The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
WlNNSBORO, S. G..
Thursday, August Is, :: 1895
MAJ. wOODWARD'S CARD.
To the PEOPLE Of FAIRFIELD:

To the People Of FAIRFIELD:
In 1876 was detailed by conveH
ton Of the people Of this county tc
bear the standard Of democracy anC
white supremacy in the contest ther
pending with the negro and carpet-bas
regime which had tainted The moral;
of many Of our people and was sap
ping the foundations Of civil za:ior
Itself. r., ,gnizing your right to cell
for my services Looked neither 10 the
right hand nnr tic lcf but with face
ST. aiyht forward embarked hcart and
soul in tie work set before nc.
At recent convention assembled
aflerproper call and due no ice through
our paper was again selected to be a
standard beaver of what | console n
:iously believe is The only democratic
party in the county or Stat.. 1t can
not be denied that this convention
represented as much patriotism, as
much property, character and cduca-
ton. as could be found III any other
which could assemble or ha: assembled
since our unfortunate sniit in 1890. l
am therefore again detailed, although
! preferred it otherwise, and find
myself in the same position as in '76.
But say some, we, and you with US,
had agreed to an equal division. At
a mass meeting, ths first held in the
interest of peace, [ made the propo.
sition that each faction select two rep
resentatives to be voted for, pleIglng
myself to stand by the scheme. This
was opposed violently by a ! the Till
man leaders, and Mr.. Elliotl's plan Of
selecting five from each faction pre-
vailed as compromise. I committed
myself to this then, and subsequently
through the papers, and but for an
unfortunate resolution which passed
the executive committee Of the Tillman
faction which opened my eyes, would
be there still.
You remember that Irby hal said
be wanted no peace, that Tlllman had
gone back on bis promises to BarnWeli
and Hemphill, that Aiken County, after
passing resolutions looking to a di-
vision had recanted, passing a set of
resolutions Identical in meaning and
almost in the same words, and that the
plan of the Forty was practically dead
everywhere. AS | thought the passage
of Mr.. Lyle's resolution absolved, and
was intended to absolve the Tillman
faction from its obligations, | saw no
reason and see none now why my
side of the house should maintain the
compact. ..
The conclusion is legitimate to any
who read the resolution then, or who
will read it now, that it had been
manufactured by the bosses and was
being passed around to the counties
for action.
This much, not in defence of the
position of my faction, for in my honest
opinion they are doing right, but by
way of explanation of apparent perso-
nal inconsistencies, Had the ma 4
meeting then selected the two gentle
men afterwards chosen, or stuck to
Mr.. Elliott's com promise, things i'll
nv opinion would present a different
aspect, but there are many who
honestly believe that without the
Straightout ticket, no conservatives
would have had a showing on the
other.
But what will I do if l am elected?
1t is hard for one who will be in a
hopeless minority 10 say what he will
do; but can state what will adVc-
cate: shall advocate white supren:-
acv by fair ana constitutional means;
I shall advocate it because think il
best for the white man and the negro,
that the greater intelligence should
shape the destinies of our people. l
shall advocate it because all white men
sanction and approve it and the most
Intelligent colored men themselves
wan, it. shall advocate it because it
is law of natures God, written in
every book from the Bible down, that
theswhite man shall occupy no subor
dinate position. But I expect the
white man to assert his supremacy by
the power end virtues Of his intellect
and superiority of manhood more than
bv the tricks of the ballot-box, or
frauds upon the registration books. !
shall oppose the abolition of the 2-mill
SC hool tax, because l regard money
spent by the State il the education OF
its citizens as Investment for its own
GOOD purposes. 1t is Gained and
properly that education does away
with crime, and therefore lessons ex-
penses Of government, hence money
given for educational purposes is
money taken from one hanG of the
giver and returned with interest 10 the
other. If education IS good for the
white man, it must be good for the
negro. Christianity and civilization
recognizes the fact, ard tax themselves
over and above the 2.mill tax to
impart learning 10 the ignorant every
where. To educate one portion of our
citizens and obstrucs the learning of
another portion rs to make ourselves
ridiculous in fact contempt. .b'e-in
III, ewes of the world and would by
o ousipg sympathy for those di-crimi-
ateG against, supply them with instl
tu;ionsof learuing from abroad. which
would eclipse the ss:eliest structures
which could be ercc'ed BY the State
for tbe.Whites.
shall Oppose the boa>ted Mississippi
plan for rcgulating the suffrage. This
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