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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. est. and Tean. 2