The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-27
TIE SHADES OF WASHINGTON.
The Sage OF Enoree Wrti"s An"'a nor i's''0''
he Quotes and CoIntnrnds "i'-h'"S
,oTs Farewell address 10


To the editor Of rheIiet"id t':'o -'eWS:
Washington, the 1atherrs cur liberties
and government, III his farewell "u-
dress. when be laid down us r.ots ot
Office, left the following woTGs Of &C
vice as a legacy for bis conntrynlen TO
the end OF time. He said Il have al
ready intimated to you the danger OF
parties in the State, WITH particular
reference to the founding Of these on
geographical Determinations. Let me
now take more comprehensive view,
and warn you in the most solemn Fnan-
ner against the baneful effect Of the
spirit Of party generally. This spirit,
unfo~ y.nately, is inseparable from cur
nat having It's root in the strongest
oy ,ns of the human MIND. 1t ex-
is nder different shapes IN all gov
ernments more or less stitleG, controlled
: and repressed; but in those Of the pop
ular form, it is seen III its crudest ranN-
ness, and it is truly their worst enemy.
'.The alternate domination OF one
faction over another, sharpeued by the
spirit of revenge, natural to party dis
sensions which in different ages and
centuries has perpetrated the most
horrid enormities, is itself frlghtiui
despotism. But this leads at length to
a more formal and permanent DISPOSE
ton. The disorders and miserles which
result, generally incline the minds OF
men to seek security and repose IN the
: absolute power Of an Individual; and
sooner or later the chief of some pre-
vailing faction, more able or more for
tunase than his competitors, turns this
disposition to the purposes of bis own
elevation on the ruins ofpubiic liberty.
ssWithout looking forward to an.ex-
tre.nity of this kind, (Which, neverthe-
less, ought not to be out of sight the
common and continual mischiefs OF the
spirit of party are sufficient to make
it the interest aud the duty of a wise
people to discourage aud restrain it."
The address is full Of wisdom and ap-
plies directly to the perilous times III
which we live. 1t would be helping
to the country if the press would pub
lish it in -ull and our people would
read ano .udy it. 1t will be found ID
the History of the United States, oy
John Clark Ridpath, L. i. D.
Calhoun, the; idol of Carolinlans, IN
service of nearly forty years in the
American Congress, never merg*o his
individuality iato any partNaand never
entesed tie caucus OF any party:
The Stte never merged herself into
any natio sparty unrll after the war.
She alway sre1d of&nd cast her electo-
raj vote for the candidate she thought |
best represented the rights and inter
ests OF her people. Since the war she
has been merged into the National
Democratic party.
Is there now an organized Demo-
cratic party in the State? The writer
says emphaticaIly, no. The followers
of Tillman during the sessions OF the
last Legislature held caucuses with
closed doors, barred inside and outside,
and rigidIy excluded all Democrats
and Alliancemen who were not sup
. porters of Tillman. Where is the DEM
ocracy in this? There is none what
ever. The leaders of the deluded fo.-
lowers of Tillman cast aside the State
Democratic constitution, and framed
and adopted constitution OF their
own, and now boast that they are III
possession of the election machinery
and intend to work it for all it is worth.
The trio Of conspirators who, in 1880,
metln secret conclave and parceled out
the Offices, assembled recently IN Lau-
rens. Irby, in hi eech, declared
that nothing under b wen can defeat
TilIman for second term. Shell swore
he should hareit. Tillman said he in
tended to have it, and with it Legis-
lature that will execute his orders.
The last one took his free pass from
him and left him standing before the
world a SeJ-condemned tri6e taker.
This hurts bin aud makes him savage
against the members of that body.
This trio have determined the people
sh all have no say in anything. Till
man, through his man Irby, has issued
his proclamation Of amnesty and has
prepared rules to swear in everybody
to vote for himself and bis friends.
Are these Democratic methods They
boast they have the election machinery
and will work it in their interest for all
it is worth. To swear in and count in
is their motto: and they claim they are
Democrats. Citizens ofthe State, what
90 you say they are? They could teach
Scett and Moses tricks.
George the III issued his royal pro-
clamation of amnesty during the revo-
lutionary war and offered every l. luce
nent to the patriots to return aud
swear allegiance to him. How did
they receive it? They hurled it back
into his face with scorn and contempt.
They pressed on and on and won their
Independence and established the SOW
ereignty Of the States. Washington
had traitors 10 contend with. We
have tre,n and vii: have more of them.
Iillman fought the chief demand OF
the Alliance in season and out OF sea- {
san and published it to the world. He
is now quiet, hoping to again sneak
into the gubernatorial chair. Alliance
men, Tillman is as much q traitor to
1 be demands t,f tie Alliance as MAS