Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-03-13
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Editors 'Orangcbautg Times:

fled withits welfare and prosperity, and
ss.rpinterestin Watching, its growth and
progress. Its, honest principles and poll
tics seem to have excited some degree of
surprise in the community, and it is in
tcrcsting to observe the unusual buzzing
'of the Radical CAD flies which nrc stirred
up and venomouson the advent to life of
Your promising paper. Apropos of this.
The amount of space in the Charleston
Republican" of the 9th inst, devoted to
ridicule and .abuseof "The Times" and
ats politics must forcibly impress any one
Who may by any misfortune have that
adlectablc sheet thrust upon him for pc
musnl
The Republican" !" appears to be par
ticularly indignant that in this Town and
County there should be live "Demo-
cratic paper" and that the intelligent
people ofthe County now have an oppor-
tunity Of rcadinga journal published in
their midst-which advocates their own
politics. Well ut frst-blush, it does seem
dmpcrtinent that any one should venture
to disseminate sound, honest, Democrat
lc views, among the reading portion ola
community on which there has been for
o,long times reign of mongrc and
a'nintclligible demagogism, thro' the
peculiar journal of this place under its
many many editors. believe however
the e"Gimcs," is in earnest. And despite
the "sncers and aings," of the "Repub-
-lican,' the people heartily greet the
'"Timcs," andwish it god speed and all
success iii rcbuking, as. it will do, every
thing dishonest and disgraceful in this
mos, outlngeously and shamefully dis
honest Radical ring.
But in this issue of the "Repub!ican,"
tn" Editors undertake in a charminely
Tatronizing style to advise "'rhe Times"
"n, and criticize its proprietv, rs we'll as
its p,litics. Because the "Timcs" from
certain lights around, undertakes to speak
."t one George w. Sturgeon, ,who is now
'ncarcrratcd ona charge Of grand lar
crny a> though convinced of his gult)
The "Republican," cry's out in alarm
'yon ought not to do that; even if he be
:Guily, private character is too sacred to
'b iriicd away in that style, you should
ihavc sad he is accused of stealing, not
'l'at H. has stolen" May he so but my
'rxprrivncc and notion is that if Radi.
cal ever iorgcts his cunning so far rs to
be caught with somebody clscs money in
.h< pocket, it is safe enough to say he
stole it. However "The Times" accor-
ding to the etiquette of the "Rcpubi-
can may be wrong in boldly asserting
nS belief. But here it is. The truth is,
il w;,S not because the unfortunate Geo.
w. Sturgeon was imperilled one particle
more hy having an insinuutiun Of his
guilt published beforehand.
1t was not that there was any such
delicate rcgnrl.o what was or what was
not "crcditablcto the editorial profession"
ON the part Of Che Republican" The
true reason cropsout in the last para
graph, it is because the Republican,"
found here another opportunity of rais-
ing that inlarnal howl with whidh the
arrest ofany thief in the ring is invara-
bly, accompanied political princi-
pies" political prosecutions! aThere
is more than reason to believe" says
this precious paper chat Mr.. Stur-
geon has been dealt with in this
mgenereus unmorciful manner by this
newspaper, simply because he is a
Republican" That is what's the mat
ter. Nevor mind what the evidence
may have ibeen against him-neycr mind