Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-05-26
SENATOR BROWNS REPLY.
ArlASrA. ca, Anri! &c, 1892


Hon. MARK A. BLASpEoRD, 3. a.
THORNTON, Columbus, Ga.--Gentle-
men: I have received your letter OF
the ED instant, asking my opinion
as to the status of on political affairs,
in which you use some compliment
tary expressions, and assure me that
YOU act in the interest OF the people
of Georgia, and that you believe my
opinion would have weight with
them in coming to proper conclu-
sion, and that they desire an express
sion of my opinion.
have received, l may say, numer-
Gus letters of like character from diff
ferent parts of the State,s to which l
nave as yet noe- made any
Having retired absolutely from poll
tics and public affairs, and having
fully determined under no circum-
stances to occupy any political posi-
ton, and my health being very muca
broken down, l prefer not to trouble
the public with my views on politi-
cal subjects IN future; but as my fel-
low-citizens, who have so long and
so often houored me with their suf-
frage and their support. express the
wish to know my views, / do not feel
at liberty to withhold them on any
vital question which may be submit
ted for their consideration and action.
Each person who has addressed
me letter on this subject doubtless
feels that he is entitled to the cour-
tesy of a reply, but as my health is
too feeble and my strength made
quate to the task OF giving each a
separate reply, have concluded to
reply through the press to your let
ter, and beg that other correspond
ents who have written similar letters
will accept it as reply to their own.
If the questions at issue related
merely to the persons who are to fill
the important positions of State l
should not feel it my duty to inter-
iere, but it seems to ME that the
issues now before the people are very
far-reaching in their consequences
and, therefore, very important.
In a government like ours-by the
people and for the people-there
will always be differences OF opinion
and political parties will always exist.
As rule, though, there will be but
two continuous parties. Occasionally
there may be falling off from one
party or possibly 20 some extent from
both, and an effort made to form a
new party, but the new party after
ne or two trials will fail unless 1t
has shown strength enough to blot
out one OF the old parties and take
its place The Democratic party,
though not all the time under that
name, has really existed since the
formation OF the government, and
the great body of our people, usu-
ally called the common people, the
laboring people and the honest masses,
h@ye as rule or by a large majority,
belonged TO the Democratic party.
That party.is the one to which the
class of our population above men,
toned has to look for protection and
support.
When | first took an interest in
politics the two Dominating parties
were the Wing and Democratic par
ties. There was an Abolition party,
Free Soilparty, q Temperance party
and an American or Know-Nothng
party; but none Of them ever sue
ceeded permanently in forming a
new party or displacing one OF. the,
old parties 1ntiI the commencement
of the. ass unfortunate war, when
the Wing party was absorbed by the.
Free Sol party, afterwards known as
the Republ blican party
Since ta :she great control
Ing parties of s cennssg aaSe been
the Repabliea A shes Demo.
erstie party 40 doubt
sach VIII remain ssse sg several
decades o cosas and that t & great
beil.g mad rorn Gss