Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
BY THOMPSON, SMITH s. JAIME

Q1V1Qe. Ii Will uSt OO w S1y oH0i>
is no danger Of Republican suprem
acy in that State. Political changes
in this country are sometimes sudden
often insidious, and frequently it i
the unexpected that happens, and
Low utter the warning-we are II
great danger of the overthrow o
white supremacy and the rehabilita
ton of the Republican party, if not
in name, in form and substance, fol
a political party, whatever its name
is controlled and it's policies deter
mined by its constituency. Once
destroy the Democratic party IL
South Carolina and you have ano
ther dominated by the negro vote
7 We know what that means.
Would it not be wise and patriotic
in this view Of the situation to bury
past differences among ourselves
and if need be agree to disagree SC
that we may get together? 1t is
safe 10 assume in controversies such
as are now going on in South Caro-.
lima that errors and mistakes have
been committed on I'll sides. If this
is admitted, and I am sure no man
having knowledge of the fralltles o.
our nature and the fallibility oi
human judgment will undertake te
deny it, the door will be open fol
neutral concessions and forbearance
During the last canvass Governor
Tillman and his friends assailed with
unusual vigor and pertinacity moi
only the political methods and poll
cies of his predecessors, but attacked
their personal characters and motives
as well. Charges were made which
I believe, were afterwards admitted
to be without foundation. All thought.
full, conservative people deprecated
these things at the time and foretolc
evil consequences. The evil conse.
quences have come. The scenes
were shifted, and the precedent hav.
ing been established, now that the
present administration is on trial
similar methods are being pursued
towards it.
The friends of the administration
certainly ought not to complain o.
this, and I do not know that they do
I call attention to it to state the stu.
alton fairly and frankly, SO that il
may be looked squarely in the face
I call attention to it to emphasize
the remark that the habit OF lndulg.
ing in personal vituperation, abuse
and misrepresentation is ga custom
better honored in the breath than in
the observance" and TO express the
pope that in the future it will be
abandoned. I do not wish to be
understood as saying that all the
abuse and vilifcation Of the last can
vass was confined to Governor Till
man and his friends. His opponents
some of shem-played a very lively
part in the performance, but this does
not and cannot justify it. OF course:
if a man is assailed personally, the
temptation to retoh in kind is almost
irresistible. plead guilty to the
habit, at times, myself, but this does
not justify or make it right,
And the newspapers-why should
their editors and reporters be
denounced for publishing public facts
and expressing their. opinie rs OF
them? Newspapers are the vehicles
through and by which news is com:
municated to the public, which the
public wants. The editors and
reporters, znen like the balance Of us.
express their opinions in their edito.
rials, and why should they not3 i
does not make them public enemies
What they say may be entitled to nc
more weight than what other NOR.
tails say, but they have a right, nay
more, q duty, to give.their opinions
and they are accepted OF rejected al
they are wise or otherwise.
Why should patriotic citizens o.
the State, who do not approve Of al
the methods and policies and acts O
the present administration, Be
denounced as Bourbons, ssaTisto
Gratis, !, ssringsters, etc? and why
should those who approve Of the
methods, policies and acts Of ths
-
present administration be denounced
as ssenemies 70 the State, J, nolitica
tricksters, etc, etcss There 8 n
sense IN all this. Ne good bu'
untold harm must result from i
H would be uncandid me TO sal
that the present adj stion is no
amenable 20 criticism good many
things have beer slsne and Ief
undone which DO not NEST q sppro
Eyal but It IS entitled 20 far Teat
ments newspapers publish sever'
EcTticisnns of the administ ration ane
sshey have q right % publish shem
|ther newspa apers publish Yigoroai
VndicaSions of the administration