The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-23
From Joel H. Miller

EulCOr Inc Sentlnel: i notice that
Mr.. C. T. Martin of the Easley. Pro-
gress has copied q communication that
wrote for The Sentinel and comment
might worry Bro. Martin, as had al
ready been writing some in his paper,
is why ! didn't send him copy of'same.
But as he has copied my communication
! see / was mistaken. am glad Bro.
Martin put this communication and his
comment before his readers.
Bro. Martin says miller Kicks Out
Again" This heading Of Bro. Martin g
will cause the readers of The Sentinel
to want to know when the writer first
kicked out, Il have communication
ready in reply to the communication
that charged the writer with the first
kicking out would like for Sentinel
readei to see my reply to Bro. Martin
1t seems that Bro. Martin had doubts
as to my loyalty to the Democratic par
ty before he saw the communication he
copied from The Sentinel. '"This article
dispels all doubt now," Bro. Martin
says. "We do not however blame him,
FOR IL we had the same opinion of the
organization of the Democratic party of
the state as he processes to have we
would kick out too"
of his glasses little. They say if you
will Tut a pair of green glasses on a
hungry horse and throw him some
shavings the; glasses will make the
shavings hook green and the horse will
cat them. That is the condition Bro.
Martin is in. He looks through these
green spectacles at the actions of the
State Demcctatic Executive committee
and calls that Democracy. Nov that
raises an issue between Bro. Martin
and mys- If as to what Democracy is. l
Will make an illustration so the readers
OF The Sentinel can see for themselves.
Suppose one of the readers of The
Sentinel takes notion to run for the
highest office of this state. which is
governor. You will fill all the require
ments, paying your assessment, signing
the pledge, etc. Now you first have
confidence in fair, square deal. Now
we will suppose your competitor g name
Is Jones. Suppose Mr.. Jones is Judge
O. OF some high court and resigns his of
nee to run against you for governor.
Suppose the newspapers are nearly all
against you or in favor of Mr.. Jones
rather than you. Suppose Mr.. jones'
friends commence to circulate all kinds
OF rumors against you and some of them
60 over into Georgia and call some
Georgia people into counsel with them,
planning something to beat you with;
arrange with the great Detective Burns,
then in Georgia, to get some of his
agents to come to South Carolina to
find something you had done or said;
bring dictagraph and have it secreted
In room where some of your friends
stayed in order to get their conversa-
ton which might injure you in yor race
for governor Suppose Jones' friends
had good many places in the state
where the Jones supporters or any one
that would support Jones could get any
thing he wanted to drink. Suppose
Jones himself made oath that he paid
out nearly his salary to beat you, and
after all of the above mentioned trouble
and expense you beat him for governor.
Then the election comes up before the
State Democratic Executive committee
and this committee finds that you have
majority of the votes. Then there
comes some sworn statements of fraud
and the committee hears them and COM
mences to investigate came. You your
self are perfectly willing for the inves-
tigation to proceed, saying you don't
want the nomination if there is fraud.
After the committe had investigated
about seven counties they find over 400
votes that Jones had cheated you out
Of. They then disband and give you the
nomination.
Now, then, you take the notion after
four wears to make the race for poyer.