The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-04
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Child; Abbeville, @. Z. Smith.
a COLUMBIA SOLOMON
The Columbia Register quotes a para
graph from the INrELL1GENcER about
Capt. Dawson's defense of Maj. Morgan's
appointment, and proceeds to comment on
it as follows:
The Anderson INTELLIaENCER is one
of the. few papers that sustains the
brother. .in.law movement of Captain
Dawson.
Let Us look into the judgment of the
Anderson Daniel. So far as Col. Ingles-
by is concerned, be occupies no represen.
tative relations to the people of South
Carolina or the Democratic party, upon
which he puts up claim for the appoint
ment of another as a personal favor to
himself Col. Inglesby is using his per.
sonal influence and advocacy in urging
Col Leqare Walkers cl1inas, not his own
claims at all. He has q perfect right 30
to do which is en- entirely different thing
from man who holds s representative
relation to- q people or party using that
relation in asking for place as person
. alfayor, to himself to be bestowed upon
another, on account of the personal rela.
tions Of the individual to be appointed
to,himself.
Again, as to the appointment Of Judge
Bacon. that man who sees no difference
between his and Morgan's case, does not
feel like q South; Carolinian at all. SEN
ator; Butler has not admitted that he
sought Judge Bacon's appointment as
pasonal favor, to hinsseg. We do not
even know how much Senator Butler had
to do with procuring the appointment.
We know that Judge Bacon called to see
President Cleveland himself and said to
him. that he had some experience in
4 Ministerial duties abroad, and whilst he
should present no endorsements, he would
express to the President his willingness
toeerye the administration abroad. Sem.
ator; Butler, if he did anything, urged
.EtIos Bacon's claims. He did not ask
the appointment, as his (Butler's) researd
at ali, but as Bacon's proper recognition.
Judge Bacon is q lifelong Democrat,
with decided Democratic record. He
had served the party abroad before the
war. He was for years since the war a
most efficient Chairman of large Dem
ocratic ward in this city. He has partic-
mated in canvassing the State. II We
are not mistaken, Judge Bacon has been
a Democratic Preside Elector. No.
body doubts his being aSouth Carolinian
by birth, by residence and by every
instinct Of his manhood. Judge Bacon
has been member Of the Carolina bar
for more than quarter of century,
and filed the appointment. of District
Judge until that Office was abolished.
Now. let any man of sound, honest, fair
discretion, compare this case with Nor
pan's and say whether the two cases have
any thing in common save the brother.
in.law feature. And even as to that the
! only connection is that Senator Butler
and Judge Bacon married sisters, both OF
them being daughters of Governor Pick
ems. a..
To our recognition of political and
personal proprieties, Judge Bacon should
stand long way ahead Of Dawson him
self before any administration granting
an appointment to South Carolinian of
unqnestioned reckoning. But when the
INTELLIaENCER puts Dawson's brother.
in.zaao in the same attitude with an old
and established citizen like Bacon, it
shows conclusiyely what the INTELLI-
GENCER's sense Of right and proprlety
amount to-. Suppose Senator Butler or
Senator Hampton had picked up a va:
grant son Of either Of them, who had not
been in South Carolina for five years,
and. as personal favor to himself, asked
the appointment, over the heads of wor-
thy young men residing in the Slate and
fulfilling all the duties appertaining to
citizen and good, active, consistent
Democrat, would such an act pass with
out censure? Well, this was Dawson's
) act, and assuch it proyokes sharp censure
and it has aroused the indignation OF
every man who feels like South Caro-
linian. People naturally ask: Who is
this man who thus assumes to have posi-
tions assigned to South Carolina given to
him as his personal reward to bestow to
whom he will7 And it is most becom-
ing question.
These comments upon the article Of
the INTELLIGENCE show that the Beg
ister is in dire straight to discover
whether to pour its venom upon Capt.
Dawson or upon the .INTELI1GENcER,
but as it has an unlimited supply of this
commodity, if such an expression may
be allowed, it settles its trouble by giving
both a full supply. The Register makes
an unfair presentation of what we said
in attempting to represent us as compar-
ing Maj. Morgan's claims upon the State
with those OF. Judge Bacon. We made
no such comparison, but on the contrary
we warmly endorsed Judge Bacon's ap.
pointment as one worthy to be made, and
richly merited by the patriotism, ability
and fitness of the gentleman named for
the duties assigned him, while we said
distinctly that we would have preferred
to see some other person than Maj. Nor
gan named for the Melbourne Consulate.
The reason for this difference is, that We
know Judge Bacon and do not know
Maj. Morgan, butt does not argue in any
way Maj. Morgan's undtness for the po-
sition, and in fact We believe that it is
beyond question, from what we have
seen, that Maj. Morgan is qualified for
the duties of the position assigned him.
Neither did the INTELL1GENcER con.
denim either Senator Butler or Col.
Inglesby. On the other hand, we think
they were right in their advocacy of Col.
Walker and Judge Bacon, and while we
hope Col. Walker will not be appointed
we respect Col. Inglesby for his effort to
secure his promotion. We merely cited