The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-01
HERE'S FOR A COMPROMISE.
Editor Williams Strongly in Favor Of a
Fair Division OF Federal Patronage
Between the Two Factions In
the State.
IGreeuville News, Feb. 26.]

The esteemed State hoists the flag
of "no COMPROMISED It demands that
all the Federal Offices be given to
straight and stalwart Sheppard and
Orr men-thag weak kneed Copserva-
tives and Tillmanite converts and men
of unknown positions be all barred.
It insists that the line be drawn and
that all the Federal Offices be given
either to Tillmanites or Conservatives.
We do not know whether or not
the Greenville News would be classed
by the State as "weak kneed.' We
have our own opinions on that mat
ter.
This newspaper is, however, thor
oughly in favor of a COMPROMISE and a
fair divide all around. t4he masses of
Governor Tillman's supporters are not
radicals or political pluuderers. They
are good people and are as honestly
anxious for the we'll being Of the State
and SIS much interested in it as The
State or the Greenville News or any,
body else. We do not wish to treat
them as foes, and could not do it if We
wished to.
When people of the same race, the
same party and the same interests have
had quarrel concessions and compro-
misses involving no surrender of prin-
ciple on either side are the only proper
methods of restoring peace. Peace is
surely desirable for every reason. We
do not intend to surrender to the Till
NANTES and confess that we have been
wrong and they right nor would We
ask them to make such confessions aud
surrender to US. We believe the peo-
pie on both sides are anxious to get to-
gether. We know it is of tremendous
Importance that they should get to-
gether. So long as the present breach
and bitterness continues the State is in
very serious danger. To adopt the ex.
pressed policy of The State is to play
exactly into Governor Tillman's hands.
He knows that there are no differences
of principle among the Democrats Of
the State. His organs and spokesmen
are unable to name one point Of essential
difference. Governor Tillman knows,
or should know, that he has been an
expensive failure, that so soon as his
record is calmly and honestly studied
he will have to 60. 1t is to his interest
to keep alive bitterness and factional
feeling and heat. His purposes would
be served just as well-better, perhaps
by the drawing of the line against his
followers as by the drawing of the line
against his opponents.
The Greenville News is against Till
man because it is for South Carolina
and the great Democratic party. For
the same reason it opposes the ostra-
cism of any Democrat because of his
honest opinion in State politics.
We hope to see the line drawn only
so far that care will be taken that each
side of the line will have an equal share
with the other side in South Carolina.
We do not wish to see a conquered
peace. We wish a peace secured by
the good feeling of the good people cf
both sides so that the strife of the last
three years may be remembered only
to he avoided in the future.
Extreme and violent men Of both
sides should be left out. Men whose
allegiance to the Democratic party and
doctrine is doubtful and wavering and
who are not sound to the core ought to
be rigidly excluded. Men who have
labored to stir strife for their own ad-
vantage ought to be denied all favors
by people and President.
All the offices-Federal aud State
should be divided with precise equal
ity between the two factions. They
should be given to moderate, fair
minded, sober men who are true DEM
ocrsts and who have taken and held
their positions from bonest sense OF
duty. There are plenty of such men
in both factions.
We should all work together to have
factional lines broken down in this
STATE by 1894 so that the white people
of our State may again be solid, in
viucible host, working and thinking
together for the State and the party.
That is patriotic hope and purpose,
the only one we can see our way to
hold; for continuation Of the conditions
of last year means an inevitable split
and fearful disaster.
These Tillman people are South Car
olina white men. They can not be
whipped or bulldozed or bullied into