Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-18
JOHN v. sTRIBLING HAS IA TALK
To South Carolina Editors and Mem
bers of the General Assembly.

To South Carolina Editors and bien,-
bers OF the General Assembly.
The Courier Is in receipt Of the
following from John y.Stribling, for
merly Of Oconee, but now of Ander-
son, at the bottom yUf which he mas
appended this brief note: G4
Gentlemen:
Don't throw this in the waste bas-
ket!
II am making every effort in my
power to get fair trial for South
Carolina in this very important mat
ter, and respectfully solicit, aid of
every one who would hold State In
terest in the case above the short
comings Of Mr.. Wolfe and the. power
and influence Of the water-power mo-
nopolists, their numerous agencies
and patronizing sympathizers.
''Mr. Wolfe shall be brought to ac-
count for his wilful disregard Tor
South Carolina's territorial and
treaty rights Of sovereign concern in
a full and fair hearing Of the case"
To Newspapers and Legislators.
Gentlemen:
In regard to the Georgia Carolina
boundary line suit note in "The
State" Of Jan. 8 that Attorney Cen
eral Wolfe, "who argued the case
before the United States Supreme
Court in Washington last week.
quoted as saying this State has won
a virtual victory"
Georgia has receded from origl-
nal claim and has admitted that the
State (Georgia) had no right to
claim all the territory of the river
beds, and by concessions made. by
Georgia, South Carolina has a better
chance to establish the Georgia
banks Of the three rivers as the
boundary line.
'Georgia's concession thus Ear
amounts to victory for South Caro-
lima even If the Supreme Court
should do no more than render a de-
cree in accordance with these con-
cessions.
"Georgia's relinquishing her Cor
mer claims in the case camo. after
South Carolina had answered the
suit and filed It's printed brief. along
with documentary evidence that vas
made part Of the record"
Now, II Mr.. Wolfe had said t'ror-
gia's relinquishing her former claims
was just as Georgia purposed TO 40
In the very beginning, and Just'as le
had provided for in his boasted br.Cf,
he would have stated truth. Thnra-
fore, in defense or SOuth CarOl,nn'S
t,cat.F right" III the case ! wu%Js.--
through the press Of 81 ) State =,
cause 10 study the movements Of the
water-power monopolists in their nn-
lawful procedure along tho Savannah
river and its tributary river. And
nearly three years ago, on ascertair.
ing the mysteries causing the bone
Of contention" Of long standing be
tween the two States, submitted
the solution to Mr.. Wolfe, togeinHr
with what I conceived to ~ the
clever" designs back Of the Actlou
brought in Georgia's name. Mr.
Wolfe evidenced restrained fa;th and
suppressed displeasure as to ne So
lutlon and conjecture and said he
would get advice concerning the
matter and confer with me again be-
fore making answer to the complaint,
and claims; but, In wilful violation
Of this promise made answer in will
full disregard for the States tTentT
rights, and has all the while since
conducted the case adversely to the
said !nterests and to the denial Of
the right and privilege Of pleadings
and argument by virtue of the treaty
in this case brought by Georgia over
and beyond all Circuit Court decrees,
TO the United States Supreme Cour1.
The arrogant. law-defying an
nouncement made Jan. 1st in the
Atlanta newspapers, following Mr..
Wolfe's sixth visit to Atlanta on his
announcement that the hearing Of
the case was set for the first weel. in
January instead Of as heretofore in
the month OF October, who can doubt
that the time agreed upon in Atlanta
on the sixth visit was so fixed for the
purpose Of forestalling the resolution