The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-20
The Press and Banner
ABBEVILLE. .. G..
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1889.
Scathing RcbUke.

We COPY an editorial from the Chnt'Sf''
World In reply to an attack upon that paper
from the National Democrat, and IN SO i"r '"e
World hurls back the scandalous chaisc
which the metropolitan paper makes, we ell
,ors. .yar,, word TINT has been so ably and SO
forcibly said. :. ia
The World IS an honest paper, ana IL oe'
serves the respect of all men, anu ''' '''
we know, the people do respectiI
Its editorials strike square out from the
shoulder, and its standards oi mora'i'' 81 Ivy
inferior to the standards OF any journal wiIh
which we are acquainted, but wed 10 not u'..
derstand what that paper means "nen II
saws that "every coXcomb In this ola'e WIN
"djgnifes himself with the name ol callor'
"has done nothing but abuse us for every oe
.clded utterance we have made
The fact Is, as far as we are acqualnleu Win
the editorial brethren, we do not kno" VI
any newspapers in this State or clse"nci''
which are edited by "coxcombs.'
A coxcomb is, we are told, IA vain preteho-
err" , .,o
A printing office is the last place III 'he
world that we would go TO look for such u
persop. Why neighbor, six months eSper'
ience in editing thelsmallest paper in Soulh
Carolina would take every bit Of the conceit
out OF even typical "coxcomb'
No "vain pretender" can edit paper IN
South Carolina. Such an one would soon
get the conceit so thoroughly Knocked Out
of him, that he wouldn't even know Tor
whom to vote in a primary election. NO
neighbor, that "coXcomb" business must
have been slip of the pen-an unguarded
expression.
AS to the 'abuse" that has been heaped up
on the World.
Wethink our friend is mistaken again
We think the country press and the people
generally are very friendly to the Wortd. VIC
are quite certain that the Press and Banner Is
so. We read the World with pleasure. 1t Is
a good paper. 1t talks of true, practical qucs
tions, which interest the people Of the State
and the fact is, It deserves wider circulation
than 1t has In these parts. With proper et
fort, more subscribers could be had mere
about. Abbeville County suoscrioes Tor ana
reads many newspapers. and we are quite
sure, If the people were invited to do SO many
of them would subscribe for the Charleston
World.
Let the World preserve the even tenor of It's
way, and abuse will never hurtit The main
thing 10 do is, to make good paper, and inc
people will take 1t.
We can sympathise very sincerely ano
truly with our neighbor when it comes to
question of opposition.
The World may feel that 1t is not apprecla
ted by the public, and such utterances as arc
made by the National Democrat, may give the
editor temporary fit of the blues, but meri
will rise superior to opposition, and energy
and worth will be honured when hate ant
nalignity will hide their hearts for shame
Energy, honesty, and merit
s.like the puring rill,
When opposed is prouder STILL
We venture to suggest that the Hortd,
It pursues the even tenor Of its way, on th'
hiyh plane which it now moves, Will have
r ason TO feel grateful to generous puoii'
Z for the hearty support which that paper vii
receive, and even now we think that paper
has been honored by the country press to 6
degree for which 1t does not give credit.