The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-17
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~" is Positively Not a Candidat> Fol
Goyerncr-The Alliance is Prosre erInS.

enforced absence OF some months, las {
contributor), from the columns of youl
paper, (for which you should be su
premely gratefully, I am impelled to So
licit your kind Offices in what, at pres
ent, seems to be the most momentous
dilemma Of my existence. It is evi.
dent, from the way in which the lead
ing ~ journals Of the day are casting
about for gubeTHatorial candidate,
that their intention is to secure the
best man possible for that inSulted pc
sition, and whilst I am compelled to
admit that there is a modicum of rea-
souableness in the demand for the sub
mersion Of all private affairs beneath
the deep, still waters of patriotism, and
the offering up Of ones self upon the
affairs of common interest, still I am
forced by circumstances, known only
to myself, and over which I am unable
to exercise the least control, to posi-
tively assert that, under no considera-
ton, will I allow the use of my name
in connection with the race for that
office. I hope that my friends (who
haven't thought of such thing, will
appreciate the position occupied by
myself in this matter, for whilst there
may grow out of my refusal certain
grave complications still, there are a
host of others, almost, if not quite,
competent enough, who, ifappearance7
speak the "nother tongue" plainly, are
anxious to feel the clasp of the "sacrafi-
cial fillet" about their brows, from
whom can be chosen the slandered
bearer for the coming campaign. This
decision is to be considered final, for a
while at least. If I succeed il the
future in roping in those aforesaid un-
comfortable circumstances, the advisa-
bility of the above statements will re-
ceive all due consideration; but, at pres
ent I am unwilling to submit my sense
of modesty to the eulogies of that illus
trious trio, The State, the Charleston
News and Courier and the devil-for
having instructive knowledge of the
first, personal of the second, and some
slight acquaintance with the third-I
feel, at the bare mention of the copart-
nership, like girding up my loins, and
getting me into the shady seclusion Of
the Isothermal hills.
The Sooth-sayers and Astrologers are
predicting rather warm time, politi-
cally, this summer. If you have taken
any stock in the prediction, I would
advise you to sell out at cost, for if any
principle pr 4,'minates in the minds Of
the masses, to the exclusion of all others,
that principle is economy, not as de-
fined by Webster or Worcester; but as
branded into the quivering pound Of
flesh "next the heart" by the rapacity
of the Ogres who are preaching ''over-
production" "Over-production" Of
wheat and bacon in the West, with
flour at $3.50 and bacon at 7 cents in
the southern markets; "over-produc-
ton" of cotton in the Soutn-where
ninety-nine families out of every nun
dred c. Ild use in their midst two hun
dred yards of cotton cloth, and still be
short of enough to meet thoir necessi-
ties; when almost the whole negro race
over which they have mourned, and
about which they have shed oceans of
hipocrytic crocodile tears, are shivering
in rags, worn to such degree of gossa-
mer like tninness, as to excite the un-
availing pity Of his slightly more COM
Portable landlord.
We are tired of progress for while.
We are going to retrograde a little just
to rest. We are going to devote more
attention to the production of the staff
of life, raise more hogs, have more milk
and butter, beef and mutton, going to
work out, sell out, give out, or fight out
Of debt. Going to try and fill our chill
dren'sheads with something better than
cotton-mania, and render them less sus-
ceptible than we have been to the Sc
ductive voice of the curse Of the South.
We are going to tell them around
our fresides all about this cyclopean
struggle between trickery and muscle;
this supreme effort to destroy the con-
fdence Of the people in their own
power, to wean them from--the organi-
zation which is educating and unity
ing them, and which will eventually
roll as resistless ocean over every bull
wark of "separatism" and fraud.
1t is often asserted by those, who do
not exercise proper care over their as
sertions, that the alliance is falling to
pieces" Poor, frail, feeble mortal! hug
not this tlattering unction to your
bosom, mistake not the deep quiet Of
security for Indifference. The period
of excitement is past and the era of
conviction and determination has been
reached. The prediction of the politi-
clan and the advice of the Quasi Colo
nels, who farm so beautifully in news
papers, serve to excite only smile.
Politically speaking we are Unitists
and expect t. vote the whole ticket, the
nominees Of which are tie old woman
and the babies.
Let the willy trickster indulge in as
much mathematical prophecy as COM
ports with his ideas of pleasure; the
answer to each problem which may be
shrowded in mistery to him, as at the
fingers ends Of these same apparently
sons of toll, and will be
given at the proper time and place in
such a convincing manner, and tihw
such degree Of accuracy as to cause
cyoyo tho thcr of tio,,roc 70 ctor 1,ic