The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21
More Republican Cheek.
NEwBERRY, July 5, 1886.

More Republican Cheek.
NEwBERRY, July 5, 1886.
Editor Press and Banner:
Just word IN reply to your editorial
note, which | failed to get of In time
last week. was quito we'll aware Of
Judge Cothran's excellent war record
when first wrote you. My reference to
''old war horses" was In reply to an
article in the NEwBERRY HERALD AND
News, appealing to the voters Of New
berry to support its candidate as an ''old
war horse" My point was. that the
''war horse" record alone Is not, or
for a member OF Congress. There was
many brave fighter OH both sides In
the late war who knows little aboflt
national legislation, and the important
questions OF trade, and finance, and tax
alton, and reform IN the government
service, which arc now the leading issU, ;
before the country. Let such men, n
disabled and In want, be pensioned-at
the South the States may do this--but
do not send them to Congress, to per-
form duties they are not capable Of per-
forming intellgcntly, and for the we'll
being ot the country. have been up
pealed to on the score Of the county
pride, and have replied that In tho
choice OF Congressman, county pride
should not come into consideration, but
Congressional District pride. We should
select the man rs our Representative
our District and State In Congress, re-
gardlcss of what part Of the district he
halls from. OF the candidates announced
Judge COthran is In my opinion the
best qualified for the position, and 1
therefore prefer him. This Is all there
Is about 1t. | have not attacked any
other candidate, and do not propose to
do SO. But 1 claim the right to have
preference and to express II, and that
right l propose to maintain. But the
HERALD AND NEWS does not admit this
right and calls it "chcck" for ne TO have
done so. Its aim Is manifest, to trans
fer the discussion from the living issues
OF to-day and tomorrow, where 1t knows
Its candidate Is weak, to the dead issues
OF the past. In this do not propose to
aid him. I will only inform, IN case he
feels al interest in knowing, where he
can always find me that Is In favor Of
going forwards and not backwards, Of
looking to the future and not to the past,
an advocate of reforms wherever there are
abuses. would remind the HERALD
AND News, In friendly way, Of n
French saying, "Suriouk pas trop de zele"
Mbovc all, not too much ZcaD. am
told 1t was a common saying at the DEM
ocratlc meeting here OIL Saturday that
the HERALD AND NEWS had quite ruin
ed any possible chance for It's candidate
by It's Incorporate and indiscrect zeal.
In conclusion, I would ask the HER
AID AND News how 1t can claim the sup
port of The farmers for its candidate In
view Of the fact that he has put himself
at daggcrs points with Capt. Tiliman,
who Is the originator and recognized
leader Of the farmers movement. There
can bc but little doubt as to whom Capt.
Iillman would support were he In our
Congressional District, and about as lit
tie MS to whom pretty considerable
contingent" Of the farmers Of New
berry will cast their votes for, II the
primary plan is adopted. x.
We arc not surprised that Mr.. Duncan
should be opposed to "war horses" OF
any description, and If you will think
for moment Of his attitude in the late
war between the STATES, and the more
recent war of the Democrats against the
Republican party in the State you will
agree with us. While Col. Lipscomb's
war record Is all that could be desire
1t was not this which gave him the title,
but 1t was the gallant fight he made In
1876, '7S and 80 against the Radical
officials and their allies that brought
from the lips Of the Democrats In the
State the praise and tho name. We have
nynnRfnl oh 81,
men who were q part Of that crew II the
Democrats Of the State would permit 1t,
but we had thought he had done running
enough to satisfy him. He ran from his
state when she was calling her sons to
the field and from the party that had
furnished him place Of refuge, will,
food and raimcnt, when It's political SUI,
began to set, yet he still persists I'm IN
terferring. The question Is, will the
Democrats submit to 1t. We leave 1t to
them. AS to his criticisms of our posi-
tlon In this campaign we would say that
II he thinks we are living In the past,
that We are too Jealous IN the support OF
our cnndldatc, that the farmers should
not support him, to look after the Re-
publican farmers of the State, and let
tho Democratic farmers decide this mat
ter for us. He may have all the glory
hc can find IN the wreck OF his Repub-
lican ship.
----------~szHe = - Hszus----
THE MASTER OF OUR STATE
GRANGE