The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-04
A COLUMBIA SOLOMON


Capt. Dawsons defense of Maj Morgan's 8
appointment, and proceeds to comment on
it as follows:
The Anderson INTEJLIGESGER il one
of the few papers that sustains the
brother.in.law movement Of Captain
Dawson.
Let US look into tho judgment of tho
Anderson Daniel. So far as Col. Ingles-
by is concerned, he 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 personal favor to
himself. Col. Inglesby is using his per.
sonal influence and advocacy in urging
Col. Legare Walkers claims, not his own
claims at all. He has perfect right 30
to do, which is en- entirely different thing
from man who holds representative
relation to q people or party using that
relation in asking for place as person
al favor 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 South Carolinian at all. Sen
ator Butler has not admitted that he
sought Judge Bacon's appointment as a
personal favor to himself. 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
ministerial duties abroad, and whilst he
should present no endorsements, he would
expresa TO the President his willingness
to serve the administration abroad. SEN
ator Butler, If he did anything, urged
Judge Bdcon's claims. He did not ask
the appointment, as his (Butler's) re,vard
at all, but as Bacon's proper recognition.
Judge Bacon is lifelong Democrat,
with q decided Democratic record. He
had served the party abroad before the
war. He was for years since the war
most efficient Chairman of large Dem.
ocretic ward in this city. He has partio-
ipated in canvassing the State. II we
are not mistaken, Judge Bacon has been
O Democratic Presidential Elector. No.
body doubts his being South Carolinian
by birth, by residence and by every
instinct of his manhood. Judge Bacon
has been member of the Carolina bar
for moro than quarter of century,
and filled the appointment of District
Judge until that Office was abolished.
Now, let any man of sound, honest, fair
discretion, compare this case with Nor
gen's and say whether the two cases have
any thing in common save tho 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.
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
unquestioned reckoning. But when the
INTELLIGENCER puts Dawson's brother.
in.ld,o in the same attitude with an old
and established citizen Ike Bacon, Il
shows conclusively what the INTELLI.
GENCER's sense Of right and propriety
amount to. Suppose Senator Butler or
Senator Hampton had picked up O 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 reading in the State and
iuiuAluB nt tuo uutlcS apPchtaiuAoe w "
citizen and good, active, consistent
out censure? Well, this was Dawson's
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 aBsigned to South Carolina given to
him as his personal reward to bestow to
whom he will2 And it is O most becom.
ing question.
These comments upon the article OF
the INTELLIaENcnR show that the Reg.
lister is in dire straight to discover
whether TO pour Its venom upon Capt.
Daweon or upon the TNTELLIaENCER,
but as 1t has an unlimited supply Of this
commodity, il such an expression may
be allowed, it settles Its trouble by giving
both q fullsupply. The Register makes
an unfair presentation Of what we said
in attempting to represent us rs compar.
ing Maj. Morgan's claims upoE the State
with those Of. Judge Bacon. We made
no such comparison, but on che contrary
we warmly endorsed Judge Bacon'a mp
pointment az one worthy 70 be made, and
richly merited BY the patriotism, ability
and fitness of the gentleman named fol
the duties assigned him, while We said
distinctly that we wonld have preferred
70 see como other person than Mai. Nor.
/ gan named for tho Melbourne Consulate
The reasonf f1f this difference 10, that vi
know Judge Bacon and do, not know
Ma. Morgan, built does not argue in ans
\ way; Mai. Morgan 70 unftnesa for the pp
sitipn, and in fact NO believe that II !!
/; beyond qneatiod, from what we have
seen. thas Mai. Morgan q qualified fol
the duties Of fthe position assigned hin,
Neither did I the ENTELI1GEEcEn con
damn either Senator Butler or Col
Ingiesby. on ths other HAND, We tkinl
they were right Ia their sdvocalsy or Col
Il Waller and Judge Bacon, and while II,
hope Col. aiket Mill not be appoin.et
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