The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-14
A wRATHY NEWSPAPER.

oncc-Oemocfatlc, independent or Re.
publican-that does not mention the
whitening criticism under which Mr..
Bayard has fallen on account of the ap-.
pointments made fror-- h!s department,
and this in view of the personal relation
which many of these appointees bear to
Mr. Bayard.
The Anderson INTELLIdENcER may
have other intelligence. The extract
quoted from the Register by the INTEL
LIGEEcER never mentioned Mr. Cleye.
land. As 10 the fact relied on by the
lH-ELLIGEECER to-show the preposter.
ous character of the charge that Mr..
Baya.d is using his position TO favor his
personal friends, viz: that all of the i'm.
portant positions in the State Depart.
ment are made by the President, we have
only to say: We presume that there is
no ono short of idiocy In or out of An.
derson who does not know that the Pres
ident makes the appointments, as stated
by the 1ETELLIdEECER. At the same
time, it 10 equally known that these ap.
pointments 10 the State Department are
almost exclusively made at the instance
of MIR. Bayard, rs a mater of course.
Hence they are rightfully and properly
called Mr.. Bayard's appointments. AS
to the clap.trap about disgruntled poll.
ticianB, If 1t is meant to have any appli.
cation TO us, we havs only to say tha. we
belong TO that happy class that ask moth
Ing and expect nothing. We have
neither sought seat in Congress, nor
have we been railroad director or any.
| thing but plain citizen, saying our say
with malice to none. Plain talk some
times does good, and VIC heartily sympa.
thize with Edmund Burke, when he says
II love clamor when there Is On abuse.
The alarm bell disturbs the inhabitants,
but saves them from being burnt In their
beds."
AT all events, We don't propose to get
our instructions of what Is damagingfto
the Democratic party or injurious to the
State from the IFTELLIdENCER. Per-
haps we may be ignorant as to these
particulars, but our Anderson contempo.
rary must positively excuse our taking
our cue from him. He 10 equally wei.
come to his own views.
We did not deny that Mr.. Bayard was
criticised, but we said that We did not
think ther criticism was merited. It 10
always to be expected that public men
| shall be criticised by certain class of
knowing people, let them do what they
may, and the less the critic knows, as O
general thing, the more virulent tho
criticism Is made. The Register is very
dictatorial In its discussion Of public
affairs, and of course journal directed
by on all.perveding luminary like the
Editor Of our contemporary, could not be
expected to take instructions from any
source, much leag from an unpretending
weekly paper that is not 80 fortunate as
to possess omniscienoe, even 10 its own
opinion, as the Register does. We may
be excused by the Register for saying,
however, that we wers not 90 presump.
tuous 40 toexpect to induce any improve.
ment In It's tone or conduct, for such
sublime self.conceit aud satisfaction rs
the editorial department of that journal
enjoys is past disturbance even by the
giants, much less by the small fry Of the
journalistic world. We merely scribbled
of in our humble work our real senti.
ments, so that the world, (that is the little
part Of it that sees the INTELLIaENoEB,)
might know that while Mr.. Bayard, and
Of course on his account the President,
were vigorously condemned by such a
great and po,cegful paper as the Columbia
Register knows itself to be, as long as it
e dominated by it's present sage, yet that
Bcme Of the, lesser papers of tbs State
had no more knowledge than to believe
we we're getting very good government,
and that both the President and Mr..
Bayard are high.toned, honest gentleman,
who ara administering their trust with
ability for the public welfare. The &C.
cusation, even coming e1om suoh q source
as the Columbia Register, that Mr.. Bay.
ard is running, and chat President Cleve.
land is permitting him to run, one of the
leading departments of this government
in personal grooves, is only discreditablo
to the little minds who. can believe and
circulate such auspicions.
The President and Mr.. Bayard, or any
other public officer, may sometimes err
in judgment, and ,thus become the just
object Of sair criticism. To this they as
public men could not object, but the
personal sspect which the Register and
some dissatisfied newspapers give to crit.
ioism Is worthy of con!s:::::rr.., =, and seceives
It from the masses of the people. Tho
Register cannot discuss any matter with.
ont descending to personalities. That
10 the height of It's argrmeutatiye caps.
city. !
In replying to ns tho Rsgisfcr seeks to
answer our dissent from its course by
personal reference to the Editor of tde
INTELlIaENcER. The Editor assumes
that .onr remark about dlsgrunsled poll.
:icians was, applied 20 him. and retorts
that we have been q candidate for. Con-
gress and Railroad Director he might
have added some other positions which
We have held, and would like to have
held. IL he had pleased, to show that we
have taken some interest in politics; but
he could NOT point 70 any indication Of
Che disgruntlsd politician in our course.
.The IMTILLIGENcER never sulks, and
IL never carps as prominent men dsimply
becanse they do.not promote the men the
INTELLIaENcRa would like to zee pro-
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