The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
NEWBERRY SPEAKS.
Il Voice for Judge COthran and the
Primary ElectiOn---What NeWbcr-
ry's "COntinGent" Will DO il 1t
Has an Opportunity -. "War
Horses" and Lawyers.

NEwREREY, S. G., June q, 1886.
Editor Prcss ami Ba@ner:
Not all the voters Of Ncwbcrry by any
means approve of the position of one of our
local papers In appealing To county pride In
selecting II candidate for Congress, anu i'll ap
pealIng to the farmers OF the various coun
tics TO unite on The candidate of It's cnOicc ~
!; farmer i'm preference to Il man like Judge
Cuinran because he is u lawyer. Very many
of us, and those whose votes would weigh
most were it the custom to weigh votes IN.
stead of counting them, agree with Prcsiden
Cleveland and Judge Cothran that ''publit
office is public trust and that candidates
Tor office should be sought solely with regard
10 their character and capacity for performs
ing It's duties. Our other local paper the OD
scrUer, / judge is about right when 1t says Il
pretty large contingent of our voters are not
satisfied with either Of the candidates from
our county, and ii they have opportunity o
doing SO, will show this by their votes In the
primary election. This Is what makes the op'
position to the primary so strong with the
friends of certain candidates. Tley know
their mon have no chance In q primary. but
hope by manipulation TO succeed In aconvcn
ton.
| do not have the pleasure Of knowing
Judge Cothran personally, or his views on
the various important questions pending IN
Congress- and which are likely to pc the lead
ing issues for the next few years. Rut from
the general reputation of the man, L should
have far more confidence In his acting wisely
on them, than l should have In amy other
candidate whose name has been mentioned.
The time has passed in our opinion for "old
war horses" and ''spuilsmcn." We now re.
quirc instead enlightened statcsmanshlp. p.
We want representatives VINO look 10 the
future, not the past; who favor CIVIL Service
Reform, tariff reform, and sound money; not
men who would still have us "sult in our
tents" and fight over again the battles OF the
war. We have some members OF ms klnu
now in Congress- and II IS To be hoped NOT
only tnat they will DC returned, but also that
their hands will bc strengthened by the clcc-
tic doubt Judge Cothran would be. / an al,
ardent friend of the farmers movement
and expect great good from ii. But II Is TO be
used to excite one class OF our people against
another, and 10 pit ''Old war horscs' against
such men aS Judge Cothran because he hap.
pens to be n lawyer, 1t will do harm instead
of GOOD. Let us insist on having the nunlllla-
tiOn by primary election and have hut ~.
tie doubt Judge Cothrans nomination Wi!
be assured, and that you will sec quite COLI
siderable contingent" from Newbcrry. -.
NOTE BY THE EDITOR.-Wc would correct
an error into which our correspon. .ent seems
to have fallen. namely: That Judge Cothan
himself Is not 80 war horse The Judge has
a war record which is second to none. He
was mustered into service as a private in
Orr's Rifles at Sandy Springs in July, 1851
He was with his command from that time
until the surrender, except such times as he
was unable for duty. He was severely
wounded at Second Manassas. ChancellorS
with his command at AppomattoN in 1860.