The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-10
A DEMOCRAT moBBEp.


happened in our unhappy State for the
last two years it has been left for SEC
ton of Anderson County to commit the
gravest offence against the peace and
good name Of South Carolina.
The attack on Major Murray at Cedar
Grove Church on Monday by raging
mob is without precedent in the annals
Of our County. It appears that his life
was thirsted for, and that but for his
timely escape he would to-day be corpse
and q large number Of his fellow-citizens
would be stamped with the brand Of the
murderer.
We boas. of our freedom Of speech, yet
we have Democrat fiercely assaulted by
q mob Of Democrats, at a meeting sp-
pointed by the County Democratic Exec
utive Committee for every Democrat in
the County, and for the one reason that
he favors the election of different set
of Democrats favored by the majority at
the Cedar Grove meeting, and dared to
say so.
In saying that the Cedar Grove affair ID
the direct and legitimate outgrowth OF
Tillman and Tillmanism in the State, we
60 not intend thereby to relieve the par
ticipants in the affair Of one particle Of
responsibility for their rash deed. The
fact is that before Tillman became po-
litical factor in the State peace and unity
reigned supreme among our people.
Since his appearance abuse, harsh feel
ings and bad blood have characterized
our political meetings and discussions,
and score or more of times what SEEM
ed an imminent bitter fratricidal collis-
ion and bloodshed was narrowly averted.
Tillman is the poisonous thorn In the
body polite that has caused 1t to tester
and grow angry until an explosion may
take place at any time.
Until he is retired into that privacy
from which it is to be lamented that he
ever emerged, people will continue to
hate each other, friends that were, broth
ers that were, with that bitter hatred that
is satisfied by nothing less than the blood
of their opponents.
In accusing Tillman for responsibility
in tAis matter originally We cannot ex-
cuse the local leaders of his cause for q
share of the blame. Has their course
been one of peace and conciliation and
good feeling? Have not their speeches
been full of inf1smmatory accusations and
abuse that seemed intended to excite nd
arouse the baser passions Of men7 Did a
one of them raise finger or voice to
quell that riot on Monday?
It has always been the case that the
poor fellows who do the shouting and the
voting get nothing for their trouble. while
the candidates get the Offices and the big
salariea. In this case the poor devils who
have followed and put into, execution the
teachings and inattgations of their lead
srs will likely get terra in the penitenti-
ary, while the more guilty ones who have
stood off and urged them on will 60 scot
free.
Every citizen in the State who at heart
laments and condemns that disgracefnl
occurrence and who's wishes to guard
against sirailar ones in the future can set
the seal Of his condemnation heavily up
on it by refusing to vote for B. r. Tillman
on the 3Oth inst. and those who seek Of
flee with no higher claim for II than that
thew are for him and are like him.
Who can now gainsay the fact that q
vote for Sheppard and Orr means vote
for peace and unity and the restoration of
brothe-ly love among neighbors and
friends?