The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-09
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better begin and begin now to make
their record to go before the people
next summer. Good government. YES.
GOOD government. is the same Old hue
and cry every time the candidates
jump the stump. Now the people
have come to where they want to see
something except gas. How are we to
have good government? Only. by cleo
ting good men to office. Then the
question would naturally arise; how
are we to elect good men to office?
Only by fair, honest and legitimate
plan. Yes, in the general election we
have it. but the present primary sys-
tenn of nominating men to office
which means their election. is too
broad and open.
Bill Smith. who may live over ln
Edeyfeld, Saluda. Greenwood or amy
other adjoining county, has no right
to come over here in Newberry, have
his name enrolled on club list and
saw who shall be the officials OF New
berry county. While I don't openly
saw this state of affairs exists III
Newbery county, yet [ do say that
there is room for it. Then how are
we to overcome this? Only by placing
the same safeguard around our prl-
mary as is around the general cleo
ton, requiring every man who goes to
the primary to show his right Of sui
frage; show that he is legal elector
of his county in which he offers to
vote.
This plan is as fair for one man as
it is for another, and if any man OBJ
iects to such a change in the primary
system. 7 want him to show his rea-
son.
When / said i'll previous letter
that there were too many votes cast
in our last primary in Newberry
county. | had justifable reasons IN
saving 50. which I will show later on.
| try to be broader in my expressions
than to mean any personalities eS-
cept | direct them to whom they are
intended. and in such cases. YOU Will
always find that it is only the guilty
whom it hurts.
: So let US take a retrospective view
Of our last primary, taking the sher-
ifs race for a guide, which was the
most enthusiastic race in the whole
primary. There were 2,6l1 votes east.
After the county books of reglstra-
ton were revised last summer, they
! showed that there were 2,706 names
left on the books, both democrats and
republicans. and as | stated. after the
revision of the books, it still left the
roll at least 100 too full, which was
unavoidable. Then we have some
thing over 100 republicans registered
who are not allowed to ynte III on,
primary. Deducting this from the
above, would give us about 2,45O ie-
oal democratic electors m NewberrT
i county. and | venture the assertion
that YOU may sift the whole county.
and YOU will not get over $500 legal
democratic electors. Then $500 from
$500 leaves how many? Draw yonr
own conclusions.
: Now. this is no guess work. am in
a position to know what | am talking
about.
] mean no reflection, especially upon
our county officials, for | am to s"n.e
extent responsible for their election:
or at least, for a majority Of them.
But I do mean to say that man who
is not a legal elector should not be al
lowed the right of voting IN our pr1-
/
maries. and | hope to see, even at this
late hour. some members OF the gen
eral assembly who have the courage
to introduce and fight for bill that
will purify our primary system. II
there ism t something done. and that
right away. our primary system Will
soon 60 like the dispensaly. 1t Will
kill itself.
Talk about bad roads. We notice
a place on the Pomaria road just this