The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-19
Thursday, July 10, 1905

Thursday, july ~, lSUo
The smallness of the crowd here last
Friday to hear Tillman is significant. 1t
is also significant that people from the
country did not attend this meeting any
more general than the State campaign
meeting. Much Of the audience Friday
was made up of town people, many OF
these being ladies.
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We understand that some OF our friends
were very anxious that Senator Tlllman
should see what We had to say about him
last week and that he should "jump on"
us. Whether they meant it so OF not,
we have to thank them for favor. The
Senator gave The Herald some good ad-
vertising, and publicity always pays.
Hon. J. O. Patterson was well received
BY the people last Friday. 1t seems to be
the general sentiment that he deserves a
second term and he will get it by a large
majority we believe. In fact the voters
in this section would not consider any
candidate against him this time, no mat
ter how strong q man he might be.
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No, gentle reader, The Herald did not
nav Senator Tillman for his excellent ad-
yertisement of this newspaper last Fri
day. What he said was entirely gratui-
tons and arose out of his great admiration
for good county newspaper and for an
editor who has convictions and does not
hesitate to express them. The Senator
despises straddler, and The Herald does
not straddle. We don't have to.
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81 take drink when feel like it and
walk into bar with as much reverence
az a church, with all due respect to the
latter."-From Senator Tillman's speech
at Elloree, July IA, 1905.
We heard man try to defend Tillman
for the above remark by saying that the
papers were accountable for such re-
marks. Now man with common sense
knows such thing is preposterous-that
q paper could not afford to misrepresent
q man to that extent and even if CORE
spondent misrepresents the statement OF
nny person the columns of the paper are
open for such person misrepresented to
make corrections. No paper will refuse
this to anyone and is only too glad to do
this. We hate to see anyone who is so
blinded in their opinion of person that
they cannot see any fault in them and
worse than all to lower themselves enough
to make such flimsy and unfounded ex-
cuses for a man when at heart they know
the statements they are making are abso-
1utely false.
The editor of The Herald was not at
the speaking here last Friday, but our
reporter quotes him as complimenting
this newspaper as an up-to-date sheet and
agreeing with US as to making legislative
candidates tell exactly where they stand.
Like US the Senator is tired of having
candidates announce elastic views which
NAV mean almost anything. What SEEM
ed to grind the Senator was that this lit
tie editor in all sincerity had asked our
people to give the speaker "quiet and
respectful hearing" That little inslg-
nifcant county editor should ask for
respectful hearing for him, the idol OF
the "peepul," seemed to gall him. Well
we can't help it. We wrote what we did
in good faith for the reason that some OF
our citizens have habit of rising and
asking questions during a speech, and
some of them are men who will not tame
" submit to insulting replies. Therefore
we thought it best to suggest that any
questions to be asked should be written
ont and handed up to the chairman be-
fore the speeches commenced. We want
ed Senator Tillnian to speak here with
out any friction or unpleasant incidents,
no matter how much we disagreed with
him as to his right to interfere in this
dispensary matter and we shall always
maintain this position. If it offends
Senator Tillman We can't help it, and,
t O be entirely candid, we don't care. 1t
will take more than him to turn US aside
from what we conceive to be our duty.
WHAT'S the Difference.