The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-16
BUSINESS MEN INTERVIEWED
What Some of Newberry's Business Men
Think of the Political Situation.

Think OF the POLITICAL Situation.
The Herald and News intended tc
get last week an opinion from some ot
the citizens on the political situation,
but concluded to postpone it until this
week so as to give them time fol
thought. In accordance with this in.
tention we give herewith brief state.
ment of opinion from some twenty-five
or thirty of the business and profes.
sional men of the town, and some few
from the county.
We had no regular question to pro-
pound in our talks, but endeavored to
get an expression on the Haskell move
ment and the wisdom of the conven-
ton held in Columbia last week iu
making nominations. We only spoke
to such men, too, as were known to be
opposed to Capt. Tillman before his
nomination.
WHAT THEY SAY.
Here is what these men say. Some
were liltle eaverse to beinginterviewed
while others had no objections to ex-
pressing themselves freely:
0. NJ. Jameson, of the firm Of Min
ter & Jameson, merchants, said: Il
can't support the Haskell ticket. Am
no Tillman man, but will support the
regular ticket. will rot support any
Independent movement"
J. G. Goggans, of Boozer & Goggans,
merchants, said: II will not support
the Haskell ticket. I think it danger
Gus movement and unwise."
r. d. Smith, of Smith & Wearn,
merchants, said she was more inter-
este6 in business than he was in poll
tics, and that while he had his mind
made up he did not care to be inter-
viewed, but that we might say he had
a large and select stock of gents fur
nishing goods and clothing, that he
was anxious to sell, and he would be
glad to wait on customers"
E. NJ. Evans. of E. NJ. Evans & Co.,
merchants, said: II never have been a
Tillmau man and don't think I ever
will be, but I can't vote for the Haskell
ticket. The Democratic party must
stick tn"ether, and will support the
party Lominees."
Geo. McWhicter, merchant, said he
did not care to be interviewed for pub
lication, and that he had not yet made
up his mind what position be would
take.
R. Y. Leavell, Of Leavell & Speers,
merchants, said: "I'm no politician.
But don't like the Haskell movement
at all. I can't support the Haskell
ticket. I was opposed to Tillman and
don't like bim now, but I will have to
vote the ticket of the September Con-
vention, because it is the ticket of the
Democratic party"
w. T. Tarrant, merchant, said he did
not care to talk on the subject, but he
thought it was very inexpedient in the
Haskell Convention to make nomina-
tions.
= T. J. McCrary, assistant cashier of
the National Bank, said: II do not
approve of Tiliman or bis methods, but
we are all bound. to support the nomi-
nees of the September Convention in
order to maintain white supremacy
and, feeling that way, I will vote the
whole ticket, but in doing so l do not
endorse what Tillman has said. have
great respect for Haskell and think
that he is a patriot, but that he is mis-
taken in this movement"
Alan Johnstone, farmer, said: "The
nominees of the September Conven-
ton are the choice of an unquestioned
majority Of the white people of the
State, and T think all good and true
men should give them their earnest
and unstinted support, thereby pre-
serving white mans government"
J. O. Peoples, of Peoples & Johnson,
merchants, said: II was not Till
mantle, but intend to go with a ma
jority Of the white people of the State"
DR.. 0. B. Mayer, Jr., said: II regard
the Tillrnan ticket as the regular Dem
ocratic ticket, and think it incumbent
on all white people to support it."
L. w. G. Blalock, of Rlalock & Green,
merchants, declined to be interviewed,
but gave us permission to say thathe had
the largest and best stock of clothing
ever brought to Newberry, and that he
was selling at prices that would please.
J. S. Blalock, a large farmer of Gold
Vile, who was in the city on Tuesday,
in answer to our question, said:"I never
take any part in politics, but the Till
man ticket is the white mans ticket,
and three-fourths of the white people
of the State are for Tillman, and every
white man is bound to support the
ticket"
J. Y. Culbreath, attorney at law,
said: "In my judgment the Haskell
movement will not do. All Democrats
ought to waive all personal likes and
dislikes and vote for the nominees of
the Democratic party. It is voting for
the perpetuation of white supremacy
in South Carolina. United we stand,
divided we fall"
w. II. Hunt, Js., of the law firm of
Goggans & Hunt, said: II will support
the regular nominees"
NJ. J. Scott, merchant, said: II had
made up my mind to let things 60, but
since they have taken. the turn they
have, I am going to support Judge
Haskell from moral standpoint. I
thiuk it is my duty morally to do So"
D. B. Wheeler, merchant, said: II
will vote the Tillman ticket unless I
am forced to do otherwise from Mr..
TiIlman's blood and thunder methods.
The Tillman ticket is the regular ticket
of the white mans party"
L.W. Floyd, ofFloyd & Purcell, mer-
chant, said: 81 don't approve of the
Haskell movement. I am not a Till
man man, but I will vote for the nom
ineee of the September Convention"
Thos. Cook, OF Gary & Cook, said: II
opposed Tillman from the beginning,
because felt that for him to succeed
he could only do it by arraying coun-
try against town; in this he has sue
ceeded, and I think no more of him
nov than I did in March. Patriotic
reasons, however, make me feel bound
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