The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-05-06
H., Press and Banner.
v :. G.
Wednesday, May 6, 1885.
James VI.

va .aOA ra"s
The gentleman who is the rOSscSSor Of this
name has suddenly become famous not only
hcrs~Sc he happens TO bc the brothcrin-law
III the editor Of the .NcuS n"d G'"ri"r, but &C.
vauSc the President, on the recommendation
oi our senators and nj tho request of Capt. +.
W. Dawson, gave him u foreign appointment
at a reasonable salary To some unimportant
POST, tho name OF which VIC do not now rec
eject, and whir, Is irnmatrrinl nj this writ
ing. Many editors IN all parts of the c"un-
try have taken occasion to SAY hard things of
this uprnintmrnt by the President, and some
eff the editorial fraternity have even sud hit
ter things of Capt. Dawson in connection
with Mr.. Morgan. We think it cmincntly
right AMI proper To %crittci>c Il" public acts.
not only of the President of the United States
hut also of Capt. Dawson or any other editor
al any other newspaper. No man can as
>unc TO br SD high. or pretend to be so auto
cratic, in Il Demo rattle country, as to deny
hts frlluwS the right to %critici>c his acts which
may he of Il public nature, or which may he
uf such Il nature us TO affect the public
welfare, but we submit that tho max
ing Of personal filings is quite another thing.
We trust to give no offence TO our ncigib0r at
the capital, the (ulumbiu Register, if VIC Sug-
ucSt that, To some OF us at least, his articles
would be just rs readable, and much more
jurcib,c than they are, if less annimoSity was
shown to Mr.. Dawson personally. In saying
this we hope the Register may not ~misundcr-
stand us. We Ito not wish to imply i'll amy
way that tue Register should remain silent 4
moment after The .NcWx and C1nri"r or any
other newspaper, or the IrcS!dent,o or any oti-
Ger OF the State or National Government, has
uttered an expression or executed az act
which calls for its diSapprovai. We believe
the Register is us thoroughly honest and sim
tcrc III all lis uttcranccs as any editor can bc.
hut we GO think the Register should conceal,
smother or forget some of its hatred TO the
editor Of the Ncus and Courier. 1t is useless
TO wake up old things that have been pao-
liShcd about two Thousand lines, and II they
Were new, have but little IN them, except
business transactions. 1t matters not to the
public whether Mr.. Dawson gave ten, or
twenty, or thirty per cent. as commi ;sions TO
his agent in Columbia, and IT matters not to
the public who that agent WAS. We presume
no editor in South Carolina gets an advertise
mcnt from any agent without giving Il conf
mission. The public are not interested In
these private matters. and their reproduction
s., often, do not please tho public or inJnrc
Mr.. Dawson. II they have any effect, II must
be displeasins to the reading public who look
10 the Register FOR Attenuation on all subjects,
and who must regret to see so much valuable
space occupied in fighting II contemporary.
We do not hesitate, If we think that paper
is In error, To disagree In sentiment with the
Ncns and Courier, and W. think the Register
Will not charge Us with being II follower OF
anybody. We need individuality OF serii.
mcnt among our newspapers, and JuSt such
Independence. rs the Register cvinccs On all
occasions. is certainly 10 be commended. but
We think i'll humor Is not desirable, and IL
our able city brother will hear q suggestion
from his country cousin, we would suggest
that lie put less acquafortis in his writings.
it seems to us TO be a pity for an able paper,
which is fearless and honest. to injurc It's In
tiuence and its usefulness, by so often bring
ing It's personal hatrcdS before the public eye.
AS for the appointment which Mr.. Morgan
got, we do not care u cent. We think the
President did right In listening TO Mr.. Daw-
son. He did as much as any other man in
South Carolina to elect Mr.. Cleveland, and 1t
is nothing but just that the President give
him the respectful consideration Of u rcasona.
bic request.