Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23
Cur Richland Correspondence.

DEAR COURIER: Judging from Ned
Todd,s article in your last weeks issue
he has a very exalted opinion of the
power. wisdom, &c. of the Oconce
County Democracy. Let us inform
'Ned" that our members of the General
Assembly have first to introduce their
measures before that body, and when
they have passed both houses and the
Governor has attached his signature they
become law. But that our members have
no right to say that we will adopt such
as law unless the same comes through
the proper channel as above. eve make
this statement for "Ned's" especial bene-
fit, rs we know most of your readers
have long since known this 70 be the case.)
If our county convention had decided
to ask the Chicago c%onrentioa through onf
delegates to adopt the ocala platform we
could have seen nothing wrong in that,
but we hold that they have commenced
at the foot instead of the head of the
party to make or amend the platform.
Don't you see, ''Ned?' And Ned
says he has been keeping up with Till
mans campaign and that he has yet to
see the first expression from his lips that
was not worthy of the name of chaste
language or which would aus bushes
to come to the most modest lady. Now,
"Ned,' we hope you don't mean that.
Have you read reports of the Governors
speeches at Greenville, Laurens, Edge
field, and Charleston And a report of
his short stop at Greenwood about three
weeks ago? Ecen i yoa hare read only
tie dIoce and copied from his o,cn organ
(7Ie Register we do not believe you can
put your hand upon your heart and again
say that such words are worthy OF the
name of chaste language" Our county
papers and many other papers in the
State are too modest to publish the Gov
errors speeches unadulterated, but still
we hold that if you have read them all
and can see nothing in them which should
make any lody blush, we must conclude
that you have a very poor opinion OF a
lady. Ned" that was a mighty small
hole through which you squeezed to get
around your assertion that Tillman was
a Presbyterian. You say I'VE meant to
say that he was vice versa to those hypo-
critics who are always Boosting of their
goodness" Are we to understand that
only Presbyterians discountenance hy-
pocricy? This is what we call strain
ing a point" Ned The statements
we have made in reference to Tillman are
based upon reliable reports, aud if Ned"
wishes to verify them he must either dis
pute their correctness and thus force us
to show him the grounds upon which we
stand, or he must read some more good
papers and learn for himself. We are
pretty sure we ''can substaptiate these
statements" Ned" at least we will
guarantee you that we viii pull through
with better colors than you did on the
Governors Presbyterianism. What do
you want with more points, Ned: Let
us hear from you on others already given
first. What do you think about the free
pass? The express frank? Failure to
reduce salaries? Increase of expenses
of the State government? Refusal to
sign bill to extend time for payment of
taxes
Mr.. L. j. Price was kicked by his mule
several days ago and it is thought that
some of his ribs are broken.
whoopingcough is raging here. Mr.. T.
3. WHY'S family are very badly afflicted
with it.
Mr.. Joe 7. Dendy, of the Clinton col
lege, is at home to spend vacation.
Mr.. j. E. Dendy, of Hartwell, Ca, is
spending a few days with relatives and
friends at this place.
Miss Unity Porter, OF Westminster, is
visiting at Mr.. J. o. Armstrong;.
Our school at this place has closed for
one months vacation.
Mr.. S. J. Minton's motherless infant
died one day last week.
A North bound freight train jumped
the track atthis place this morning abont
s o'clock, just as the train was passing
out of the side track or to the main
line. About eight or ten cars are off the
rail which viii doubtless obstruct the
main line Tor several hours. This train
contains several carr of nice watermelons,
but the plelon cars escaped injury. z.