The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-07
Reform Faction Controlled
the County Convention
There Was No Friction end Euerythng Passed Off
Pleasantly ly,-Resolations Endorsing the 1dnain-
istratio,s Adopted By Rising Vote.

talk about what the other fellow
hasn't done until you are quite sure
you have done your durndest. The
day of a man doing his bit has pass
ed. 1t is going to take all of us do
ing all we can to win this war, an;i
the sooner we get on the job with
all our might the sooner peace viii
come to bless the world"
The one great purpose which should
run through the heart and soul Of
every man in this country is to do
his best and his all to support the
government. and in supporting the
government to support our boys
who have gone and who are 60
ing to the front line trenches. There
IS no issue in this state as to wheth- .
ar we are standing behind the gov
ernment. To go before the people OF
this county raising any such issue
is an insult to their patriotism.
Of course we must fill the positions
ir the CIVIL government so that the
machinery may run on. But no good
can come Of endeavoring to raise
,ss.;es that do not eyisl We want
to fill those positions with men; men
who stand four square to all the
winds that blow. And that is the
reason for this convention and the
State convention and our primary and
general elections.
So far as loyalty goes I believe
in this county you could count those
who are not loyal on the fingers Of
one hand that had no fingers.
If you had visited a camp where
the boys were preparing to leave for
somewhere sfn France as I did the
other day, and had observed the
spirit and the morale that ran
through that bunch of the flower Of
our young manhood, and had seen
those mothers and fathers and sisters
and wives and sweethearts bid those
boys "God bless you my son, do your
duty" you would have been even
prouder that you are an American Cit
izen, and no doubt would have linger-
ed in your mind of what the result will
he, if there ever was doubt. 1t would
have given you a thrill and YOU
would have come back and sacTi-
feed, if need be, to buy another Lib
erty bond or thrift stamp.
But, my countrymen, to beat the
kaiser, as we are going to do, it IS
going to take. as some one has said,
a combination of triggerpullers. plow
hands and check signers. The street
corner orator just can't do it. And
all of these must cooperate. Ana
work together and have the spirit
that permeated the address OF the
French lieutenant who was here the
other days, and that permeates the
whole of the French people, eve will
win the war"
I agree with Speaker Clarke that
it is obsolete to discuss now whv
we are in it. or how we got in it..
That is academic. The thing is what
are you doing now to help our boys.
If you can't shoulder gun you can
take a hoe or plow. Food will help
to win the war.
Possibly I should not have said
some of this, but I just couldn't help
it. The convention will be in order
The following delegates and altern-
ates were elected to the State con-
vention without opposition:
Delegates.
Fred H. Dominick,
A. Coleman.
Toe 3. Derrick,
L. W. Floyd.
Adam L. Aull.
i. VIM. Folk.
Noah F. Taylor.
r. NJ. ,Aughtry.