The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-01-09
,Saulre Fewell Talks on Several Sab'
jects.

take the EoltOrS reply 10 squire Te"
elr' in the Peoples Advocate of Dec. 10th
and substitute his name for mine, and
Gov. Tillman's for President Cleveland's
it would make very good letter from me
to the Advocate man. For instance, II
should say "The editor of the Advocate
liz an incorrigible fellow, but we believe
honest withal.. But he ought to change
his name and call himself Ephraim, for
he is certainly joined to his idol. He has
sworn the horse is seventeen feet Il
ALWAYS heard it said sixteen feet, etc.,
high and he means to stick to it. He is a
most devout worshipper at the Tillman
shrine, and he has clothed his divinity.
with such halo that he evidently be-
lieyes in the aphorism, the King (Gover--
nor) can do no wrong If that does not
fit him and his '.Noble Leader as vel!
as it does Mr.. Cleveland and the esquire"
I will give it up. Mr.. ADVOCATE man
does not appear to want to talk about
our situation here at home, where
vice to his country and his own States
people. But that don't suit him, for he
had rather run after, phantoms abroad
than to deal with real issues here at
home. He promised to say something
about our taxes, but if be has have not
seen it.or heard Of it. He had rathertalk
about something that somebody else
ought to have done than to say anything
about what we should or should not do
here at home. Mr.. Advocate man wants
to know how the esquire" finds out
5 what he said, for he says, "you know you
don't take the Aduocate." No, we don't
take the Aduocate nor do we borrow 1t
from any one. "We don't have to-" as
the boys say, for we can, get as many OF
them given to us as we care to READ.
There are number, Of men who have
subscribed to the Advocate that have be-
come so disgusted with the teachings OF
that paper that they don't care to read
them and will give them away mot loan
ing them) to any person who wants them.
II do not know what the rules and courte-
sizes Of journalism "are," hut If I was an
editor of a newspaper, and was replying
to or criticising any person through the
columns of my paper, and knowing that
he was not subscriber to my paper, l
would send him copy containing my
reply or criticism.
E Instead of trying to promote harmony
and restoring peace among our cltlzens,
that newspaper has done more to keep
the factions apart than any OF the other
papers in the up-country. ! presume 1t
b has large circulation in the County,
and, If he (the Editor( was to turn his
attention to it he might do great deal OF
good toward harmonizipg our people. 1
did want Mr.. Advocate man to tell me
something about my own assessment
being raised, when none of my nelghbors
we're, and if the township board OF equal
izing our assessments were not compe-
tent or had not given US fair showing,
to give Us the remedy, but he does not
care to deal with such trivial affairs; ne
wants to talk about little toadies-Cleve-
lands henchmen-and onr inability to
make all of our sentences grammatical,
which we are unable to do from the fact
that we never studied that science; hav-
ing to spend over three years in the SER
vice of our country when we ought to
have been at school, and fortunately, or
unfortunately, we have had to spend the
balance of our life in battling for civ
With that infamous wing of the dispen-
sary law, the metropolitan police bill, to
coerce the people, and mem appointed to
rearrange our assessments, raising those
who oppose the dominant party leaders,
thus making us bear the burdens OF an
exorbitsnt tax without representation,
by appointing men for these positions
not for their qualification to fill the posi-
ton, but for their loyalty to the reform
cause I say that the time for liberty and
independence for the minority is fast
passing away. But they must follow
their ssNoble Leaders," example. live
can't get a respectable showing In the
Constitutional Convention the thing will
be up with US in this State. We poor
white folks and niggers may as well get
out, for our voice will never be heard at
the polls again. 1fany free man values
his freedom he will hasten to the Office OF
registration as soon as 1t Is opened and
procure his certificate, 80 that he can be
ready on the day Of election to cast his
vote for the men of his choice to be dele
gates to the Convention. And, too, let 1t
be for men Of known integrity-men who
cannot be bought OF bulldozed into dis
honest measures. We have such men
here in our County, and it is our duty, If
we regard our freedom and our rights, as
free men to do our part in sending the
right men to represent US in this uncalled-
for-by-the- neutrality-suspicious.
Convention.
We are being constantly warned by the
reform (?) press to look out for negro
rule if we don't come under and obey the
Car or Dictator, but don't think we
can be worsted much from the present
outlook. So, my friends, you who have
not registered, you had better take this
"Great Advisers" advice and go and
register and see to it that you do not vote
for any man to the State Convention for
no other reason than that he was for Till
man.
Let the Convention meet and frame
Constitution and submit it back to the
people for ratification by sections or para
graphs, 80 that if any one section Of the
Constitution does not suit the majority
Of the people, let them have the oppor-
tunity of saying so by their vote at the
next general election, etc.
If this talk Of unity among the factions
means that the Conservatives are to sur
render all their rights and humbly sub
NIT to the dictates Of the Tillman faction
in everything, there will be no unity
-"leastwise sich is my opinion"-as
the backwoods preacher said. AS VEN
erable old preacher use to say in closing
his sermon, "I will add no more"
SQUIRE FEwEL.
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