottcnuc@H" las been discovered
III "NCnmnrk"! How much corruption
found III the affairs of the Statr2 We. aS
y'!, Ea'c not been Informed. though they
NAY" hat nearly two years - investigates
and develop the alleged irrcp ilaritics and
c:"okchnc"s OF past administrations.
"" have heard Of Il Ja1prr soldier of
infamous memory Grnm our viu.y) toll
!nS lis c"uNtrym"n that lie attributed
ii'c burning nf Columbia to HAMPTON i'm
",i!'r 10 'irar"y his influences and weak
On ms h0'd ca the affections Of tno ECO
pie. ir; who would believe that Gary
distinguished a, u $ulGi,.r, cunid SO far
forget III" duty to his country aS To at
;rihpt (l'ilimnn l!kc) to knife the chosen
l"ndc" Of his people. Butler beat Him
fairly for the Senate and il was dome
without the diigracrf,h scenes that were
! enacted during the remarkable Srnatoli-
al contest whicii un%calcd Gen. lamp
! ton for John lrby.
| Il.iman's outrageous conduct in oct
ing on the floor Of tho house n,I rjcc.
tinhcrrn'% with radical negroes 10 Gccurc
! 'hi5 Coveted prize for his lieutenant
can newer be forgotten; aud IL think ihat
tie representatives. Of the people (you
the inHH"rtal 10 who stood :irlu to Inc
IaHl ara! c"uid not bo lcdD :.,:uuicScrl in
hiS selection and by thoir votes fastened
his brnZen fellow llpon US for tho next
four or six ycara. South Carolina bend
ing the knrc and l,owing in submission
10 one OF his notorious character and
outrageous record. "IIavonot the NIGH
ty ials"n' ana WY have fallen upon OWL
times Calhoun, Preston, McDuiiic, Ham.
hlohh, l'aNn" m.d other historical naines
thnt nave como Gown to US2 In the
ra!my days ot the State figuring in that
l''&h tribunal and by :hoir talents, WY
NE" "i!u acrC nIpli"nmcnt3 making our
HfoH" hlI' fr'&t" honorCd and respected
ahrNd, nuw in the closing years of the
l@ih century IL first rate cross roads pol
.ilrtnn "@tupyirg tn" seat onco adorned
EE ihc*o Has! iIOuH men,
1t hpI"nr3 how over, SO far rs Our
ro"Ety j" concerned, th"so men WHO
h"!pri liihmam knife Gen. Hampton
haN" h""N sustained, nua viii have :,,;aiu
Il Ini"! wAlN over ihc field. II has con!r
to pretty pass when candidates are re-
Gulr"d to swear nlligiancc to BOSS Ben
ana t"&rihcr thc!r principles, iud,.prn-
drEcc ami manhood bAlorc they cJu!a
expect tho support OF ihcir c0nHtitucmts
Vet the signs OF tho times Indicate that
this monS;roiiiy will again DO pGactircd
i'll this and other countess The cam.
palgn has begun. The worst days and
the most violent forms Of radic;,liSm can
scarcely snrpass it for bad feeling, pas
SION and prejudice. Who is Responsible
for the unsettled and dopIorubc state Of
aiinrsl Tillman wants all power and says
tho Legislature was not to his liking or in
sympathy with him. llc is monarch of
all ho surveys and will continue the fight
liercely and bitterly until the program Of
tho first March Convention il carried
out. That lands him in Buffers seat.
Old Cookies surprising impudonrc call
ing Hampton "an old bessie" 4 grad
| unto of Tillmln'A "audc fuctorv;" Mt the