The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-16
Squire Fewell Replies to "Rerormer.' y

Well, have kept the offer open now
for three weeks, waiting for the Reform.
ers" to pour in by the hundred. telling us
through the 1NTELLIGENcER of how rich
they had become on the Tillman admins
tration, but they don't pour. 1t may be
that they havo got too thick to ponr, like
,nolasses does in cold weather. But the
opportunity does not close. 1t Is still
open to oil who wish to answer, and all
those wdo wish to answer would greatly
oblige me by answering through the In
TELLIGENCER, and not go to some other
paper that don't take, for I am not able
to take all the papers in the State. In an
swering please curb your temper like my
esteemed friend, "Reformer," Of Quality,
and don't fly of the track. l like the
tenor Of "Reformer's" letter, but he Is on
the wrong track My old friend and war
c,mrade has tried to explain to me what
has caused our taxes to 20 up. or rather
he saws they are not so high, but he did
not answer my first question at oil. l
wanted to know why taxes were 80 high
last year, aud he goes on to say they are
not higher, or not quite as much in the
four years of Tillmans administration as
they we're in Richardson's four years, but
I did not say anything about Richardson's
administration and taxes. think know
one reason why taxes were higher last
year than usual, and that Is the Reform
ers' had reduced them TO the least mini.
mum possble the year before, thereby
stopping all public works and cutting oil
The appropriations for them-Clemson
Colegs for one-and that is one reason
the College was kept closed year longer
than it should have been. That being
cam paign year, they had to have some
thing to fool the people with, 30 they
stopped all the appropriations Tor public
work for the year, which did Lot save Us
cent, for We had it to pay any way. and l
hal rather had two ears to pay 1t in than
one. 1t would have been easier. That,
of course would make taxes higher last
year. 1.-THE Legislature had gone on and
made the appropriation for Clemson Col
lege and finished it year sooner, we
would have been just as well off in regard
to taxes as we are, and the College could
have opened year sooner, but It would
not have suited the politicians go we'll.
I am always glad to meet my old war
comrades and have good time with them,
as We do every time we meet. We were
all very near Of the same opinion while
We were In the war, for our interest and
aims were the same, and now our interest
and welfare are identical, and why should
We differ so much in the mode of obtain
ing it? What is 10 my advantage and for
my personal benefit, 80 far as government
is coucerned, is the same with every other
citizen of this State, and the way to obtain
the most good for the benef. of all the
people for the least amount OF public ex
penditules should be the aim and study OF
all the people; not to study how to ad-
vance our individual interest at the ex.
pense of others, or of the whole State, as
some have done in the last few years. II
Mr.. Cleveland and myself are alone in our
opinion on finance, We certainly have
big majority against US, but, as l told
certain person in the campaign Of 1890, l
had rather be alone and bs right than to
be wrong and have the whole world with
me So be patient, my friend, with me
and Mr.. Cleveland, and we will bring you
out of this financial crash sound and al.
right, and with greater prosperity than
this country has ever known. Rememter!,
this financial stringency did not come all
There has always been, and reckon will
riodically Just like we have had revolu-
tions in government. It is national fer
mentation going on, and when all Of the
Objectionable matter has worked of 1t will
leave clear liquid just like the wine in
the vats after fermentation ceases. The
money and wealth of the world does not
continue in tue same channel all the time.
People would become so corrupt alter
awhile that governments would fall to
pieces, and anarchy would reign supreme
If wealth did not change hands OCCASION
ally. While this depression Is going on
some men who, perhaps, have been poor
and obscure all their lives, are accumulat-
ing the wealth that some other person ia
losing. So it is and so 1t will continue to
be, that the wealth of the country will
change hands in every generation or two.
My friend and comrade says that must
relieve myself of an incubus that seems to
be preying upon my mind, etc., and let US
all us Democrats get together, and give TO
"Rsformers' credit for having done some
thing-for having, at least, conscientious
convictions of judging right and wrong
And so we do when they do anything TO
give them credit for. and l believe some..of
them are as conscientious people as we
have In the State, and, in fact, the most OF
them, but they have been misled by men
-demagogues and politicians-who are
not, and who do not care snap OF their
finger for the welfare OF the majority or
tne pSOpie, SO lOuS aS 1uey coo s"ANA -
luxury. Equal rights to all and special
privileges to none," be says, is the policy
of the "Rsform'' faction. but, my friend.
it IS not the practice Of your faction, for
that equal rights to all only means to all
"Raforiners' and not to Conservatives.
I would like for you to cite me TO a single
instance in which Conservative has re.
ceived recognition from the Tillman party.
They are not even drawn as jurors In
some Counties. Anderson County, for
one, has not, don't believe, had half
dozen CONSERVATIVES drawn on their Juries
since 1882. II concessions have TO be
made who is going to make the move?
Who will yield first? We didn't begin
the fuss and start the split in the party
nor do think We have much, If any, con-
cessions to make until We receive some.
A friend has called my attention to some
com mmunications in the Peoples Advocate
of late, the main plrts OF which are aimed
at Squire Fewel," but they have been
written by the tail end Of the Tillman
party, so I shall not ply any attention to
such anonymous literature as that, but l
merely say this to cite my old friend, Re.
former" to the spirit of some of the Re.
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