The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-28
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ur Ua,ws n he Newurrat. uWt FAITHS
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[ Atlnutn Patty Newa)

Mr. rhomaa &, CtouahAw, CHAIR,
IMAM of tho NrrrEia railroad enm,uis.
siNu. haa attracted nonaidorRblo Rtr
trntirn Tvs writing several letters to
Srnator Mcl,auru OF South Carolinn,
AND cndorsing ha suppou OF ahip
suhsshy and tho war OF conquest in
tho Philippines, Somo Of tho papors
ar" rritirising him sharply and at.
tributinE his position to tho hopo OF
M otlior from tho Republican admin,
istratirn. Without nsporsing Mr..
Crcnshaw'a motivca, wo think his po-
ii. IN. on its mrrits, in auhjoot to
criticism.
Ito claims to ho ~ much u Domo
crat IA hr cvcr was, but breaks with
tho timo honorcd Democratic posi-
ton against subsidy and special priv
ilrEo and turns his back on tho prin-
ciples cnuncintsd in tho declaration
Of indrprndonoc.
How no cnn do this and claim to
ho good Democrat is moro than tho
average Democrat can understand.
Mr. Cronshaw has boon what
might ho termed u fortunate Domo-
crat. Fcw mon in this State have
hold office moro constantly than he.
During tho last dozen years he has
bern fcoding at tho public crib q
good part Of tho timo. While Mr..
Cleveland was in office tho first time,
Mr.. Crenshaw was collector of inter
nal revenue. Now for some years he
has been railroad commissioner,
drawing salary from the State OF
Georgia.
The railroad commissioners do not
find it necessary to give their whole
time to the public service. One of
them practices law and the other two
run extensive plantations, and the
business Of tho State does not seem
to interfere seriously with their reg
ular avocations, though they receive
salaries larger than the State house
officers, who give their whole time to
the public service. Among politi-
clans berth on the railroad commits
sion is considered the softest snap in
the State of Georgia.
1t was not 30 in the days of Camp
bell Wallace, when the great work
OF the commission was done, but no
such work has been done in recent
years.
Having been 50 kindly treated by
the Democratic party, which, to put
it mildly, has rewarded him fully in
proportion to party service, if not
great deal more, Mr.. Crenshaw is in
no position to rail at the party or to
revile its recognized leaders past or
present
He says he has long held views
which are antagonistic to the express
declarations of the party in conven-
tlon assembled. On the question of
free silver there was a wide differ.
once OF opinion in the party, but on
the question Of subsidies and special
privileges it has been practically
unanimous as it has been against the
war OF conquests.
Holding these views so long, he
has not paraded them in the period
of office holding, but be flaunts them
now, when the time of his departure
from Office js at hand. If he had
blazoned abroad bis views on subsidy
whore Grover Cleveland could have
seen them before his appointment as
Internal revenue collector, it is hardly
probable that he would have received
the appointment of railroad commits
sloner. Least of all would it have
helped him on either occasion to pub.
ilsh statement that he voted the
Democratic ticket while wishing for
its defeat.
In view of all these facts Mr.,
Crenshaw can hardly claim to have
been Democrat for Democracy's
sake alone. He has enjoyed the
loaves and fishes of the party all
these years, and when there is not @
basketful left he lifts up his voice
against the Democracy of the past
and the present.
The question naturally arises, if
ne is out with the Democracy of the
present and reviles that of the past
to what party docs he look for tho
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