The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-15
EE1VE OLD JOHN HH.ATTON.
A Citizen of Newberry Nominates Hin
for Governor.
1From the News and Courier.

TOIll luC -NcHS 1liNl
No patriotic citizen can contemplate
without modification and apprehension
the diScOrd now existing in the Demo-
cratic party in South Carolina. 1t does
not imply such 4 division of our people
rs To promise any success toa Repuoll-
can movement: our white voters know
their duty better than that. But 1t
does threaten to involve Us in bitter
discus ,on and in such i'll feeling as
will interfere with future legislation
and the future administration of the
State Government. We know, Drought
to know, that we cannot afford to run
such risk fit can he avoided. We are
too weak, too straitened in our affairs,
and our enemies all too powerful and
too united against us to permit Of dis
senSions in our own tody. In the long
run it is only the common enemy who
can derive profit from such state OF
things.
1t becomes us to look our situation
squarely in the face, to consider the
causes ofcomplaint alleged by good
many Of our people to exist against the
present management of public affairs:
to remedy any evil which may be
shown to exist; to guard as faras posi-
, ble against future abuses, and to pre-
sent for office those men whose past
records afford someguaranty Of honest,
economical and fair government. These
are things which the people have the
right to demand, and which it is their
duty to demand, and any clamor made
for the accomplishment Of these pur-
poses deserves to be regarded.
Mr.. B. r. Tillman has been put into
nomination for Governor of the State
by a portion Of the Democrats of the
State, as the peculiar representative Of
the ideas Of economy, popular govern
ment and reform. confess that l have
been unable to discover in the admin
istration of the S ate Government any
extravaganza or dishonesty. or any
infringement uDon or denial Of the
rights and privileges of the people at
large, and | aEl therefore at a loss to
conceive what room there is for reform.
Yet Mr.. Tilman is urged upon the
people as one so identified with agri-
cultural interests, so Zealous-and jeal-
ous-as to the peoples rights, so hostile
to a government by sections, cliques or
classes, as to insure, so far as lies in the
power of any one officer popular gov
eminent, equal representation, econo-
mical management and the advance
ment of the peoples interests generally,
and agricultural interest in particular.
And when the nomination is opposed
by those of US who do not consider Mr.
Tillman fitted for the place-of whom
I do not conceal that am one-we are
asked to name a man who can be eX-
pected to do as well or better And this
demand is made not only by those who
contributed to the nomination in
March, but by many who took no part
in the movement which resulted in
that nomination, and who are not now
committed to the support of the nomi-
nee They say: Here is offered for
office man who maintains the doc.
trines We contend for, and is, wethink,
quite sure to be true to his professions.
Show us better one before you ask Us
to ignore him." think that the
March nomination was unwise; think
that it was contrary to the principles of
Democratic party government: think
it expressed the sentiments of but a
very small minority or the Democrats
of the State, and Of a very small mino-
rity of the farmers OF the State; yet,
having been made, the nomination may
we'll be adopted by the whole Demo-
cracy of the State if we fail to suggest q
better.
That better nomination feel that
make in proposing for Governor of
South Carolina John Bratton, of Fair
field, lifelong farmer. whose occup&,
ton and interest are insepa. able from
the agricultural interests Of the State
soldier of distinguished skill and
valor, citizen devoted to the rights
and welfare OF the whole people, a man
tried in war and in peace, and found
equal to every duty and faithful tc
every trust. J. i. J. CALDWELL.
Newberry c. H., May 10, 1890.