The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-16
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AS To the votes made: We will not
undertake. TO proHnosticatc. We might
in hopes of influencing voters to Ger.
tain candidates at homo and ubrOud
make some seemingly wise predictions
nut wc wont do it--not now, anyway
Bat wo will say this to the voters: In
voting consider measures tor issucs'
as we'll rs mon. The Republican party
(Nntionul) E"s some good. religious
mon IN 1t. men prominent in their
churchcs, men OF high standing, but
you wouldn't for u moment entertain
the thought OF voting for them. Why?
l5ccausc Oh public questions they hold
different opinions to you, aud could
not truly represent you. And so it is,
Voters must consider measures us wolf
ns men.
The above is from tho Voice Of the
People Of Wednesday, and il the con-
GLIDING paragraph Of it's report of the
campaign meeting on Monday. 1t may
be intended rs II hit ut Tho Herald and
News because We snid something Of tho
candldatrS aud the votcs wo Thought
they would get and then again il may
not W" are not ut all sensitive on the
poihl "nd do not refer to it because it.
may have some remote reference TO
anything that appeared in The llrruld
ana News but because it gives us Il text
to say something ON the line wa, huvc
before spoken.
Ihc primary election we are soon to
have is not to he compared to the Iirhl
between the tw" great political par.
Ties. We are all GA practically tho
Same pinIfnrn1 In other words all the
candidates now runvaSSin. the State
are Democrats and IRE not divided ON
any great issue: ihry stand ON and
"nd"rSH the Democratic platform.
There Is some difference of opinion nn
tho liquor question hut that is an issue
th"t must be settled hy the Legislature
aud not by the State officers.
The only question before the pcnplc
then Is the question aud the duty of 81,
lect'nS the best mrn-Hest in point of
"o'l'ty and character for the various
"I'ic's to br filled. II is not question
"t measures but question OF mon.
Many OF our people do not know tn,
""n"'d"trs and il we can give them any
Information regarding them We feel Il,
To oe our duty To do SO. We wou)l
laage that our cotrmporary would asl,
the voters to cast their ballots for mon
who advocated certain minor poli,i,.
regardless OF character or ability or
htncss. Our idea Of the duty of the
voter ana tho responsibility OF the bnl-
lot, especially in our State rrimari,s
whore we are all Of the Same political
'a''h' Is that the men best fitted by cd
ucation anu training aud character arc
the men for us to elect. Take Attor.
ney General for instance, what mu,t,rs
1t what his views may be on tho lionnr
question:: The duties of his ot,ir, ,r,
that he shall uphold and enforce IN,
laws placed upon the statute l,ooks Inv
the leglSiativr branch OF the govern.
ment. Then it is the duty of the VOTER
hot |" vote for a man for this otfir, u,
cause he may be labeled prohibition 81,
ulSpenSary but because he is the brst
equipped man, AS we have indicated, to
enforce the law. whatever it may bc
1t is men the voter is seeking in this
year Oh grace and measures. What
measures did the candidates discuss
ana what OF them could they ru. into
law II they should happen to be elected?
IL Is mcn we want. Men OF high char
arter. Men Of Christian character.
Men who have the ability and the ca
paclty and the fitness to hN tn, ol,irrs
with credit TO the Stutc. Men who
Will not make you ashamed of tho h,l.
lot you cast for th"m by any nc, of
theirs. We have known the tim, in
South Carolina when men wcr, ,lcr,cd
to high Offices Of responsibility and
trust on no other ground than that thry
proclaimed allegiance to n man or n
faction and men OF more ability and dt-
ness were turned down because thrv
would not bend the knoo and sell th.ir
manhood for the Office. Thank Cod
that day has passed In South Carolina
and facttonal lines are wiped ont and
those who seek the votes of their fol.
low citizens must stand or fall on their
own merits. Measures, did Won say?
1here are no measures. 1t is mon wo
want this year. fit Is measures SIM
ply wc just as we'll send a stick 10 C,.
lambda and label it with the measures,
u would be loss expensive. Let tn,
voters SEQ to It that they select the
right men and the right measures will
follow.
superintendent w. a. Neal ~ IN,
State peni'entiary called meeting of