The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-18
GOOD ADVICE FROM cRANKs.
a Letter From the Peace Society to Cover
nor Tillman-Peace Better than Blood
shed for South Carolina.
rSpecial to News and Courier

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COLUMBIA. April 12.-President
Alfred II. Love, of the Universal
Peace Union, comes to the front with
some new ideas of arbitration of the
dispensary trouble, and writes Cover
nor Tillman to this effect:
Governor Tillman and Citizens of
South Carolina-Respected Friends: A
portion of young fellow citizens, orga-
pized as the Universal Peace Union,
feel drawn to you in sympathy and a
common interest in your trial hour.
Itis not our intention to criticise the
maintenance Of law by your Execu-
tive, for he has covenanted to maintain
and execute the law, and we all admire
the fulflment ofan obligation: neither
is it so much our intention to criticise
an expression of opinion of dissent
from certain laws if those laws are not
acceptable or popular, for it is a right
We uphold and enjoy TO express our
opinions, but if is felt to be an oppor-
tune moment for US to urge upon you
all the consideration of love, justice
and charity, and especially to implore
those who would violently oppose the
law to be patient and to abide oy
euactments and seek their amendments
or abolition through the peaceable
and potent means of the ballot. What
the ballot makes the ballot can unmake.
Ifthe bullet destroys life the bullet
cannot restore life.
Especially do we want to present the
better way of settling difficulties by
arbitration, instead of having military
force as reserve tribunal, to have
Courts of arbitration.
From the reports we have received
we find history has repeated itself, in
so far that the military refused to act
under of your Governor and that he
had recourse to volunteers.
We may admire the surrendering of
arms rather than using them against
the Government; but what We wish to
emphasize as thought for the future
and one more in accordance with our
American idea, thoroughly Republi-
can and Democratic, is that deadly
force is unreliable. Our people will
think for themselves. One class
shrinks from firing upon another class
of our fellow citizens, and that the
military system is not guarantee of
loyalty, but is a dangerous and an
unreliable element.
In your zeal and wisdom, good
friends, will you not live in peace,
preserving life, liberty and happiness,
which will insure prosperity? Let US
all strive to establish wise and impair
tial arbitration for the ruinous, uncer-
tain and wicked military system.
On behalf of the Universal Peace
Union,
ALFRED II. LOVE, President.
P. S.-April s, le94.-Although our
latest information indicates that there
is at least cessation ofhostilities, ifnot
restoration of order, and we believe a
disbandirg OF the soldiers, we submit
does it not leave sting behind? Is
not the loss of life and treasury un-
necessary as it is sorrowful. Will it
not incite everyone to arm, and create
military spirit that will induce the
forming of rifle companies and brigades?
Is not the time opportune to submit
the potent and practical influences Of
reason and humanity as exempliled by
Courts of arbitration?
We appeal for this and submit the
proposition to your calm and earnest
consideration. A. II. L.