Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-08-25


/, the way you have allowed the poll
ticians to treat you and feel that you
must look after Betsy and the baby,
out We are not out of the woods on
! the negro question. AS long as the
14th and 18th amendments are a
part of the Constitution we have no
guarantee Of white supremacy.
Spreading Molasses.
The people of the North use the
negro to subserve their own political
ends. President Taft has been in
| the South and Is coming again to
| spread all the molasses he can. ~
| warn you, Mr.. Taft's purpose is to
bring the negro back into power, and
is going to do it if he can. The in
terests Of the mill owners and indus
| trial capitalists of the South are
such as to conclude with the inter-
ests of Northern Republicans, and
they work hand in glove together.
Some people say I am crank.
The young bucks who wore knee
breeches when l was younger, and
who run the papers now, are the
ones who criticise me-"
The Senator extolled the purity
and virtues of the women Of South
Carolina in speaking of the marriage
laws. He believed in laws that pro-
"!ded that when a man and woman
get hitchcd they should stay hitched.
1--WE have "a good system Of gov
l>ernment, but it needs watching. All
governments need to be watched. If
YOU do not watch, the scamps will
| run away with things
Why Watch the Robbers?
81 left Washington S. | did
not see the use Of staying in Wash
ington to look at Aldrich and Payne
| and that gang shaping things up to
rob the people while We had no rep
resentation to make effective de-
| Tense"
The Senator asserted the necessity
for white rule. The situation resolves
itself thus: Democratic, white: Re-
P"'iiSoh. hcSio. mere Is the WnOle
thing in nutshell.
He criticised the attitude of the
State press towards the administra-
ton of Clemson College. Hc de-
scrihed the method Of administra-
ton of Clemson as complex and a
| machine more difficult to- run than
the State government. Admitting
| defects that have existed there, he
said the trustees are now looking for
a man to take DR.. Melrs place. He
| deplored that the life trustees and
State appointed trustees must always
be at cross purposes. He believes it
wise to make no radical changes in
method of administration. In any
event, whatever changes may be
made, by the will the property re-
mains that of the life trustees. AS
long as he lives he is going to see
that 1t Is not wrecked.
Senator Tillman extolled the pres
ent common school system that has
resulted in producing great changes
for the States welfare, but he de-
clared that the campaign for compul-
sorry education would result, If sue
cessful, in educating the negro SO
he could qualify for franchise regis
tration, and that means negro domi-
nation.
Why This Cry of Alarm?
| Servo pntice on thoco
that are fixing to kick me out of the
Senate that you will have something
to say about 1t. Look out for those
who have some axe to grind"
The foregoing does not pretend to
be verbatim quotation from Sena-
tor Tillman's talk, but only a synop-
sis. The speakers unique mode of
saying things is well known to most
South Carolinians.
Senator Tillman seems to feel re-
sentful for the criticism Of the South
Carolina press relating to his al
sence from the Senate on a lecture
tour at the time every Democrat s
presence seemed most required.
The Aroma OF the Tea.
He is "sore on" the papers for
their treatment Of the Clemson Col
lege situation; and for their criti-
cism of his attitude on the tariff
question with relation to his pro-
posed protective duty on tea. The
feeling is especially directed against
| The State. He announced on the
platform that these papers would