The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
HOW IS THIS FOR HARMONY
Bill Arp Gets Upset. by Northern
Ihternturc-Iiis Golden Wedding
This Month";

| of"'"fc-his Nolucn eduinE
This Month.
David saith, "t'rcv not thyself be-
cause Of evil doors, for they shall be
cut down like the grass and withcr
away" And Solomon saith, He that
uttercth slandcr is FOOL" and some
body else saith, " Avcngc not thyself,
but wait on the Lord.' 1t takes all of
ibis Scripture to quiet man nowE.
days and TO keep him calm and serene.
know that | am old enough to be q
philosopher, and therefore should not
let bad men disturb my TRANQUILITY,
but 1T fatigues my Indignation TO rend
somo OF these Northern Republican,
newspapers. | read an editorial
yesterday which said that evcry Soma
tor who voted against tho treaty was fit
Tor the hell whore Benedict Arnold
and }, ilcrson Davis had gone. Accord.
ing TO Solomon that man is q fool, and
1T docsnv become me to get mad with
IL fool. My great concern is that he
viii: make fools OF tho 100000 daily
readers that his paper boast Is OF, for i
Is u TACT that most people bank on
their favorltc paper next to their
church or religious convictions. The
tendency is to make the G0O, 600 bclicvc
that Mr.. Davis Was q traitor, and that
Is equivalent to saying that and all
Confederate veterans arc traitors, and
that makes me and my wife to fret bo
cause OF evil doors, which David SAYS
we must not do. We are trying lust
now to pose as meek and humble pu-
| triArchS like Moses and to cherish M
rcsentments. but it is hard to DO unless
we quit reading Northern literature.
Another editorial iii the same pupcr
says that Dewey says that in times OF
war the Democrats are traitors, and in
times OF peace they arc FOOLS" What
Kind OF man Is that who edits that
papcr--that Mckinley organ. tell
you, my brethren, there is no use in
crying peace, when there is no peace.
1T is Ikea campmccting revival where
hundreds arc converted for a few
days and then lapse and relapse into
their same old ways. Handshaking
and promises don't signify gcnuino
| conversion.
a few years ago Henry Grady clcc.
trlticd the nation, and, as John Temple
Grav said, "loved it into peace"
Those words arc upon his monument,
but where is the peace? IL didcnt last
six months. He was hardly buried
before the Northern press begun on us
again about the Niger, and they kept
it up diligently until Mckinley came
down here and said kind words, and
we gave him l0vcfeast and tho nation
was harmonzcd, and the wise mon
SAID, 'Bchold, how sweet and pleasant
1T is for brethren to dwell together I'm
unity And now oil Of u sudden the
great Republican organ shake g it's Cory
locks and says, Jefferson Davis was
traitor, and he is in hell" How is that
for harmony?
But the Scriptures say walt on tho |
L,rd" aud have seen tho wick cd !
flourish like green bay tree" and SO
! reckon we will have to wait. | re-
member when Horace Grccly's paper
WAS just as malignant, and yet tho old |
man went security on Jefferson Davis's
bohd and got him out OF tho filthy dun.
gcon where General Miles had fotterod
him, and Beast Butler, who stole our
spoons, signed the bond with him. So
there Is no telling what will happen If
VIC will only wait. | liko the late
movement OF the good people of Fitz-
goraid. 1t looks moro like harmony
than aavthing | have seen since tho
civil war. Tho mon who wore the
blue and tho gray md their sons have
formed military COMPANY and asked
Tor Incorporation and an outfit for tho
defense Oi our State and to keep pcacc |
at homo and preserve law and |
order. That Is real 8nd lasting frater-
nifty. The TACT is, that no Northern
men have ever cast their fortunes
down South and domicilcd with our
people but what they fell in love with
them, and the longer they stayed tho
better they liked us. think | will |
TO that Yankee colony, and tip my hat
to that military company. We give Il
cordial welcome to all Northern pcO-
pic who come to stay, for they are the
best people they have got up there,
and arc thinning out their good society
mighty fast. Fools and fanatics don't
larc to come and that fellow who edits
that paper w0uldcnt cross the line for
million dollars, unless he came In
disguise. We wouldcnt hurt him, for
Solomon says he Is q fool, hut our small
boys might annoy him and make his
stay unpleasant.
rcJOico to sec that North Carolina
is to have II property and an educa-
ti0nal qualification for every voter
white and black. When Georgia fol-
lows suit to old Rip Van Winklo and
Louisiana and South Carolina We can
elect respectable legislature and
have Is dog law passed and give to
widows the right Of suffrage on taxa.
tion and to all women tho same rights
concerning tho education of our chill.
drcn. What monstrous Injustice it
is to choose women for our teachers,
but exclude them from our school |
boards or from any choice in tho selcc.
tion. We mon consign to their tender
care and training our little ones, but
claim the exc lusivo right to elect or
reject at our pleasure and to mako the
rules and regulations and choose tho
books for thom to teach. But all this I,
will be reformed in due or rdue time
and they win have TO wait on tho Lord,
| reckon. Many reforms have already
been made within my memory concern
ing tho female scx, but moro are want.