The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-10
rHE eREENv1LLE NEWS AGAIN.

The Greenyille Neans deyotes q column
and 8 half Of its space to replyingto our
article last week, and in attempting to
place its malicious personal attack upon
the Editor Of this paper upon high
grounds Of public duty. It cannot sue
ceedlin satisfying an intelligent and fair
public that it's either fair or sincere in
It's abuse OF us while it studiously avoids
assailing others similarly situated who
live nearer to its doors. We do not try
to shield ourselves by the fact that others
are similarly situated to US. We rely
upon the common sense reasons for the
change to yindicate Us, and therefore We
do not bring the names Of those who,
like us, voted for the new railroad Law
thisyear and for the old last year. We
merely mentioned the fact to show ...o
personal malice of the Ners. It is true
that the Neu,s supported us for Speaker,
but it is also true that it has been steadi-
y asaailing us since We declined to take
its advice about the dictatorship. Tho
Nsus aspires to be little King in the
up-country, and NO committed the un-
pardonable sin of failing to obey one Of
its royal edicts. From that time forward
It hasin season and out Of season
abused;us for accepting position which
tHod dGreenvills gentlemen occupy, and
which King Nesus has been gracious
enough to permit without placing them
under his powerful displeasure. Wedid
not charge the Ne,os;with being controlled
by the Commissions printing. We
merely stated the fact that it had made
$66000 ont Of the Commissisn's printing
last year, as showing that the Neus had
pecuniary interest in the concern while
ne had none. As matter of fact, the
Commission advertised its changes, and
wonld probably have continued ia; do SO.
The new Law takes away their power to
make rates, and of course their right to
publish rates. It is q fact, therefore,
that the NeUs has probably lost some
money by the change in the railroad Law.
Now, it is not strange that royalty
should be displeassd with diminution
of its revenues. We have not sought
controversy with the Negs, but its un-
fair, unreasonable and untrue statements
about Us necessitatd reply. When the
Ne,os ssys that we declared the action of
last Winter 60 great and disastrous
blunder" in our recent speeches, it states
an untruth. We said distinctly that the
power given to the Commission had been
used in such manner as to bring disaster
to some of the railroads and injury to
the people, but that we believed the en-
actment Of the Law last year would result
in much good to the people, for it had
shown the railroads that the people of
the State had the power to control them,
and that they would go just so far as
was necessary to prevent injustice, the
result of which would be that the
railroads in future would not tempt the
people to go to such extremes. We have
never opposed the Commission, but have
criticised the action of the Commission
ers lor what appesred to us good cause.
We still are in favor of a supervisory
Commission with very large powers. If
we mistake not, the GreenviIle Ne,cs was
one of the most blatant and incessant
critics of the Railroad Commission, and
RECALLED ita readers from time to time
With its comments under such headings
as Lost, Strayed or Stolen," and point
cd its comments with remarks similar To
ssInfcrmation wanted as 10 the where's
bouts of the South Carolina Railroad
Commission. When last heard from, it
was somewhere in the neighborhood Of