The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-24
Mr.. Thomas Writes More Ration.
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Editor Waehman and Soathson: 1t would
not become me to reply to your sarcasm
agaios. ssthe Great Pug-a-Wug of High
Hills'' or to your spitefal f1ings against the
Reformers of Sumter County. W. will just
keep our fight over past issues in aoeyance
until the next primary.
You have again pledged yourself aud taken
an oath to support the nominees of the DEM
ocratic party The individual vote of news
paper does not mean support, 1t is expected
that yon will cease to an;agonize aud say
what you can to induce others 70 support the
ticket am told by some of the Conserva-
tive faction land they would do their faction
no wrong) and by some of the Republican
leaders that Mr.. Johnston will get many of
the Conservative votes of this county. l tell
you this 10 no spi,eful spirit, but tell you in
order that you might give Mr.. Stokes the
Democratic nominee for Congress the iof1u-
ence and support of your paper in accordance
with your pledge and your oath, beg you
earnestly to Go this.
Mr.. T. B. Johnston seems to be, personally, a
very nice and respectable gentlemen, but we
are concerned about him politically. Mr..
Johnston was introduced to the people of this
county by the negro, his political association
is with the negro aud he is the negroes candi-
date. If he was elected to Congress his asso-
ciates would be among the Republicans of the
North, the very people who bate, curse, abuse
and Cypress the people Of tie South.
can't understand how any thinking man
can tolerate independentism, but we have
seen it. / can't understand how any South
ern white man could be so forgetfuf OF the
past indignities heapea upon our people, when
Republicans appealed to the D. S. Govern
meat to aid them with bayooets 10 tranpiiug
our people, women and children under the
heel of the negro and carpetbagger, one OF
whom was Mr.. T. B. Johnston. God grant
that we may never see Sumter County white
man vote for him as opeos the surprises OF
the political drama.
Again, Mr.. Johnston has accumulated money
and IS money lender Every interest Of his
is with the bondholders and money lenders
who are depressing US and giving US i've
cent cotton for our hire. Every interest OF
his is diametrically opposed to the negro
whom he seeks TO represent. Mr.. Brayton
who was the regular Republican nominee but
who report says was bought by Mr. Johnston,
was more pearly identified with both whites
and negroes and like Murray would have
voted against contraction of the currency
which is fast robbing our white people of their
homes and the negroes of all chances OF proht-
able employment. No sensible white man
could vote for Mr. Johnston and no negro who
cares for his starving race will DO It.
The Democratic nominee Dr.. J. VIM.
Stokes, is a gentleman Of refined. pollshed
manners, deep thinker and convincing
talker. He is thoroughly identified with the
people, both white and black. His bread and
meat like ours depends upon the products OF
the soil and apon the prosperity OF the people.
He knows that the less money, there ls per
capita, the more must people borrow to 90
business. He knows, for he is one OF US, the
scarcer money becomes the more OF the pro-
ducts Of the peoples labor it takes to obtain
it. Therefore, we can safely count on every act
and every word of his, being in the interest
of the business men and products OF Sumter
County. His political associations IN Con-
gress would be with the men OF the South,
producer like ourselves. DR.. Stokes would
aid and strengthen his brother Congressman
from other States, struggling like we are
against oppression, which looks like whole
sale bankruptcy and ruin.
therefore raise my feeble voice against sny
division at the general election, which Will
lend 10 separate and disintegrate the uolted
white strength of Sumter County, against
scratching single name off the Democratic
ticket, and against staying at home when
every vote is needed. | appeal 10 all with
whom might have Influence, to turn out on
election day aud cast your solid vote tor every
man whom the Democratic party has placed
in nomination, be he Tillmanite, or Straight-
out.
Oct, %. 1884. Il. r. THOMAS,
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child become hoarse or even after the cough
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