The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Hamburg Edging.
HAaBrKG, S. c.,
March Is, 1886.
To the Editor of the Meas !:

anu Coi. LipScomo s letter together. have,
just had il returned with enclosed letter trnm
Nr. iirmrhi;i, who, nf course. has the r;vht
to say what he will publish. Mr.. HemphiIrs
tear of IL long and useless controversies h.-
tween Col. ijpSc"inb and myself was ground
less, because ! canilnt and will not again not;co
any tit':r :lv personal attack from any sourcr.
l would not have noticed this but for the on.
portanity t." explain more fully and ellen r}v
my position and put u stop to some of the
numerous Misrepresentation set in circula-
ton about me by my very dear friends. m.
lawyer, editors and other rinysters. who h,vn
been SO busy OF late with nv name. As Innr
as The Greenvillc Nows is around to punctm,e.
these bladder and let out the gall, there is M
aahSer Oh any OF !ts readers being misled. |
take the opportunity of thanking you for the
valuable assistance you have rendered the
cause.
am very respectfully,
Is. K. TliLMAN.
I" the Editor If the News and Courier:
Since the publication of NV recent "opcn
letter to the farmers OF the State" bppvn
Deen the recipient of many courtcsies from
Cfe newspapers and their correspondence. I
am like hing Lear. 1.-THE little dogs and nil.
Lray' bianch and Sweetheart. See! they
park NJ me- L have been accused of nearly
every sin mentioned in the dccaloruc, and
many others besides, and doubt If ever a
column of plain and lucid English has been
80 Vnrlously construed or had 50 many differ
viz ~ Hp u put upon II. Iupri. has
certaialy been q ''ring'' firing ut me, whether
there be u political ''ring" in South Carolina
OF holland l seem to have punched MANY
peoples toes of whom l was not even thinking.
SuGh a 6roadside from politicians and pap
suckers has not been heard in the Stat in
many Il long day. We farmers can now TO-
cate the enemy and govern ourselves accord
ihgiy. But l feel under lasting obligations
20 the gentlemen of the press for 80 llocraIly
a9vertlsing "a farmers convention gratis.
sIhr nDltntirn NJ h.,,,rI =, a.. =.
WISDOM Farmers need only to think, to
wake up, and all will be well. They mr.. do
ing this, hope and believe, and / am there
lore more than satisfied with the situation.
The hiring has almost died away and thinps
are growing quiet. But hush, bark what
deep booming sound is it that breaks the
stiffness at this late hour OF the bombbard-
ment? ~"liamburg Muses." .'Moses Till
man, "slandcr," ''crank,'' "dreauncr" and
''demag0guc," who somehow feels uneasy t
neihg the innocent cause of all this turmoil.
ana WHO Is trying I" make out why a simple
suggestion to the farmers to organize and de-
mand u redress of grievances should create
such Il c"mmotion. "Moscs" picks himself
Is not hurt looks around to see by whom this
air gun was fired. There was no bullet in |
It. or certainly Edeeficld would have a funeral
on her hands. ~ burly form as fat rs II pork-
CT leu on olicihl pap, and as red with imputrnt
rage as II turkey goubicr, stands ready to
Claim that he Killed tuck Robin Moses"
has been begging with tears III his ewes for
solhc Richn,ond' from the ap,lcuitu,uI I'M
rcau TO answer his arguments and disuruye
ms tacts; but our bclated warrior who at this |
ia.e uaya appears upon the scene and fires the |
gun IL mas taken him three months To load, ,r-
noreS argument. pays no attention To tacis.
disiles out abusive ~epithcts liNc u fish wi1c.
CLAIMS TO be the only original aud poss :
oe agricultural M"ses,' and winds up with
a pitltui appeal to the farmers and people not
70 punish him because he refuses to accent
y Moses Illlman rs Il leader" Oh hos ,n,.s,
men who are sucking the public ,eat berir to
squeal when they feel or fear they are about
to lose their hold! 1t is heart rendiup. CoI
Lipscomb has been nurs ny his wratl. to Keen
1T warm und it Is certainly very hot, uut n
does MT burn Moses because he ha, ,,lJ
me truth, and Col. Lipscolnu mus disp owe
Inc charges OF Incompetence, extravaguncc
board of agriculture before he cat miurc
:" Moses by Ringing mud. l shall not urs-
cend into the gutter and fight this doughty
granger with his chosen weapon. A ucrro
beat US both Oh that line. | prefer &C.
ccncy and courtesy, although l AIN accused of
''outraging" botli. Col. Lipscomb must
prove these charges ere they will harm me.
l nave beer severe Tut parliamentary, and
nave always attacked the official acts uf men
ana not the men themselves !; aud although
never said anything ABOUT the State officers
except the agricultural bureau and Their i'd
of their trusts. They are nor
Inc ring to which ! alluded. but may and
DO form a part of it, and Col. Lips-
ready anger at the mere suggestion
'f such a thing makes one suspect that his
conscience accuses him. "The' wicked lice
oold as a lion"
voted for Col. Lipcomb for secretary
u state IN the State convention in 1882, and
rave never denied that his motives are i,ur..
But The possession of office has s,rui,gely
'masculated and silenced the sturdy adv
VINO was wont to make the wcikin ring
shile nc depicted the wrongs and abuses
icapcd on farmers. He spoke for nv rcSo-
ution ut Bcnncttsyillc, but it Was with buted
breath and IN general terms. He WAS mild.
cry mid; anu while have written nothing /
':ncc which as ass.vere as that speech no far
her enjoyed 1t more or conIplimented 1t so h,gh {
1P!ain why he has since changed front. 4
SAID little there about the bourG of uuri- I
ulture and only sought to enlarge it and c
its usefulness. That is what ! uar-
now, and my efforts are not bent towards ,
pulling down and destroying everything t
nd everybody" &c, but towards bniliing t
p, encouraging and protecting our agricult- r
raj interests. we want a real agricultural
oiiege. We want a larg and representative a
oaIa Oh agricuit"re composed of live, prog U
IS to teach our people how to do better Ii
40 increase the general prosperity. We d
ant fewer laws and better ones we want g
officers and more efficient ones we r
ant u government Of the people by the II
eople and for the people; end as the people d
re-, by a large majority farmers, farmers "
ave a right and it is their duty to govern g
'e State, and "Tf this be treason make the ]
ost OF it, Such . government does not e
y any means imply that only farmers ought e
} hold office or that other classes are TO
3 excluded altogether or imposed upon. a
My a dreamer or idiot would imagine such u
thing and only . narrowminded, selfish Fl
gov wouid want II. The assumption that b
lis movement, has any such object is entirely 81