The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-09
Wednesday. March g, 1892
Anti.Straightout,A Anti.TiIIman, Anti.
March Convention.

Anti.StraightOut. .Anti.TiIlman, Anti.
March Convention.
The humorous writer seems to be abroad In
the land, and the average newspaper furnish
es abundant material for the amusement Of
it's readers.
Nearly every man counsels his feelings, and
Immediately proceeds to dispense wisdom. as
though he were an acknowledged philoso-
pher.
The newly developed philosopher,-like the
raw recruit who thought the old members or
the military company had lost the step
thinks the whole world is going wrong and he
alone is right.
The answers to the circulars of the Green
Vile News show unmistakably that the
country people are almost solid for Tillman'
yet the antis and the Stralghtouts issue dceu-
ments and pronounce anathemas.
The Straightouts, it is understood. will not
or do not recognize Irby and his committee
as the legally constituted officers of the Dem
ocratic party.
It is said that some OF the Straightouts will
refuse to obey the rule which requires partic'
ipants to make oath that they will support
the regular nominee Of the party.
The question then arises, where are they ?
and where will they be, II they refuse TO afhl-
late with their neighbors, and decline to asso-
ciate politically with their fellow Democrats
II fourteen thousand Straightouts refuse TO
take part in the coming election. how can the
Conservatives hope to defeat Tillman? II the
Conservatives refuse TO join the Straighouts,
how can they attain success"
If Tillman can carry four. .flfths Of the farm.
ers, and all the candidates for any aud every
office, how can the divided one-ffth Of the
country, and a majority OF the town people,
elect their men to office?
Some people manifest great anxiety to bring
about harmony, while kicking most vigor-
ously, and calling on the mountain TO come
to Mohammed. If embryo statesmen, and
fully developed malcontents generally, would
do as Mohammed did, go to the mountain, II
1t did not come to him, we might have peace.
Without exception, all the lamentation and
weeping because OF division amongst us. has
come from those who are themselves stand
ing aloof from the great mass Of the Demo-
cratic party.
It has been said a thousand times that rev.
olutions do not go backwards, and we have
no evidence that the revolution Of 1890 prom
ises to be an exception TO the rule.
Therefore, the able and efficient citizen, ]!
he has ambition for imm rotation or desires the
distinction OF political nartyrdom should Is
sue a "call," to find out how few will respond,
and then he may realize the fact that II The
republic itself is not ungrateful. the people
themselves are at least unappreciatiVe. a.
Despite the hurrah and the excitement OF
the day, and notwithstanding the existence OF
ill-feeling and irritation because Of the faults
and defects Of the body polite. the will OF the
majority OF our fellow-cI,izens should be re-
spected.
As the Conservatives would not adopt any
man whom the Straightonts might nominate'
and as the Stralghtouts may refuse to comply
with the requirements which are necessary to
place them In the Democratic column, how
can we expect any considerable portion OF the
Tillman men to SO far overcome their convic-
tions and so far to forget their prejudice, as 10
accept candidate at the bidding OF their op-
ponents? Would they not fear the Greeks
bringing gifts?
1t WILL be many a day before the Straight
outs will be enabled to name the Governor,
and 1t will be long time before their supe-
rior ability and their superb character Will
excite any great degree of admiration and en-
thusiasm among the people for whom they
seem to have such contempt. Their bitter
ness and their lordly manner, instead OF bull
doing the people into their way Of thinking,
will most likely act as a thorn in tile flesh,
and so rankle in their hearts as to make them
more determined than ever.
Nothing Is SO bitter as the proud mans con-
tumely. and he who refuses the touch OF the
elbow to the great mass of the people need
not expect to orcupy warm place In the
great human heart
Men OF great learning, of superior ability,
OF proud lineage, and Of Irritating exclusive
ness need not expect to gain political prefer
ment by any expression of contempt or disre-
spect for the feelings. the prejudices, the wish
es, or the character OF their less cultured and
less fortunate fellow-citizens. who, though
they be laboring under delusion, are just as
honest and Just as patriotic as are the people
who affect to have such contempt for them.
When Tillman in the campaign OF 1890
made grave charges against respected and
honored public officers he brought down upon
himself the scorn OF that class Of people
whose private character and official conduct
he besmirched. In like manner when the in
dividual members OF that respected and hon
ored class, assume high and lo-dly manner,
and In return or in retaliation express con-
tempt for all the Tillman men, they SOW the
seeds OF bitterness and excite 10 the last de-
gree feeling Of resentment.
AS TO the Press and Banner: This newspa-
per is anti.Tillman, but 1t claims discernment
enough to see plain fact before US, and until
some one can make II clear 10 US that more
than divided ope-fifth OF the Democratic
party is in favor OF an opposition candidate,
we think good policy and a love for the well
fare OF the State, would dictate non-action on
the part OF the anti-Tillman men in 1892.
The opponents Of Tillman, at most, can on
ly further excite the people, at time when
harmony and good feeling should prevail.
The office of Governor Is a nonentity. He
can do very little good, and his power for
harm is exceedingly limited. Then is there
any use to quarrel about SO trifiing matter :?
No Superstition About Numbers.
In another column will be found the call of
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