The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-09

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no hesitancy in answering it frank
ly.
According to our understanding
an editor sustains q scni.OEicial rela
ton to lis readers. 1t is his duty
in return and payment ior the sup.
port given him, not only to collate
facts on which arguments that lead
to correct conclusions may be based
but to criticise men and measures. in.
terpret their meaning anu whenever
and wherever lie suspects the con.
cealment' Of q cat in the meal tub to
cry aloud and spare not. The Peo.
pie is not edited by "a young man
Of the name Of Guppy" and while it
may be wrong. it is backing it's judg.
ment and prefers the risk of being
proven mistaken to the certainty of
being time-server, afraid to have
and express an opinion Of its own.
1t is a friend to the farmers and
all other bread-winners. They
have had hard times since the war
and it's no wonder that frequent re-
curing disasters have made them
despondeDt, heart sick and ready to
take any road that promises deliver
ance. According to the loud as
sertions Of the supes Of the melo-
drama the right road has been found
but We don't read the sign boards
that way.
TO emphasize Our analysis Of the
convention Of the 29-30th April, let
US draw home parallel by supposing
that county convention mad been
called to meet at Barnwell. to
consider and recommend reforms
and retrenchmcnts in the county
government. And when the con-
vention assembled. delegates we're
recognized miscellaneously, Allen
dale sending one, Three Mile twen-
| ty-three, Blackyiiie five. and so on
for all the townships. And the con-
vention organized and made speeches
and considered measurs entirely out
side the purview Of the call. meas
ures that had not been considered at
all by home constituents and that in
creased instead of diminished the
burdens of taxation. And no matter
how good the intentions of the con-
vention and the measures it advised,
the people at home would not regard
its actions. that was beyond the
scope Of its authority, as binding
anybody except its own affirmative
membership. And that's the way
the Columbia convention worked.
The representation from the different
counties was irregular and unequal.
Charleston sending five. Laurens
twenty-three, Berkeley one and so.
We have been told that one gentle
man was unanimously elected by the
votes Of half dozen OF his own
employees and We presume. from the
proceedings. that there were many
observation-disclosures delegates. who had
no ideas Of their naiShbors to repre-.
sent and who simply popped up as
members of Capt. Tillmau's COM
pany. Our published record shows
that The People favored the election
Of delegates by 4 representative
meeting but opposed the assumption
o: that right by coporass guard meet
ings. And the inharmonious, un-
seasoned platform adopted by the
convention was The idioSyncratic &C.
complishment of one man and not
the deliberate work of q real repre-
sentative convention. 1t was about
as bad rs the farm Management cf the
| educated and unsuccessful theoriSt,
but we shall try to begin to inspect
it next week.
We will not say that the disorgsn'
ization OF the Democratic party has
been deliberately planned. but there
is danger of the loss Of its elbow touch
that redeemed the State and saved
its civilization, ten years ago. There
are always men desirous Of new
things. reckless spirits, rs ready 1or
revolution as the gamester is to risk
bis all on the throw Of dice, and
when trouble comes they appear, just
as the petrol prccc'ics the storm. We
thja!; VIC have seen som. Of them
recently.
The Democratic party has been
very good to us and We can afford to
trust it yet. 1t has taken good care
Of rs ami whatever reforms arc need
ed or wanted can be best secured
within its lines. If the people want
new deal or the farmers want more
complete control Of affairs they can
get them in the party. Let us first