The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-30
MORE BACKBONE WANTED.
"Wo Need Honestly Declared Opinions and
Common Sense In Our AffAirs."

"Wo Need Honestly Declared Opinions and
Common Sense In Our AffAirs."
81 FROM the Columbia Register.
Z Courage of ita opinions is one of
those virtllss without which no party
can expect 5to succeed or ought to suc-,
ceed. Unquestionably the Democrat
ic party is deficient In that backbone
which once characterized the "unter-
rified."
80 far as the Democracy Of South
Caroifnais concerned, We arc empbati-
callya hard money party, and have
no sympathy whatever with the Green
back craze. lit is true, good and hon
est men here, as elsewhere, maintain
Greenback Views, but they constitute
no material part OF our people. So
with us, we oppose almost unanimous
~ the protective policy, and maintain
that q tariff for revenue il the only
legitimate impost warranted by tile
Constitution Of the United States; we
hold that q consolidated scheme Of
govcrnmcntis is tho downfall Of popular
liberty; that the government Of tho
United States is q government of dele
gated powers, and Is only supreme
within the limits of authority thus
conferred upon it, and that the rights
not thus delegated are, as is expressly
declared by the Constitution ITSELF. re-
served to the States or tho pcople
thcmselves-the States when not de-
MED or forbidden to them .bv the
Federal Or State Constitutions, and
when 80. to tho people themselves.
This is not by any means any antapon-
ism to tho general government, but a
strictly honest SUPPORT of the only gov
ernment the Constitution has ever
erected-a government Of law and not
of mere power.
whatever our preferences may be
could any sane man Justify himself in
heedlessly topping over these institu-
ucns, so intimately related to our
whole financial system2 Whether we
would have originated these corpora
tion Or not 1t seems to us it would be
halr-bralned madness to deal with
such matter as If we were children
making and nnmaking paper houses
for amusement, and out of. which
might arise widc reaching CONNER
cial collapse.
What we want is .statesmanship as
well as honesty. There can be 10
good government without the ono or
the other. We need statesmen rather
than politicians.
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TIE UNITED STATES CouRr.-In the
United States Circuit Court the iurv
brought in scaled verdict Frfday
morning in the case against Royal
Robinson, a colored Democrat, charged
with repeating. Tho verdict was not
OniltV AftHrncx- Eoro,,ol
went into court and gave notice that
he would move for the prosecution Of
Aane Tor tho murder Of Ladd. The
hane case was set for trial next Satur-
day. Tho motion is for an exanlina-
tlon and discharge Of the prisoners.
MI Earle says that if the Judge con-
cludes alter examination that the kill
ing was done BY Kane in the discharge
OF his official duties he will probably
discharge him. All day was occupied
in tile case OF the United States against
the managers Of Davis precinct. w.
II. Thomas, United States superyi-
sor. +. Simmons, deputy marshal,
I. Z. Hunt, a deputy marshal, and
D. -. Evans, a deputy sheriff, were
examined for the prosecution, it being
attempted to show by their evidtn n:e
that the Republican supervisor could
not get good view of the balloting,
and was not permitted to exercise the
hiti"e "f l''e caluo. Hlcnaru l.. Drait-
nam, supervisor, and Edward w.
Lemon, one of the managers, were
examined for the defence, and ex-
planned all the apparent irregularities
testlncd to Dy the witnesses for the
prosecution. General James Conner
and Judge J. Q. Marshall appeared
TOR the defendants. After arguments
from counsel for both sides and before
dlscharging the jury the court adj
.!ourncd until 10 O'Clock Saturday. The
judge then charged the jury and they
retired. Late Saturday night they in
formed the court that they could not
agree. a mistrial was accordingly
entered. 1t is said that the Jury stood
eleven for acquittal and one for conyic-
ton.
Execution by electricity would be
uh Improvement upon the hanging
business. All that would be required
is an apparatus for generating electric
NY Tor illuminating purposes, put the
wires i'll the hands Of the condemned.
touch a key, passing the current
through him, and there will be no
more trouble. Death would be in
Simultaneous and painless. Instead Of
the brutal business of hanging mur-
uercrs rs we do it, or cutting their
heads of, French fashion, lot them be
stricken by lightning.
The Graphic considers Georoia
and Illinois better off financially than
any other States. The Western State
stands without peer in this respect.
She has but $257,4OO outstanding
bonds, which will be paid on January
lst next. At that time Illinois will be
without debt. There will be no taxa
@ ton for current expenses of the State.
This happy condition has been brought
about ny the Illinois Central Railway
which is required to pay percentage
to the commonwealth.
A Washington letter says: Social
people are exercised over ono of tie
hats OF fashion that obtained here at
tho last two wcddings-the grooms in
morning dress and without gloves.
Wero married to brides in full evening
toilets. 1t did appear odd-but thon
it is the style now.