Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23
IN REPLY TO MR. CARY.

EDITORS kEowEE COURIER III
ur issue of the 9th instant Mr.
Y partially admits the deciara-
asserted by me on the floor OF
invention and reiterated il my
:, to him. He admits ''that II
is true that we have differences in
: our party" These differences arise
y vom new and reform measures pro-
cd by reformers in every section
great country, who have sought
% ~. our governmental environ
ments, so as to bring it into harmony
with the genius and spirit of our
pesple in this advanced age OF
improvement and progress. Where
these differences exist, by reason OF
any proposed measures, they should
be discusseain all their bearings with
due regard to the inserest of the
whole country. Any that would
tend to confer special privileges and
benefits to one section at the expense
of others, should meet with patriotic
disapproval by ali. These differ
ences of political opinion exist, and
Mr.. Cary well asks: "Nhy should
we not discuss these differences sin
our party in fair, deliberate and
friena4sz-vSa % This is carry ng out
what Jefferson meant when ne ..dvo-
Gated "the diffusion of information
and the arraigament OF all abuses at
the bar of public reason" Yet when
this is done, and a fair, deliberate
discussion had, there is still one thing
lacking-there must be cheerful
acquiescence by the minority in the
expressed will df the majority. Such
is the sublime Democracy of which
/ spoke and for which | contend in
all its purity, as it was delivered unto
MS by our forefathers as their politi
cal faith.
Mr.. Cary in attempting to define
"what IS the St. Louis platform ?" and
ss5y whom was it formulated, and
for what purpose?" becomes hope
lessly entangled, because he blindly
accepts the e.c parte reports OF this
grand industrial rally, and the editor
ials or the same published by the
subsidized, plutocratic press of The
country.
Mr.. C. W. Macune, editor OF the
National Economist, and also mem
Der of the committee on platform: at
the st. Louis conference, says: "The
avention adopted the platform and
resolutions and then adjourned stte
lie, and immediatelE i. adjourn
uent was called to order as individu-
- ,'7n'.o-s sy.,.e ''''e
antry, and o.sSsa !
49, -...ss meeting by electing Gen.
James 3. Weaver as chairman" 1t
is clear from this statement that the
action of the convention in adopting
tie platform and resolutions was as
delegates representing almost every
labor organization in all parts of the
country. Their subsequent action,
after adjournment, as mass meet
INC, was as individual citizens and
binding upon no ene except them
selves and those who voluntarily
choose to cooperate with them. The
labor organizations represented at st.
Louis simply formulated a platform
embodying reforms, which, they
believe, will place capitalists and
the great common people on an
equal footing in respect to the
administration OF the general govern
ment. This platform gives the true
key for the emancipation OF product
I'VE labor from the power of concen-
trated capital. 1t is only the monop-
oily features OF money, land and
transportation wrongfully farmed ont
by the government to individuals
and corporations that has robbed
and oppressed the people. The
three demands of the people are
plainly set forth, clear cut, and well
defined, and | hold them to be Demo
cratic, because they have regard to
the rights and interests OF the whole
people ana not to the few rich. Thi,
platform breathes the sentiment OF
.4ual rights to all, and special privi-
leges to none, in every line.
From Democratic Wall street
standpoint, which is where | believe
Mr.. Cary takes his view of Democ-
racy, 1t may rot be Democratic; nei-
ther am l surprised to hear him say
81 do not stand squarely or in any
other position upon tins platform
could not even lie on it.
living or dead" From this it would
seem that Mr.. Cary prefers to take
as orthodox Democracy what Wal
street teaches-endorSe its corrupt
party methods, Doodle and all, with
a financial policy not whit different
from John Sherman's, under the ope.
rations of which the rich are growing
richer and the poor, poorer; society
fast differentiating into two classes
few miliionaires and millions
of hard working, honest, frugal
farmers and laborers, who, by
enforced idleness and starvation
wages, are becoming tramps and