Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-26
McLaurin and Ti!lman.

ccivod no reward in this world.
People have boon abused for crimes
that they arc not guilty of, simply
because they are misunderstood, be-
cause people did not think as they
thought nor sec things as they saw
them. We should be more careful
and be sure wo thoroughly under
stand a man before we condemn him.
There has been much suffering en-
dured by men and women because
people criticised them and charged
them with crimes Of which they
were absolutely guiltlcss.
A mans motives should be brought
into consideration before you pass
Judgment upon him. DO him no
harm until you arc absolutely certain
that his motives are wrong. We
may do wrong when VIC are trying
to do good. A man should be tho
roughly conscientious in all his acts.
1t often happens that man is doing
good, but is misunderstood there is
somebody that doesn't think exactly
as he does, and does not view things
from the same standpoint that he
does, and he is unjustly criticised
and bcmcancd for, what they sup
pose, his wrong doing.
Senator McI.aurin may have acted
wisely in the Senate, but he is the
subject of much uncomplimentary
talk, and abuse immcasurably is
hcapcd upon him by Senator Tillman
and his friends. If McLaurin was
rightly understood and he will be
some day-the people might be Civ
ing him credit for his wise fore
thought and unlimited praise for the
course he took
There arc some people who will
always be Tillmanitcs and will always
support him for the simple reason
that they are ignorant, and Tillman
has been able to drive much of his
dcvilment into their heads. Tillman
is a notorious character, q sensational
speaker, an opponent Of all good, a
promoter Of strife and contention
among the people, an enemy OF the
church and cunning, unprinciplcd
politician.
do not profess to be a McI.aurin
man, for am not altogether an ad-
vocatc of his doctrine, but I do want
him to have his rights in the matter,
and | want his actions in the Senate
to have due consideration before he
is condemned and branded as Re
publican. | neither say that he was
right or wrong, but do think that
he was conscientious in the stand he
took in the Senate and before Till
mans present term expires the pco-
pie of South Carolina may be ready
to say that McI.aurin was right :;
that he suffered much abuse at the
hands of the people because they did
not understand him and could not
see as far ahead of them as they
could throw a stone.
In my opinion Tillmans political
career is nearing an end. don't
think he will ever be elected to the
Senate or any other Office again.
lie seems to be constantly losing
ground. The people arc beginning
to lind out what rascal he is. lie
was elected by The Reform Move
mcnt when he first ran for Governor
and not by his own merits. South
Carolina is none the better off to-
day because OF his having been in
the Governors chair, and the people
OF the State do not seem to apprcci-
ate his service in the Senate. lie is
shrcwd politician, a fiery speaker
and just the right man TO fool the
common people (and that class in
cludcs n big majority Of the voters
OF the Statc). lie fooled many Of
them, too, but they are gradually
falling away from him, and either
going to the Mcl.aurin crowd or
staying out OF politics altogether.
don't claim to be 50 well posted
on politics, and, az yet, am no poll
tician. II there is any especially
disgusting and hard life it surely is
that of a politician. Politics have
become very corrupt. 1t seems that
tne man vino can use the most slang,
tell the most lies, sling the most mud
and act the biggest hypocritc is the
successful one. do not make this
statement to cast any reflection upon
tho characters Of any of our officers
of tho State, but as a general rule
this is the state of affairs all over
our country. 1t is not confined en-.
tircly to South Carolina, but exists
in all the States, and in some pcr
haps to worse degree and in a
worse form than it does here. 1t is
not always the most competent man
who is elected to Office; in fact, it is
seldom the case. This day and time
it is an honor rather than a disgrace
to be defeated, for it is not the most
honorable and upright candidate who
gains the victory in the campaign.
These are my views, and if they
are right am right, and if they are
wrong ! am wrong
Very respectfully,
Rhctt Il. Doyle.
Chester, S. c., June l8.