Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-15
WILLIAMS REPLIES TO THE STATE
Says The State Looks at his Efforts In the
Hampton Matter In Wrong Light.

Richmond, Va, May 81 have
just seen the three column editorial
in The State of Monday regarding
the suggestion of Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton for the Columbia postmaster
ship.
The idea of the writer of that
article seems to be that | was trying
TO have Gen. Hampton do dis
graceful thing to shelter others
under his name and prestige.
am glad to have direct assur-
ances from Gen. Hampton that he
has no such thought.
am sure no man who is accus-
toned to high standards and straight
motives will have such thought.
There has never been human pur
pose, however large, for which a
narrow mind could not invent a
small end, no human act, however
honest, to which a vindicitive and
petty spirit could not attribute dis
honesty. To judge the methods and
Intentions of others by our own is a
common human characteristic.
l am entirely willing to have the
South Carolina public consider my
course from the standpoint of Wade
Hampton on one side and the State
newspaper on the other.
The South Carolina public knows
both and the contrast is sufficiently
vivid to be impressive. If any man
in South Carolina who has accepted
or may accept an appointment from
President Mckinley should need
illustrious precedent to justify him
he would not have to look beyond
the office of the State newspaper.
two members of the staff of which
held commissions in the volunteer
army on the Recommendation Of
Governor Ellcrbc.
That was in time of war, but nv
information was that there was no
lack of applications for positions as
officers and that the appointments
were distinctly favors.
The State itself, organized as a
fiercely anti-Tillman and indcpcnd.
ent and Cleveland Democratic publi-
cation, subsequently accepted a
rather advantageous printing con
tract from an administration to
which it was supposed to be bitterly
hostile. 1t is now apparently trying
to contend that acceptance of an
appointment by an anti-Tillman
Senator would disgrace Gen. lamp
ton etcrnally.
The opinion of The State concern
ing myself is immatcral. TO keen
the record straight, however, permit
me to say in conclusion that have
never sought nor accepted any Jobs
tor myself or favors for my news
paper which could subject me to the
suspicion of fulfilling bargain on
one side or gratifying my resentment
on the other, and that my political
plumage has never changed. | did
not begin as Cleveland gold Demo
crat opposing the Populist influence
SO fiercely as to incffectively lead
contcsting delegation to a national
convention against it and then
become red hot and intolcrant SUP.
porter of free silver and Populist
alliance. My recollection is The
State did.
have fought Ben. Tillman since
the day he was nominated, free silver
from the time it was broached.
l'opulism from it's beginning. Per
sonally | would rather be McKin-
leyitc than Bryanite or a Tillman.
lle, out am none of them.
The result Of the last Presidential
election showed what the Demo
cratic party has been brought to
under the leadership The State fol-
lows. | want to see the party
become something better than a
laughing stock and the South some.
thing more than rallying point and
tool for the cranks of the continent
and menace to the country's pros
pcrity. A. b. Williams.
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