The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10
"LEr .ER ROLL"

cup ftOAu Wan ucihS "SitoscO III Su'e
community last spring, the newspapers
OF the town discussed the various ques-
tons involved, fully and freely.
The Press and Banner and Medium
oppose the voting the bonds, and the
MESSENGER approved the measure. 1t
will DC remembered that feeling ran
h~igh-higher indeed than many politi-
cal contests. And all good citizens re-
joiced when the election was over, hop
ing that the bitterness engendercd hy
the contest would then die away.
The election resulted in a glorious
victory for the cause advocated by the
MESSENGER and in we Of all the cir
cumstances Of that election we might
we'll have fclicitated ourselves upon the
result. Nevertheless we did not exult
over those who were defeated. On the
contrary we wrote II mild and temperate
article, in the hope that all strife and
anger were at an end. 1t was said then
that our magnanimity would not be ap-
preciated nor reciprocated by either Of
the other papers, and the sequel has
proved the truth Of the suggestion.
Our contemporaries have let pnss no op-
p%ortunity to gibe and jeer, at the onter-
prise and it's friends.
Atvarions times since the election
articles have appeared in these papers
that could not fail to renew and keep
alive the bitterness Of the strife. And
what good have they accomplished by
this course None whatever. On the
contrary they have insulted, almost,
have derided. Knocked at and fought
against what the majority Of the citizens
OF Due West, Troy and Abbeville de-
clared by their votes to be their inter-
est. They could scarcely have treated
the public enemies Of the county worse
than they have done these good and law
abiding citizens. The will Of the ma
jonty has no weight with them. Their
own sweet will ia the only standard of
excellence and right they acknowledge.
Their vanity received a deep wound by
the success Of the vote on the bonds.
It rankles and .bristlcs and burns in
them, and gives them no rest or peace,
and they give the public no rest. Re-
ally it is time to give us = rest-But
they wont do it. They pant for a
chance to get even. They want blood,
the blood Of all Troy, Abbeville and
Due West that darcs to be in favor Of
the rail read, and against their utocrat-
ic dictation.
The result Of the election at Aiken
and the defeat Of the friends
of the Road has but added, fuel
to the fame Of their hatred. They
have ponnced upon the letter of our
correspondent "R. S. Co." with the avid
ity born Of their hate, their jealousy, and
their bile. and with their usual fairness
destroyed. perverted aud misreprescnt-
ed the same. The Press and Banner.
actually is sacrilcgous in its monstrous
efforts to calumniate Mr.. Galloway.
The Editor knows as well as he knows
his name that Mr.. Galloway never ut
tered nor entertained any such sacrilege
AZ he puts in his mouth. He knows
equally as we'll thot no single imputa-
tion is cast upon Col. Drayton. And
we charge him with the very intol-
erance he seeks to saddle on our cor
respondent. Does the Press and Ran
ner presume to speak Of intolerance :?
It is amazing. It is an illustration Of
the remark Of a friend Of ours in con-
Npection with q gentlemen Of our
acquaintance. .He can see the mote in
his neighber's eye a mile off, but can't
see q Ave foot white oak beam in his
own eye, with the aid Of q locomotive
bead light" Intolerance, indeed =! when
the editor of the Press and Banner az
ter protesting to accept the result Of
the election here, and when every body
else desires peace and quiet. let's his
vindictiye intolerance lead him to stir
Ssand keep allve this whclc question.
suchsfeebles efforts to pose as . martyr
Are ridicnlons.
BY the way, if our correspondent in
so .intolarAnt" as to the ire of
ppr contemporary and indalges in ati.
Fadss' that shock the sensitive (?) taste
Z o 1 that paper. why does it try to WOO
him hack 10 its calumns? Eli?
But the Medium, stakes the cake,