The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-16
SLIGH'S CALL.

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SLIGH'S CALL.
In another place is published
the proceedings of the third meet
ing of the Reform Executive COM
mittee, which met in Columbia on
the 7th instant. Chairman Sligh
was severely criticised by some for
calling the committee just at the
close of the campaign. 1t was il
fact unnecessary and liable to d,
the Reform movement great dam
age, had the other members becl
timid or disposed to let their pre-
fcrences for candidates influ
enced their action. In Justice tt
Mr.. Sigh we will state that j,
has always been in favor of thu
Colleton plan and voted to sus
tain the action of the committed
of the two previous meetings. AT,
ter hearing reports from all tn,
counties the committee was more
convinccd than ever of the unwisc
and dangerous course, pursued by
timid Rcformers in yielding to
the clamor and alluring promises
of the antis.
| Some oven suspect that plot to
wreck tho Reform movement was in
'ss and that tho demand for
It primary was a step in that
on. TO all loyal Rcformors
a puzzle, how any Rocorm-
I'D desire to call in tho con-
vcs to settle matters among
,ors, especially at n time,
when all the candidates had either
participated in or had consented |
to the Collcton plan, and tho re-
suit of tho campaign was adopted
The experience Of tho last two
weeks should teach tho people to
take moro interest in public mat
t"rs and watch closely tho politi-
clans in the movement and tho
politicians not in it.
The antis, who have practiced
caucus and and convention meth
ods from time immemorial, are
the lost people in tho world to take
exception to tho Colloton plan or
any other plan, which the Reform
ers may adopt to put out state
ticket. If thoy do not like tho Re-
formers way of doing business, let
them set thom an example. Thoy
would not join tho clubs and they
would not have voted in the pri-
marios, had tho Reformers boon SO
foolish, as to have yielded to thoir
murmcrings and to the troachory
of ambitious Reformers.
The Keowce Courier has this te
say of the new Teacher of on,
High School: "PrOf. Marshal S
Stribling was in Walhalla on Mon
day. Ho has reoontly been elected
Principal Of the Pickens Higl
School, and will reside at Picken
Court House next year. Prof
Stribling has many friends il
Oconoe, his native county, who re
joice to learn of his success a. al
educator. He graduated from
Adger College in 1881, during tn
lpalmy days Of that institution
with the highest honors Of hi
class. Since graduation he ha
taught most of the time, and sue
cess attends him wherever he goes
a close and diligcnt student, h
has mastered the details of hi
profession and knows how to i'm
part instruction. And with if all
he IS Il cultured Christian gentle
man, who stands high in the est
nation of those who know him
Plckens ~ fortunate in sccurin
his services in her High Schools
also iii being able to number hi
excellent family among her citi
zenship. We predict for the Pick
ems High School, under the guild
ing hand of Prof. NJ. S. Striblin,
as Principal, year of Thorough
and satisfactory work in the schoo
room.'
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