The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-07
OEE HIS BASE.

Needle" knows, if he knows any
thing, or if he was not blinded by preJu-
dice, that The Herald and News has
taken no such position as he claims to
have deduced from careful reading of
our scheme for peace. The Herald and
News has never INDUCED in personal
abuse of Coz. Tillnan or any one else,
and we have never said anything the
most constrained construction of which,
could be twisted to intimate that we
felt that our side was entirely infallible
and that all the wrong and evil was in
the opposition. The Herald and News
never made any such proposition for
peace as "Needle" intimates, by open
assertion or insinuation, and "Needle"
, knows it. We have said, and said re-
peatedly, that the extreme and bitter
partisan leaders on both sides would
have to 60.
The Herald and News opposed the
Haskell movement in 1890 as strongly
as any one, and we never brought him
snd his followers back into the "Demo-
cratic fold" but that was done by State
Chairman Irby and his committee.
tits not just now that The Herald and
News is admitting that all the right is
not on one side, and Needle" knows
that no such claim was ever made by
us-that our side had all the virtue and
the patriotism.
AS to the third partyites in Oconee
being kicked out, we do not know any
thing about it. We understand that
the chairman of the Democratic party
in Pickens County is an avowed third
partyite and voted for Weaver. In this
county there is a member of the Exec
utive Committee who signed the third
party call Last year, and be has not been
kicked out.
Since ssNeedle" has such fair mind
and can see on both sides, and is so
anxious to single out individuals on
the side opposed to him, why does he
not name some extreme partisan leaders
on his side who will be retired. We sup
pose from his fair anu unprejudiced
way of looking at things *here are none
on his side. The Herald and News is
not picking out individuals here and
there and making war on them from
either faction. We have not named
any body and for "Needle" to claim
that we meant any particular per-
sons is to admit that they are there. Is
"Needle" ready to be rid Of them? We
have repeatedly said that we were will
ling to be rid of them from either fac
tion, whether they be of high or low
degree, and that we did not consider
any man indispensable.
But it is useless to waste words on
any one so blinded by prejudice as
Needle" and there will never be
peace as long as such persons as
"Needle" can prevent it, but the peo-
pie are going to get together despite
them.
The Herald and News has no objec-
ton to it's position being criticised or
construed, but when any one undertakes
to put words in our mouth to define
our position we like them to stick to
the truth and not misrepresent us.
Needle" has misrepresented the posi-
ton of The Herald and News, and if
be does not know that he has, be
ought to know it.
"Needle," we presume, wants US to
spill ink in personally abusing Con
zales and Haskell. We are not in that
business. We are not now and never
have been personally abusing any one.
We never abused Gov. Tillman or any
one else. That is not our idea of the
proper way to secure peace and har-
mony. No doubt "Needle" with his
ability to see on both sides, thinks that
personal abuse of Gonzales and Has
kell is the proper way to secure peace.
He is entitled to his opinion.