The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-12
THE CALL MADE.

THE CALL MADE. ~'7
We publish this week the call for
convention of Democrats. The purposes
of the call are set forth in the document
itself. It is temperate in tone and its
purpose is to hold Democrats to Demo-
cratic principles and teachings and to
saveEtheIparty from Populism. That's a
good object and should succeed, but
We have no reason to change the views
expressed last week. If a ticket is put
in the field defeat is inevitable. With
out ticket we see no good to be &C
complished by organization at this
time. On the other hand we can see
much harm that may result from max
ing a hopeless fight. The time for
making the fight this year has passed.
The Columbia Journal has good
and sensible article on the subject
against nominations. We go further
tim the Journal. TIE Herald and
News not only believes it will be mis-
take to make nominations but we be-
lieve it is q mistake to hold the con-
vention called to meet in Columbia on
the 18th. We know there are some
men and newspapers on our side who
will say that we are weak kneed and
timi6. Be it so.
Defeat now will do more to Tetard
and throw back the very thing those
who are calling this convention desire
than anything else can do. This move
ment will solidify the Tillmanites and
those who have been lukewarm and
ready to renounce Tillmanism will be
driven back into the ranks and TILL
manism will be stronger than it ever
was. It does seem to US that the op-
ponents of Tillmanism will never learn
any political wisdom. At this late day
there are many Conservatives who feel
bound to support the nominees and if
not to give them active support certain
ly not to favor any opposition ticket
With lukewarmness and divisions and
halting in the Conservative ranks
there can be no hope of success. The
Herald and News for one cannot give
support to any ticket put out now other
than by the September convention of
the 10Th unless that convention does
something to make it impossible for
US to support its ticket.
We have recognized the 1rby COM
mittee as the head of theDemocratic or
ganization, and being the regular Dem
cratic machinery of the State. Under
its cali we organized our clubs, elected
delegates to the county convention and
members of the executive committee,
and we went into the primaries and
after having done all that and gone
through the primaries and been de-
feated we should not now talk about
organizing the Democracy and putting
out ticket. You will be unable 10
make large majority ofthe very peo-
pie you want to reach look upon it in
any other way than as an independent
movement and bolt.
The Herald and News is not with
the movement and cannot endorse or
advise any oneto take part in it. If such
amovement was contemplated tshould
have been inaugurated before the Or
ganization Of the clubs under the
Irby committees.
The call provides for mass meeting
at the court house in Newberry next
Saturday. No one seems to have the
matter directly in hand in this county,
but as we understand it all Democrat
are invited. That is broad. Two years
ago the Conservatives of Newberry
were opposed to the Sheppard move
ment and it looked for a long time as if
we were going to do the sensible thing
and stay out, but at the last moment
few Conservatives got together in the
court house and sent delegates to Co.
lumbia and committed US to the move
ment. There was never a bigger mis-
take and we said so then. This present
movement is justa much a''will O. the
wisp" movement and we do not pro-
pose that any one shall commit US to
its support.
The best thing that we can do now
is to let things rock. An enthusiastic
and earnest position of mastery IL
activity would be about the best thing
we could do. That is the way we feel
and we would be very glad to see New
berry take no part in the call for
convention to be held in Columbia on
18th. And in taking this position The
Herald and News is just as true
Democrat and as true a patriot as any
son Of Carolina.