The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-04-29
The Royal Road, which Is to be Built
by Plcd-ihS Payments from
plcician rOrM cts.

"Ttc fricnn. Of the road ao confident Of success,
notwithstanding the scheme meets win Tio'rn' up,
position from two OF our lniers-the trcSs ana
Hammer s,l The .Nfc!ium. The lrrss and FdHher
hrs argued itself into the lrli, { that We need no in.l'
ROAD, which opinion is not surprising when one re-
inrmhrrs its opposition to the building 81 factories
and public isni r"yrm"n's GENERALLY. me 1htotnh
occupies the anomalous position Of protesting great
friendship fur the road. while II is doing nIl In It's pow.
or against The scheme; nor need YOU be surprised NJ
this strans. contradiction. Ahh"vii'e cannot nnd
will not afford To h. forever placed In The Shade. Shc
needs railroad competition md hhe intends tn have i"
-.iJ6criHc corrcSpondencc N The Nt'rs and Cbu-
rter.
The above Is perhaps n fair sample OF the
arguments which the stockholders OF the Roy.
nj Road and their followers have continuous
.ly put forth ever since tho Legislature MS
sumed to deny to the pcop'cof Abbcville, their
request for a charter to Nerdcry. The AMI.
mus and the utter rccklessneSs OF the state
mcnt that the Press and Banncris opposed to
"public improvements generally" will be bet
ter understood when the NcWs and Courier
is furnished with tho names Of the men who
pave spent more since the war In "buil4ins
up the town. than has the editor Of the Press
and Banner-and he spent no money which
he did not earn at hard work. The resort to
abuse and the charging OF all sorts OF per-
bUllN u tOS'iiiS ~ ~
system of bull -dozing would seem 10 fur
nlsh the strength which the advocates of thls
great myth have drawn to 1t, and Is on Il
par with the assumption that the own be-
longs to the stockholders OF tho Carolina,
Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad, and
that they possess q monopoly OF patriot
ism. Such q degree OF presumption and
intolerance has never been exceeded. I'm
aginc the assumed imperiousncss Of the
stockholders OF any organization who
propose to sever their friendship and
business relations with ull such .neighbors MS
dare to assert any opinions OF their own anu
the mcanlng Of tho above paragraph, and
the situation at Abbevlllc, may be partially
understood. Must we "stand aud deliver" or
must we suffer them TO take our money from
our pockets for the benefit Of their road, with
out our being allowed even the poor privilege
OF uttering q protest? "ls thy servant a dog
that ho should do this great thing?' If so,
how long, do the stockholders Of the Carolina,
Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad, pro-
pose TO make us wear calling chains
II chatting collars? Shall VIC have no dcliv-
erancc from the proposed raid on the proper
~ of the citizen, with which to raise
money, to rent an elegant Office, to fill 1t with
magnificent furniture. to lny the floor with q
superb Brussels carpet, and to contribute 5000
q year to keep q President In elegant
leisure? Shall we he made to act like dumb,
driven cattle? The edict has gone forth.
"Abbevillc nccls railroad competition and
she intends to haze it," Let servile mlnions
take notice thereof, and govern themselves
accordingly.