The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-24
TITS TIME TO CONSIDER.


The Herald and News is of the opin-
ion that in this off year in politics we
should use all our efforts towards re-
storing harmony and good will among
all the different factions in the Demo
cratic party in this State. We have
had enough of bitterness and strife.
We have had enough of ill-will and
bad feeling. We have had enough OF
charges and counter charges. Why
should we remain divided? Who is
reaping any benefits from all of this
strife? Certainly the State as whole
is not.
The Greenville News very truthfully
says: "The bitterness of feeling among
US is penetrating everywhere and
blighting everything. 1t is hurting US
morally, politically, materially, socially
and every other way. Is it not time
for those who really care for the State
and people of South Carolina, who
have some courage, sense and good
feeling left, to stir themselves to bring
about mutual concessions and compro-
misses so that we may be united peo-
pie before it is too late?"'
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
good 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.
The trouble is that when Snyone
suggests anything looking to a settle
ment of differences some other fellow
will come along and accuse him of
dwelling in plalitudes.
We believe that the great mass of
the people are tired and sick Of this
everlasting bitterness and strife. We
believe that they realize that they are
gaining nothing by it and are willing
for settlement OF differences on fair
and equitable plan. In order to do
this, however, we have to rid ourselves
of leaders who are extreme partisans.
We must come together on a plane
where we can harmonic.
The great mass Of the people are not
gaining anything by all this crimina-
ton and recrimination. They are be-
ginning to see it. By keeping the
people divided certain class of poll
ticians can hope to live and thrive.
They have drifted to the front by vir-
tue of the strifes and divisions among
the white people, and to keep it up is
their only hope. Of course they will
be interested in keeping the sore run
ming. We must get rid of such.
Next year we will have to have new
leaders, and we want to put our people
to thinking and considering this thing.
There must be some concession and
compromise, and there can be without
sacrifice of principle by anyone. The
editor of this paper has never been a
Tillmanite, yet some Of his best friends
in this county have been. But our re-
lations as friends have never been dis
turbed by our politics. We have al
ways tried to be fair and have not con-
sidered that all wisdom and patriotism
were centred in US. There would be
no trouble for US to come together on
some sort of basis if the country was
rid of the bitter partisans on both
sides.
It is no use for US to say that we will
not vote any more because these friends
who outnumber our side have not
agreed with US. We think that their
ca1cusing against US is wrong, and we
do not hesitate to tell them so, and we
will continue to point out the wrongs
as we see them, in the hope that event.
ually We may be able to get them to
see the error of their course.
Let US get together, but continue to
hold on to the Democratic ship. We
may get her back safe after awhile. If
this strife and division keeps on there
is danger ahead, and we will not be
long in reaching it. Let US consider
these things and stop all this foolish
ness.