The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02

the lmes, tue Coutueih hho 10 ooooao
aad the Great Western perfectly good.
Why so2
The animus of the article furnishes
the solution. The one is Southern
the other Northern.
Again this honest sheet seeing the
absurdity of its position, seeks 70 stab
the Southern Life By attacking the in
tegrity of its officers. 1t says the state
ment of our assets is cooked up
that is f1ed up to deceioe-not true
In other words the officers of this COM
pany, in swearing to the statement of
assets and liabilities, swore falsely
perjured themselves. Does he intimate
that by any possibility the officers Of hi
pet companies could "cook up" state
ments No! How is this /? Again, the
auimus of his paper furnishes the reply.
One set of officers are SOuthern--the
other Northern.
The Times says, the Southern Life is
one on the high road to Bankruptcy,
but its pets are all sound What do
the figures show That the Southern
Life has $500 90 for every sloO 90 Of
liability, while the largest companies in
the North have less than $3.50 90 Of
liability; yet, in the estimation Of the
Times, the Southern Life is Bankrupt,
and his companies perfectly sound
How so? Again, let the animus Of that
paper answer. The one is Southern
the other Northern.
The gist of the controversy is this
whether officers of Southern companies
swear falsely, and. officers of Northern
companies, truthfully. Whether the
gentlemen whose regulations are identi-
fed with this institution are to be be-
licved, or the Times. Or, if outside
testimony is preferred, the Times, or the
Southern press.
The Times says the Southern Life is
"totally unsouud."
The Memphis Appeal says: ats as
sets are now over s500,000. x y
1t deserves the patronage of the South
ern people and its business shows that
it is getting it."
The Memphis Avalanche is equally
strong in its endorsement.
The Atlanta Intelligencer says: :"This
cmpauy, we do not hesitate to say, is
one of the most reliable as we'll as sue
cessrul in, not only the So-th, but in
the whole country"
The Constitution says: "By its rcli-
ability, liberal features, and its patriot
ic object, it is achieving success un-
paralelled in the annals of Life Ipsu-
rance"
The louisville Courier says: "With
ample capital and large surplus. it at
once guarantees to policy holders per-
feet security" and urges Southern peo-
pie to patronize it, because it retains the
money at home.
I might gil whole columns with ex-
tracts from leading Journals in South
Carolina and elsewhere, but these may
answer for an offset for the Times-pos-
sibly.
The Times, however, charges that we
pay for these pufs But is the Times
paid for its puffs? Oh, no. These
journals can be bought; the Times can
not. How is this ? Plainly, tie answer
must be-thess are Southern-that
Northern.
But, I deny that one cent was ever
paid for any endorsements I have quo.
ted. l did pay some of the Southern
papers to insert former card in refer
ence to this same card, others would
receive nothing. propose to contiu-
ue to pay to get these facts before the
people. The Southern Life is able to
pay; it will make money by spreading
them before the country, and it will
continue to do it.
The Times will find, I imagine, that
it has undertaken difficult task, in
trying to teach the people Of these States
that there are not brains or integrity
enough in the South to manage Life
Insurance; that the officers of this COM
pauy, at Memphis, have sworn falsely;
men, whose high and responsible posi-
tions as Railroad and Bank Presidents,
indicated the unlimited confidence of
the country in their common sense, in