The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-04-18
LOCAL NEW g.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
Squire FeweI Talks about his Old War
Comrades, SchooImates, Politics, etc.

Squire FeweI Talks about his Old War
Comrades. SchooImates. Politics, etc.
1t is great pleasure to us to meet with
our old schoolmates and old veterans
whom we walked side by side with for
Southern independence, and talk over
old times and forget all about politics and
Tillman for just little while. This We
had the pleasure of on last Salesday at
Anderson. don't believe have seen
Tom Maddox since the war-probably
not since we used to so to school together
but I knew him and he knew me.
Tom is like our self-he is getting few
silver threads among the gold. And
there is George Clement, 1--WE always said
Clemons,) he is getting grey, too, but /
can only remember him in the long-ago
as little curly-headed urchin who was
always ready for little fun at some
other boys expense, but nothing bad,
only little mischief for fun. IfGeorge
could dye his hair to the bright golden
yellow it once wal, and smooth the wrin-
kles on his face he would be the same
little wiry boy as of yore.
Among our old soldier associates were
John Glenn, Perry Glenn and Dick
Boggs. don't believe have seen Dick
but two or three times since the war.
believe 1t makes person feel better-
younger-to meet with their old school
mates and felIow-soldiers. know do,
for forget my rheumatism and that
am nearly half century old. These old
soldiers carry our mind back to Rich
mond, Manassas, Riddles Shop, Double
Gates and Hobson's picket pont, where
the yankees "crope'' up on Fielding las
Kelse Mccoy would say and captured
him. That was tho last picket duty did
In the war, and stood two hours in the
hardest rain I ever saw fall-the level
land was shoe-mouth deep in water all
over. But little was thinking of that
being my last time on picket, but
remember one thing I was thinking
about, and that was Of q bonnie lass
way back in old Carolina.
As was high up on the fence a viewing
the political procession so by, could see
number of my old friends, some nearly
looked as If though they would as soon
fall out of ranks and let the "antis" pick
them up as not. could see from the
position I occupied on the fence that this
political strife is dying out-the people
are not 80 much enthused as they were
two wears ago. Mr.. A. B. Williams says
he is straddle of the fence, I am not. I
am sitting on top with my heels caught
we'll up on rail with my elbows resting
on my knees and my jaw posing very
gracefully in my hands watching the
"moyement below. do wish the Con-
servatives would say or do something
about putting out State ticket against
them SO they would have something to
howl about, so they could keep off Of Mr..
CleYeland while he is trying to straighten
up our financial system and put us on
the road to more solid prosperity than
we have ever had before. This he Will
do If the Democratic party will take hold
of the same end Of the rope that be has
hold on and help him pull instead OF
see-sawing and pulling, against him al
the time. Mr. Cleveland Is the first real
fnancier that we have had at the head OF
our government since the war, but his
great intellect is no far in advance of the
population generally that his greatness
will never be appreciated, fear, until 1t
is too late. Let everybody be patient and
give our President all the assistance they
can, and I am perfectly satisfied to risk
the consequences. had rather the Till
NANTES would rear at US Conservatives
than to be all Che time talking about
something they don't know anything
about.
would like for Mr.. Glenn or some Of
the Reformers to explain tc me how 1t is
that taxes were higher last year than they
have been, to my recollection, since
Radicalism was wiped out? Also being
Of an inquiring mind, 1 want to know
how much of that "crowning' effort OF
the "Reform movement was accom-.
plished by the Tiilman administration ?
+ mean the Clemson College. Who made
the beuuest to the Statef and who accept.
ed It? was it the TillInan Legislature or
was 1t done in Gov. Richardson's admin
istration Who kept the College from
being opened year sooner than 1t was,
and what was 1t done for? These ques-
tions occur to me while the movement"
are boasting 30 much about what they
have done and "pointing with pride 20
that crowning glory of the movement"
I wonder If somebody else didn't have
something to do in starting and building
the Clemson College besides the Refor-
mers. Ifthey did not have been misin-
formed about 1t. They boast Of the great
things the Reformers have done for the
State and the people since they have been
in power, but If they have done anything
for the good of the people, except those
who have obtained office by it, (and some
Of those who obtained Office through the
movement" or coat-tail swingers, would
never have got into Office in any other
way) I can't see 1t, and if any man whose
property has been assessed for from one
hundred to one thousand dollars in 1889
1890 has gained anything since that date,
or Is assessed for more now than he was
then and can truthfully attribute 1t to the
good that Gov. Tillman's administration
has done for him want to know 1t, and
who the man is and what his politics are,
whether Conservative or Tillmanite.
This, I think, an easy question to an
swer, and would be glad for all who
have been benefited in this worlds goods
by the Reform movement" to answer
through THE 1NTELLIGENCER-I think
the editors will give you all as much
space as is necessary. That seems 70 me
to be the most practical way to settle the
question as to whether we have been
benefited by the Reform movement.
Dollars and cents Is the way to come at
benefited in any way as can see, but
then am not zone of them''-am outside
Of the ring, 30 to speak. do think that
while the "Reformers" are claiming to
have done 30 much for the poor farmer
and his boys and girls, they ought to
leave off the Clemson College, or at least
give Mr. Clemson and the Richardson
Legislature credit for what they did in
founding the institution. Tote fair and
allow that somebody else has done some
thing.
T wonder If Mr.. Ashley thinks 1t
SANDER on his character to be accused OF
going over to the Conservatives think
we have some very respectable people on
our side.
Wheat has como cut considerable in
this section-in fact, soE%e Of 1t don't look
like it was hurt now, sn0 oats are begin
ming to show up q little. Corn Is coming
up slowly and some are planting their
cotton, but I want to wait few days yet
and lei the ground warm up little.
Rev. N. G. Ballenger commenced a
protraated meeting at Shiloh yesterday
Sunday evening, which will continue
through the week and perhaps longer.
Mr.. A. j. Rike, highly respected
citizen of Piedmont, died on last Friday
night Of rheumatism, of which he had
been constant sufferer for about thirty
years. Nearly every joint in his bones
was drawn out Of place by the disease.
Mr.. Eike was born and had lived IN
Alamance County, N. c., until some six
teen or eighteen years ago. He was once
in possession Of good property in North
Carolina, and was proprietor of an iron
foundry, but had endorsed too freely for
his friends; having their debts to pay,