The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-05

and demand Your United attention
and to call yon from the field of civil
strife Conditions ale such AS IT.
aure harmonious actIon among tn 'sr
who believe il, the triumph ot Amet:
can principles and who are ready to
defend the sentiment which is ;lt
corner stone of tie rppnbllc-tl'at of
the equality Of every man before the
law, the rights of the masses and the
principle that in this coutry there
shall be- no class discrimination.
Upon this contention the eyes of The
whole country are now cenfered, and
on it you, as journalists and as
patriots who love your State and
your country, should unite i'll The
common cause that calls You to a
patriots duty.
"And now, in conclusion, fellow
journalists, let Inc ia ke leave of you
with the assurance that what | have
said comes from the heart If !
have offended by frankness, ] throw
myself or your mercy. Measure
your judgment by the golden rule,
and do unto me as | would do unto
you' if you came to Georgia under
the same circumstances But per-
haps in your domestic contention
YOU are like the housewife who al
ways complained about her own
coffee bnt who never permitted a
guest tc agree to her lnsarlable
statement that it was very bad and
who said to one who had responded,
Yes, madam, it ii vile, dts AS COED
as YOU are accustomed to getting
sir
I'VE have our ups and downs in
Georgia-and what state has not :
but whatever may be our differences,
let us abide the action Of the ma
jority, and like good citizens accept
it in good faith. Ii the majority
should be thought intolerant, so
much the worse for it, for time is the
certain arbiter, and it evens all
i!ings.
"lt does not pay to be intclelant-
it will Nc: pay tn treat a minority as
aliens instead of citizens. The re-
action will come and the penalty will
be metad do hot say that this is
being done now or that it has been
done in the past, but j do say that
this charge is being made now aud
that it was made by those who, now
in control, were once in the minority
and were bitterly complaining Of the
intolerance of the principle Of vested
supremacy, which they said they
were attacking, in sntagonizing the
] idea, whether the cause or not, tnat
the control of the State belonged 10
these who had been in possession for
century. If political affairs in
those days were conducted on that
principle. it was intolerance, and the
people ought to have re6uked it. #,
on the other hand. the political ad-
ministration of the affairs Of your
State is now to ostracise large aud
most lespectabi. element of citizen
ship and deny - it the privilege of
practical participation, that is N
tolerance. and it ought to be re-
buXed
You will observe that do not
speak az partisan, bat as one who
condemns tactionalism, and more
especially the personal factionaism
which has characterized political
deyeloments in South Carolina for
the past few years In Georgia it is
said that there are two classes in
South Carolina--the South Caro-
linians and the S:,uth Caroleenians-
the former representing the new
regime and the latter the old Per.
sonally. / do not believe that any.
body in this State ever held, even in
purpose, to the ridiculous theory
that control should pass by inheri-
tance, and if so, would think that
the Revolutionary War had been
fought in vain ; but | speak to you
neither as South Carolinian nor as
South Caroleenian, but as an
earnest we'll wisher of your State,
without regard to political or per-
sonal differences and with devotion
to it's future greatness scarcely less
hopeful than is felt by even the most
sanguine and loyal believer in lis
final triumph, over all the perplex-
tiles involved in divided citizen
ship.
Let your active and your patri
otic press take up the cause Of peace
--insti!l into the hearts of the peo-
pie state pride and loyalty, and love
tor the union aud the flag Of our
common country.
"Thc destiny of your State is
written in it's fertile valleys, in the