Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-09-24
J. Q. C. on the Recent Election.

Columbia, S. O., September 49,
Editors Courier Well it's all over
and | did not miss it 80 bad. Ansel
fell short and his friends are to
blame, myself among the rest. Went
at it too half hearted, but there will
come another day and then watch.
1t is wrong to rejoice, but l have
not forgotten the Walhalla dispen-
sary job and the sound of John G.
Evans's bump against the ceiling and
the rebound was music to my ears
indeed.
CAN'T and Frost are in, as was my
prediction.
Jim Tillman failed to don the
gloves at Gaffney and lost his grip
on many of his best friends. This
is fact we'll known here.
Mr.. Editor, the people were out on
the hunt for new timber and Mr..
Heyward's friends saw their oppor-
tunity and furnished the man.
There.was enough Evans's tiger
eye distributed in Ward No. 5 among
the mill people to have elected two
Senators in Washington and now
speaking of this wonderful cat, Ike
Jones, Gf see how it fattens and
thrives in Columbia, and is hunted
to the very death in Oconee and
other parts,) there you are tried
and convicted for even concealing
small jar. Our people know the
certainty of punishment and fear the
result and a jury looks upon it with
the same seriousness as any other
violation of law, while here there is
no State law against it that I have
seen. Constables parade the streets
in swarms, dash into the tigers lair
hourly, turn up the water cooler
to see if it's hollow ground and will
have a few fat pints 90 into
clocks, money drawers and safes and
possibly capture few bottles of
beer and march out with an
air that would do credit to
a lord high executioner. Of course
all business is suspended for fully
ter minutes through respect to the
majesty of the law, &C., but he does
not close the door until the thirsty
citizen secures his pizen and the
things open for business as usual,
and this pure mockery is repeated
hourly. And it is claimed by good
people that beer, &C., is left purposely
so a seizure can be reported to the
chief. This gives you side hold on
your job and that means the whole
cheese, but for fun it beats hamper
of monkeys. When you are on to
the modes just get on some vantage
spot and see them start through the
sweat box district On the market.
There are 20 tigers to the block for
many blocks, then you see the Da-
goes, the Mickies, the Dutchies,
Serians, Jews and coons stampede in
all directions; big fat women, with
their bottles of vile decoctions stuck
under their aprons, will dash up
little allies, and everything goes to
cover like young pheasants when the
mother bird gives her danger signals
Yet in 30 minutes the little shops are
in full blast and the tingle of glass
and lingo of nations blend like scenes
and sounds in Hogen's alley.
And why all this mockeryp for no
one is ever convicted in the State
Courts, and there is seldom an ar
rest. The constables say, "it is no
use, you can't prove it, was not
bought at the dispensary and for
their own use if you would swear
blocks at a time" SO the facts are
simply these /: where in 1883 there
were thirty-seven licensed bars, there
are now one hundred without license,
wide open and loose.
regretted to hear of the death of
Mr.. Pat Gibson. Walhalla has
never produced a truer-hearted
friend and gentleman than Pat Glib
son, or one who had more friends.
The State Fair Association is at
work and wants to make this years
show ga bowling success" and it
deserves the patronage of the entire
State.
Three cheers for Wyatt Aiken.
And we close with all good wishes
to him and The Courier.
Yours, etc., 100.
THE COURIER and the Atlanta Consti-