The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
A GOOD SPEECH,

? GOOD SPEECH.
Some two years ago The Herald and
News enjoyed the pleasure of COM
mending in strong terms a speech de-
livered by Gov. Tillman. That speech
was made somewhere in North Caro-
lima. It was a good speech. This week
we take pleasure in commencing an
other speech OF his. It is short, and we
reproduce it in this connection as We
find it in the daily newspapers He de-
livered it in Columbia, to the militia as
they were returning home.
He said: "Soldiers, two trains which
are to bear four companies to their
homes are now waiting and what l
shall say will be brief.
II feel it important and necessary
and indeed due you to return the
thanks of South CaroliSa to you for
your valiant services. Called without
Z moments notice, you did not hesitate
a lcccnent to leave your avocations to
respond. There was never the least
intention that you should shoot down
Your fellow citizens, but you were seat
there to repress disorder, restore the
lawand prevent mobs from committing
murder and to see that South Carolina
is obeyed and her laws upheld. I know
you are anxious 70 get home and you
deserve the bepizoDs and Gods blessing
of all lovers of peace.
1.-The time has come for bitterness,
anger and aninosity among brethren
to cease. Henceforth let US, one and
all. be united and stand together for
the good of South Carolina"
We are told in all the papers that
there was no applause to this speech.
That may have been because it was con-
trary to orders, but Of that we care
nothing.
If Governor Tillman would only
more frequently practice what be
breaches in this little speech, our dear
old State would be q thousand fold
better off. We are truly glad to hear
B. r. Tillman say: "The time has
come for bitterness, anger and arimosi-
ty among brethren to cease"
The Herald and News has always
felt and taught that there was no use
for such time ever to begin. Gev.
Tillman can do more possibly than any
other man in the State to stop the
bitterness, and we are truly glad to hear
him say it is time for it to cease. Only
now that he will just practice what be
breaches. We want every bitter parti-
san in this county to read this speech,
especially every Tillmanite. Hear the
closing sentence: "Henceforth let US,
one and all. be united and stand to-
gether for the good of South Carolina" !"
That is good doctrine again and the
very sort Of preaching The Herald and
News has been doing for long time.
We repeat that we are truly glad that
B. r. Tillman has been aroused to a
realization of the fact that we should
ali be united and stand together for the
good of South Carolina.
tits an important fact behas l~Arned
and the pity is he did not learn it long
ago. Possibly if he had the present
divisions among the white people of
this State, would not have come.
Bitter and intemperate speeches on
both sides have done much to keep up
the bitterness and strife, and no one
has been benefited thereby. We hope
that when the people come to select
officers this year that they will retire
to the rear all those on both sides who
are given to bitterness, and an effort to
keep up the strife. We do not want
such rulers. The good of the State de-.
mands that we be rid of fextremists and
fanatics.
It is time now for soberness and rea-
son and judgment to assume control.
Governor Tillman should have the last
paragraph of this little speech framed
and hung upon his bed post, so that
he could add a petition to his night
and morning prayers to be given power
to follow the advice there laid down.
s'The time has come for bitterness,
anger and animosity among brethren
to cease. Let US, one and all be-united
and stand together for the good Of
South Carolina"