The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-18

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licans, in every State, now pledge
their votes to Cleveland, because
b. is the embodiment of the idea
and fact of government purity and
efficiency. Failure in November
will deprive them of political in
fiuence for many years to come.
The Federal Offices. big and little.
are counted by tens of thousands;
but there is not scope and room
enough for the profitable employ.
ment Of the gentry who, as they
will not be drad.heads in the en-.
terprise" and see various channels
in which they can be useful will
clamor for participation in the pro-
fits. They will demand. in case of
Blaine's election, the opportunity
for more stealing, more rapine and
robbery, in the South. The pretext
for new crusade is outlined in the
Republican report on the Copiah
affair, and is limited at in the letters
of MIR. Blaine and General Logan
accepting the nomination for Presi.
dent and Gice.President.
The Democratic party, the white
peoplt: of the State and their color.
ed allies, have conducted the gov.
eminent Of South Carolina for sey.
en- years. In every department of
the State Government, in every walk
of life, are the marks and symbols
of intelligence and upright rule.
The chief executive officer of the
State has guarded vigi;antly the
rights of the people. taking care
that the laws arc faithfully execut.
ed, in mercy. The judges on the
bench, in their ability, conscien.
tiousness, and their high concep-
tion Of their duties, are worthy of
the day when the decisions of
South Carolina Judges were respect.
ed throughout the land. The public
expenditures have been diminished
the interest on the public debt is
regularly and promptly met. The
school debts, contracted by the
Republicans and left unpaid, have
been lifted from the shoulders of
the educational system; the number
of pupils in the public schools
grows rapidly; the length of the
school session is extended; the pay
of teachers is increased. On all
sides there are evidences of that
steady and healthy growth which
was impossible during the agoniz.
ing years of Radical dominion.
So vast has been the Improvement
in the condition of the State that it
is estimated that the whole income
of the people of South Carolina in
1883 was considerably greater than
their whole income from every
source in 1860. Of all this-of the
tranquility, the security, the com.
fort, the self.respect, the progress,
the pride in your State and in
yourselves which Democratic rule
gives and secures-the defeat Of
Cleveland and the triumph of Blaine
will threaten to deprive you. Nat.
urally. your first thought is of the
State Government. You control
that government in all it's depart.
ments. In its effect upon your
fortunes, in what it assures and
what it promises, the value of that
control is inealculable. With the
election Of Blaine the old Difficult
ties will return. The defeat of the
Democratic candidates for Presi.
dent and Vice.President in Novem
Der will weaken that control. Nay
you may lose 1t altogether.
Feilowsoitisens Lack Of success
in campaign 80 auspiciously be
gun, and under circumstances SO
extraordinarily favorable, will inc
vitably loosen the ties which bind
the Democratic party together.
Yet another catastrophe at the
polls will render 1t difficult IN the
extreme 10 maintain the Democratic
organization in its present breadth
and yigor. Faint.hearted Demo
Gratis will be tempted to abandon
the losing side and seek new alli
ances. Opposition to the Demo
cratic party In this State will, in
deed, be alarming, when o strong
body Of white Democrats, seeking
political independence, shall give
cohesion and energy te the eolored
masses. From such an alliance
naught but evil can come. Then
your choice would lie between sub
mission and revolution. Even il
you can, two years hence and two
years afterwaTd, elect such o Dem
ocratic government as that which
the State now possesses, you will
still in the event Of defeat in tho
national arena, be confronted will
trials and dangers from which you
now are free.
1t is evident that there cannot be
any thorough harmony between the
races, any general cooperation fol
the advantage Of the State, any
absolute assurance Of the perman
ence of Honest Home Rule while {
horde Of ofice-holders. scattered
through South Carolina, use tht
power and authority of the United
States as a cloak and o shield il
their plotting against the tranquil
ty and welfare of this Common
wealth. They distort facts; they
circulate falsehoods; they warp th'
public service TO partisan ends
Such conduct is mischieyous enough
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