The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-24
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To the EiH0r 0J the Nc1rGerrV NcscS:
III the last HERALD there is aH article
jus: under Il notice that SAYS the HERALD
is in the very highest respect family pa
per and that il j. devoted 70 the matrrla!
intrrCs. @! The people of the County and
STATE" thai is hard 20 understand in con-
nccfion with that notice. l. Is all editorial
that does great itjIsrice TO noble cause
and to a noble CLASS Of oar people. Alter
telling OF the "burial' Of prohibition III
North Carolina with at least apparent sat
isfacton st the result, and taking il for
granted that South Carolina wil 60 NJ
North Carolina las done, this ''family' pa
per says:
''ln this State there are probably miles
and miles OF petitions and memorials await
Ing The assembling Of the Legislature. To
Judge from these it would seem that 'the
people are cIamor!ng for prohibition. We
DOUBT, though, whether such is really the
case. Many have signed these petitions III
a spirit of Indifference or th0ug ghtcssEe<s-
simply because they were asked 20 DO So"
Aud then it proceeds on the ground that
the 'voters" are 'he only people that de-
serve consideration at he hands Gf the
Legislature, or at the hands of lie ''tan,lly"
paper-that TIE mothers, d.ughters, and
sons, those who make up the "iamily" ahd
who are the real sufferers, are unworthy Of
respect insinccre in their wishes, incompe-
tent to sign petitions, and III this great
thing OF law and aw-making only the ''lordS
of creation tile dear "voters"-sEouM be
consulted.
We regard the article as 4 direct iasuIt
to the women OF our County and State.
We look upon it as weak aud oDc.Sided
view OF the matter; and we write ahis to
defend the people" from the false logic Of
this editorial in this best Ct "tamiy pllers."
While the HERAED profeSses to be neutral
in the matter, it is as plain as dayligh: that
it is opposed. TO prohibition, and We can
show when necessary that it is paudcring
to what it believes to be the popular taste,
and cares not for the "ma:crial interest Of
the County and State"
l. 1t speaks lightly of the ''miies and
miles Of petitions" that are being prepared
for the Legislature, and exhalts the popular
vote. Now who are those that sign these
petitions, and who are those that vote ?
| Our mothers, our wives, our daughters and
our SONS make very large majority OF
these names. Among them are thousands
of as Intelligent and noble women as ever
lived il any country. These are the real
sufferers Irom utemperance. The votcrs,-
many of tLeuI,-a ma jority OF them, are the
beSotted, l"zy, ignorant, stupid negroes
that are ready TO vote down anything that
is for their own good, and the low, vie, de.
graded white men, who by drink are lost to
all sense OF honor and respect for them
selves and their families, and those who
would gro" rich On the misfortunes Of their
feliow.mcn Now here is ''family" paper
,lisreg1rdns and sneeripg at the first class
and g!orityrg the latter.
2. It advocates a reference Of the pro-
hibi.or! law to the people-the latter class
as the only way to knew hat the people
want. Now, let Us ask ne HERALD, who
are the people that the Legislature should
respect AID protect, the first class Or the
laltel: J. u Legislature to look only 10 tie
protection OF The males over twcrty-one
years Of age, or should it throw its prolcc.
ton over liz more helpless aud dependent
And does moL that Legislature know from
| the miles and miles of petitions and me-
MORALS" what the people wan.l Can not
| | tell in E,"L!tion what desire, as well as
by my vote? and does not the HERALD
know that Legislature is delegated by
these people 70 iesiSlAte for them? Wha!
more right has Legislature to refer pro-
llibitory law back to the people than .
fence law, Or road Law, or any other law
Are they noL "the people" in their sovereign
capacity ne. to make, not 10 propose laws
8. The Legislature that le2islates only
for the "roers" is unworthy Of the patron
age OF any people. 1t is to consider the
whole people, and especially the more help
less aui dependent. A Legislatures:
heartless Us so,nc Of the papers which dis
regards the women and Youth Of the land
is lower, baser, lDeaner than Cham mberain's
Legislature ever WAS.
Finally, we expect TO have Our "miles
and miles" Of petitions respected, and if one
paper will not DO it, another will; and il
one Legislature vii! not, another will. This
matter Of prohibition is too important to be
kicked aside by little illogical editorial
now and then that insults the faircst and
best portion of our citizens, even if they
are not allowed like the men to abuse the
elective franchise. The ''vote" and the
"pcople" have already ruined this country,
AMI there ate willing advocates waiting tc
DO it again Salvation is rot in the party
nor in politics, hu. in honesty, and l. iut
regard to the highest irteres: Of all. 1t i:
no. in the "vote," but in the will OF tho
whole people. We want statesmen, moi
politicians, in our Legislature.
The HERALD is terribly afraid that prohi
bitiou will bc made An issue in our elections
Why? ooh, the negroes will vote against
US" Indeed! And what is the HEEALI
doing 10 eniighten them Oil the subject
Enlighlen thvn, did say? If the HERALI
is right thes are more enlightened than ouI
wives and daughters, for they are the one:
to decide this matter, while our wives anc
daughters cn!y Sign because they are ask
ed" The prohibi'ioni:is do not desire t
make this political issue. We have no
thing 10 dc with politics. But we give fail
warniog thai politicians had better not drag
it in, or We mi ght in that case "vase" II
we'll as Sign" a SIGNER.