The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-05
serious aspect for them, md they
sent the governor message some
thing in this strain, to-wit:

whom we will you know that
neither party, and no governor, not
even Dix. strong as he: was, dared
touch us. You want to, be- presi-
dent, and YOU know that. this State
holds the balance of power in tho
nation ; that whoever gots Now
York will bo president !; now if you
will let lis alone, as, Dix md provi-
GUS governors have done,, we will
guarantee this State. to you !, but
should you decline, and make war
upon us, we will cause your political
death at all hazards. .,.
Yours truly,
The RlNa''
TO this the governor returned
m answer something as follows:
'S1Rs-You are an organized band
of public robbers, preying upon the
commercial interests of the State
it is my duty to destroy you, and T
will do it or perish lie tho attempt.
Yours, TnE GOVERNOR"
That showed the character of the,
man. He had bust to keep quiet, as
other governors had done, and the
vote of tho ,empire State was
his; if he made war upon tho thieves
he was sure to lose it, so far as hu-
man eye could see. It also shows
the marvellous power of the man
that he both whipped tho ring and
saved the State. It 500 began to
be seen that the governor would be
q candidate for the presidential
nomination. The rings became
alarmed Big rings, little rings,
canal rings, Tweed rings, city rings,
whiskey rings, tobacco rings, rail
road rings, all, oil exerted them
selves to the utmost of their capaci-
ty to defeat the nomination Of the
governor at st. Louis, for they too
we'll knew that his election to the
presidency would be their death
knell. In addition to the rings and
thieves of all kinds, large part of
the leading men of his party were
earnestly opposed to him. This
arose from two causes they knew
that if elected he alone would be
president, and would require no
kitchen cabinet that the power be-
hind the throne would be abolished.
They had also been offended by hia
coldness, and disliked him.
No candidate before convention
ever had stronger opposition per-
haps, but what was the result ? He
swept thom all aside by wave Of
the hand and was nominated almost
without contest. And he waa
elected, too! Electcdby the people;
elected by the electors.
It is all over now, and the govern
or's name will be heard no more
forvever. He will never be other
than q private citizen, and there is
no possible object in praising or
blaming him. We can sum up his
case now as fairly and with rs little
passion as the case of Julius Cesar.
I am not his friend, and in the
anpaign was inactive but now
that all is forever settled, I may
say that he would have made the
best chief magistrate America ever
had, or is likely ever to have. He
was doubtless better fitted for tho
place than any man whose name was
ever mentioned for that high posi-
ton. Gould he have been allowed
to fill the place to which he was
elected, his name would have gone
down to future generations as the
great president. What William Of
Orange was TO England, he would
have been to America, in the estab
lishment of good government.
Indeed, the two were much alike
both small, feeble men, both cold
and repollant, and unpopular on
that account; both exact and palms,
taking both possessed of executive
ability of tho very highest order.
Samuel Jones Tilden is not simply
an able man, but marvellous man.
Not simply king among mon, but
n king among kings. He has been
lied about as few men have he has
been swindled as no man ever was---
swindlod out of the presidency. But
his loss is small in comparison to
what tho nation has lost in losing
his administration. T.. w. S.
The Newberry Heral3 had an espe-
cially level head whom it penned the