The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-05-05
E2OSS sSI;T
'sh" t'is Coat Tail SNinxcrs gec,tyca
by "a Farmers,

| u' tho organs lOr tho Chief nat
ui"'l; oppose the movement. They arc
n''I'' ,E iof ti"' purpose and they propose
20 hn'p BOSS Ben keep up the strife and
bad feeling between the cIa"sos, When
tins dies out the political death of fhc;r
beloved leader follows as u necessary
consequences. Tis cmious to notice how
certain politicians stand, and how aux
lo'l" 'hoy appear to keep ON tho
soodldc OF tho farmer Bcnct was
anollg the iirSt to criticiso Gen. Uamp
tols letter which tho General was brave
enough to write defending tho char
acteE and record Of a. G. UasSolI. lie
dieapprovetl Of tho policy and did moi
support tho ticket, yet what howlin- in
thc lillman camp and how expert Irby
used 1t TO his advantage. Bunct again
attacks his second letter, calling public
attcntion to it and now has taken the
stump Tor Mr.. 1illn:n, dcGoudinm hjs
administration. This conccitod literary
critic wants notoricty and wants more
'nah lhts-- congressional honur%. He en-
6'hcetc" the Clemson College, h;li through
expecting the realization Of his lone
chcr,''tcd hopes: I'm this he was di!>up,
p"nt"d us pcop!o Gro forgetrul and now
adays notori"'l,iy unErutrful. Ills neigh
hor Bob. licmphill has done some Li"
ni"WInG ior Itllmnn and keeps ~ the
iirr on iii" sumo limo. We rrnnlulrr Lii
application and famous letter to Scott for
J""%'Snip, saying he stood .;,uur,ly on
mo republican platform. Ti!int:,l com
piimciit5 th" family by fscmding hi,
(flrmph!lIS) daughter up North to in
nulrH INTO the workings Of the Iu,.us-
trial Sch""I y big hnm'umandn net iIc,,
ol q crank t;uvcrnur. lis natural To su,.
pose the Gary famiiywill oppose unythim.:.
coming from Hampton or Tho. 'iltsko,ls
Ihe i.H"tll;E;@. 'htll sticks out We saw
symptoms Of it during tho CLOSING ,lay:;
OF the last session Of tho Legislature.
And who wa" the bcHt informed MANI
Lot the public say. Will the imported
editor of the Democrat Cir he still runs
that machine, if not Managing Editor
Gray, Cover, Iatincr or Coukc) tell the
people something about Gen. Gary IS bad
treatment we hear SO much buulN Ir-
ny made capital out OF it and It's con-
M"ntly repeated and reiterated tlat he wna
;Ecriiccd. lie opl'oscu llMnldui,': pol
iGy and WAS not sustained by the pcnn,c.
II he hiI superior qualifications or n
greater claim upon the masses than Gou-
oral Hampton they Uho rcopIc) did not
SO Gccidr. The in~iuuUiiun thtt liayrs
"ld Hampton went out West and mr! rcu
"p"n c"lapr"miZo by which tho .lcc-
t"ral Nr'" Of the State WAS given TO
Hayes II he wuillu recognize tho lIamp-
ton government, Is y part Of the Umwrit-
i"n history OF the timo". II true all turn
cd cut for the best in tho end Troops
were removed, order, pcacn and pro,u?ri-
| ty took the l:lacc Of disorder, confusion,
and general ruin. The State w:,s a!lriah.
until disturbed by thut noted n@itator
and celebrated crank Tilim>n. How
nurh 'rOttcnlcEH" llNs been discovered
i'll "HCnmnrk"E How nilch corruption
found III the affairs of the Stat'2 We. na
y"!. Lave not been informed. though they
nave laI nearly two years - Investigates
and develop The alleged Irregularities and
cE"Okchnc"3 OF past ;dnlinistrM rMi>m,.
We have heard of Il Jaspcr soldier Of
infamous memory Grom our vicy) tell
| !nG Eis c"uNtrym"n THAI lie attributed
itc burning of Columbia to Hampton in
o,;'rr I" uratI"y his Influence aiJ weak
"m hl% hold on the affections OF t!o Eco-
| pie. H": who woulu believe that Gary
"I~i in;tui@'i"A rs n sul,iirr, cuuia SO far
forget il@ duty to his country aS to at
trihpt (IiIimnn l!kr) to knife the chosen
I"ndc" Of lis people. ButlCr beat Kim
fairly Tor the ScnUt" auu il was done
without the dlSgrac,'ful scenes that were
"Eactcd during the remarkable S,ilat0li-
al rontc"t whiciI ln%ca!cd Gcn. Iiamn-
ton for John lrby.
Il!inan > outrageous conduct in OCT
hug on the i1or uf tho house and .,jcc
tinncrriH% with radical negroes 10 eccuro
thi@ coveted prize for his l:cuio,ant
can never be forgotten; aud IL think that
tt'n representatives. Of the pcopic (you
Tie inHH~'ttl - who ai0o, :irlu tn the
iaNt Az! c"uid not bo ic,!) ".uuic*crl in
IL. :
MS '"ic"ll0n and by tioir votes fastened
inns hl"%en fellow upon US for tho next
ionr or six vcara. South Carolina bend
lh& the Knee and lowing in submission
10 one Oh ms notorious character and
outrageous rr"orN. "llavo not the Nigh
~ lna'rn ana WY havo fallen upon evil
t!mcSI Calhoun, Preston, McDuiiic, Ham
mond, liayn" n'.d other historical names
That nave como Gown TO llsf In the
palmy days Gf The State figuring in that
hGh tribunal and hy :hor talcnls, viz
fIi"H &!d accCDlnlisnmcnta mHiing orr
Nioi1d htil" Hi&t" hon0rCU and respected
abroad, n"w IN the closing years of tho
i"'n crhiurT trrSt rate cross roH,tS pol
hlrnn rGtupyl'.g In" seat onco nuorucl
Ey tnc*o Illus! lious men.
ii appears how ever, SO far as our
roNHly Ia concerned, th0So men WHO
h"!i"i IIihm;ln EnifH Cen. Hampton
hay" been sustained, una VIII have a"niu
uuI"! walN over ihH field. IL has con!r
to II pretty pas" when canuiuul0a arc rc.
Qur"u to swear nlligiancc to BOSS Ben
and sacrifice ihcir principles, ind,prn-
H"Ero ami manhood before they could
expect tho support Of ihrir constituents.
Vet the signs Of tho times Indicate that
this mon$;rosily will again DO iractircd
IN tins and other counties. The cam
ra'gn has begun. The worst days and
the most violent forms Of radicalism cau
scarcely surpass it for bad feeling, pas |
SION and prejudice. Who is responsible
for the unsettled and dopIornblc state of
aitnlrs3 Tlllman wants all power and says
tho Legislature was not to his liking orin
sympathy with him. lie 10 monarch of
nll ho surveys and will continue the fight
tierccly and bitterly until the program Of
tho first March Convention is carried
out. That lands him in Buffers seat.
Old Cookies surprising impulcncc call
mG Hampton can old bessie" \ grad |
uutc of Tillmun's "auIc fuciOrv." nj ihc