The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-03
"Sweeping" the State.

There is 4 great deal Ot GlIerrncc III
this world between talk and perform
ance. Any braZcn accuScT may get up
in i multitude and make :; mischievouS
crv which will deceive some good men.
But as soon as sensible people have time
to think, the wonder is that anybody
who had any sense at all Could have
been misled by what was so evidently
mischievous to all men of common sense
and of 4 common comprehension OF what
is d"corouS. just and proper Tie South
Carolina people, OF all others, are the
last people to listen with paticnc2 to the
denunciation of their public $crvants-to
their honor be it sud.
ANY movement in the Sat-. then,
which proceeds upon the accusation OF
the public servants of the people, whom
they themselves have chosen from 1876
to 1854. is a mistake before tic people OF
the State which they not only will not
heed, but which hey will neither for
give nor forget.
Nobody in the State, Upon due coHSld-
Grafton, can say that the affairs OF the
State have not been administered with
honesty. and all the success which the
surrounding circumstances Of the times
admit. If there has been any want OF
economy in the conduct Of affairs. the
people:s own representatives III the two
houses of the Assembly are to blame for
it. And here We find the planting elias;
of the State always i'll 4 large c1n;roll-
ing majority. II there has been a waste
full use of the public money the farmers
own representatives arc to blame for it.
But whilst flaws may be picked here and
there in the legislation OF the past eight
wears. the man who rises in his place 10
charge cXtraya gancc against the l"gl> l;l-
ton OF the period either does so without
a knowledge of the facts Of the case or
willfully misstates the facts, TO tie pre-
judice of the peoples own representa-
tivcs.
We publish elsewhere 4 vigorous re-
ply from the Hon. J. \. Lipscomb to 4
farming friend. urging him to put HIM
self on the side of 1.-THE movement"
which it is said will ''sweep' the State.
The reply is worthy OF the old war
horse of'7G. 1t is square. manly and
thoroughly to the point 10 its last line
and letter.
We heartily agree with Coio!cl Lips
comb in the matter Of i Farmers Cos
vention, but we wanta genuine farmers
convention, called for tic consideration
of the best interests OF the farmers OF
the State. We are more than willing to
trust all that concerns the best Interests
OF all the people OF South Carolina to
such a body. But 4 convention called
in the name OF the farmers to @Teep the
Offices in the State would be Il bastard
farmcrs' convention. which would n0t
ONLY do no good but tend I" destroy the
harmonious feeling and action o: the
people of South Carolina, rs nothing III
our day has ever done or i likely to 30.
IL would be a deliberate notice 20 the
1est of the State that the farmers meant
TO s!run the machine" to grind their
own oriSt, AID all else would be only
permiSSivc.
We undertake to say 10 such convrn-
ton will ever sit in this State. ;'Hd II it
should it will utterly iail t" do the
stswecpin"'' talked aboUt. The Voice Of
the Master OF the State Grange IS no ua-
certain sound. South Carolin:; is TO him
the commonwealth OF ali her soHs with
ont reference 10 classes. Th" agrlcutu-
raj Interests Of the State. is : Chief and
most enduring interest, Eonc can afford
to neglect; and it is only necessary 1or
the farmers TO come before any SoU!E
Carolina Legislature with well defined
policy touching the best interests II the
farmers and planters OF the State, to Sc
cure for such measures practically the
unanimous support Of the Legislature;
unless the measures were such that or
consultation with experienced legisfa-
tors they would plainly appear TO tie
farmers themselves not for the best in
terests of the State at large or OF the
farming class at large.
The Register is more tliaA willing TO
trust any trrc farmers coAvcntion that
will ever sit in South Caro!ina. Who
shall 90 out and who shall come in Is
the peoples business. ana here the 1arM-
ers are always in controlling majority
in the State. They need not 60 into 4
corner to themselves to choose tile pub
lie servants of the State. Their voice Is
practically the States choice. and it vii!
50 remain for the next fifty years, Il
not for all time.-Columbia Register.