The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-10
iEOIC THE PRIMARY.

our DrOtleIS. DONll III IN.luloil / ttN y
are overrun with negroes. Cry: Damn
the niggers.') Yes, but curses don'tget
rid of them. Berkeley, Colleton and
Georgetown are in the same condition.
1t would be wrong to take advantage
of these unfortunate counties. You
ought to vote for delegates to the State
Convention because it would be fair
There are anti-Tillman men in every
county, and they ought to have vote:
CRY: They are few and scattering-D
Fair play and decency requires that
this should be done. We want all cam
didates to have fair play and a free
fight. If they can whip us, let them
do it."
At Spartanburg he said:
''Now, I want to say a word about
primary. I beg and plead that the
question as to who shall govern south
Carolina shall be left to her white cltl-
zens. / beg these gentlemen here VINO
are candidates for Governor 20 JOIN III
with me in making an effort to get this
for the people. If am not the choice
of the people I do not want to be Gov
ernor. Let every white man have the
opportunity of making his selection
and casting his vote for his choice: l
know we will be all right after Sep
tember: but for the sake of harmony
in the party, let us have free vote ana
fair count"
He has made virtually the same utter
ance on every platform so far in the
campaign, and at this writing sevell-
teen counties have been visited. Al
Union he refused to sign on agreement
not to accept the nomination except
by primary. At Lancaster on last
Friday he and Gen. Earle and Gen.
Bratton all agreed not to accept a
nomination at the Convention which
is called to meet in August.
His followers in Newberry are op'
posed to the primary plan THIS ycar
but want it in 1892
Whether or not the Executive Com
mittee acted wisely in not ordering
| convention earlier to beside this mat
ter, we do not propose to discuss now
If it is self-government that Capt. Till
man really wants, as he continuously
proclaims-if it is the principle he is
contending for-why say we will not
have it now when the opportunity j:
given. 1t is 4 very strange way to fight
for principle.
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election, in which every man can have
the opportunity to walk up and eHer
else his right to vote for the man Of his
choice, is the only way to maintain
unity and harmony within the Demo
cratic ranks. Believing that, we think
a great mistake will be made not to ac
cept this plan which has the endorse
ment Of all the candidates for Gov
ernor. In this way you can obtain the
will of the people. They can then eX
press it deliberately and freely, and tc
| suit themselves, and there can he nc
charge of rings or any other subtertugt
to cheat the expression of that will, anC
when it is once expressed the minority
will submit without murmuring, fol
they will recognize it as the supreme
law. And the people will very likely
do what is right.
But to say we will not have pri
mary now because a convention wa:
not called sooner to determine tha
question, and there is no other objec
ton urged, is not in accord with the
action of manly men. If the primary
plan is principle we are fighting for lei
US have it whether the State Executive
Committee sympathize with the Till
man movement or not. What sense i:
there in refusing it now simply because
it was not given, or a convention
ordered for it, earlier.
We have never accused Capt. Till
man er his supporters of being inde
pendents. We believe they are gooC
Democrats. But there can be no ques
ton that there has been much bitter
ness engendered by this campaign, anC
both factions are TO blame to some eX
| tent.
| The best way to preserve harmony
in the Democratic ranks is to refer thi:
whole matter to primary. The voice
of the people expressed in this way vii
be accepted as final. There is necessity
for the white people Of South Caroline
to stand together. We must not, we
cannot, afford to divide, and there vii
be no split in the Democracy, for the
result of that would he fraught with
fearful consequences to the State.
Then let Newberry join with Capt
Tillman and instruct her delegates tc
the August Convention to vote for 8
primary election. The Grcenvillc New:
says.
1.-THE establishment Of the primary
is more important than defeat or sue
cess for any one man. If it is good tc
elect us Governor two years hence il
I is good to elect one now. Nomar who
is afraid to trust his chances to the peo,
pie in fair and open vote and to abide
the will of the majority ought to be
elected. No man who uses the ma.
chinery of the party because he happens
to have it in his favor can claim to be
a reformer or Il sincere friend to the
people. No man who refuses to take
his own medicine and leaves it for
somebody else to take two years from
now ought to be trusted No man who
goes squarely back on his own princi-
pies, platform and doctrine ought to be
elected Governor of this State. y man
who will deceive the people in one
thing will deceive them in others.
1t is the opportunity Of Captain Till
man and his friends to prove their sim
| cerity. II they want real self govern
ment, the rule Of the people, let them
unite with the other side for primary
in 1890. Then let us have fair, square,
vote of the people so that everybody's
ballot will be cast and honestly counted
and then there will be no opportunity
for Kicking or boilting or talk of ring
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