The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-25
A LIVE LETTER THAT WAS LATE IN GET
TING INTO PRINT.
The Farmers and the Daily NewspR-
pers-..The Value of Discussion.
The Farmers Saved the Country
in I776 and Again 1876.

| DUE WEST. S. c., July lG, 1888.
Are we thankful for the fine season?
| Prof j. IL. Pressly has arrival home ana has
since lost his "base ball nine."
Capt. ]. H King paid US n call last week.
He did good service In 1876.
| Capt. j. 4. Bopkin, Of Mt. Carmel, In charge
streets last week making the acquaintance OF
our people. Captain Boykin is just announc'
ed for the Comfy Commissioner. We hear
| that he is good man.
| teresting Sabbath School mass meeting last
Saturday. We have not learned any OF the
particulars.
sociate Reformed Congregation empowered
the old building com mittee 10 give the church
| furnace q complete overhauling and hnd out
what is necessary to make 1t discharge lts
| proper duties.
Mr. ]. A. Devlin to whom was forwarded
the circular Iom the Farmers Executive
committee to raise funds to defray the ex'
pteSss ptes Saturday sl2 or SIS. Double or triple
this amount can easily be raised: President
Kennedy in subscribing said, II do so with
the understanding that Tiliman Is 10 move
the campaiRn." So say we all.
The Greenviue Ne,os and some other papers
are advocating the propliety of indicating al
| the primaries the choice for state omcers
without binding the delegates to the state
Convention this would bring only tne choice
Our @ kind friend EAST End" whom we es;
TEEN very highly, objects 70 the invitation OF
Tiliman TO Hodges by the Farmers. Our
friend overlooked the fact that he was as
much invited by the Democrats as Inc ai iai-
mers. II we understood our friend his posi-
tion may be thus stated:
| LIST. An objection to joint discussion OF the
public issues of the day on this occasion.
2nd. That the farmers as represented on
! this occasion by Capt Tillman are out oi
their sphere in such q discussion.
With regard to the first point 1t seems 70 ,s us
that no time is more appropriate for JOINT
discussion between the people and the rings
and bosses" Covering this point fully we
the GoTng sppfnSS pf Sae rev %ess sae ASSOCIATE
| Dr. Hapood, Of Georgia, said in q recent ad-
dress that the old fashioned barbecue, win
| its Joint debate, was such an educator OF Inc
| people as the world hardly ever saw. we
have lost our training school for public men,
and skill in wire-pulling has usurped the
place of power In debate. The deDaters are
gone-the wire gullers ana tne cancus o
public policy and public morals which can De
best settled on the hustings. Popular discus,
sion is the remedy for "Rings" and bosses.
1t is the one thing which they fear ana dreaa !
| With regard to the second point we Would
saw that as the farmers compose seven-eights
| OF the Democratic party and consequently
pay the bulk of the taxes we see no lmprO, O,
priety in them asking gentleman IN whom
they have confidence to represent them on
agree with us IN this matter on reflection.
| Dr. WlQemQu Is ABhlu tohihS
improved. Our people are glad TO see MIN
| back. A.
In the name OF DR.. ]. L. Robinson as the
President of the Hampton club and IN my
own as representative of the Due west Demo
cratic club, we extend to every one, trlenos
and candidates cordial invitation TO be pre-
sent at our political meeting here on the Slsl
| of July. Each of the candidates for sollcltof
| has been invited by letter to be present ano
address the people. There will be q basket
picnic and every one is invited to bring oas'
| ket with him. A large crowd Is expected. .
| Isn't it strange how hard some OF our dally
papers are trying to discredit the Farmers
movement. A good many people nave as
much confidence in the farmers as IN these
same papers. Look back a little. In l77t
when the Declaration Of Independence was
declined, says history. "We were just lS
colonies Of farmers, with little money anu no
allies" ,.
The farmers did pretty well to trust In this
| One hundred years later In 1876 when Soutn
Carolina was under the heel Of the oppreSsor
| the farmer quit his plow, donned the req
| shirt and redeemed the State. He is about 10
| do the same thing again. AS far as taxes are
concerned their is no Improvement over ~
years ago. The movement then began In old
| Edgefeld-to-day one of her gallant sons leads
| the reform movement No need OF reform
twenty-five professors in the South Carolina
| College, big salaries and or boys an aVor'
age to recite to them. Let her roll.