The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-04
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Editors Press ant Reporter:
We cannot refrain from expressing
feelings Of surprise at the action Of
the farmers in and about O'Neall.
Our surprise is not that they propose
to exercise the right Of every free.
man-rote for just achoercr he pleuSeS
Newberry presents too candidates
for Congress the equal ut least Of
any in the field. Then why should
not every Newbcrry voter take one
or the other Of those candidates. If
he thinks one does not have W the
qualities or abilities he wants for q
member to Congress, then take the
other. All can certainly be suited
at home. If there is any honor in
this thing, we think every Ncwbcrry
man should have enough county
pride to work with might and main
to secure that honor for his county.
We always feel bound to huzza for
our own county, and have our opin.
ion for the man who will not.
Now, Mr.. Editor, there is a good
place here for some Newbcrry people
to stick pin, and great big one
too. 1t is this, it might happen Gin
the course Of human events" that
some Of those men who arc so willing
to ignore good men at home, and
look to other counties, may some day
want help for themselves, or fer some
of their friends, and will look to the
friends Of our Newberry candidates
to come to their support. Then
should such contingency ever hap.
pen, it will be in order for the friends
Of Lipscomb and Johnstone to say
"away / never knew you.' Such
would be the natural course, and no
one could utter one word Of com.
plant. That patriotism which is
broad and knows no geographical
lines, is very pretty on paper, but we
prefer that kind that makes a man
know and stand by his home friends,
the man from his own ncighborhood
or his own county. Previous to the
war, the judiciary of South Carolina
were the purest and best men the sun
ever shone upon, but what will now
be said? Man is but human, few,
yea it might be said none are so pure
and impartial that they are not liable
to be biased in favor of the man who
has the most influence on the hust.
ings. Would Chevis, Harper, John.
stone, Wardlaw, WI timer or our own
ONeall have ever consented to have
come before the people wrapt in his ia.
dicial gown 1t is enough to make
every one who has the love of his
country at heart shudder, when he con
templates the future Of any country
whose judicial officers place them
selves in position to seek the votes
Of the people. We would like. if the
citizens about O'NcalI would ask
themselves, if John Bclton ONcall
would have done so! If it would
have been wrong in O'Ncall to have
done 80, should we encourage or
countenance any man Of this day in
doing the same thing. We repeat
that Newberry has as good talent rs
any county in the district, yes, we do
honestly believe that she can present
and now has candidates in the field
who have stood high in the front rank
in our State Legislature and VIC feel
sure would take fully as prominent
position in the National Legislature.
Every man is, as before said, entitled
to his own choice, but VIC would ask,
why in the name Of all that is scnsi.
bic, should any one go out Of his
county when he can get all that is
needed in his own county.
We are for Ncwbcrry first, last and
all the time, we can fill our bill to
the letter IN Ncwbcrry. WARWICK.