The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-10-20
~. W. KNIGHT. Editor.

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will not be published unless paid for.
Thursday, Oct. 20, 1904
The Newberry Observer suggests tha
members of the legislature shall be incl
igible for election to any office by tha
body. An admirable idea, but one no
likely to be popular with the solons. My
what blasting Of political aspirations
! such a rule would bring about!
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Let us put stop to these negroes ane
white men running for congress for the
!, sake of the $4,000 and expresses which
/. they get out of the government ~ max
ing contest. The Democrats can sIe.r
s it by polling full vote. Every man owes
Il to himself and to his State to turn out
and cast his ballot for the Democratic
nominees.
There is no lack OF candidates for the
! judgeships to be filed by the coming
legislature All the poor over-worked
Judges are standing for reelection, and
plenty of other patriots want the jobs.
Yet the cry is that We need more circuits
and the judges have too much work to do.
However, the legislature will hardly have
the temerity to create any new circuits
just yet anyhow.
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q, If some of the rumors flying about Co.
lumbia were printed, Senator Tillman
might find it to his interest to come home
and look into his pet institution.-Con'
way Field.
WHY, what does this mean? Brother
Rice should talk palmer and let us know
what these rumors are. Does it mean that
!, there is something wrong with that great
moral (9 institution, the dispensary Let
ms have the rumors by all means.
James Henry Rice, Jr., editor of the
Conway Field, puts it this way: "When a
State violates every law of God and man
by electing small men to great Offices,
1 then lawlessness and all the other evils
of decadent society may be expected. 1t
is contrary to nature that the weak should
rule the strong" This is a strong ex-
preston, but in the main it is correct, and
Is along the same line that The Herald
has been expressing itself recently. Many
people are of the opinion that small men
& are holding great Offices in South Caro-
lima. We need and should have change.
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Congressman Wyatt Aiken was re.nom-
mated in the August primary, yet he says
that money was spent to buy votes to de-
feat him. From many sections OF the
State comes the cry of rottenness in the
primaries-vote buying and selling, etc.
But what are We going to do about it !?
What we want to do is to better condi-
lions. We are concerned about the matter,
believing that voters who can be purchas-
ed will not act honest in any transaction
{ If they can avoid it. This matter OF SELL
ing votes is getting entirely too common,
and something must be done if the integ-
rity and honesty of our people is to be
preserved. We favor anything which is
likely to eliminate this corruption. The
Australian ballot system is all right. Why
not adopt it or 60 back to the convention
plan? Of the two, however, We believe
we like the secret ballot better.
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We have no desire to quarrel with Gov
ernor Hayward because of his pardon OF
Hoyt Hayes. We have no doubt but that
she acted conscientiously and did his duty
as he saw it. However, the governor
by this action arrogates to himself more
wisdom than was possessed by the twelve
siurymen who rendered the verdict, and
the Judge on the bench. The Judge de-
clined to interfere with the verdict of
guilty, refused new trial, and he with
the solicitor would not recommend the
pardon. We believe the governor has
made fearful mistake-one which will
put him to much trouble to prevent lynch
ing and result in much harm to the State.
J, We must confess to have lost heart. We
have protested against the carnival OF
crime and spirit of lawlessness which
seems to be rampant in this State, but the
newspapers can say little to restrain the
mob when matters 60 on as they do now.
And this does not refer to pardons en-
tirely, either. Delays of the law occa-
stoned by appeals and other devices OF
attorneys create mob law.
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The State Democratic executive COM
mittee met in Columbia last Monday
night to consider an appealed case from
GreenVille county over the nomination
of a supervisor. Our readers are no
doubt familiar with the case. The vote
in that county for supervisor was very
close, but on the face of the returns
Walker was elected and declared the
nominee. His opponent, Speegle, con
tested the election and at later meeting
he was declared the nominee by the
countv committee. The State com.