The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-24
THURSDAY, MARCH q, 1892.
IAN ORIGINAL uDEA.o

The SENTIHRL has given many logical
reasons why it could not support Governor
Ti!iman for denomination, and among them
was this: "Brcausc in the judgement Of
the SENTINEL he docs not know how to be
G0vCrnor.' ThcrrupOn the Journal says:
''Thc SENTINEL and the rest of the OPP
position press have heretofore been COM
planning, that Governor Tillman was Il
sl:rcwd politician, and had deceived the
people, but the SENTINEL is the first one to
reflect on the Governors accomplishments
and mental endowmcmts. We congratulate
the SENTINEL OH one original idea, hewcv-
ever cratic"
The above is from the high pri, st OF
Journalism-thc grand mogul to decide
what is 'orginul' and what is 'crratic. "
The editor of the journal does not read its
other exchanges as it does the SENTINEL.
If what thc SENTINEL said was a reflection
on tic Governors Accomplishments and
mental cndowmcnlS,' both the opposition
press and the organs too have fairly bris-
tied with reflections. When an uvowcd
economist docs everything in the most cX
pensivc way, it is no reflection on his &C
compliShmcnts and mental cndowmcnts to
say he does not know how TO econ0nixc.
"Rclicct," as attempted to be used by the
journal, means to cast reproach; to cause
ccnsurc or dShonCr. (Our prize diction-
AIy and most modern, agree in this). We
have never rcproAched, consurcd or dis
lonorcA any one because he was deform-
cd, nor on account Of mental cndowmcnts
because they are alike bestowed by nature.
But Accomplishments come by cduca-
,on. It would be no reflection on the
Accomplishment" Of the editor of the Jour
Eal the farmers paper, to say he docs not
know how to farm or to read Hebrew, be-
cause he las not been educated, or accom-
plshcd in these lines So it is no reflection
cn bis cNccllcnCy, the GOvernornor, to say,
in our Judgement he docs not know how
TO be Governor. We call the Governor
himself and his immediate friends as wit
ncascs to the truth Of this assertion. He
was put in nomination solely because it
was thought he could win the fight. His fit
ness for the place was not discussed, and he
was candid enough to accept the nomina-
tion expressly on the ground of his friends
saying and rightly believing too t:iat he
was 'Ihc only man that had the brains and
the nerve to win the fight" The Leutcn-
ant Governor, Eugene Gary, would have
avoided several expensive mistakes the
Governor has lnaic. lie had been il.
The Legislature. lie is "accomplishcd' in
the line Of government. Governor Till
mans Accomplishments and mental en-
doWmen:s' emincntiy fit him for trustee
Of an agricultural college," Had he stood
flat. footed and firm upon this, his first plat
form, his name would have added lustre to
many pages of our States history. His in
iucnce FOR good would have been grateful
ly rcapcd for generations to come.
The editor Of the SENTINEL is no college
Kid, bat he has all the agricultural accom-
p,i}hmcIts he could acquire in ten years
service between the plow handles, and all
the newspaper accomplishments he could
acquire i'll seven years service at that bust
ness. The Journal has none Of the first
and one Of the last, and yet says the SEN.
rNRL has but one original idea, and that is
erratc.
Dear brother, get some accomplishments
from This, and from the newspapers that
are rot serving either ore of the cXtr,nc
factions in the party, and your dawn may
brighten into day.
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