The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-11-02

Spendthntt on earth. His pronigacy
was bounded only by tho means
WITHIN his reach Of satiating his low
born and vitlntod appotitos aud pas.
slons. lilo paradcd his criminal
amours Oh tho streets of Columb;a
and used his ollico solely for what he
cor''l get out Of it for himself and
Tor his companions in debauchery.
lilo would not have been trusted with
Il country postoilice, ho was unfit to
umpire gamo Of base ball; he WAS
incapable of governing Il hord oe
donkoys. Yot such man under the
protection and through the instru-
mentality of tho Republican party of
tho United States WI; s exalted to tho
govornorship rs tho exponent and
representative of tho virtue, intelli-
goncr, and patriotism of a proud and
heroic State.
! Scott tho carpet baggor, who pre-
ccdcd him, was an unscruprlous
political adventuror with moro brains
and Il little moro regard for decency,
but III moral principle, not above
Moses. lilo filled the State with an
armed constabulary forco, established
armorles and magazines at the court
houses and harricd and geaded tho
people with all Tho tyranny Of mill
tary dospot. 1t was under his ad-
mlnistratlOn that what was called
tho L!urcns war" broke out in
| which several Of his constables were
killed, their armory captured and
broken up and tho whole force driven
pell mcll to headquarters at Colum-
bia.
Scott, wo believe, diod fow years
ago in n Northern State in uttor oh.
scurity.
Chamberlain, who succeeded Moses,
was also carpet baggor but man
of respectable intellectual attain
monts and Of Objectionable moral
character lilo WAS capable under
ordinary circumstances of giving the
State III acceptable administration,
but he WAS Republican, and Ro-
III i1n nJ
"s 1t now means, though with modi-
lied intensity, tho domination of
Ignorance and moral dopravity over
intelligence, honor, patriotism, and
all tho virtues that hold society to-
gcther and dignity and elevate man.
/ KIND. No man could long steor the
ship of state sufely through tho
troubled watora, with only such IL
chart for his guidance.
1t WAS under his administration
that tho Ellonton riot occurred which
at ono time threatened to plunge tho
whole State into intornocine war.
Gen. M. G. Butler was accused Of in
citing or at least of encouraging that
rot, and tho governor would have
gladly had him arrested and sub
Jectod to a mock trial, had not such
stop boln too hazardous. Butler
publicly heapod his scorn and indlg-
nation on tho State government and
openly deiied tho governor and all
his power. 1t would have required
at that timo the whole United States
army to hurt hair Of Butler's head
Chamberlain, after having boen
driven from tho guboynatorial chair
by tho rovo;ntion Of '7G, left the State
and has since resided, we think, in
Now York. Flo is lawyer of con-
siderable reputation, and his opinions
upon questions of law and Of politics
have weight with all who know him
personally or by reputation. He is
tho only ono Of tho carpet bag gov
ernors, and, SO far as wo can now ro-
call, of all tho prominent carpet bag.
gers and scalawags Of that time, who
has retained tho respect and, to some
extent tho confidence, Of Intelligent
and self respecting people. He has
paid FREQ uent visits to South Caro-
lin" since tho days of his political
cxaltation, and while his visits OK.
cited no enthusiasm, he was treated
with respect and consideration. Ho
has boon accorded full credit for tho
fow efforts that he mado during his
govornorship to restrain the abuses
and oxcessos of tho party in power.
Germany, the land of beer and
7 personal liberty in drinking beer is