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

The Greenvillc News devotes q column
and half of its space to replying to our
article last week, and In attempting to
place its malicious personal attack upon
tho Editor of this paper upon high
grounds of public duty. 1t cannot sue
ceed in satisfying IN intelligent and fair
public that il is either fair or sincere in
its 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
this year and for the old last year. We
merely mentioned the fact 10 show the
personal malice of the Neps. 1t is true
that the Ns,rs supported us for Speaker,
but it 10 also true that It has been steadi.
ly assailing us since We declined to take
its advice about the directorship. The
NeUs aspires to be little king in the
up-country, and We committed the un.
pardonable sin Of failing to obey one 81
Its royal edicts. From that time forward
1t has-in aeason and out of aeason-
abused us for accepting position which
sWo Gsssa7iiie gentlemen occupy, and
which King Neos has been gracious
enough to permit without placing them
under his powerful displeasure. We did
not charge the Me,rs with being controlled
by the Commissions printing. We
merely stated the fact that It had made
S660.0o out Of the Commissien's printing
last year, as showing that the Ne,cs had
pecuniary interest In the concern while
we had none. As o matter of fact, the
Commission advertised it's changes, scd
would probably have continued 10 do 30.
The now law takes away their power to
make rates, and of course their right to
publish rateS. It 10 q fact, therefore,
that the Ne,rs has probably lost some
money by the, change in the railroad law.
Now, 1t 10 not strange that royalty
should be displeassd with q dlminution
of its revenues. We have not sought q
controversy With the Me,cs, but It's un.
fair, unreasonable and untrue statomenta
bout us necessitata reply. When the
Re'os says that We declared the action Of
last Winter 90 great and disastrous
blunder" in our recent speeches, it states
an untruth. We said distinctly that the
power given to tho Commission had been
used in such manner as 70 bring disaster
TO some Of the railroads and injury 10
the people, but that we believed the en-.
ss.a;sis Of tho Law last year would result
Id much good to the people, for 1t had
shown tho railroads that the people Of
the State had the power to control thom
and that they would 60 just so far as
was { necessary to- prevent Injustice. the
result Of which would be that the
sasslEosds Ia future would not tempt the
people to 90 TO such extremes. We have
never opposed the Commission, bnt have
criticised the action Of the Commission.
sfs FOR what appeared to Ms good cause.
We sfill are in favor Of a / ii sulp5ervisorrv,
Sonmissi sion With very large powers. IL.
~ mistake not the Grcenyiile Ne,ss was
mo of the lncss bIstaut and inecssapt
r9ffc9 os the Railrcad Cn 4iS' !, "a