The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-06-06
LewpdesviIIe Advertiser and the Can.
didates.
LoWNDEsYILLE, June 4

LowNDEsvILLE, June 4th, 1888.
Editor Press and Banner:
Advertiser is an editorial criticlsing what this
writer had TO say In the week before lasts
Press and Banner In regard to the church
committees, newspapers and candidates IN
A Just criticism would have passed by un.
noticed, but as the article referred to contains
so MANY discrepancies and so many construc-
tions were placed upon the article OF the un'
he is deslrous OF, as the candidates say, put
ting himself right before Sle people" he
would be glad Of space enough in your col
umns to reply thereto.
think the candidates are imposed on by the
newspapers In the County, and puts the pa
pers In the same category with the church
committees who assess the candidates"
did not intend to even insinuate that the can
didates were Imposed on by the newspa
pers" but II such q charge could be brought
against the newspapers or any county, the
papers OF this County could be so charged, as
there ai e so many papers and candidates
The only idea that Intended to convey was
that II would be giving the candidates q
much better chance OF becoming known-o
patronlzing each one Of the County papers
selves, and giving ut least little lift to each
one Of the papers If thoy would decide upon Il
smaller fee.
1t is TO be hoped that the Advertiser is "se.
verely alone" In It's idea, that l charged tho
newspapers with assessing the candidates, tol
II such an sccusation against me was general
I would be forced to conclude that am very
much behind as to the proper application o
"My mother tongue" and have heretofore
been In "hlissful tgnorance" as 10 all OF the
constructions which can be put upon words:
''froupe" cheerfully acknowledges that lie
cannot "men ton the name Of O single news.
paper man in Abbeville. County" or any
where else "that has ever demanded, or evel
personally solicited the announcement of any
candidate" The newspapers have their price
for announcing q candidate as they do for ad
vertising, and all other work in their line
and 1t is right and proper that they should
have.
It is also my good pleasure to confess that
never knew or even heard Of church com
mittee composed OF one or more, who ever de
manded money from a candidate. The news
papers and church committees seem to be In
the same category, in not demanding money
of candidates. hereby disclaim any inten
| ton or desire to offend the advertiser, or any
other newspaper by connecting 1t with church
committees, and especially such as demand
Tho Information given "that the newspa
pers OF the County are not beggars" Is thank
fully received and will be held for future ref
erence.
1t requires no effort upon our part to believe
that 1t costs US, (Aduertiser) as much to an
| nounce candidate as 1t does the Press ana
Banner or Medium Heretofore we have been
so ignorant as to actual cost OF running q
newspaper that we were under the impreS
sion IL cost more In proportion 10 run small
sheet than large one-that the revenue &C
crueing TO an Editor of city paper was larg
| We are very far from being at war with oul
| County papers collectively, nor any one q
thcm separately. We believe our County II
the Banner County Of the State in newspaper