The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-19

tees TO- eeliey.helders perfect security" aud
nrces Southern people to patronize 1t, because
i retains the money at home.
I might fill whole columns with e1traets
from leading Journals IN South Caroina .D. anu
elsewhere, but these m'y answer tof IN onse'
for the Times-posslbiy.
The Times, however. charges that We pay
for these puffsi But is the Times pald for its
puffs Oh, no. These journals can ne p0uRh.,
the Times canpot. How is this2 Plainly, tne
answer must be-these are Southern, tha'
Bnt i DENY that one cent was ever paid for
any endorsements have quoted. l did pay
some of the Southern papers to insert 9 IoImer
card in reference to this 8 me card; others
would receive nothii e. propose 70 conuops
TO pay to get these facts before the people.
Ths Southern Life is oblet' pay; it viii make
money by spreading them before the country,
and it will continue to do 1t,
The Times Will find. l imagine, that it has
un iertaken o difficult tack in trying to teaon
the people OF these States that there are not
brains or integrity enough in the South TO
manage life insurance; that the officers o. inns
compsny, at Memphis, have aWcrn false.ys
men whose high and responsible poeitions as
railroad and bank presidents indicated the un-
limited confidence Of the country IN their com.
mon sense, integrity and financial ability, 1t
win not be easy to convince the South that the
long Inst Of Southern gentlemen connected with
This institution are engaged in grand scheme
to defraud the widows and orphans OF the
South; or that they will settle less fairly WITH
policY-holders than companies nom the lmee,
section OF whom boast Of accumulated
millions by the forfeiture Of rebel polciess. g.
the South, aud who have endeavored to pur-
chase the policies Of rebel widows for con-
temptible pittanca Of the sum insured.
He mistakes the Southern people Wnen ne
supposes them so ignorant OF llfe insurance
as to believe company from the North. with
stronger end safer than Southern company,
which has $500 for every 500 OF liability: Or
when he imagines the South so Nor7h-struck
as to believe, because COMPANY halls nom
that section. it can pay it's president, as Bal,
ars, SIS 600 of the p0hcy-holders' money, ano
another offers agents forty five Per cent; com,
missions, and get be more economically ana
better managed than Southern company
whica pays it's president-who in financial
ability is the peer OF any--only 5000, and
its best agents less than one-haR OF the above
commission; or that q company from the
North, which pays fifty to fifty per cent;
to It's stockholders, is better for the Insared
ing it's rapid ACCOMMODATIONS, has not PAID osse
dollar to its stockholders but has paid Jorfy per
cent. to it's policy-holders. .,,,,.-L,..,
,Fhe Times began the war upon Southern m
stiEntions and strikes the Southern Life pn!y
because It is the pioneer. The success q this
company has checked the drain OF money fro@
our section, bepce the Times' complaint OF sec
tionslisna. We mako our hnnbie acknowledge
ments Of being i,tensry sectional, II an honest
effect to retain Southern money ct home pc
sectional. il - 'y.ss sf;rl s.ssAoA ,.i..!
in conoiusiou, i acknowledge my indebted
ness o the Times for the opportunity he has
anbfded for getting these 'fscis before tie pef-
ple. The Southern Life invites its further at
tacis. II tina solid assets Of this company,
and lis patriotic purposes, do not commend It
tothes confidence and support OF our people It
win neyer ssk the lid eS the Times: Il such
Sheets can destroy the confidence Of the South
Fl. 5 Sp n as ssa aSs Rs tSss ssn
men snes i've iivSa sA to itiIe Hep purpose. -
Respectfully, 90 yeHN B: GORDON.
President Atlanta Department, Southern LIE
Insurance Company. advertisement.