The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-31
TIE REGISTER ANSWERED

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TIE REGISTER ANSWERED.
= The Register few days ago had
some remarks on the efforts of The
Herald and News to restore harmony
within the Democratic ranks, and 1t
proceeded to ask what we presume 1t
considered some very Searching" ques-
tions.
We had intended to copy what the
Register had to say, and not treat it as
it did The Herald and News-criticise
what we had to say without the reader
being given the opportunity to see
what we did say, but some one has
taken the paper from our desk and we
have not the privilege Of a reference to
it as we write.
We expected some sapient indi-
vidual like the Register to remark
that we were dealing in general
tiles and so forth, but we confess
that we did not expect any Heading"
newspaper to single out one individual,
and he private citizen, and personal
enemy of that paper, and asked US If
we wanted to be rid of him.
If we remember correctly, the sum
and substance of the Resister's plain
question is to know if We are willing to
be rid of Mr.. n. G. Gonzales.
In the first place we are inclined to
think thatthe question is an imperti-
nent one, and certainly was put with
out due consideration for propriety Of
things. The Register and Mr.. Con-
zales are not on terms, and The Herald
and News has nothing to do with their
quarrel, and does not propose to take
part in it, however much the Register
may desire to bring US into it, for we
can see no other reason for picking out
Mr.. Gonzales.
It is not cur purpose to make this
effort at harmony and peace personal
one, picking out man here and there
and making war on him, but we
will say this, we are willing TO
retire to private life any man who
stands in the way of peace and unity
aud harmony on honorable terms
without the sacrifice of principle. No
man or set of men is indispensable.
But Mr.. Gonzales is a private citizen,
holds no Office, and has held none, and
so far as we know has never sought
Office in this State. We believe Mr..
Gonzales to be an honest and consci-
entious and truthful man, and we es-
TEEN him as such, but he is already IN
private life. What more do you want?
He is your competitor in the field Of
journalism in Columbia. Surely you
do not want us to help rid you of that
competition. You are not willing to
admit that you cannot hold your own,
we hope.
If the Register had read The Herald
and News last week it could have seen
that We were Of the opinion that the
Register, the State and the News and
Courier were doing more just now than
sany other influences to keep wide the
: breach, and yet we do not care to be
entirely rid ofthese leading dailies, but
if we had our way we would change
: their course just little. We would
not waste our energies in fault finding,
but We would occasionally see little
something good in the fellow who did
not altogether agree with as, and we
would not misrepresent oar opponent
by misleading headlines and by pub
fishing only one side, but we would
give the people both sides Of the ques-
tion. It is not healthy nor desirable,
if it were possible, for all Of US to think
alike and to see things just the same,
but it is possible and certainly desira-
BILE that we should give those who do
not agree with us, credit for honest
motives, and no good can come Of
abusing them.
The Herald and News might ask the
Register if it was willing to be rid Of
the editor of the Register who has been
a partisan, or of Gov. Tillman who
started all this racket, but we will not.
The Herald and News does not con-
slider any man indispensable, and we
are willing to retire to the rear any man
who stands in the way of peace and
harmony among the Democrats Of this
State, and thus threatens white su-
premacy, whether he be of high or low
degree, but we are not going around
now singing out individuals on either
side; the people will do that when the
tine comes.
And we would Just. like to whisper
in the ear of the Register that
the rank and file of the people
are getting mighty tired Of all this
bitterness and strife and are rea-
lizing that they are gaining nothing
by it. It is only the leaders who grow
fat on It. They meet and divide out
the spoiis and then 60 back to the peo-
pie and cry reform and down with
bourbonism and ring rule and all that
sort, but that thing is playing out. The
people are realizing thcc modern reform
means only change, and that down
with one ring means up with another.
Their passions and prejudices have
been played on about as long as they
will stand it. We want to get together
now and let merit and fitness rule.
The citizens of Yorkville have voted,
by an ,nDoeDSa maiOrity TO nSOpnd