The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-16
ways been a failure in the management
of his own affairs

DatC0 OF Oeau-ltut cOtLOll, anu IL was: tilS
last of July, ready tobe laid by. A fine
season comes, you need a plowman.
An able bodied man comes along and
offers his services, telling you ne is an
expert with the plow in giving the I'M
ishing touches to cotton crop. You
EN- ploy him and give him good horse
and plow, and send him to lay by the
patch of cotton as with smoothing
iron. Having business elsewhere you
depart. Returning in the afternoon
and going to the cotton patch, you find
be has plowed up every stalk ofcotion,
what are your feelings and what will
you do with him?
When election day comes give Till
man the treatment the ploughman de-
served and got at your hands, for Till
man has injured the State financially
more than the ploughman injured you
by ploughing up your cotton. The in
jury the ploughman did you was small
and temporary. The injury Tillnan
ha, done the Slate is great and lasting
Citizens of the State, one and all, I'LL
man is the cause ofour greatest trouble.
He has destroyed our peace and har-
mony. Let US come together and get
rid of him and his gang of trading poll
ticians and work for the common good.
There can be no peace and prosperity
in the State as long as Tillman is in
power. He is all the time stirring up
strife. Farmers, Tillman knows he
has destroyed the peace and harmony
of the people. He knows his admins
tration has been a disastrous failure.
If he is as anxious for the success OF
the principles and measures OF the
farmers movement as he is to fill his
pockets with gold and silver rocks and
have good time, he will quietly retire
and advise the farmers to look for an
other leader. But no, be thinks we be-
long to him and he can do what he
pleases with US. He does not wait to
know our wishes. He has declared
his candidacy for reelection. He has
denounced our farmer members Of the
Legislature as ''ro:teD drift wood" be-
cause they took his free railroad pass
from hiui, and refused to enact into
law his absurd propositions giving
him almost absolute power. He in
tends to be elected whether we say so
or not. He has the count. He calls
for Legislature Of slaves to obey his
orders. have heard all my life, you
can lead a horse to water but YOU can't
make him drink.
Farmers. relying on Tillman's prom
ises, and anxious for the success OF our
cause, we took him up from nothing
and elected MIN Governor of the State.
He now laughs at US, and tells the coun-
try he was "blowing." Let US brush
him aside, and move on, and never
pause until we get. man who does
what he promises, and carries our
measures Of relief to success, or does his
best to do it. Without capable, honest
aud loyal leaders our cause is doomed
to defeat. If we fail it is our own
fault. Alliancemen, we all know Till
man last year fought the chief de-
mands of our order. He did all he
could to divide US and ruin the Alliance.
Never trust him again. We cannot
afford to be again deceived. Our con-
dition demands imm ediate relief. If
we are to get it we must put men clean,
able and loyal to all our demands in
all the offices you can from the Presi-
dent to coroner-requiEe all to speak
out, that we may know what we are
doing.
In China there has not been bank
failure in 900 years. Why? Eecausc,
if bank fails, every officer Of the bank
loses bis head. If a public man, to get
office, makes promises and fails to re-
deem them, be ought to lose his head.
If this was the law, and enforced, we
would have a government right. Let
US all speak plain. The writer intends
to do his full duty. He stands for the
rights of the people where Washington
stood. He knows no party or man in
this great contest. He is fighting fol
principle, and measures, and the com
mon good, and will do so to the end
Carolinians, if you would be free mer
and have the country prosperous, you
must be true men and fight like brave
men. fyour sires had not been heroe:
you would now be slaves. Show that
you are worthy Of their best efforts.
Respectfully,
ELLISON :. kEITT.
Enoree Plantation, S. c., March 3th
49,