The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-09
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E. IL. hULL. EDITOR.
EDITORIAL COKKEspONDENC

EDITORIAL COKKEsrONDENCE.
Columbia, March S.--.rhc municipal
primary, which was held here on Tues.
day, for the purpose Of nominating
Democratic candidates for Mayor and
Aldermen OF the city, passed Off very
quietly. OF course, tho primary is
really the election, for there will be no
opposition to the candidates, but the
form OF II general election has to be
gone through. All tho interest centres
in the primary and there is where the
fight is to be made. There were four
candidates for Mayor, the present in
cumbcnt, Col. II. J. Lipscomb, cx-Mayor
w. Mob. Sloan, w. II. Gibbcs, Jr., and
+. S. Earle. Neither one received Il
mnjOrity Of the votes cast and it will be
necessary to have Il second race, which
will be made by Mr.. Earle and Mr. Sloun,
they having received tho highest num-
Der OF votes, and Mr.. Sloan leading by
nearly two hundred. In ncnrly every
instance u full aldcrmanic board was
chosen and Il second race is not ncces-
snry. The second primary will be held
next Tuesday.
find the following in the Abbcvillc
Press and Banner:
Brother Aull, Of The Ncwbcrry Her
nld and News, without provocation, as
far as we know, gives Abbcvillc dig
for seeking C!ticc, but pays us II high
compliment by saying that many Ab-
bevillc men have gotten Office. 1t Is
honorable in all men to aspire to posi-
tiOns Of honor. And for hundred
years Abbcvillc has hccn producing
men who have been appreciated by tho
people OF the State. We are very proud
of our men. Very few cou >tics have
produced rs many men who have been
rewarded by public honors.
New berry is not without her distin-
guishcd men, and Ncwbcrry has moth
ing Of which she can be so justly proud
as OF her good men, who have been held
in high cstocm by the people Of the
State.
Not SO very long ago Abbevillc gave
the editor Of The Herald and News Il
hearty welcome to her hearts and
homes. And it is n little strange that
on n matter OF which they are so proud,
namely: The excellence OF her citizens.
II 1t is rrprOarh to 80; office, what
shall we say OF the unsuccessful effort
to get that which brings r-NrOaCh.
Newhcrry has snl -ht for he" share Of
hNrors. !; may ~ :ha; she va; less
successful than Ahhev"!e.
My cora tr;cu5 B~o:hc~ Wilson. cn.
,ivcly r1iS""ie~<:a@&$ wha; sad.
C:G no; give. o. :!:ituI - give. Able.
Vile i d.E. an Y~o@& a Aah:y:!le
and her SONS a@G lie records they have
made. Zee. \ Sar: q PERSONA, ia;cre<;
in them, aai Whenever | !:lce: anyone
i0om Abbtv:!,e. fee! like Am greet
Ing a friend from nome. started life
in Abbevillr, and one Of The mos; pleas
ant years Of my life was spent in the
town Of Abbevi,le, anu the friendships
then and there formed, hope will con-
tinue while life lasts. The people were
kind 10 ME and have never forgotten
thcm and never will. | appreciate
their kindness and their friendship,
and the welccmc they gave me TO their
hearts and hor?eS forms one Of the sweet
est memories of the past, ana did not
intend TO be understood as saying
auEht again$: the excellence OF these
people, wkoC. .ovc. They are good
people, aEG have q hi:irry in war and
in peace. Of wh.c.. they should be just
~ pro46. and i itcy Wcc2 not, they
woul3 not 'e worthy desctrdan;S oi
noble ancestry. al! proud 0! il and
OF the fac, that ! was part Of them if
for only one Year. ]: was far, very far.
from my purpose that anything that
said would even be construed into the
slightest reflection on the excellence Of
the citizens ot Abbevil!e. Ny first
newspaper work was done on an Abt T.
vile newspaper and through the kind
ness OF an Abbeville editor. 1t has
been my privilege and my pleasure on
more than one occasion TO show my in.
terest in Abbcvillc, by giving my vote
and my hearty endorsement to sorle o..
her sons wlo were seeking political
honors. hope l may have that privi-
lege ard pleasure again. Now, Brother
Wilson, you do me injustice when .you
intimate that l am ungratetul for the
Kindness shown me iu the past, and
do not think anything said could be
construed in any such way. But l am
not ouarreling with the Press and Ban
ner, and have only written this TO ls-
sure Brother Wilson Of my cord ial good
will To all the -aople Of 4 Abbevi1le aud
lasting obligations TO them and my ap-
preciation Of the hearty welcome they
gave me when, as a stranger, ! went
to make my home among them, and the