The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-04
Juhnstonc might see it,

'iS 'H' lIP'lIllS Ill MOlnl I'lraSanl
hc WAS told that Il report had been
circulated to the effect that he was
III Il combination with other candi-
dates to defeat Mr.. Johnstone. The
first opportunity, he said, he had to
nail that was at Whitmirc, and he
did SO. 81 am running in this race
on my record,' he said, Gas I have
a right TO run.
Now, | underestimate he said,
'that they are telling it that Mr..
Johnstone will beat me two to one
that he will defeat me from five hum
drcd to seven hundred votes. I have
been told by gentleman TO whom Mr.
Johnstonc talked that he said he
would beat me from five hundred
to seven hundred votes, or that
he would beat me two to one. 1t so
happens that every time That claim
was made, there was somebody pres
cnt who took issue with the party
making il, and challenged them to put
up or shut up. and they generally
shut up.
81 don't know what The result is
going {" be. That is for yom to say"
Mr.. Aull said that Mr.. Johnstonc
had been saying on every stump in
the county that he had never sought
"ifirc-~that ii was only at the earn
est solicitation and request Of his
friends that he presented himself. and
that h" did it and accepted office un-
der IN" stress Of great self sacrifice
and self abncgation. 81 don't like
10 refer to these things, but if T
haven I read the history Of Ncwbcr-
rv county wrong. either Mr. John
stone or some member Of his family
has sought or hc| Office for over
eighty years ~ !r1ffs county. and Mr..
.'nhnst"nr today is holding three Of
ficrs in ronlravcntion Of the plain
letter Of the Constitution Of this
State. And yet he never sought Of
flee. and only accepted it with
great self sacrifice and self abncga-
tion!''
Mr. AulI then took up Mr.. John
stones position rs trustee Of Glenn
son college. and rs chairman Of tho
board OF trustees. saying that the
section of the Constitution which no
quoted disqualified Mr. .JnhnStnnc
from holding both this Office and the
"tlic" Of senator from Nrwbcrrv cnun-
ly. lie was not raising that uucSti ion,
rs he had stated at previous meet
n"S. as technical question. lie held
that the provision Of the CnnStitu-
'ti"n which provided that no person
should be eligible tn Il seat in thr
general assembly white ne held amy
office or p">iti"n nf profit or trust
Mnhrr this State. the United States
OF America. or amy Of them. or any
"thrl power, except officers in the
militia and notarirs public. was Il
wis" provision. What WAS the real
SON t"r the provision Matters were
comm" before every session OF the
general assembly affecting the hi"h-
rr institutions Of learning" No man,
lious he might be. could be trnc rs IA
trustee to an institution Of that kind
and not lean towards it when mat
ters Of legislation come before the
general assembly demanding his vote
Mr. J"hnStone. he said, had said ut
MI. Pleasant that if it be- true that
this inhibition in the Constitution
disqualified him. when he accepted Il
position in the legislature he vacated
his position as trustee. But the Con-
SiIiuli"n goes on and says if any
member nf the general assembly rx-
rrrlSrS amy of these disuualifying
positions he shall vacatc his seat in
Che general assembly. and Mr.. John
stone had rcrtainly Y continued to per-
form the duties OF trustee Of Clemson
and chairman Of the board. Mr..
.)"ln>t"u" had claimed that for
nw"nly Years Senator Tillman has oc-
'rnpird Il position ON the board. "llr
wants t" Justify his position now by
Senator Tillman. Isn't il remark
able how some of these people. when
they find they are in wrong posi-
1iun--rvrn some Of those who fought
Tillman very hittcrly--comc up and
hold Senator Tillman up rs IL rrccr-
dent for doing wrong themselves?
Senator Tillman. when he was in
power in 1893. turned Mr.. .Iohnstonr
'out rs member Of the board Of