The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-23

! ing on my farm. l have house full
| OF boys to raise and train, and the first
duty | owe to my family. But | felt
! myself responsible for much Of tho DO.
litical agitation in our State, and for
six years my party has honorcd INC as
! State chairman. When | saw Il doe
! trine advocated that | know WAS not
! Democratic, and also knew that it
would work injury TO our section and
! people, felt 1T my duty to enter the
! contest and sound Il note Of warning. If
any other candidate, representing
| sound Democratic principles, bad ap-
| pcared at the Sumter meeting, would
not have made tho race myself. But
when no ono else entered, | decided
to antagonizc MIR. MDLnurin if | did
not receive moro than three votes in
the whole State.
But am highly gratiiicd at the
victory in lItWcns. it had been her.
aided all over the State that my own
people would rcpudiato me. But they
gave me II handsome majority over
both Of my opponents, and had IL full
vote been poiICd my majDrity would
have been 500 IN lIIurcns. My personal
enemies brought out every vNtc they
could against me, but it, did no good. |
highly appreciate this endorsements
iOr IL vindcutcs me against the false
hoods published and circulated My
people were indignant ut the brutal
personal warfare wagcd against me,
and both rcformCiS and conservatives
unitcd III coming TO my defense. And
! ALSO w"nt YOU to thank my Spartan.
burg friends for their splendiu endorse
mvUt. love the old Iron District.
and intcnd to visit your people soon.
aHd | want 10 meet Us many lis posi-
bic. And also want to thank those
cotton Will operatives for standing by
me 80 nohiy. | meant cvnry word
Hhid during the campaign, and they
can command me at any time when
can be OF service to these good people"
We asked Col. lrby about the report
OF mis- Cross Anchor speech, in which
it VAS published that he said every
dispenser should be in the pcnitcntiary.
"Why, made no such remark, - was
the reply. II sad those dispensers
who had dcfaultcd should be indicted.
! made no offensive reference to officers
who did Their duty and honestly ac-
counted ior the money they had re
ccivcd.'
"Co!oncl,' We asked, sis it true, as
reported, that Cen. NJ. G. Butler voted
against YOU"
SO am reliably informed thai But.
icr not only voted against me, bu,
worked for McL.nurin. was surprised
at this, because my advocacy Of naming
! Sa'uda county Butler first brought unui
! me the nntAGOniSm Of the rcfOrmers, 4.
! you know. But there are many queer
| Things connected with that primary
that will crop out in due time. When
ever spcko had the people With me
and they promised To vote for me- Blu
ON the heels Of the election somcthins
happened % change their opinion t,
keep tho voters nt home. Bat | an
not gricving over tho split pOlitica
milk, for II the poOpic arc satisfied.
am. ! did what conceived to be m
duty as South Carolinan and Dem
0crat, and nave no regrets to offer o
apologies to make. feel that | mad
many new and warm friends all owe
, tho State, and the campaign was
pleasant one to me. But more thn
half Of our ID hmOCralS decided not {
" v ltc, aud the result Is that am oven
whc lminGty rlected 10 stay on ny farl
= and at homc.'