Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-15
" THE JUICE Of LEAIIEOHSS" LEHIHIE|OOHNS
IS POURED OUT BY "NED T0nn' FOR THE
BENEFIT OF MR.. J. A. COOK.
LOCATING EACH OTHERS BRAINS.
Shoots Hot Shot Straight at Mr.. Cook, and
Wants Him TO Practice what Re breaches.


Wants Him 10 Practice what Re breaches.
RErHEAT, s. g., February 0 0-Editors
Courier: We hoped that Mr.. Cook would
have seen things in thoir truo light boforo
now, but it seems that he is getting far
thor away from tho subject all tho time.
I1e tells us how he has worked and how
he treats his rentors. when that has got
nothing to do with tho question at all.
Now, brother, como and got right; don't
run of on things and got SO mixed up.
Wc are not fussing about what you have
got or how you treat your renters and if
you do treat thom as you say, you arc
only doing what you ought to do. Wo
arc not cundomnng you in regard to
your renters, nor how you got your little
piece of land. We never have accused
you Of being dishonest. We arc not dis
cussing that at all
Now, brother, come up and confess the
truth, and don't run al over tho country
and tell us what you do and how you
have done, but come to tho real question.
What have your renters got to do with
tho right and justice of the law, moro
than any other honest renter? guess
there are rs good renters on other mems
farms rs thcro are on yours, and guess
other men have worked as hard as you
hayo and arc just as honest. So don't
get it into your little head that you are
tho only honest man in the county, and
that you arc tho only man in the county
who has good renters who arc willing to
work four days on tho road. All Of us
arc willing to work. Why arc We will
ingP because wo have it to do. The
law says you shall work four days with
oat the chance to pay the communication
tax. That is what we are talking about
Why couldn't the law say work four days
or pay Sl.50P We then could choose
which we would do. Now, wouldn't
that look more like business?
Now, brother, scrapc up your little
brains, got them together, and get your
heart right, and while you talk honesty
and justice to all men, como and answer
few simple questions Would it not
havo looked better for the lawmakers if
they had said, you shall work four DAYS
or pay one dollar and Il half: Can't one
take tho money and do more work than
with the free labor? Can't You get more
and better work out of hands when YOU
pay them than you can when they are
putting in their own time on the roads?
Now, Mr.. Cook claims we have been
converted, and says we claimed that the
property ought to work the roads. Now,
brother, | think you have got tangled a
little. We said if the tax of $;l.5O would
not work the loads, then tax the pro-
pcrty. But we arc not surprised, for You
have got SO far of that we don't think
you VIII ever get back. You try to sum
up what it will cost for The Legislature
and the supervisor to change the law and
keep the money straight. We don't
know whether your figures arc righC or
not, and it don't make any difference,
for those fourdollars- day boys arc
gong to stay there as long as they can
anyway. The supervisor, too, had lust
as well find ont where the taxes belong
as to let contracts, if this contract bust
ness is what Mr.. Cook claims it is. |
don't think the county would lose as
much money as he claims they have
thrown away last year. So think my
plan Is the best at last. Don't you, bro
thcr?
Now, MIR. Cook wants to throw of on
MS because We arc renters. want to say
to HIM that we renters have just as much
right to say that we don't like thing as
Mr.. Cook has, if he does own a little
land. Maybe some day we will own a
little piece of land, and am sure | will
II live toSce rs many years rs Mr.. Cook,
and if do am sure not to let it con-
tract what little brains | have, even if
they be in my nose, as he says |
don't think his are that close to
his head. If they were llo surely could
see and think better and not get things
so tangled up and write about every
thing else but the question. Surely his
httlc dab of brains have cvaporatcd
until they have become so small they left
they right place and dropped into his
hecls--at least it looks that way.
lie talks honesty and Justice, and then
can't see the justice of a law to allow a
man the right to work or pay. lie talks
about tho old law when they had 10
work, and says there was no grumbling.
lie il Older than am, but beg to differ
from him. You could pay out if Won
wanted to, and there has never been y
time since | can recollcct that you coula
not pay your tax until now, and have
not heard as much grumbling since the
"ld law was changed as | have lately.
Nobody could grumblc, for they had
their choice, TO work or pay, and we all
knew if we didn't pay we would have to
WORK so ] think wo are as near right as
Mr. Cook is, if we do measure only by
). can't see where he comes NJ to \
ny ., Tor there are several bark edges on
him and he can't be used all the way.
but, then, that is no fault of his, and
guess he can't help it. SO, brother, let
the light shine in your little heart and
confess to tho truth, that it is right and
justice Tor every man to lHvc the right
I" work four days or pay one dollar and
half Practice what you preach, he
honest with all men, whether renters or
iahd-o"nrIs. w. NJ. LEMMoNS.
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with rheumatism for several years and
have tried remedies without number, but
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got hold off, One application relieves
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