The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-16
HOPELESS FIGHT.

porting the Haskell ticket persists in
saying that it is the Democratic ticket
and that the fight between it and the
Tillman or regular Democratic tickets
a fight between the white men of the
the State and that now there are two
white mems parties in South Carolina.
It is also very indignant at the state
lnent in the address of the executive
committee that a coalition had been
effected between the Haskell ticket and
the Republicans, and fatty pronounces
it false and by way of emphasis says
nothing more false was ever written"
If that is true the Haskell ticket has a
hopeless task before it. If it dpeads
for success on the white vote OF South
Carolina it will fud itself in worst than
a hopeless minority. Gen. Earle and
Gen. Bratton made manly fight in
the campaign from the mountains to
the sea. They are as good and true
men as South Carolina has. They did
their part we'll, but what was the result?
Everybody knows. The Herald and
News was with them and opposed Till
man to the best Of its feeble ability, but
the people were aroused and they were
determined to nominate the Tillman
ticket and they did it. The Tillman!tes
are not going to desert Tillman now.
And the great majority Of anti-T:llman-
ties are going to support him now be-
cause he is the nominee Of the Demo
cratic party.
Write and say what We please, the
people, the great majority of the white
people of South Carolina are behind
the Tillman ticket and they are as de-
termioed as white men ever get to be.
Thea what hope is there for the Haskell
ticket from the white people of South
Carolina.
Ifit is elected it must be by negro
and Republican votes and what can
the negroes or Republicans expect to
gaio by going to this faction.
But aaother point we desire to refer
to. The issue of the Record that con-
tanned the indignant denial of coalition
pays considerable attention to DR..
Ensor the Republican candidate for
Congress from the fourth district.
Among other things it says speaking
of DR.. Ensor:
''He stopped in the city but a short
time only, and during that time he
conferred with the straightout Demo-
cratic leaders and defined his position
on important questions to them. He
was also seen by several Democrats who
did not know the purpose Of his visit,
and was told that if he would promise
certain things he would certainly get a
big vote. His conference with the
Straightouts is to be continued on
Monday, and an address will be issued
to the people Of the State"
"Continuing he said that he was now
going over the district seeing the Re-
publicans and the Straightouts who
were so bitterly opposed to Shell, and
that from all he had seen he regarded
his chances of beating the coming race
as excellent. He said that if he
was sent to Congress he would do
nothing to injure the South, for he
had been born, was raised, and had
lived here, and he could not injure his
people. Beyond this the Doctor would
say nothing"
The next issue of the Record has
more to- say of DR.. Ensor. That he
was delighted with his visit to Fairfield
and his conference with the Republi-
cans and Straightouts in that county,
and was to have held conference in
Columbia with the Stcaightouts and
Republicans but did not~have time.
Now we do not charge that any COM
bination or coalition is being made or
going to be made but why hold a con-
ference with Ensor? What has he got
to do with the success of a Democratic
ticket when he is Republican and
trying to be elected himself, unless
there was trade of some kind up.
Without the negro vote the fight is a
hopeless one and with it the Haskell
ticket is doomed to defeat.