The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
To the Editor of The State:


before our ship crosses the bar on
the 9th of this month. If things go
contrary to what we expect, we have
the promise of rough voyage under
our present captain: The passengers,
sailors, stokers, oilers, engineers and
the captain himself will be so sick
that to many it would matter little
whether she swims or sinks. But,
personally, we entertain no such
thought; for when the ship of State
is loosed from her moorings on that
day, Capt.. Jones will be at the
helm, the flag of freedom flying, the
prov parting the waters of placid
sea, the band playing America, !"
passengers saying in earnest-What
was said in jest-'Praise God from
whom all blessings flow." My optim-
ism is based upon accumulatlve evil
dence, history, statistical reports and
the belief that our State, in a normal
condition, is not even as bad as some
in the Union. We are voting now
with our eyes open, and are going to
convince 1.-The world, the flesh and
the devil" by at least majority of
$500 votes, that we want good gov
ernment and are. going to have it.
But should it not be so, l, for one,
will not place an Interrogation mark
after our prayers and laborious ef-
forts; but interpret this providence
as a merciful act on Gods part IN
keeping the lash on our backs (all-
not some) until we come to our
senses; for sometimes God raises up
man like Pharaoh, and employs
him as you would lash with which
to chastise a disobedient people
(Rom. 81 He has some vessels to
honor and some to dishonor. There
is not waste in providence. And there
is more providence in this situation
than some seem to realize. They
"had ears and hear not, eyes have
they and see not
Got is neither dead nor indif1er-
ent! He forges out his DEGREES on
the anvil of mans wrath, but 1 want
some one else to be the striker!
Keep cool and act your part we'll.
Still water runs deep; empty wagons
make much noise; the truth has new
er been conquered; The design of
this article is to ENCOURAGE 1--WE
FREE and to urge the advocates of
righteousness to cheerfully make any
reasonable sacrifice to vote for civic
rights and SELF-PRESERVATION.
Let US not be guilty of the black
crime of CRIMINAL INDIFFER-
ENCE! Can we not beat it into the
EXCUSE MAKERS heads that it is
not Jones, nor Irby, nor Hampton,
nor any other creature that we are
after? But it is the destruction OF
bad government and the EN-
THRONEMENT OF CIVIC RIGHT
EOUSNESS! 1t is pitiable to hear
grown men talking like babies; pitt
able to observe the lack of manly
individuality. To be Indifferent at
such time is to be backboneless, to
be nerveless, senseless, pitiable, mer-
ciless to ones home and country, and
cowardly., Such a man is perfect
"It." He is leech sucking tt 'fe
blood out of the State and giving
nothing in return.
Man! you ought to be ashamed to
wear trousers, to look dependent
woman in the face, ashamed to bear
the sweet appellation of Fathers!
When a man will not vote, he is
guilty of criminal neglect, his heart
is wrong or he has defective brain.
Quite multitude of us are going to
Law aside pleasure and leave the
mountains in order to be on duty the
9th. We want to help the WEAK
KNEED and SOFT SHELLS, whose
stomach, as Job says, are filled with
East winds" We want to get such
a victory this time that this part OF
South Carolina's history will never
be repeated.
To the women, let me say the Bible
(Tim. 2:9-15) forbids you entering
into civic affairs-keep your God
given crown on-home, sweet home
but urge the men of your home to
act the part assigned them as citizens
and redeem the reputation of this
State by snatching her from the
hands of demagogism; for the other
side will have full representation
at the polls.
The wings of Seneca's wax bird
are melting under the sunlight Of
truth. l believe everything l see in
the papers for the simple reason that
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