The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-01
THE CONVENTION DERELICT IN ITS
DUTY.
1t Should Have Delivered Another kes-
olution or Two-Tillmanito Organs
ShouId Not be Molested by ILL.,
Manered Creditors.
rAl,heville Press and Banner.

vices in the office. Payment being
refused be sued and obtained judgmen
for the amount. The trial justice seizec
some of the material of the office one
day last week, which seizure prevented
its publication one afternoon.
After the seizure arrangements were
effected whereby the material was re-
stored to the office, when the paper re-
sumed publication as usual. In no.
ticing the affair the heading consisted,
in part, as follows:
claw Prestitated-Dastardly Outrage
Perpendicular Effort to Suppress
the Democratic is Here to Stay
Partisan Decision of Trial Justice
Davis"
Among other things the Democrat
makes the following reference to the
Conservative element Of the Demo-
cratic party, and puts the blame where
it belongs-on the "opposition, Pin
stead of doing as some would have
done, on the Brother Georgia printer
who seemed unseemly determined to
have pay for his services.
yesterday in Greenville was per-
petrated one of the most damnable
prostitutions ofjustice and the laws Of
South Carolina ever perpetrated on
free people.
"Carried by the violence Of their
preiudices and their satanic hatred Of
this paper, men rode rough shod over
law and justice, and while we cannot
reach the men VIII prompted their
action, we purpose Furnishing the tools
that these men used, and yesterday a
damage suit was filed against ". A.
Fowler, Eel Thaxton and others for
$4,000 for trespass and illegal pro-
ceedings, and if there is still justice in
the Courts of South Carolina these men
will suffer.
"The opposition in their anxiety to
make The Democrat failure, have
resorted to tricks, lies, and underhand
methods without number; but We
never expected a plain violation of the
statutes to prevent one issue from going
to the people.
"Such vile warfare as this i'll becomes
men who claim 70 be wcSfking 10
''peace and unity" ac&1d will prove tn
most powerful becs5merang. None bu
contemptibleEe escoundrel would sug
gest or carseS out such means as this
fight .1fnan or paper who fights it
battles above board and openly, AM
tLede condemnation of every true ant
l honest man will be placed upon sucl
methods.
Trial Justice Davis has proved him
self violent partisan and willing
> tool in the hands Of any irresponsibl'
party to harrass and suppress Th'
Democrat. He placed the attachmen
; in the hands of an irresponsible minol
for execution, and armed by this sem
blance Of authority, took what thes'
men pointed out as material tha
would prevent the publication of the
paper. We offered them, as security
articles worth many times the value
of their claim, but these were refused
and small articles taken by force, thai
amounted to but little in real value
but without which the paper could no1
be published"
Now, we submit that the enforce
ment of a judgment agninst Tillmar
organ is a gross outrage, which should
not be tolerated for an instant. The
trial Justice which gave the judgment
ought to be removed from office, and
the plaintiff printer should be lynched
on sight.
If this thing of requiring Tillman
orga MS to pay their debts is to go Oh
there is no telling how many of them
may be troubled by i'll hammered credl-
tors.
The Conservatives have done many
foolish things, and have committed a
thousand political blunders, but moth
ing surpasses this attempt Of the Geor-
gia printer to compel Tillmanite to
pay his debts. Of course the Conserva-
tive Democrats are to blame for all this
trouble. No doubt they secretly en-
couraged the printer to come here from
Georgia to work for the Democrat, and
| then refused to patronize the Demo-
crat. Hence the inability or unwilling
ness of the office to settle the debt.
This being a serious matter which
may inperil the peace and dignity OF
the State we suggest that the Cover
nor revoke the commission to Trial
Justice Davis, and that he appoint
some true al d tried Tillmanite to the
Office who will see that neither Georgia
printers nor local creditors may disturb
the publication of that model paper
the Democrat.
Further, as a matter Of precautlon,
we would suggest that the Governor
order the militia to sleep on their arms,
with three days rations in their haver-
sacks, ready to march against any
Conservative who may be wicked
enough to demand the payment of any
debt which may be owing by a Tillman-
ite paper.
This thing of making Tillmanite
napers pay their debts must be stopped.
The Convention was derelict in its duty
in not declaring resolution or two on
the subject.
rL:J,o, Hry f., piichorje Hactnria.