Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-06-26

other Democrat In the Unlted states.
His first speech Of national i'm
portance was made four years before
Mr. Bryans great Chicago deliver
ance. He was the target for the as
saults and scornful cartoons OF the
reactionaries for years until 'insur-
gency" became fashionable. He has
lived to see Theodore Roosevelt TAX
ing up the best OF his contentious,
when twenty years ago that states
man was calling him a "Populist"
and dreamer" He secured a pri-
mary election twenty-five years be-
fore they had become universal de-
mand.
Sccond-During his long career
his private character has never been
successfully impeached. In the fierce
light which beats on high places in
these days Of microscopic analysis
of character in the public press his
moral integrity has stood unshaken
and undimmcd
Third--liis incorruptibility in
public service has been such as to
be the despair Of his enemies and TO
warrant the implicit confidence of his
constituents. In Il Senate Of million
aires he Is still the tribune Of the
people, as unimpeachable as ever was
the Gracchi.
Fourth-Thc impregnable strength
Of his will has been and still is n
tower of resistance to the insidious
efforts of reactionarics In the Demo-
cratic party who now hope to use
that party, as their allies in the
other camp have so long used the
Republican party.
Fifth-The high order OF his in
tellect enables him to see and to an
alyZe conditions at the present time
in way to be Of the highest bene-
fit to the people Of the State and ma
ton. The complicated state Of po-
1itical affairs makes Il fortunate that
South Carolina has big brain at
Washington.
SiXth-Past services are not the
best reason for keeping public SER
want Of his post, unless those SER
vices i0i,cate a character likely to
ua 81 ..H her service. Senator Till
rla0'a wu k has been exactly Of this
kind Il wns not one sporadic act Of
Dlazlng Delaney, but a series con-
stituting truly remarkable whole.
Among these one OF the most import
ant was his activity in educational
An Of
he did covers almost a generation Of
the life Of the State.
Scvcnth-~llc founded and develop
ed Clemson College,
Eighth-Elc did the same thing for
Winthrop College.
Ninth--ilo probably saved the
South Carolina College and the Cita-
del Academy from disintegration at
time when they might have been
seriously injured. | can bear per-
sonal testimony to this myself. for
when he had Just been elected Gov
ernor in 1890 he asked me to come
to see him when | was at the head
Of the Junior Class in South Carolina
College, and | earnestly urged upon
him the election OF DR.. Woodrow as
president Of that institution, Il step
which think will be admitted to
have been OF the utmost advantage
to that college In the existing state
Of affairs. DR.. Woodrow knew how
to keep his mouth shut as few men
did, and he navigated the Old col
lcgc through the shoals Of politically
troubled waters as perhaps no one
else might have done.
Tcnth----IIc began an era OF active
and interested participation in public
affairs on the part Of the whole white
people Of the State. whose steady
influence ever since has been to keep
the State in the forefront OF intclli- |
gent, progressive political activity.
Mr.. Bryan once told me personally |
that Senator rillman had done moro
TO awaken the South to new life in !
political lines than any other man in
tn" country.
Elcvcnth--llc saved the Dcmo-
cratic party in the State from disrup-
hoh by securing (. white primary |
referendum nearly a quarter Of Il |
century ago. He later kept the state |
lrec from the attempted introduction |
or me -Rcpnblicanism as repre- |
scntcd by John l.. McLaurin
Twe!ith-IiC crystalliZcd the
white mans government in the Con-
sttutional Convention. and built |
upon the foundation laid by Wade |
Hampton in the redemption OF the
State from radical rule an cdincc so
solid and enduring that il is hardly
ever likely to fall again.