The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-24

Dartv. or made commercial democrats
out Of them, which is republicanlsm
bv another name.'
AS To An Editorial.
Il presume" said your correspond
ent, "that you read the editorial IN
the Baptist Press, edited by the Kew.
Louis J. Bristow, in which ne calleo
upon Mr.. Joseph A. Mccullough TO
make the race for governor on pro-
hibition PLATFORM"
eyes, I have read his editorial, ane
j. oroves beyond any reasonable doubt
that Brunson's hand is in it and that
Mr. Brunsonjs desire is not so much
to get Mr.. Mccullough to run, but 10
oct him or some one else to oppose
me- He says: We must have gov
ernor who will enforce it-a prohlbl-
ZIONIST. He must be man OF h1gh
! Christian character, Of ripe scholar-
ship, of marked ability, wide knowl-
edee of the theory and practice OF
Government; he must be a man OF
keen insight and of judicial mind; and
withal man who is not seeking poIlt-
Iical preferment. In this case the ONCE
eeaks the man. The state of South
Carolina in this crisis does not need
man who can afford to lose time
from private business to devote to
the affairs of government, but one
who must make great sacrlf1ce 70
serve: patriotism demands sacrifice,
and it finds it's highest development
| and noblest expression IN no othef
case For months the friends OF tenn
oerance have been casting about Tor
such man, and recently a prominent
citizen in letter to the News and
Courier has suggested Joseph A. NC
Cullough, of Greenville, who is we'll
known prohibitionist of long standing
and whom, we believe, meets the re-
o,,;renents Of the cause. We publish
HE name without his knowledge or
consent. and with a full knowledge
that in asking him to become candl-
date for governor of South Carolina
we are asking him to make person
81 sacrifice such as perhaps no other
man in the state would have to make
lat this time. But we do so thus pub
1iclv for the sake of prohibition, pur1-
tv and peace in South Carolina. VIII
Mr. Mccullough make the sacrltlce:
.I don't like to point out the IN
consistencies of minister OF the Cos
pel who occupies any prominent po-
sition in life, but it amused me very
much when I read the editorial know
ING that he had only few days be-
fore been in a caucus with the gentle
man he nominated. I would not say
aueht against Mr.. Mccullough, nor
| the Christian men who have graduated
from the colleges in this state, be-
cause I honor them for their learning
and high character, but there are
thousands of good men in South Caro-
lima who grew up just after the war.
who we're denied the privilege OF a
Icolleee education or even a common
school education, but I believe they
have been loyal to the state and the
democratic party as those who were
and have since enjoyed the benefit OF
college education, and I don't be-
1ieve the college men will draw the
line on those who have not been as
fortunate as they have in this respect
The Mccullough Suggestion.
"I presume you saw the editorial IN
the Observer, whose editor was also
in the prohibition conference, IN which
it was stated that the Observer had
suggested Mr.. Mccullough before the
Baptist Press, and that it believed he
could be elected?" asked your cores
pondent.
eyes, have read it. I also read his
suggestions of Mr.. Mccullough some
time ago, but it seemed to fall so fiat
when he suggested it that I suppose
that he and Mr.. Brunson thought it
was necessary to hold caucus to
give it boom. The Press to write
the leading editorial and the Observer