The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-11
ESTABLISHED 1865.

aSudNlSO Oi III Gile SuOWlAS u0 iAs'Ae
at the polls. He can feel that the defeat
was not a defeat for him personally, but
for the dangerous methods and princi-
Piles he represented.
The result is a square overthrow OF
the sub-treasury bill in the first issue
made on it in this State, and is in that
respect a vindication of theintelligence
and common sense of the people.
We congratulate Mr.. Johnstone cor
daily. He deserves his success and will
make an active, able and useful repre-
sentative of whom the State will have
good reason to be proud.
RUN ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES"
lAbbeville Press and Banner
Mr.. Norris was run as the Alliance
candidate, and we believe he depended
entirely on that vote for his election.
On his visits to Abbeville we did not
hear of his having sought the acquaint-
ance of any man in the mercantile or
other business pursuits at this place. If
he called on any of the public officers
or any Of the professional men in this
county, we are not aware of the fact.
Mr.. Johnstone ran on general prin-
ciples," and sought the votes of the
people irrespective of their affiliation
or non-afiliation with any of the secret
political organizations which now exist
throughout the country.
If the Alliance had set up different
man than Norris to represent them,
there is no doubt in our mind that they
would have elected him.
In Abbeville county the Alliancemen
voted almost solidly for him. Assuming
that few outside of the Alliancemen
voted for him, We believe that not
more than one hundred of the order
failed to vote for him.
Mr.. Norris, like many local candi-
dates, no doubt suffered somewhat in
the public estimation from the evil
reports which were circulated against
him.
JOSH ASHLEY BEAT THE ALLIANCE.
Abbeyille Press and Banner.
To Josh Ashley may be attributed
the credit OF Norris's defeat last Friday.
Sometime ago "Citizen" Ashley was
offended because the Alliance caucus
at Anderson ruled him off the track in
the Legislative race.
For reasons unknown to US, Mr.
Norris became the object ofMr. Ash
ley's disfavor.
On the day of election he came to
Abbeville, and it is conceded that he
turned from Mr.. Norris that day enough
vof>s to cause his defeat.
So, fthe Anderson Alliance caucus
encompassed his defeat and denied Mr..
Ashley free race for the Legislature,
he now in turn enjoys The satisfaction
of knowing that he has gotten even
with those who wronged him.
We shall not attempt to say that the
general public of Anderson County,
and of the Third Congressional Dis
trict, is not under a double debt of
gratitude to the Anderson caucus.
Without the exercise of their kipgly
power in pulling down one man and in
setting up another, the people of the
Third Cons ssessional District would
have nominated the Hon. D. K. Norris
for Congress last Friday, and but for
their action it is possible that Joshua
Ashley would have been chosen by
Anderson County to seat in the next
General Assembly of South Carolina.
With facts like these before US, are
we to learn no lesson?
The Anderson caucus, by assuming
to deny to one of the humblcst citizens
Of that county the poor privilege of
running for the Legislature, ensured
the defeat of their own choice for Con-
grcss-the vely man upon whom the
Alllancemen everywhere had set their
hearts.
GRATIFIED.