The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23
FLATTERY versus ABUSE.

FLATTERY versus ABUSE.
The Abbeville Medium, Of few weeks
since announces that it was made sick
and tired by our criticisms of Governor
Chamberlain's course, in the article we
published short time ago under the
caption of ''The Anderson Democracy"
This article of the Medium, which styles
the remarks of our article "aimless
abuse" has since been copied in several
papers of the State which are ardent
admirers of the Governor, and that our
silence in not replying to the structures
of our contemporary may not be miscon-
strued, we will simply call the attention
of our readers to the fact that our article
was called forth by, and was strictly in
reply to, an article of the Charleston
Ne,us and Courier, which impugned the
motives of the Anderson County Demo
cratic Convention because it did not see
proper to say anything good, bad or in
different about his Excellency the Gov
ernor, in whose behalf that paper had
been doing fierce battle against those
who take different view of "the situa-
ton" We attempted to give the rea-
sons which induced this silence on the
part of the Democrats of this County,
and showed that their course towards the
Governor was very magnauimous, for
instead of letting him alone they could
very easily have taken the opportunity
to condemn him in many respects in
which their sentiment and judgment. is
adverse to him and his conduct.
We regret having been unwittingly
instrumental in causing the Medium and
the papers which copied its article sick
ness, but we would suggest to them that
they can now appreciate our feelings,
when we read the long and ainslcss praises
they bestow upon the man who coolly
taunts them by saying he does not want
their praises, but that he cannot keep
them from bestowing them upon him.
Our contemporaries must recognize the
fact that we have our own judgment as
to public men, and that we are accus-
toned to giving expression to it when
we deem it necessary without regard to
the effect it has upon the health of those
newspapers who happen to take differ
ent view from. us. Now, we have a
proposition to submit to these Conserva-
tive journals, which is, that if they will
cease their efforts to pledge the Democ-
racy to the support of Governor Cham
berlain by the inordinate praises they are
constantly bestowing upon him, we will
agree to cease our criticisms. We are
perfectly willing to leave the people in
convention to settle the political course
of the State without any newspaper COM
ment in advance, but if the supporters OF
coalition are not willing to this, then we
wish them to say what they please and
allow us the same privilege. If they
have the right to endorse any man, it
appears reasonable for US to condemn
him if we wish. They must understand
that they cannot have things entirely
their own way. There are two sides to
every picture, and while they make it
appear very beautiful by showing only
such parts as suit them, the true repre-
sentation will be made. If our picture
of the Governor sickens his friends we
cannot help it, for it is correctly drawn
according to our views. If it tires his
friends to read the truth about him, they
had better resolve themselves into a mu-
tual admiration society and read none
but one another's articles. We want fair
play, and with all due respect for the
Medium's gratuitous judgment, we think
we have as much aim in our articles con-
demning the Governor as it has in its
praises of him, although they are on
opposite sides.