Joel H. Miller Replies
I notice in the Progress of September
27 that Mr. Martin, its editor, copied
from The: Sentinel a communication I
wrote to the said paper, and then com
mented on the same. I am thcnkful to
Mr Martin for publishing 'my commun
ication and commenting on the same.
Mr. Martin thinks when I mention Eas
ley, as to what I saw take place there.
He then lectures the writer about not
knowing his Bible. I must confess to
Mr. Martin that I do not know the Bible
as I should as he did not give me the
book, chapter and verse that he quoted.
It seems that he doesn't want me to
read that scripture for myself. Any
way I went in -search for the city of
refuge. concerning the man slayer.
Look to Numbers 35:6: Josh. 20:2. I
must confess that I failed to find any
one that got an order from any judge to
flee to the city of refuge. I think Mr.
Martin has got his wires crossed on the
scripture he quoted, unless he wants to
make those that got the order from the
judge the man slayer. I did not insin
uate such a thing in my communication.
I have been very careful in not calling
anyone who differed from me man slay
ers, murderers, blind-tigers, violators
of law, etc. I have always been care
ful not to insult anyone who differed
from'me in politics or religion. Mr.
Martin sars In fact the very plan of
csa ti Itself is founded on the prin
ciples that in order to escape the conse
quences of t . irst appeal to the
great Judge K spur
names written. "'
gardless of all I
think the above qif sizes' Q...,Jce
to theiprimary rul , - u-to 'be
governed by as demo / At did the
word judge should be c.(...g'ed to judges.
For I understand there were many
judges who gave orders to mep who did
not comply with the democratic rules.
Most all of us democrats thought the
rules governing the primary was the
door to the polls, so we could vote. We
didn't once think that there vas a dag
ger laid at the throat or door of the
Democratic primary rules. Listen to
some more scripture: St. John 10:1;
-,"Verily, verily , say unto you, He that
entereth not by the door unto the sheep
fold, but climbeth up some other way,
the same is a thief and robber." Now
. there can be different constructions
placed on this scripture as to who is the
robber. Was it the ones that formu
lated these rules, or was it the judge
that si ned the order so you eguld go
through some other door or was it the
one who got the order \from the judge
or the voter that had received the order?
I quote this scripture not condemning
anyone, but to know how many doors
the Democrats use, when it is necessary
to get their man in. This St. John 10:1
is about 1916 years old. The scripture
Mr. Martin quotes. to make a point to
save the primary rules is about 3366
years old or 1450 B. C. Now as to my
brother-in-law being out of the state the
first primary. Why should this man be
deprived of his vote under an impartial
judge? You make the judge a partial
man, contrary to what you started out
to make him. Why should this man, a
good christian whose services reach back
to last war between the states, receiv
ed a wound in the breast, not in the
back, but captured his man after he was
shot, helped to redeem the state in 1876
and has always been loyal to the Dem
ocratic party, and then not toallowhim
a chance at the city of refuge. Itlooks
to me as if the judge must have been
partial, while others were going thru'
this other door to vote. Now in con
Cla~ion will say that the people of this
state will never stand for anoth pri
mary as we have had with the <evised
trickery contained in it. If we can
not have a primary that is fair, Im ar
-tial, that can not be changed at will by
by any officer or judge, then I say let
the primary go the way of all unjust
things. Who can feel bound by such a
rule that is tainted 'with deception?
What if all of our laws were deceptive
as the primary law was, would any
man's title to property or chattell's be
safe, when some officer was given the
right to upt t the whole thing? No
safety for anybody.
JOEL H. MILLER.
Reply of Progress Editor
Mr. Joel H. Miller has an article in
this issue in rep,y to -the comments
made by the editor on his recent scom
rpunication to The Pickens Sentinel, in
which the inference was made that
some sharp trickery was played by the
Manning supporters in Easley in-order
to carry the election: It was our object
to show Mr. Miller that no unfair or il
legal methods were used, that only a
few persons who had for some reason
failed to get their names on the club
roll for the first primary had resorted
to a perfectly, legal and honorable way
to get there on time for the second
primary.
If in citing him to methods that were
in vogue under similar circumstances,
as he says some 3366 years ago, we have
failed to convince him, we are sorry.
The same method was used by both fac
tions. If the Manningites obtained their
majority by -those teetls 'it was cer
UJly.. ft streak of good luck. But we
doubt very much if there were enough
of those kind of votes cast on eitherside
to have made much difference in the re
sult. What really did the work was in
temperate remarks and intemperate
acts by the Blease supporters, together
with their lineup with elements in the
state who have always been inimical to
the best interests of the progressive,
law- abiding citizens of the state.
Mr. Miller reminds us of a fish that
has been hooked and thrown suddenly
out of the water. He is floundering
LONG STAP
We are always on the mar
market prices. We will 4
mailed us. In order that w
sure to take samples from
have at the mill an expert
judge of length and charact(
It is important that staple
We are glad to give to any
who will write us, the bei
experience as to the proper v
JUDSON MILLS
B. E. GEER. Po
around but only succeeds In covering
himself with sand. We fully agree with
all the encomiums he places on the
character of his brother-in-law, Mr.
Robert Steele, and we ar eequally if not
more sorry than he that Mr. Steele pas
deprived of his vote. We suppose, how
ever, that the judge knew his business
when he failed to issue him a permit
after the polls were open. -Progress.
The following ladies, besides the
father and mother of Mr. Moon, enjoy
ed a bountiful feast of all good things a
few days ago at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Allgood Moon, the occasion being
the 43rd birthday of Mr. Moon: Mes
dames W. T. Griffin, Lewis Burtnett,
Bailey Robinson, Joe Freeman and
Mrs. Stewart. Those going from Pick
eno went in a wagon and that "old
time" feature was enjoyed also.
During the week commencing October
23, $8.00 worth of cooking utensils will
be given away free to every purchaser
of a Majestic range. This is an out
and-out gift and the price of the Ma
jestic remains the same as always. See
them while you are at the special dem
onstration next week. Pickens Mer
cantile & Lumber .Co.
The Southern railway is offering very
low round trip rates to Columbia on
account of the state fair and harvest
jubilee, October 23-27. A dispatch from
Columbia says everything is in readi
I ness and that enormous crowds. are ex
1 pected to attend.
We shall have a pleasant surprise for
all children who enter this store be
tween 3 and 5 on Tuesday afternoon
during the Majestic Demonstration
Week. Watch our advertisements for
further particulars. Pickens Mercan
tile and Lumber Co.
Subscribers who want the address of
their paper changed should always send
notice direct to The Sentinel office,
giving name of old postoffice as well as
the new one.
LE COTTON
ket for long staple cotton at
luote promptly on samples
e may quote intelligently,- be
both sides of the bale. We
stapler, who is a competent
r.
cotton be properly ginned.
farmer raising staple cotton,
2efit of our knowledge and
ray of handling staple cotton.
GREENVILLE, S. C.
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