The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-03-27
WYATT AIKEN FOR CONGRESS-.
Something About Him aud His Fitness
For the Position.

Something About Him aud His Fitness
| For the Position.
| Mr.. Editor: Permit me through
the columns Of your valuable pa
per to endorse the candidacy of the
Honorable Wyatt Aiken for con
gress from this the third district, ;
in the coming democratic primary. )
Perpetuatiug as he does the good
name Of his illustrlous father, H.
Illustrating also that faithful devo.
ton TO duty which characterized
his sire, he needs no introduction
at my hands to the people Of
this county. My only apology for
attempting to point to his clean
record and his fitness for congres.
sionul honors Shall be that his own,
tongue, unlike that of the small
politician Of the day, disdains to
proclaim in blantant tones the la.
wish peans of self praise. All hon
or to his modest, honest soul; for.
scorning the petty deceits and the
wiles Of the political mystic maze,
he prefers rather to make his n
race a race OH issues than one ap.
pctIing to the passions Of parti-
sans, to personal or hereditary
friendships, or to his own magnet-
ic, magnanimous personality. |
shall than not transgress upon his
prerogative to present the issues
upon which he will wage his battle
royal but shall direct attention
more especially to his record 'as
private man.
J, He was reared on farm in Alb.
beviIle (now Greenwcod) county
and as farmer was always success
full. His talents however called
him into another profession in
which it was his pleasure to remain
} in close, confidential elbow-touch
q with his former feliow.tillers OF
- the soil. His deep interest IN their
n welfare was manifested at all times
in practical manner 80 that none
ever doubted his sincerity nor ever
qestioned tho genuineness Of his in.
= terest. For him politics had no
)" charm, he sought no personal ag-
- grandizemont, ho had no desire for
n political preferment, but by his
~ merit he was colled to act IA Off
O. clal court stenographer eighteen
a. years ago and has since then filled
,n the position with honor and credit
to himself and eminent satisfa ctior
to the officials of the court and tt
VA the public. His uniform courtes,
to all, regardless of caste or tor.
=, tune, have won for HIM, during tn,
'y continuous itinerary of eighteen
~ yearp,golden opinions in the mind
n Of hundred who will be delighted t.
ite honor him with their ballots. The
race for congress- is not by any
means of his own choosing, for h,
!, . has heretofore resisted the urgen
:. appeals made by his friends to al
'"' low tho use Of his name but tn,
ng pressure became too strong, it
in spontaneity became too eviden
on and ho was swept into tho race il
-, spite of himself. Now that he ha
- accepted tho standard, he will max
INC all aggressive race and winning
oh- race.
hor Not alone III life has he servet
,gs his country but true to his hcroi
rs nature and patriotic solo he volun
teered III the Spanish war as privat
and shouldered his musket as
member of tho Abbevillo miitar,
~ company, in which capacity b,
ne. served in the first S. G. V. /. Reg
,ed iment one month, whom for meri
bio tious services he was promoted tt
ost Battalion Adjutant. During tn,
whole Of his service he was Actiny
'in Regimental Quartermater and it i
tor worthy Of note that his accounts
md with the government, involving
ide over 100000, checked out to y;
cent. Here, as in every other ca
pacity, he served with equal salts
ef" faction to officers and mon an(
ct. here also he endeared himself tt
all with whom came in contact b,
his big-hearted generosity ant
Ie- thoughtfulness Of the comfort 0
nat the sick. | refer to this at tn;
~, risk Of the displeasure, for L an
- !" aware as are those who witnosset
ty and were the recipents of .hi
he knightly treatment, that it was BIZ
he desire that his name should not bt
~ known in connection with his gen
erous acts, but in his own unostent
atious way
al "He did good by stealth
ne And blushed to find it fame"
". Many poor, sick soldier owes
10 his life to this benefactor for talk.
40 ing him from the hospitil, sending
j. him home at his own expanae and
ID taking the rjak Of acquiring his fur,
lopgh attae he was eaie at AQme,