The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-07
MR.. M|LLER'S RE-
PLY TO MR.. MARTIN

The following article by Editor Mar
tin appeared in tho Easley Progress OF
November % and Is in reply to an ar
ticle written by Joel H. Miller:
1--WE publish this week another COM
munication from Mr.. Joel II. Miller,
which speaks for itself. Bro. Miller is
endeavoring to enlighten the people OF
Pickens county through the columns
or The Progress, which we believe is O.
much better way than as lecturer Of
the Pickens County Farmers Alli-
ance. We trust, however, that his
communications will not have as dis
astrous effect on The Progress as his
lectures seem to have had on the Alli-
ance. Bro. Miller seems to hoot at
the idea OF his having received any
tin cups" We stand corrected. 1t
was gourd and green one at that,
that he and his fourteen disciples got
at the recent General Election when
they bolted the Democratic ticket and
voted for Cole Blease in place of Gov
ernor Manning at the Easley box. OF
course, to drink from green gourd
tastes bitter but stick TO it. Bro Mil
Ter; after it seasons awhile it will
taste better Bro. Miller pretends not
to see the point when we quote scrip.
ture to him, and when we speak Of
grassy fields being hard to cultivate
the following year but we note that he
saw the point very quick when we
quoted the oath that he took when he
voted in the primary. So long, Bro.
Miller"
The above article caused the fol-
lowing reply by Mr.. Miller:
Dear Readers: After seeing can't
get Bro. Martin on to the record OF
our public offices. instead he's squirm-
Ing, founcing and resorting to other
things. will carry you back little to
show you his tactics. First. Martin
calls the writer fish hooked out OF
the water. Hence THE Progress
Pond" Next he accuses the writer Of
going over to the Populists, knowing
at the same time that he went some
where and got something. He thought
that Miller was like himself and would
tell what he got. The writer doesn't
believe In resorting to such tactics.
Martin told it,and then used it.
Bro. Martin misrepresented the
writer in saying that Miller after be-
ing elected with handsome vote then
was defeated and then went over to
the Populists trying to make the i'm
preston that my defeat ran me to
the Populists. | have asked Bro. Mar.
Tin, as a gentleman to correct that
write-up of his. voted for the Popu-
list ticket before I ever ran for office.
VIII you correct that please? or show
the record OF the election. That will
Teleasee YOU from under this falls
charge. Brother Martin tried to
to the Progress with my communica-
ton. My first article came ont IN
The Pickens Sentinel and he copied
1T and commented on the same. Bro.
Martin has got the "cheek" to create
the idea that Miller proved disastrous
to the Alliance. Martin, did not you
belong to the Alliance? How 90 you
know but what such men as you prov
ed disastrous too? You certainly don't
deserve any praise for what the Ali
ance got with that party halter on
You were pulling back all the time to
defeat what the Farmers Alliance
wanted and you a member of it. 1t
looks like to me that "the tail was
wagging the dog"
I see since YOU got over the dizzy
spoll' YOU have corrected the mis-
take from cups to cup. That's right.
be a man and "fess" up. II seems that
Martin is hard TO satisfy. He has
taken to himself all of the best preach.
ers, farmers. nearly all Of the mer
chants. doctors. bankers, cotton mill
men. railroad men. etc, and now has
the Cheek" by joic. to fly at the
writer out of his green gourd as he
calls it. 7 have seen Martins in or6i
narily dry gourds all of my life. but
out Of green gourd before will
have to get me a bat and bat him as
he comes, not desiring TO rob him Of
his hahitation. Bro. Martin sits in
that little green gourd" and sticks
his head out with tho shiny bitterness
Of that green gourd" all over his
eve, raves at the IA who exercise
tHelr american TlSnlS on (he itn OF
November. Haven't we the same
rights that you have and a clear idea
as to what the oath was? The Demo
Gratis as exemplifed at one end, the
polling end, it said, you shall not
and you can" On the other end, call
It the "Rutt end or fixing end" as
you Hike, 1t further said, You want
to, but you can't Both ends charg-
ed with dynamite. am glad the
Blease followers had nothing to do ia
fixing it. 1t might have been worse
than it was. Those rulings as
see it reminds me of the disposition
of Billy goat. You take two pieces
OF pApeT the size of a dollar and write
''butt" on each OF them. Take a little