The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-10
The Unpl easunt Prcdicanent of the De
mocratic State Executive Committee.

To the Editor of the News and Cou-
rier: The executive committee at its
last meeting was between two scOrch!ng
fires. Because 1t did what neither side
expected the opposing flames are
making a desperate effort to SINCE its
locks. Intemperate, hasty and unwise
criticism is rampant. 1t hurts people
who keep their feelings too close to the
skin. | want every member of the
committee who feels bad about the
abuse from the opposing factions to
put himself in good humOr and look
the field over. If any member Of the
committee gets mad at what is said
without taking time TO consider the
source, then he ought to be criticised
for his folly. Each member should
hold his temper and his tongue.
There has been too much tongue in
both factions of the party all the time,
and too many exhibitions Of temper.
The committee did right to call the
August Convention. Those who say it
was not right simply mean it was not
what they wanted. The Anti-Tillman
men do not think the committee did
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gust. They say further, that the COM
mittee has gone along in conservative,
easy way without once protesting
| against irregular methods; that South
| Carolina has been DETAINED, the Demo-
cratic party abused and the officers Of
the State unjustly maligned, and yet
the committee preserves dlgnlfied
! silence.
The Tillman men say the committee
is composed of Il set of political trick
sters, and it will leave no stone un-
turned to cheat them out Of their man
for Governor. SEc7!
What is the source Of these two criti-
cisnls? They come from the leaders III
the two factions, the extremists, the
iire-caters, the wire-workers. Descend
from the hilltops of political ambition
and place-Seeking down among the
sober thinking people, and you will
hear none ofthis. Their heads are level.
The heads of the politicians are ca
reened.
The Constitution is the chart for the
committee. 1t has no other guide. 1t
needs no other light. 1t had no right
to denounce the March gathering.
There is not 4 line in the law that
would warrant it. Under the law it
has as much right tooppose Earle as to
endorse Tillman. The law says ''direct
the policy of the party'-the united,
whole party, not any faction in it--direct
the policy of the party, not to condemn
Or approve the policy OF its partlsans
and place-seekcrs. The committee has
done its duty without fear of, or favor,
or affection to any man or set Of men.
y county executive committee would
not think of taking sides in county
primary. No more would the State
executive committee do such thing
in the State. DR.. Pope, of Newberry,
and few other demagogues and office
seekers say the committee is partisan.
He does not know what he is talking
about. He cannot separate selfish in
dividual opinion from official duty.
| The only Tillman man present when
the primary convention was agreed
upon heartily favored it. It is the 1nedl-
ing for. They hoped to have the
opportunity to abuse the committee
for not giving it to them, but they are
left on that. The committee placed the
responsibility where it belongs, with
the Convention. 1t can provide for or
repudiate the primary and be response
BILE for the consequences.
Newberry talks about turning out
the present committee, as if it collected
its per diem and mileage from the State
treasury. OF course, the committee
expects to be pitched out the window,
but most of them will he raked ont Of
the political rubbish when the Radicals
are. to fight in 1892, or at any other
time. But there is only one member
of the committee seeking al office. The
rest are contented with their present
perquisites, the short-sighted criticisms
ofopposing factions, with whose busi-
ness the committee has not seen proper
to meddle Too many men are trying
to be lawyers without reading law, and
trying to be preachers without having
practiced good precepts. Let the boys
read the Constitution.
JULIUS Z. BoGGs.
Pickens, July !.