The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-05
IT WILL BE 4 MISTAKE

IT WILL BE 4 MISTAKE
There has been a great deal Of talk
one way and another since the primary
election of one week ago. Some rough
and unkind and unpleasant things
have been said. Some conferences
have been held. There is good deal
of talk and whispering and 50 on about
not regarding the primary election CT
August Is nor the action of the Sep
tember convention which is yet to be
-helG. We know who are to be the can
didates of that convention for Governor
and Lieutenant-G Governor. That was
settled by Reform convention held
prior to the primary election. The
balance of the ticket is left to the Evans
delegates WHO were put out by conven-
tions held prior to the primary. The
people had no voice in their selection,
yet in the primary they received
something like $1,000 votes. Except
the first two places on the ticket the
people have had no opportunity to ex-
press an opinion or a preference. But
that ticket, whoever may be on it, will
90 ont as the nominees Of the organ
lied Democratic party in convention
assembled, and it will receive the al
most unanimous support OF the He-
formers and the support Of many Con-
seryatiyes. The Herald and News be-
lieves that any effort to put out a ticket
in opposition to it will be mistake,
and we are opposed to any such move
ment. It is possible that many OF our
friends are not in accord with this
position and are anxious to have a
ticket put in the field in opposition to
the Evans ticket, and we might have
gone to sleep on this subject and been
mum, but cur mind is clear on this
point, and we fesl it our duty as an
honest journalist to speak out the
truth as we see it and warn our friends
of such step, for we believe it will
prove a mistake.
The Herald and News has consulted
with no one and has asked no advice
of any one. We have been invited TO
no conferences, and would attend none
ifinvited. Such movement is doomed
to defeat if attempted, and then where
will you be at? There is need OF eau
ton, oftoleration, of moderation. We
fear that many of those who are as
suming leadership do not know the
tempero of our people. You can never
change the majority by trying to drive
them. You may be able to reason
with them and by argument change
them, but to try to drive them yor can
never succeed. Then we hope there
viii be due consideration before such a
step is attempted.
Now we know and realize, as we
stated last week, that the pseyocation
has. been great. The minority has been
run over roughshod. We hsve pro-
tested against the treatment given the
minority. Bntiithe majority can staea
it we can, and we prefer to do 80 TO
butting orr head against a brick wall.
Tillmanism has had no more persistent
or consistent opponent than The Her.
aid and News. We have fought his
methods and his abuse as hard as any
one, but we want the fight confined TO
the primaries and conventions OF the
Democratic party and within the ranks
of the white people Of South Carolina.
Ifthere is to be any leaving of the party,
let Governor Tillman and his followers
be the ones to lead off. He says he Is
going to leave the Democracy as soon
as he sees gleam of light in the West.
Now we know that nobody is afraid
and cannot be frightened by the scare
crow of an appeal to the negro, and
we do not propose to try to sscare any
body. Suppose you make that appeal,
what guarantee hsve you that the Till
NANTES will not carry as many OF the
negro votes as the other side. Sup
pose you do not make the appeal to the
negro. What is the sense Of going to
the November election? Let Us look
at the facts. The Reformers or Till
NANTES number, about 10000 in the
State. It is shown by the figures that
about $1,000 participated in the prima-
ries. Some of them of course were Con-
It is fair to presume that
these will stand by the action Of the
convention. If so how do
you expect to win in the November
The total white vote of~the
State is only aoout $1,000. To over
come the Reform maiority the negro is
obliged to be called in to settle the
matter. AS we see it there is no h2gs
to win and it VIII be ;Eghf and :"
viii inevitably auseaesai of trouble
and bad fig:
ne philosophy of the situation is ~
ply that the Reformers outnumber s
and have out7oted US, and we will ,oi
70 to accept it and continue to argue e'
I reason with our friends and try to A. A.
W them the error of their way. "0
3 only result of State ticket at the eo'
Ieral election will be defeat and
re solidly to unite the opposition. =
: truth of the business is the oppo- eie
on to Tillman has been unwise and oeE
oolitic and has done more to va w.
ngthen him with the masses than i0'
has been able to do for himself. SAL