The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-05

t'day, (n"t raisel or trained,) are
not hear so polite as the cid ones,
some scarcely >vcr speak to a per,
svn, and then never tip or raise
their hats and have no manners
about residences, Note an old ne.
gro, how polite he is when you NEE,
him, and how mannerly he acts
around houses. If you ask him
questions about things, or old times,
how intelligently he talks. This
leads oLe to ponder the question
that when all of the old negroes.
those reared by white people, under
their .influences, are gone, where
Will the younger generation have
drlfted as to politeness, manners, or
intelligence. NJ use talking about
higher education for them, they may
be able to use some big words, all
meaning the same thing, or nothing
at all, but away from the training Of
the white race, their influences, etc. =,
and they will be drifting back to the
heathen African, from whence tho
race came and was alienated by the
white people, and 1 may say those of
the South, and the most of the good
qualities imbibed by being with the
white race, will all be gone, and a
thing of the past. Old negroes like
to talk about 'my folks" of the good
old times, and how plentiful things
were with their masters, and they
speak inoffensively of my kin folks"
when they mean they are going to
stick to them. But all of this is
passing away.
The election at this precinct pass
ed off not quietly, with no rows or
fighting, but just a lot of liquor
drinking and getting tipsy. Much
hard electioneering for and against,
and it may prove both fair and foul.
There was more interest shown than
any election in . number of years,
and some say that it has been a
long time since so much whisky
was used. Whether it was furnished
by candidates We do not know.
Anyway it flowed quite freely, and
there is no doubt but votes were
bought with liquor, strong persua-
sion. Many q man can be turned
when they get fully intoxicated and I
believe some will change for chance
to get intoxicated; and some can
have their tickets marked against
them by unscrupulous men, and they
never be aware of the fact, cheated,
and some just don't care who or for
what they are voting, SO they are
voting and drinking. Often good
men are at the mercy of this kind Of
men, and often you can't Judge a
mans popularity by the vote he
gets at home. The papers have
been talking about leg pulling, and
if / do not offend, do those men vote?
I am opposed to electing anything
by convention, large or small, and
want it done by direct primary. I
am this way on cotton weighers. Now
they get up petitions, send to an ap-
pointive power, and that power ap-
points whoever it likes best.
Might as well allow several men get
up petitions for magistrate Of place.
send them to an appointing power,
and have one appointed. Or let sew
eral men of state get petitions sign
ed by so many voters, for governor,
send that to the president of the
United States, and let him appoint a
governor. 1t all works pretty much
the same. This appointing business
with q good many things is a sort of
spoils system, and think primary
election, etc. is preferable. Then
the losing side cannot attach too
much blame and impartiality to the
power that appoints. So I believe
q direct primary, as in all the Offices,
the best all around. HEY DENVER.
Santuc, 3. c., Sept. LIST, 1902.