The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02
CHAT ABOUT POLITICS.
a Dcfensc of Horny COunty-Judgc
earle Will Enter the Campaign at
Sumter.
Columbia Register.

Columbia Register.
Conway, the capital of the Indcpen-
dent Republic of Horny, is not the
most accessible point in the world and.
in consequence, there will be no cam
palgn meeting to-day, which will be
spent by tho party in getting from
Conway to Marion, where the last
meeting OF the first week OF the cam
paign will be held.
There are no Drawer, honcster, more
independent and more contcnted peo-
pie in the State than tho citizens Of
that aforesaid Independent Republic
OF Horny. by tho way, an explanation
Of how it acquired that name may be
Interesting. Senator Dcrham, who
represents that county in the upper
house of the General Assembly, says it
is called the Independent Republic
| because there was once u time when
South Carolina was not part Of
Horny. That explanation may be very
| gratifying to the pride and may ticklc
the vanity of the citizens OF the Re-
public, but people who do not live
within its confines will persist in be-
licving that Horny acquired its proud
| tltlo because Of the sturdy manlincss
and unQuenchable love Of independence
| which characterize its citizens.
| They bow the knee to nobody and an
alyzc all questions with such shrcwd,
sound common sense that they usually
tako the right side. Bcing right,
nAught can move thom.
| Citizens OF other parts Of the State,
| where railroads abound and communi-
cation with each other is easy, know
little OF to Topography of the Indo-
pendent Republic and possibly less
| "a 1nf
who inhabit it. Thcrc is, however,
outcome way to study Horny ana its
pcOplc-tO go there and dwell among
| them.
| Before leaving tho subject of Horny,
1T is but just to remark that Senator
Dorham says there Is no truth in the
story that whom Il Horny citizen goes
shopping his purse is u sack and his
currency tcrrapins or, as they are
moro familiarity called, cootors; and
that If a big cooter is put on the count
CT to pay for goods whose value does
not equal his, one or two smaller coot-
crs arc given as change. He believes
tho story is but IN invention OF some
citizen Of a less favored section OF
| South Carolina who Is obvious Of
lIorry's fame.
The second week of the campaign
| will be opened with a meeting ut
| Monck's Corner on Monday. Tuesday
the campaigncrs will speak at Charles
ton, Wednesday at Walterboro, Thurs
day at Beaufort and Friday at uamp-
| ton.
Then there will be hiatus Of ten
days, during which time the national
Democratic convention will be held at
Chicago. The speaking will com
mencc again at Sumter on Monday,
; July l3, and it is probable that Judge
earle will first take the stump there.
At present it appears that he will by
that time have discharged the judicial
duties now engaging his attention and
l preventing his appearance on the
: hustings. 1t is peculiarly advantage.
y Gus for Judge Earle that his first
speech will be III ldc at Sumter, for he
; is sure Of warm reception there
whore he lived s. many years and is 50
: popular. The Importance Of making
= a show Of strength at the first meeting
can hardly be over. estimated.
In discussing Judge Earlc's chances
OF success he should not be credited
with the solid anti vote, for present in
dications are that he will not get it,
Many Conservatives ucnOuncc him as q
tnrncOat and swear they will not vote
for him. Some Conservatives say they
will vote for John II. Duncan because
they admire his grit and pluck in dar-
ing to say things which others thought
but lacked the courage to "spit ont"
by the way, there has been much
discussion Us to the motives which led
| Duncan to Become Il Senatorial Candi-
date amn"| men who refused to believe
he ~ - " ." AXE tho stump be-
cause -: could demonstrate
his c.S.ni...! .,r v,,> Ollicc and the un
fitness of his opponents. Such a man
said yesterday
The way | figure it out is this {:
John Duncan has just graduated in law
at the South Carolina College. He
knows how hard it is for an unknown
man TO build up II law practice which
will give him asullicicnt support and
he had the NapOlconic nerve to make
4 brilliant move on the chccsboard Of
life. he went into the Senatorial can
VaSS without hope OF success, but to
acquire fame for boldncss, aggrcssivc-
ness and good speaking. If he succeeds
in that-though he should fail of cleo
tion-whcrever he may locate for the
practice Of his profession he will ad-
vance at the bar much more rapidly
than II he went there with no such ad-
vortisemcnt."
"Wcll,' said a by-stander, " had
never thought Of it in that light, but
II he went into tho Senatorial race
with such an idea he has Il great head
on his shoulders and is bound to ad-
vance rapidly. If that is his purpose,
he could noC mako wiser Investment
, OF the money which it will cost him to
make the canvass. Such pluck is sure
TO win its way. And though he Is
likely to be defeated t.is year, he will
yet make his mark in South Carolina
politics.
, The announcement in the Register
That Gen. Hugh S. Farley was candi-
aatc Tor Congress in tho Fourth Dis
, trlct was very much Of Il surprise. Cen
: cral Far cy takes a campaign like some
, men take tonic. S,ump-spcakinr
, braces nm mp and improves his health
, wonderfully.
The advent OF Judge Earle upop tho
stump Is Ii kelly to inject more life into
+ the campaign, which has been duu in
Y comparison with the exciting contests
on the hustings in 1890, 1892 and 1894.
~ may be that the small attendance at
T. tne meetings So far has been the result
ol rack OF interest, or it may have been
, caused by th- necessity for farmers tn