Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-03-04
Neither Republican Nor Third par,ylte.

Walhaila, February 23.--Editors Cou-
rier: Having been away from homo some
few days, was not here to take my part
OF rambling newspaper article which
was published in the News of February
9th, and signed by I. Y. Chalmers, or
Alliance Plow Boy" in which Mr.. Chal-
mers seemed to want to bring all who
didn't see through his hair Drained, yacil-
lating, semi Third -Partyism under his
| "hambango," and branded Mr.. Doyle
| and myself as particular offenders against
| 'the faith" Mr.. Doyle has already made
his reply, aud, in my opinion, acquitted
himself nicely; but Mr.. Doyle hasn't
known our friend (p) Tommy as long as
have, or he wouldn't be surprised at a
man whom popular sentiment connected
so closely with one of the foulest deeds
of those horrible "seventies,n which he
harped on SO in taking part with the
Iillmans in one of the grossest crimes in
the annals of the State. He didn't find
such sympathy for a certain widow and
orphan much nearer home than Mrs.
Iillmap and child, 80 we think the old,
but true saying, "Let charity begin at
home," would be- right good prescrip-
tion for our morally sick neighbor.
am not, however, prepared to discuss
the Tillman shooting affair. / find that
many things are to be considered, but
there is positively nothing that can ex-
| CuSe ~ ludu lOr bilOutiuS auOIueC QOWn
without warning. Besides, the idea of
man helping make law prohibiting
the carrying of concealed weapons by
private citizens, to say nothing of the
man who is sworn to maintain law and
order. AS Mr.. Chalmers has so literally
allowed me my opinion, I'll just express
it in few words: 1t is shameful dis
grace to our glorious old State
Having already messed" with a thing
that wasn't aimed directly at me, I'll
proceed to the point in discussion. Mr..
Chalmers alluded to 'the fellow who
went to Washington and saw old Ben
and hunted for Commercial Johnny" I
take it for granted that he meant me-,
and will try. to make it plain to our
reasonable citizens (Mr. Chalmers is ex-
cused) what l meant by my remarks.
Everybody knows l questioned the wor-
thiness of both, and am plain in saying
that it is pity South Carolina can't, or
| won't at least find better men morally
and politically to represent her in the
Senate than either of them. Both of
our Senators are smart men, and this
makes their actions moro contemplate.
If they didn't have any more sense than
some of their blind followers, they might
| be excused.
Mr.. Chalmers, 1 think, is the wrong
man to invite anybody back to the
Democratic fold" / am sure l have
never avowed my political views; but
| am one of those who were "born of Demo-
cradle," etc., and the Bible says, Bring
up child in the way it should 60 and
when it is old it will not depart from it,"
So would much rather my counsellor
would be some one who hasn't accepted
Al introduction to a jocular drummer
for an acquaintance with the Hon. Tom
Watson, of third party fame, and run
4 snlf n nct 70 In fnll oil
neighbors of the interview. Now, neigh
Dor, don't be so elated next time till you
are sure who you are plotting with.
am not an admirer of Johnny's curls,
but am confident that he would measure
up better than Mr.. Chalmers beloved
burly Ben, had the illustrous Wade
Hampton, whom he SO justly extols,
That Ben is smart and very smart, no.
body doubts; but that he is also mean,
and very mean, all who are generous
enough to look at both sides of his con-
duet will admit.
Mr.. Chalmers also limited at some road
grading l can say l think it an outrage
that an unoffending public should be
siding mud hole, but this is the case on
the new road leading from Lays mill to
MIR. Beatty's. just where Mr.. Chalmers
got his authority l can't say, but one
thing is sure: l saw note from Mr.. Pool
to Mr.. Mccall telling him not to make
those changes, and then right away, be-
fore the new Board had taken charge,
Mr.. Chalmers was going right along
making them. Possibly the grading he
spoke of was done on the Calhoun farm,
whore he used wheel scrape, if no
more of the county outfit, to make set-
tlemcnt road. If our Supervisor would
let us have the county outfit to grade
"our hilP' we'd be tickled to death.
Hoping this will give the public in
general clear understanding of the
stand take, and be thoroughly satisfac-
tory to Bro Chalmers, without any more
said, am, etc., S. A. Massey.