The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-17
LET Us GET TOGETHER.

LET Us GET IOGEIdEh
The Herald and News has tried, in
season and out Of season, to preach the
doctrine of peace and unity for the
white people of this State. That has
been our theme, and sometimes we
have almost felt that We dwelt upon 1t
too much, but it is matter Of supreme
Importance tous politically, financially,
socially and every other way, and
needs, again and again, to be impressed.
For the past two years-since the
publication of the famous Shell maui
festo-we have been divided house.
There has been discord; there have
been strifes; there have been prejudices
and passions aroused, and in many
cases enemies Lave been made Of for
mer friends, and all to what purpose.
There is neither reason, rhyme nor
common sense in it. A few men have
gotten on the waves and been landed
ashore and are drawing good salaries
from the public treasury, but the great
rank and file who endured the heat OF
the day, and "fcught, bled and died, >"
as it were, have received 20 benefit
In many cases they have fallen out
with their neighbors end estrange-
ments have been mad 1t will take
years to heal, and IL lat purpose ?
-iiiIen can afford to stand up for prin-
ciple. They can and will face the can
non for principles sake, but pray tell
US what great principle was in the
campaign waged two years. It was a
campaign of prejudice and of passion.
4 campaign Of charges without proof,
of promises that have not been per-
formed. It is sad sight to see honest
and intelligent men dividing them
selves up and quarreling over one man,
who is no better, no truer, no Drawer
than they are. If he was the exponent
Of great principle it would be differ
ent.
Now we are about to enter upon
another compaign. In fact, we have
not yet gotten out of the last one, and
if this one is w:;ged in the same way it
will be years before We get rid OF 1t.
1t is simply a choice of men. There
are hundreds of men in South Caro-
lima who will make just as good Cover
nors as any we have ever had, and II
we could get rid of the prejudices OF the
last campaign, there would be no
trouble in making selection. Itcould
all be done peacefully and quietly.
But the people must make up their
minds to put down any man, or set OF
men, whose whole stock in trade IS
abuse of other people, and whose main
effort is to create class prejudice.
Every man cannot have his own
way in everything. There must be
concession anG compromise on all
sides.
The f 9rald and News cares very
little ahclt who is elected Governor,
so long as he is good and true man.
But we will never lend our voice or In
fuence to any man, or set of men, who
are helping to divide the people of this
State, and endeavoring to array one
class against another. We will acqul-
esce in the choice of a majority of the
white people of South Carolina,
whether it is according to our notion
or not, and we vii! do it, cheerfully.
If the majority want Tillman reelected
why let's have him. The Herald and
News can stand it, but then let US have
fair and full expression of the popu-
lar will, and let us have it decently and
in order.
The Grsenville News, speaking along
this line very truthfully says:
'Now the thing for US to do is to get
together, to recognize and acknowledge
like men the blunders which have been
made. the misunderstanding which
have been allowed to develop, the
wrongs which have been done al
around.
IF we act now, we can prevent seri-
GUS harm. If we go stumbling along,
doing a thing merely because we dlo 1t
two wears ago or because somebody
SAYS we should try it again, we may
do more mischief than fifty years OF
work and prayers can undo. The fac
ton now in power wishes to hold on
and is working to hold its grip and to
make its rule absolute and Indefinite:
It is trying to give US a new set OF
bosses and to establish a new lire Of
promotion.
LET US get together, show that we
have the courage, manhood ana
strength to change again as we did Two
years ago and to shake off any power
which may try to master the people.
Let US find honest, conservative, com
petent men and elect them to otflce re-
gardless of whether they were Tlllman
or anti-Tillman men. Let US restore
peace among ourselves, have our State
affairs managed on business principles
and work all together for the increase
of cur prosperity and the advancement
and glory Of the State we love-"
The Republican State Convention
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