The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-15
TRIAL JUSTICE SITTON AND THE SENA-
TOR.
Some oC the Particulars of ihc Com
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Grrcnvilc county, Il visit last week.
Miss Lizzie Miller is back home from Il
plea SAINT trip to friends abroad.
The managers OF the telephone ha"" erect al
new cedar posts ali along the linz, and as
soon us a strutchcr can he secured MI. j. I.
Caldwell will put the wire on ,,., t.,
Mr. J. i. Bonner has q telephone line IN
successful operation between Tic post Office
and the printing Office.
Mir \. ID. Kennedy has entirely rcmodrlcd
and improved the %itt9n residence. ne mas
moved into il, and began housekeeping.
Things are being frightened up generally
This is q fine situation. ~
We greatly enjoyed 4 stroll, during Court
week through Col. RohcrtSon>S niasniticcnt
soonest and largest Hover garden III INC
county: Every thing looks lively and Is
beautifully kept.
painting his residence ut no distant uatc.
Mr. Clinkscalcs residence Is on n ll@h COM
modious site and will look we'll in new
The last copy of the Press and Banner was
fun and interesting Many subjects OF inter
est was discussed and 'tho Il PACED paper
looked well. .,.,.
we make a reply to the reflections OF Gen.
Hcmphill. We arc held up to the world as
desiring peace officer that Is a disgrace ITO
the law and it's administration senator
Hcmphill is the servant of the people, yet nc
wantonly trampes on their expressed wishes.
We are glad to see that "East End intcnns
TO sec that Nincty-SiN goes al! right we
will vouch for good old Duo West at thc
count.
Dr Bell, of Level Land was in Due West
last week OH a visit to Or. Wldcman. nc
speaks quite cncouraginGly or thc Doct0r
condition and thinks he Will get up, Inc ID.
family have secured an invalid chair for Dr
Widcman and he hopes to be able 10 slt IN II:
Not long ago we received nice supply o!
seed from Senator Hampton lor when we we
thank him. The last mails brought us more
from the Agricultural department but no IN
dication who they came from. SO we Will
just thank Senator Butter and congressman
Cothran. ,u
sail for this country early in May next ana
will remain in this country about 10 months
He is sent on as delegate from the U. I;
Egyptian Presbytcry to the u. i; Generai
Assembly, which meets in Iowa last OF neNl
Dr. Pressly preached last sabbath from the
text: ''Surely he is unclean, surely IS ne uii'
clean?" DR.. Pressly thoroughly stirred up
his congregation. II was just such sermon
as We needed and received the closest atten-
ton. 1t was on church attendance. Inc
Doctor was eloquent, able, practical. Let us
have more Of this kind.
We recently alluded in these columns 10
the petition III behalf of Trial Justice Sitton.
In reply to this Senator Hcmphill suffers
himself To be "intcrricwed.'
This was no doubt torturlng TO one oil SO orc-
firing disposition. But 10 Is the position
generally occupied by politicians when they
lind themselves. "in dilemma ltS sorrS
figure that our Senator cuts in this inter
view Every position taken is weak ana IN
defunsible when the facts arc brought 10
light. We will briefly state these facts.
Judge Sitton has been Trial justice OF IhlS
town for years and has SO administered the
law and kept the peace as to give great salts
faction. At the expiration of his commits
sion, he said he would not resume us dutles
and he did not want the Office; Az me earil'
est solicitation OF citizens, and there being no
opposition here, he reluctantly consented 10
serve, if rc-appointed
a petiton was gotten up and placed in the
hands Of our immediate representatlEc iToi;
Young, who is directly interested in law and
order at Due West and in whom our people
haye great confidence. To show their marx
OF confidence, our people have trusted nm
Treasurer of Erskinc for years without
bond. Prof. Young heartily endorsed IL, Sc
cured the signatures of the other representa-
tives presented it to the Senator ana tilea 10
prevail on him to sign IL, he refused. The Pc
titiou was sent by a messenger 10 the Gov
cnor, and was endorsed by him. Senator
Hemphill's objections being considered more
of fancy than fact. The courtesy OF lhc
Senate defeated the conlrnatlon vi Tie HULL
ination.
Now it is poor rule that wont work both
ways Where is the courtesy that was due
our immediate representative, the courtesy
that was due this people, the courtesy, that
was due the Governor, and lastly the "Cour-
tesy'' that was due tried economic ana non,
est official that was pleasing the people?
Mark you, there was no effort TO foist new
and Objectionable man into office. This ac-
ton Is without precedent in Abbevill county.
The custom OF Gen. Hemphilfs immediate
predecessor was to call q meeting OF the coun'
iy delegation and u majority vote decided the
nominee This wise precedent was estab
lished by Gov Hampton and did not leave
the matter to the prejudice OF the senator,
W Slice ice Reconstruction rec st no nomination OF
Trial Justice or other officer from this county
has been rejected by the Senate over the
Governor.
new petition signed by every voter in Due
West was forwarded Gov. Richardson. with
this unanimous petition 1t was thought the
Governor would have the firlnneSs, rs ne mao
the right, to rc-appoint Mr.. Sitton. Both of
these petitions were sent very. properly
though our Immediate representative Prof j.
y. Young who was the chairman OF tic
House delegation aud received at the cleo
tion some S00 more votes than the senatorial
candidate, on the same ticket
Gen. Hcmphill referred with great COM
plaisancy TO "the last able report OF the
acted as chairman of the commute
TO examine the books of the Trial Justices,
and wrote every word of the language he
quoted on this subject. The report was un-
animously endorsed and ordered to be incor-
porated just as 1t came from the committee,
in our final report
Now, who were the Trial Justices that the
Sranu jury cSpcClalS hhS
first name mentioned having no costs charged
against the county was that Of Judge Sitton.
An unusual thing, and justly deserves COM
mendation. But the Senator steps and claims
the credit due Mr.. Sltton'S office, and in the
next sentence brands Judge Sitton'S charac-
ter as unworthy of the oillcc. Now, we find
this "ablc grand jury actually endorsing
Judge Stton despite the fact that he is OPP
posed by the senator and has been pei sistent-
ly prosecuted in one of our county papers for
more than twelve-month. Public office Is
public trust" aud we find Judge Sitton ell
dorscd "by an able grand jury" by The Gov
ernor, by his own people, and by five repre-.
rcsentatives of his county. He could desire
no better vindication. So thdn 1t is not his
record in office that makes him Objectionable.
What then is his offence? Our people say
that his crime Is political one, and that
some six or eight years ago he voted for SEN
ator Maxwell.
Personally, Judge Sitton is highly esteemed
and Is an officer in the Baptist church. One
who has borne the public attacks upon his
character in q quiet, Christian spirit. Nor
have either Judge Sitton or Prof. Young
anything TO do with these dots.
Personally, we have no interest in the mat
ter. We We're not aware Of the circulation Of
turc. We have simply reported the facts for
the Press and Banncr as they occurred; These
facts are necessary when our people have
such reflections cast upon their good name,
and they feel it. The Senator Is justly cn-
Titled to all the credit he has gained in this
matter and to the victory achieved IN cut
ting of old man Sltton'E head Ii. >. q.
Changing in Telegraph mgement.
Mr. II. w. Coogler, operator at Abbcvillc, is