Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-20
TOMBSTONE roa THE SENATE.
Conceded BY all that .Se WlII be In The
Second Race.

aDility and fitness OF those aspiring to
position, 80 that the voter may be able
to cast his ballot tintelligontly.
In the canvass now abont to close In
| the State for the United States Senator
ship there are practically no differences
in platform. The question to be decided
by the people is that of personal fitness.
Who of the six, aspiring to this position,
is most capable of representing South
Carolina in the United States Senate
Statep
There is no doubt that since the can
yass began, George Johnstone, of New
berry, has gained remarkable strength
and made most favorable impressions on
the voters. In fact, it is conceded that
of all the candidates, he has gained
most, this being admitted on all hands.
record aud to study something of the
life of this man, who, by sheer force of
character and ability of the highest
order, has forged so rapidly to the front.
George Johnstone is son of the late
Chancellor job Johnstone, whose opin-
ions rank in literary ability and legal
erudition with those of the greatest
ever produced. The son has inherited
in great measure the intellect of the
father and that intellect has had the
advantage of thorough training in the
best schools of this country and Europe.
In 1877 he was elected to the Legisla-
ture, in which body he served for eight
successive years, retiring voluntarily.
In 1890 he was elected to Congress
from the Third District. He was chair
man of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, from which Mr.. Crisp was
elected Speaker, and Mr.. Johnstone was
one to whom Mr.. Crisp looked constantly
for assistance.
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Few can show more remarkable record.
No man has sought more to do what he
could in the interest of and for the well
fare of his people. In times like these
there is demand for men, not time
servers; statesmen, not politicians.
There are momentous questions to be
settled, and above all, do we need men
tions in the National Congress, and to do
so intelligently and with wisdom and
foresight born of the statesman. The
people of the State are now in the enjoy
ment of their sober judgment; they are
not torn by party strife and factional
feeling. The appeal is made to this
sober judgment in the selection they will
be called upon to make for the highest
Office in their gift. 1t is their duty to
measure up the candidates by the stand
ard which every true Carolinian should
set for such a position; character, fitness,
intellect, ability to stand up shoulder to
shoulder, arm to arm, hand to hand,
intellect to intellect, with any member
of that body.
The friends of Col. Johnstone have.
never considered him politician, and
do not now press his claims on that
ground, but rather as a broad-minded
statesman who is able to grapple with
the questions of the day and meet the
issues and solve them intelligently; one
who has always stood for the peoples
interests and those principles he believed
to be right and just, though for the
time they may not have been popular.
In his old Congressional District
(Third) he received an ovation at each
meeting.
In the beginning of this article it was
stated that since the canvass of the State
begun George Johnstone has gained
much more rapidly than any of his COM
petitors, and it is absolutely certain that
he will be in the second race with one of
them, and that he will lead in the first
primary on the 26th.
The following are only few of the
many opinions which have been ex-
pressed by the newspapers of the State,
and arc confirmation of what is said
above:
''The man who made the most votes
by this trip was Col. George Johnstone,
of Newberry. Every one fell in love
with him, and he made many friends
here. e."-Georgetown Times.
"The self-reliant political faith of
Johnstone, clean cut and true to Demo.
cratic principles, without fancy trim
mings or demagogic catches and withal
the conviction thai here is man who
would represent South Carolina accord
ing to the dictates of his own conscience,
rather than the understudy of another,
have made a strong impression on the
people among whom he has appeared.
He is in the front rank of Senatorial
possibilities, and there is only bright
promise to South Carolina in such
prospect. t."-Charlesto Evening Post.
''Coi. George Johnstone from all re-
ports has made splendid record. His
speeches are clear, logical, to tho point
and easily understood by the people
generally. From the Press.
"The newspapers seem to agree that
of ali the Senatorial candidates Col.
George Johnstone is making the best
headway at the meetings. And this is
true. Col. Johnstone's speeches are
bound to make fine impression on all
who hear them, as they are the utter
anCes of statesman-one who has gone
to the bottom of public questions. p
Sumter Herald.
"Not only the newspapers, but the
QUIET ocndUoTldl CduuludUeS, say IndU Ol
all their competitors, Col George John
stone has made the most headway, and
that he is the man that they have indi-
vidually to beat. In other words, each
candidate figures it out that the race
lies between himself and Col Johnstone.
This condition can be explained in but
one way. 1t has been brought about by
the sheer ability of the man. Wherever
he has appeared he has won distinction.
His speeches in some cases have wrung
appreciation from those who otherwise
would have gone over bag and baggage
to some other fellow without thinking.
Col. Johnstone, as The Herald says, is a
statesman-one who has gone to the
bottom of public questions. He knows
things and if elected to the United
States Senate, he would be able at once
to take rank with the men in the So
called inner circle Of the Senate, COM
posed of such men as Spooner; Platt, of
Connecticut; Allison and few others
from the Republicans, and welcomed
into fellowship by Democrats like Nor
gan, of Alabama; Bacon, of Geo4 gia, and
others. He is able to place his beloved
State, for he does love South Carolina,
in the position she has occupied in pub
lie life. South Carolina should send
statesmen, not politicians, to the United
States Senate. Col. Johnstone is a
statesman, and an able one at that."--
Greenwood Index.
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