The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-09

| It was some wise guy WIG "41u al
ounce of prevention is worth pound
Of cure.
Did you see what Tim Murphy said
in a speech whick he made in New
York the other day: Well, I mean
during the time they had the race on
up there for mayor. You know, Tim,
of course you do. Well, some of
those yellow journals made Tim mad
and he proceeded to give vigorous ex-
preston to his feelings, and it was
strong, and it might have been
Hearst's paper he was talking about.
Anyhow, that does not matter for my
purpose. Tim is a big, broad-should-
cred Irishman who is a senator. and
who has risen from the bottom by
dint Of his own efforts, and Tim has
ability, too, and you need not forget
that. You know, when an Irishman
has ability he is a strong man and
he never fails to be out-spoken. Well,
Tim, in the course Of his remarks
made this wholesome utterance: Il
am going to pay my attention to a
man who is trying to do two things
that are impossible at the same time
run a newspaper and run for OF
flee - T Thought this might have a
local application and if the editor
didn't blue pencil it that it might
carry a good lesson. There may be
some people who can run neWspa-
per and run for office at the same
time, but those who are successful at
Feither, when trying to do both, are
lrare birds. Tie man who runs a
newspaper like one ought to be run
can never hope to be successful as a
politician. and it takes a politician
| to win Office. The people have about
abandoned the old idea Of eleetlng
statesmen to Office. In fact the man
who tries to be a statesman, even, IS
generally a statesman out OF a Joo'
What do the people want with man
/ who does not agree with them and
who has ideas of his own and who IS
willing to express them? The sue
cessful, candidate is the one who has
a nosesfor the popular scent and who
| has the wisdom to follow 1t and al
the same time make the people be-
!: lieve he is leading them and IN the
way they want to 60, or think they
do. But this is none of my business,
as T am neither a statesman out OF
a. lob, nor a politician hunting JOB
Ibut I Just can't help telling the
truth sometimes
Thev say that the report has been
started that the White House is IN
Tested with mice in the hope that II
NAV not be infested with the suffra-
gettes. That may keep them away But
y doubt it very seriously. 1t Will
take more than few mice to scare a
real woman suffrage advocate. Why
is it anyway that women are 50
afraid of mice. Or is it really true
that they are afraid of mice. 10 tell
the truth I am not fond Of mice my
self.
Did you ever see such a quiet cam
paign in this city. You would not
imagine that 50 great a prize as the
mayoralty Of the city of Newberry
was the prize ahead. to judge by the
Stiffness Of the political atmosphere
And yet it is true. Well, I am glad
. it is that way, At l hope the peop
; will Just walk up to the polls and
register their preference in that same
Quiet and dienlfied manner. There
is no necessity for any great big fuss
! over the matter or for any one to gel
| excited. And no one should get mad
with any one else. I see from the
papers that there is 10 be mass
: meeting at which the candidates will
be expected to address the voters
[ wou?d like 10 BE- at that meeting bu'
T guess I cant get there as l am op
posed to going out of nights. II
. fact, it doesn't agree with me. l wan
to advise. however. that the meeting
: be quiet and dignifed one and thai
every candidate who wants to speas
be given a patient and dignifed hear
Mr.. Idler:-Some months ago
there was a lot Of discussion IN tn
! magazines and reviews about a pro