The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-09-02
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We are curious to know for what Of
flee the editor Of the Medium will be a
candidate in the next campaign. That
ne has such an object can scarcely b.
doubted The tone Of tn" last issue Of
his paper is Enthusiastically political. No
less than four articles appear in it, every
os>--M which contains ONE Ingenious
and disingenuous-plea to the passion
andprejudiee Of the people. For instance
in speaking OF the Citadel. the Medium
says:
.sFo confne the Board to graduates
looks too much like Ring rule. 1t
smacks of the oligarchy now being
built up in this State"
Bah What stuff, and for what a
purpose ! Will the editor Of the Nedi-
am please State who constitutes the oil
garchy. aud the process by which it is
being built up in this State Let US
know, we want facts.
Again, in the same issue, the Mcdium
has an article in reference to the "New
Deal" that is being talked about, in
State. Offices. So many expressions Of
the nature Of those we have mentioned.
occur in that article that it would re-
,quire its republication to give any sdc-
quate idea Of it's nature.
"Bosses," "Ring," &C., occur 80 of
ten in it that one is forced to the con-
clusion that the editor Of the Medium
dare not call his soul his own. But
that he is oppressed and ground down by
his Bosses and by the "Rings' that
he seems so much afraid Of.
Under the title "Barkis is Willing"
the Medium Processes to be 'rcady and
willing to furnish information that a
ring docs exist in the State. Now we
demand that the information be given.
We want the names Of the members Of
the "Ring'-the leaders ofit-when they
meet and where and by what means
they exercise their influence. Give
names and dates, and be explicit. We
are tired of baseless assertions, without
foundation in fact.
But perhaps the worst fling Of all
is contained in tho following extract
from the Medium:
$50 the truth is disguised and we are
paying higher taxes every yea, to keep
up an e~Xtravagant government in which
places are provided for the impccunious
and suffering survivors Of n past age
who precipitated this State into q fatal
and unnecessary war to keep up their
supremacy"
IL any man in the State has made
more OF his war record" than the edit
or OF the Medium We would like to
have him trotted out. 1t is a good ole
and he has a right to be proud Of it.
That he is proud Of tits apparent from
his constant. reference to his connection
with the war, with "Co. G." and "Orr's
Riaes,".a gallant Company and gallant
Regiment, with whom it. was at.pride
doubtless to be associated. Hence
1t seems strange now to hear this
talk about unnecessary war, &c.
Now it is ungracious, to say the
very least Of it. to speak Of "a fatal
ana unnecessary war. to keep up their
supremacy" And all for political cf-
feet
BY the way how does that last quota
ton comport with the following Ian
guage, taken from an article on the Cit
adel contained in the issue Of the Me-
dunn of Aug, 6th-the italics are
ours.
1.-The Citadel should have at its head
q real soldier-a man who has smclt
powder. There are many men who
Were not AFRAID to risk their tives in
1he Tate aUor aoho are competent to
take charge Of the Cikadet. we do
not expect to conntenance any other
:soFt of man. Il man who woul1n't
go into the ranhs IN 1861 Is not fit 70,
The place. Especially is this the case il
he had q military education and sought
safety in private life Or . bpmbprool
position
A~mbition--that ambition by which
the angels fell, often places men in false
p~osiuons-and they who labor under
the force of it's power ought to be very
careful to remember that consistency is
said to be a jewel.