Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-14
.sToPTHE CAMPAIGN"
The Conservatives Sick of Their
Physic.

Physic.
Editor Register: Says the News
and Courier in long, leading
editorial:
sThe conduct of the friends and
supporters of Governor Tillman at
the laet three campaign meetings
proves, we think, that they do not
want to- hear the issues or the
campaign fairly discussed by the.
candidates, and it is very question
able, therefore, whether any more
of the joint discussions, so-called,
should be held"
The Register has on various
occasions, from time to time,
warned the opposition press and
party that they were pursuing a
false and foolish policy, the
legitimate outcome of which
would be that the people would
soon arrive at that point when
they would no longer tolerate a
campaign of abuse. Its warnings
have been unheeded, and now
that they find that they cannot
drive Governor Tillman from the
field by such tactics as they have
purused, but that a justly
indignant people have at last, just
as was anticipated, refused to
tolerate such 8 campaign as they
we're conductings. With blind folly
they pursued the Governor, until
at Florence athe lion turned and
put his foot upon the mouse"
but still governed by fen. dish
hate, they followed him to Columbia
and repeated their outrage in the
face of the whole State keeping
the Governor and the whole
audience stading for two and q
half hours t. listen to Colonel You
mans as he yainly and weakly ex-
haueted himself of his venom.
Governor Tillman stood undaunted
but the people could and would
stand it no longer. AT Orangeburg
they utterly refused to hear Shep-
pard or Youmans either; at Aiken
they listtned to everyone else, but
refused to let Youmans speak; at
Edgefeld Youmans's speech caused
all the trouble and at Lexington
they boldly announced that he
should not speak. that they would
hoot and driye him from the stand
if he tried to speak without
guaranteeing that he would not
indulge in his personal abuse and
vilifcation'
Sheppard fnd Orr had already
failed ignomiously to meet their
antagonist or to make any i'm.
preston upon the people, and they
fell back upon, Youmans as the
only resource left. His vanity
prevented him from seeing that he
was duped into putting his head in
the lions mount. Now they all see
Iit,and whipped and beaten at thei,
own game Of bowling down, they
begin to cry, "Stop the campaign?'
One of the speakers at Lexington
said to the speakers of the opposi.
tion; You see that you can make
this campaign whatever you want
it to be. No matter what plane
you pitch it upon, we must meet
! you" This is true beyond doubt
Orr and Governor Sheppard
commenced with abuse, but were
quickly made to abadon it at
foolish and unwise, and that part
of the programme was left tc
Colonel Youmans.Although utterly
routed and discounted at various
points under the fattery and
encouragement of 3 few bite,
partisans and Haskellites and thu
opposition press, he persisted unit
he found in his weeks campaign
that he would no longer be tolerated
He is but the dupe of the opposition
and his own inordinate vanity
and we cannot but feel sorry fo,
him,
So far as it's effects upon the peo
pie are concerned, the campaign il
already over. 1t has been Tough
: and won, and ended with the Col
: umbia meeting-and outrage.
} If the opposition wish to continue
the farce they can do 80. but the.
will first have to assure the peopl'
that they have abandoned thei
policy of hate, ah--se, SANDER ant
vituperation.
: Nothing else will do. They mus
! do this and confine themselves tx
, , the issues of the campaign or with
draw from the field. They can with
,, draw Colonel Youmans or not, a
l they see fit, but the campaign o
,, , abuse, not education, must be stop
ped or it is over.
The people see who is to blame
{ and will have no more of it. Th
responsibility for all that ha
. occurred, and that may occur, is o.
3 the shoulders of the opposition, be
I cause it is the result of their policy
, 1t is a clear case of "Pntup or shu
. up"
: ACLosE READER.
SHAKEN BY EXPLOSION.