Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29

moan by "CarpGt-hlyJSm" In South
Carolina. Some people, however, are
so disturbed because the President has
| appointed man whom the people @.
Aiken have elected Mayor Of their
town twice, and who is q refined and
preferring charges against him In
Washington: this Is done for political
purposes and I we'll understand 1t as
a lick at me, not Mr.. Chaffee. Who
should be District Attorney of South
Carolina? A bright, energetic young
man. raised up hcre in this beautiful
mountain city, or a foreigner and out
slider? l admit one Of the best OF his
class; but. fellow.citzens. South
Carolinians are good enough for me.
Now. when appointments were made
absolutely repugnant to the wishes
and the traditions of our people,
was the only one who held up con-
frmation in the Senate. Now when
q gentleman, like Mr.. Chaffee or John
Capers. the son Of Confederate
Brigadier, with four Yankee bullet.
holes In his body, now the Bishop Of
South Carolina. Is made by the Presi.
dent, not for political purposes, but
as an indication Of his good will to-
wards The people not only OF South
Carolina but of the South, see n
threat In the papers that the con-
Armation Is to be fought. II that Is
politics, If that Is Democracy, then
God save me from such infamy.
"THE GENTLEMAN FROM MEXI-
There Is one thing that have not
heard much Of q kick, the loan OF
the government exhibit at Buffalo to
Charleston. | believe, however, some.
body else claims the credit. That Is
all right with me, It matters not who
gets tho credit just SO the city Of
Charleston gets the friendly hand OF
this government In a great enterprise
in which the whole State Is interest
ed. Irrespective Of personal and pol
itical differences, am willing to join
hands with my colleague in the Sen
ate and the members in the House In
securing an appropriation to rcm-
bursc Charleston for all expenses in
Cured. Ii we lay aside little differ
cnce and everybody 80 to work as
one man, It can be done. | want to
s,'' here, in Justice to Senator Till
man and m"Sclf, We arc both capable
Of rising high enough not to permit
anything to interfere with n matter
Of such general interest to the State.
] will even go one better and agree.
if Charleston gets the appropriation,
to give all of the credit to the Gen
tlcman from Mexico"
Will NOT BE DRIVEN
have just one or two more things
to say on tho first question am dis
cussing. My intimate friends know
from public life. had determined
never again to Undertake the canvass
Of this State. and were 1t not that
felt that | owned 1t to the people Of
South Carolina to discuss these is
sues and enable them to act intelli-
gently by placing themselves in touch
with the best thought Of the age,
would not be here today. The pco
pie OF this State gave me the grand
est chance that any young man has
had since the war, and fully realize
the opportunity and duty I never
doubted for one moment but if al
lowed to present my case fairly to
the people. I would be reelected to
that can be successfully assailed, save
upon narrow partisan grounds. I
had. however. determined not to run
on account Of my health. The cam
paign Of 1897 left me in physical
and mental wreck. My physician has
repeatedly said that could not
stand either nentally or physically
the strain Of such another campaign
Within the ten months past, how
ever. my health has been wonder
fully improved and I am ready for the
fray. | desire here and now to tell
the "Dosses" lin and out Of the
State) who have dccrecd my political
death. that | defy item. The only
out of the primary and thus prevent
the people from expressing them
selves. Let them. if they dare, pre-
vent white men from passing judg
ment at the ballot-boX upon these
great national issues One thing
more on the question. Am honest?
Those who knO" mo and are my
friends will never believe anything
else To those who are fair and
unprejudiccd. / say. give me an i'm
partial hearing. and if you arc not
convinced then. we will still rospt ct
eacn other. F2r my enemies. those
who would condemn me unhcard, the
GROWERS and winners, ] care not Il
red cent what they think. so long that
know that am honest.
AM MISTAKEN?
desire now to take up some Of my
votes and speeches. end address my
self to the question, Am | mistaken? !?
WhcN ! was rIarrd on the Ways and
Means Committee Ct the House, ] be-
| gan il SvStcmaiic course of reading
on the !ariT Qucs ion with reference
to it's effect upon the people OF the
South In March. 1897. | made d
speech in which I embodied my views
! had offered an amendment for IL
duty of two ana onc.half cents per
pound on cotton imports. and had
made a fight in the Committee for
proper schedule on rice. pine lum
hcr turprntjnc, cotton seed oil. oil
| cake. jutc-bagging, cotton tics AL the