The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-03-29
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AnytHVay, ONt D6otGTeS thnt ne hdI
! a High Purpose get to be Revealed
The Dangers Threatening the "he
| Jorm' Movement and some severt
Remarks Regarding Persons no'
Specified.
Columbia Register.
Capt. E. G. Allon, chairman OF
tho committee on invitation fol-
tho spartanburg meeting has re-.
ceived the following letter from
Congressman Sholl in response to
all invitation to speak at that meet
ing, eff he were candidate for
governor
Capt. E. G. Allen and others of the
Committee, spartanburg, s. G.
Gentlemen: Your favor with
out date, inviting "all candidates
for governor and congress- in the
Fourth district, to attend q mass
meeting of reformers called for
Spartanburg county on the Oath
instant" was duly received.
Why this invitation was address
ed to mo can hardly imagine, be-
cause it is we'll known to every in
telligent man IN South Carolina
that I had declared my intention
to retire from politics, and 1 can
not conceive how I could make it
consistent and accept an invitation
to address mass meeting, either
as candidate for governor or con-
gross.
1t would have given mo much
pleasure to have mot with my Spar
tanburg friends on that occasion
and had accorded mo an opportu-
nifty of defending myself against
the contomptiblo misrcprescnta-
tions constantly made against mo,
but your invitation is 80 environed
with conditions that I can not oa-
silly accept your proti'erod kind
moss. Thoro may be timo in tho
near future, howovcr, whom I will
seek an opportunity Of saying
something to tho good pocplo of
Spartanburg county on matters
and things of my own choosing
and when I do, my future uspira
tions and intentions will not b.
misunderstood. I have an ambi
ton not satisfied, but, if healtl
will permit, I yet hope to secure
the fulfillment of my hearts de
sire, and whom accomplished ali
the decent people in South Carroll.
ma and elsewhere will rejoice in its
contamination.
When properly Informed of my
conduct. our people will have nc
just cause to complain against me
and my action as a public servant
Indeed, there is no objection, OK.
cept on tho part of those who are
diseased with political leprosy,'
and filthy henchmen employed tc
do their bidding. The political
situation in our State is we'll IN.
derstood, and we arc marching
with rapid strides to tho end OF
our journey. The reform party
was inaugurated, with rare oxcop.
tions, with pure intentions, and
should have been as lasting as the
crock Of ages" but it's existence ID
now threatened with dire calamity
which sooner or later, unless res.
cued from the despoilers, will
bring it in disrepute and finally to
wreck and ruin. The people, how.
ever, are alive to the situation and
know full well who assisted them
in bringing about tho revolution
which resulted in giving thom a
"govornment Of tho people, by the
pooplo and for the people, 1t if
true some Of those who were earli.
est toilers in tho reform vineyard
and who gave thoir time and money
freely for it's success, have beer
ignored and neglected, oven b,
those who havo shared most in tn,
grand speculation for spoils ant
plundor. We hear no complain
or expressions Of dissatisfaction
on the part of those neglected ant
abused, but on tho contrary, tn
howlings and mutterings of tn,
craving malcontonts can bo hcart
throughout tho land. They arr