The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-13
PROSPERITY REFLECTIONS.

We'll. the election Is over, honesty anu
integrity have triumrhed over frailo: and
raScality And we feel the better 70
know that there is cIoug:l OF virtue lett
in this broad land of ours to govern and
control it.
We of the South have been able. to q
cert in drgree. to stand aloof and take a
dispaSSioned view II the immense trands
that have been committed in a!d by the
Government. and by officials fr1ni the
Page III one end OF tie Avcn!i,. {" the
President at the other. uIi;i x" EIai
come to consider til" holding OF L CIV
crnmcmt Office, whether high Gr io'. IL
compatible with corruption. A'::: HAY"
again and again been overwhelmed with
the conviction that the majority OF the
voters Of the United States had so fli
/! become corrupted that they could not,
or would nor. right the old ship again.
But our hearts are reioiccd to :lnd that
! it is rot so: that when the people once
aroused have arisen in their might aid
have thrown off the tyrannical chains OF
party. and by the voice OF their votes,
have said to Jim Blaine, get behind me,
Satan, and he gets behind, so mote 1t
be. Amen and amen.
And what gives us pleasure next to
Governor Cleveand'S election, is that
the leading minds are not disposed to
look upon it rs simply Democratic VIC
tory. but look upon it rather as re-
formation, and my happiness would be
supreme, if with prophetic vision L
| could look ahead and see and know that
the Democratic party would be synony-
mus with reform party: ii | could see, as
is suggested by the Ners oHd Courier,
President Cleveland calling to his Cabi-
net some of those honest, noble spirits
whose love OF country. love OF decent
government. enabled them to act rs pail
bearers to the party whose birth they
had conceived, and who stood Is God
fathers when it was baptiScd IL blood
and had given their best services TO suS-
tain it while there WAS hope OF its re-
generation.
have no sympathy with the Slogan:
ITO the victors belong the spoils." We
don't want any spoilS, but rather let Il
public Office be a public trust. We don't
want any political trickstcrs in office,
nor Ward politicians, nor any other man
who has battled for the party for the
spols. We not only do not want them
in office. but we will not need them III
our ranks, if we can convince the people
OF the United Staes that the Democratic
party mean to be a Reform party indeed,
and to the full letter Of the terms.
Our faith in th. people. you sec. has
been wonderfully reiuTenated, bnilt up.
strengthened, hali->olcd, reyamped,
Strengthened up il the heel, bushed, reset,
wedgcd, sttlenc~. painted. vanished,
guided and made as good rs new.
Everything went off peaceably and
quiet at the election here until some
boys returned from Newberry, who had
taken & drop to" much OF Newberry
bug juice. Some one OF them stopped
the slack jaw OF chap with an empty
half gallon Jug.
Another one OF chem got TO be rather
noisy and :Squi.. John went to him to
quiet him, bit he jcrkcd away and sworc
that he hadn't come here and he was not
going away.
I heard Of but cle bet and that was
the day after the election. One OF the
Frauds monkeys bet his raisor against L
.ct snrecch owl with another darkcy
That jim Blaine was L nigger.
An old gentleman, one day last week,
had some goods charged to him for the
first time in thirty five years. OF course
he lives in the stony hills.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols. wife Of Old
Uncle Luke, was buried 1T St. Lakes
Church on Mo! lay morning. Aged
about 20 years.
The impression hat has gone out chat
we have had an / ,prccedcnted amonnt
OF sickness in this .!eighboThood this fAll
is erroneous. The health of this COM
munity will compare favorably with
tiiat Of any secti,r III tie State
Poor Jim BlaiI :. can't help ;ll;:;k-
ing OF him. Ma he live 10 mead H.;
morals and his ways. ME. FRY.