Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29
To Save and Help.
tFrom tho Greenvillo Nows |


Speaking of using Gen. Wado uamp.
ton as political tool, it strikes us that
tho Columbia State, Tho Nows and Con.
rer and a few of its weekly followers
among the newspapers of tho State,
might troad just II little moro softly i'm
their efforts to get their paws on tho fine
old warrior.
Any man who has followed, during the
past month, the editorial oanderings of
Tho State and The News aud Courier has
very easily seen tho com bincd movement
on tho part of these two anti ovcrything
organs to lure Con. Hampton once more
into politics. Both papers have called
for him to come and tako the United
States Senatorslip and both would go
into paroxisms Of joy to-day if they re-
ceived enough encouragement to start,
openly and above board, a largo boom
for him.
How sweet aud gentle they are now
toward Hampton! How well The News
and Courier totes Ben Tllman on it's
back and spreads out it's arms to Iamp.
ton, tho same honest old warrior who
was kicked from pillar to post by tho
rough shod Bon!
Whatever Ben Tillman may have done
to our disliling we feol sure that he will
feel thorough disgust at this spectacle.
He is by far the clevercst and most sue
ceSsful politician we ever had in this
State. and for that reason wo feel conf
dent in saying that he will mover lend a
hand in this little scheme, never mind
how promising the chances of McLaurin
may Soom.
The News and Courier is combating
the business interests of its own sun
portcrs-tho Charleston people. It
knows that. The merchants exchange
of Charleston condemned its policy from
a to and scared it nearly out of it's
boots. 1t cannot depend on State cir
cnlatlon. That part of its income, we
understand from good authority, has
been dropping rapidly and, strange to
is waxing fat on its losses in that dircc.
tion.
Inc News and Courier being whipped
by Mcl.aurin will mean the end of Tho
NewS and Courier as an influence i'm its
own community. Neither prophet nor
tho son of prophet do wo claim to be,
but wo will take some even bets that
MI McLaurin will poll winning vote in
charleston against any other man in the
State than Wade Hampton.
rho News and Courier knows this and
it hungcrs for Gen. Wade Hampton i'm
spite Of tho load on it's back
AS for the Columbia State it is hold
ing back for the third candidate. 1t will
not have McI.aurin and will not have
and the odds arc always heavily against
such. just now the odds seem fright
fully against thcm. The State is scared.
with Wade Hampton, of whom it is
making martyr in the hope of giving him
martyrs reward, it will be delightful
sailing for The State.
1t will mean political power for them
too, and such power as would even adj
init OF them giving it to Ben amin. the
Tillmanitc, right in tho neck, unless one
thing should happen.
That ono thing is Gen. IIampton's
death.
The General is old and feeble. Ic has
lived his life. At tho recent reunion in
Columbia there were many many ex-
prGsslons "f doubt as to to his old com
radcs seeing him alive again.
Elect tho old warrior and save Tho
News and Courier and help along the
Columbia State, but if he should die in
ONCE man would step in his shoes who
would he a Ben Tillman man. Your
eager and politically entcrprising Colum
bia State would 90 back to it's old place
IN the game. Your News and Couricr's
arms would drop to its side and its load
weigh all the heavier
Yes, we say to these two journals tread
on tip-toc as you go about this little mis-
sion. Whatever mistakes have been
made by Gen. lIampton's friends it is
not for you to use them for your per-
sOnal gain.
Let us have this political fight fought
between two men in their prime and
equal to the bitter demands of political
times such as these. Let none of us
stand by and see Gen. Hampton either
lnred or dragged into the political arena
TO save Tho News and Courier or hclp
The Columbia State.
And, dim as his eyes arc, would not
Gen. Hampton see tho load on The News
and COnrier's back 4?
We believe he will and also will his
real friends see it.