The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-07
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FROM JERUSALEM STREET.
Brother II. Endorses One Editorial OF Inc
Herald and News, But Finds Fault with
another-Let the Real Conservatives
Get Together-"It is Time TO
Consider

auother-Let the Real Conservatives
Get tTosether-"It is Time to
Consider.''
TO the Editor of The Herald and
News: It is rather late in the day for us
to speculate upon the causes which LED
to the present political status. 1t IS
sufficient to accept the fact that wide
differences exist, and is incumbent
upon us rather to look earnestlH for
some basis upon which the truly con-
servative element of all factions might
imprint the higher principles actuating
each of them, and FROM the sum total
evolve a platform broad and firm
enough to give standing room for every
loyal son of Carolina.
There is no disposition whatever on
the part of the writer, nor of the many
thinking men of his acquaintance, to
surrender the principles which have
actuated them for the last few years,
nor do I believe that there is a desire
upon the parts of the truly conservative
element of those who opposed US polit-
ically, so long as opposition was either
polite or honorable, to see any such
unconditional surrender, for such astep
by either side would engender nothing
but disgust; but there feeling on the
part of the masses derived, possibly,
from some semi-obsolete tenet Of chiv-
airy that the "minority have some
rights which the majority are bound to
respect" Now in speaking of the mi
norisy we do not wish to be miscon-
strued, for we mean those who were
"Antis" only so long as it was legiti-
mate that they should be such, and
who upon the call of Democracy
proved themselves worthy of the name
of Democrats.
AS to that other faction, who pride
themselves upon the somewhat equivo-
cal title of Straighouts, we have no
quarrel with their construction of the
term Democracy. Yet We do not feel
that we are called upon to exercise any
remarkable degree Of consideration for
them. The reason is obvious and not
withstanding the fact that there is
Biblical teaching, to the contrary there
is neither ring nor robe in the house,
nor is there anything like falf covort-
ing around in the Democratic pasture.
subject to the call Of their time whetted
appetites.
There is not an issue to-day upon
which the majority Of the whole people,
regardless Of guild, profession or occu-
patton cannot join hands, and from
which incalculable good cannot be de-
rived, were the blind advocates of
party before policy relegated to those
prominent places in the private walks
of life to which their services have so
justly entitled them.
This promotion to the rear Of extrem-
lists must be of substantial apd lasting
nature, there must be no brevetting in
the business. Pensioned of upon re-
Elections of past grandeur is about the
size of the obligation of the body polite
to these ubiquitous patriots.
The editorial in The Herald and News
of May "a, was long step in the right
direction, and only fell short of being a
good leader through the unfortunate
metamorphosis of "We' into 'Their"
and ."Us' when the EDITORS memory is
stirred to the dissenting point by the
memory of the effectiveness of the
Caucus" Now for any one who has
had anything to do with Democratic
politics for the last eighteen or twenty
years to kick at this ''argumentum
baculinumn of Democracy that has so
richly entitled itself to the post of re-
yivifiec and perpetuator Of white su-
premacy is to say the least of it too
utterly too too, in the direction OF for
getfulness. The caucus is here to stay
and I venture the assertion that its
beauties will be highly appreciated be-
fore this oncoming irrepressible conflict
shall have been waged to a conclu-
sion.
No, Brother Editor, there is evil
IDENTIFY so much Of diamond cut dia-
mond,n or "ruse contre ruse" in the
history of both factions that is so init
mately connected with the workings
of the caucus, as to eliminate it entirely
from the summing up of grievances on
either side of the house. Let us be per-
fectly candid in this matter; and ac-
knowledge each others faults, in order
70 do which, permit me to offer the
following clipped from the aforemen-
toned editorial:
CONCESSION.
The Herald and News thinks it is
time that something should be done.
In order to accomplish anything, how
ever, We must make up our minds on
all sides that all wisdom and virtue
and patriotism are not centred in and
confined to one set or class of men.
We must be willing to acknowledge
and admit that there is still something
gsod in the other fellow. We must make
up our minds to give and take and to see
something good in those who do not
think as we do.
We think that their caucusing
against US is wrong, and We do not