The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-25
Did that newspaper not raise q great hula


said one word about tho greater cruelties
which were practiced on the convicts in the
phosphate beds? Did that newspaper not
send paid reporters to come secretly and un,
known TO the camps Of railroads to spy out
and report cruclties to convicts? Did 1t over
do such n thing for the phosphate miners?
Now, MS to the personal matter:
In the first place, the Ne,os and Co,Wie,
says:
"Thc Press ami Banner is eternay scolding its
contemporaries OF the State press"
We deny the correctness of that statement
Let the Nc,oS a,td Courier prove Its assertion
or act the part Of n truthful and honorable
journalist and rctract the SANDER. If the
NcaDs and Courier needs the files OF our paper,
we will send 1t q certified copy of any article
it may seek to Justify any charge which 1t has
made. Again, the NeDs and Courier says:
ut [thc Press and B0nncrI sometimes stretches
its facts to suit the comments it desires to make
Let the Neus and Courier either prove that
assertion or withdraw it. Although the as.
scrLion is as baseess as tho fabric Of dream
we withhold the expression of cpithets. The
Nens and Courier, however, having made q
thing, and either prove the assertion or with
draw 1t. Failing to do either, it will subject
itself to the charge OF having spoken wilfully
without regard to the facts.
Again, the Ne,os and Courier says:
"a more fragrant Misrepresentation of tho policy o.
In our remarks in reply to heanswer of tho
Ne,os and Courier, we have given some Of the
reasons which induce us to the belief that the
larger interests OF the State. are constantly
and persistently subordnated to the local in
terests of the city of Charleston. The public
will decide between US as to which Is In error
the Press and Banner or the Net0s and Courier
In the meantime, we maintain that the asser-
tions OF the Press and Banner are absolutely
and positively true to the letter.
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reply: "Wanted-a ducking STOOL"
We leave 1t for the readers of the Ne,Os and
Courier to say whether that paper has moi
more often published damaging matter
against individual character of respectable
people living outside of the city of Charles
ton, than any other paper ever published in
the State.
We leave 1t for the press of the State TO say
whether that paper has not tat; at yarioTs times
bers of the country press.
We leave it for the public to say whether
the NeWs and Courier has not converted tile
character of good men and women, living
anywhere outside Of Charleston.
We leave it for the public to say If this IL.
cense has not been extended, at least In one
q young woman, who afterwards, to protect
her honor from q vile assault through the
Ne,Cs and Courier, made the mistake OF shoot
ing the indiscreet youthful writer, instead OF
paper who proStituted his high office In giving
currency to the charges against her?
"The man that dares traduce because he can,
With safety to himself is not q man."
The valiant publisher of charges against the
woman, having escaped her wrath In safety,
Is there any wonder that this traducer Oh
or anything else, to bring into contempt any
honorable country newspaper which may not
so far forget It's decency and self respect as to
sing peans to the wholesale dofamerof charac'
ter?
Having giving Mt length some of our
reasons for believing that the Ne,Us and Cou-
rter subordinates to Charleston, the larger In
our custom, replied in kind to its personali-
ties, we have tried to conflne ourselves to
what we deemed a legitimate and proper re-
ply to it's unprovol1ed assault on us.
Without offering comment, and without In
tending to inject any new matter into this is
sue, we will venture to call attention to some
facts:
Fact No. /. Abbeville is populous county
Fact Mop. \ large proportion of the read.
ing people OF Abbeville county now subscribe
for and pay for the Press and Banner.
Fact. No. 3. Tie Weekly Nens and Courier Is
candidate for public favor In Abbeville
county, rs well as in other counties.
Fact, No. 4. One of the editors Of the Ne1Us
and Courier is brother Of the editor of the
Ab6criHe Medium, n local competitor OF the
1FeSS anu buUueT.
OF course we do not know what effect If
any, these facts may have had in inducing the
course Of the Ne,Os and Courier toward the
Press and Banner for the last several years.
We do rot charge that they have had any in
fluence at all, but we do say that these facts
often occur to us, and we have at times felt
like asking II the Ne,0s and Courier allows one
of its editors to use the columns of that paper
to give vent to malice and Misrepresentation
for the purpose Of trying to injure or beat
down the Press and Banner, his brothers. COM
petitor at Abbevile. We hope at any rate tho
people of Abbeville county may not forget the
facts which might possibly lead to motive
Banner has been receiving at the hands Of the
Ne,Us and Courier.