The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30
'eBill Arp" on the Georgia Press Exeur-
sion.

SlOu.
Mr.. Henry W. Grady:
My DEAR YoUNG FRIEND-You ask
me what think of the Press Excursion.
AS an old man full of years and full OF
honors (sich as they are) will say that,
taking the whole concern into considera-
,tiou, from Bullock and Rams Wright
down, and up, to Hubert and Fitch, [
will say that L have been seriously con-
sidering whether tho Excursion were a
success or not. Some of the editors say
they were sucked in. l suppose there
were some suckers along, and some suck
ing DONE but 1 do not think that kept it
from being suckccss.
Now, Mr.. Grady, like cditors-they
are a respectable family of people, and
suppose can't be bought--for less
price than other fclks-everybody has
his price, and so has editors, l. suppose.
l don't know what is the price Of editors,
but don't know that they are frequent
ly bought. 1 noticed that soon after
shey had visited our high mountains there
was some tradin done. Some organs sell
purity high, and some less, accordin to
music, and it is amusin to see EN- change
their bass. Now, Pm in for all the fun
that can be enjoyed, and after poor edi-
tor has wore out his brains and his body
a lyin on one side, l think its good for his
constitution to turn over and lie Oh the
other.
But this is all furren to the subject:
The question is were the Excursion
sucksess !? 1 was thinkin that editors
had things most tn much their own way,
but don't see really how it can be help
ed. They are their own judges and ju.
ries, and nobody else can say a wordagin
EN-. Nobody else has got u paper, and if
ANYBODY else wanted to criticse or abuse
EN-, it would be little too late to. get it
in. I've got nothin special agin editors,
only this: They all stand up to one an
other, and can buse everybody, and no.
BODY has chance to fight back. There
amt but one thing that makes EN- mad
with one another, and that is for one
Teller to git more pap, or daddy, than the
rest git. Then the tur flies, and hides are
put on pole. The whole unfortunate
concern gifts mad, and they remind one
of pig runnin off with a year of corn,
and all the litter squealin after him. Edi-
tors say its high principle actuatin EN-,
but close observer says, they arc mad
because the fortunate individual sold out
for u less price than they had been askin.
But to 90 back to the main point
were the Excursion sucksess It that
is the question, what constitutes success?
Whv to carry one pint. Well, might
say sarkastically, that the excursion done
that and half pint over But, serious
ly, if having a good time at other pco.
plc's expense is sucksess, then they had
it, and they enjoyed it, and we all enjoy
ed is, and have been. fecin good about it
ever since. We look back at it as
green Oasis, and have nothing to regret
about it, only that they didn't, stay any
longer. I like editors, and have only
made the foregoing caustic remarks out
of Difference to the public, who like SIAN
der. You needn't talk to me about the
Atlanta Slander Mill. I've watched hu-
man natur for several years, and my
opinion is that every man has got
small sIandcr mill in his own bosom.
SANDER is as necessary to good moral
health as turnip greens in the spring Of
the year. It's right hard to live without
it, and my opinion is that it does more
good than harm. l always feel kinder
toward man after [ have abused him.
1t sorter restores tho equilibrium.
But the question is, were tho Excur-
sion sucksess? Fitch says it was, and
Fitch ought to know, for what he didn't
see, and hear, and partakc of, didn't be-
long to the concern. Fitch developed as
he went along. He drew his pints from
history and Galiec, and ST. Paul, and
Gaskil, and ct ceteres. He says he wasn't
demoralzed or contaminated by Bullock,
or Hubert or Gascook, or Hancock, or
any other-roostor Fitch is an hon.
est editor-I don't know what his price
is but I'll bet he don't ask as little as
some folks who put on. more pretcnsions.
Several of EN- don't seem to know how
to write about it. After giLtin all the
good of it, they say we'll, we-had a
Observation-Disclosures Bull
lock ard Hulbert-they-will, &C., and
sor forth. Willingham enjoyed it, and SO
did Fitch, and they talk out of school.
Fitch says there aint but two honest edi-
tors in Gcorgia-one of whom he is
which, and modesty forbids him to name
the other There is a heap of competi
tion for that other-and l don't know
who'll git it, but ] rather supposed it
would be between Whitaker's front and
DIR. Bard's rear.
But, the question is, were tho Excur-
sion q sucksess? Ono thing is certain,
Pm in favor Of havin en- once year,
Just for the fun of the thing. 1t was q
galorious occasion, ard dono the editors
good. The trouble with editors is that
they can SEQ other peoples faults, but
they can't sec their own. Nobody over
writes about em-cvcry one praises the
others papers. They even say they arc
.a,, NJ, Honn,- l,a,,n a.;