The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-14
Wednesday, May IA, 1890.
The BOycOttcrS.

The spirit of intolerance is abroad in th'
land, and in almost every county In the Sta''
those who most need the educating influence
of the newspapers are busy passing resoln'
tions to the effect that they will not subscribe
for those papers which may not have eater
the prescribed amount Of crow.
Asa rule one of two local papers in the diff
fer.nt counties have been picked out as tho
subject of their spite, and generally the news
papers which may have escaped their wrath
have done nothing to discourage the ac
whereby business advantage may be takel
OF a rival.
This newspaper feels at perfect liberty Il
speak of the boycotters, without any iea'
whatever OF their doing the Press and Banner
any further injury. They have eXperdee
their energy, and to destroy this newspaper
every known devise has been tried.
Speaking from the experience through
which we have passed, we believe that neVe,
in the history Of the world did Thousand
men ever make more determined eHort u
ruin q fellow citizen than did the ooycotler'
of the Press and Banner, and the world VII
never witness II more utter and absolute laii
ure. And we know the better elemen
must feel thoroughly ashamed for the par
which they took In an act which had lor it
objects the muzZling OF the press and the de'
struc,ion Of the property of a neighbor whf
had for Il life time labored for the moral Gle
walton of the people, and always sought The
material prosperity of the people.
We are proud OF the tact that this paper
never had a more prosperous winter than th'
one that followed the boycott Our business
in job printing, subscription and advertising
has been up to high wafer mark.
We intend to continue to conduct the pape
for the best interests of the whole people. W.
shall strive In the future, as in the past, TO d(
the greatest amount of good, and to give fui
value for the money which we ask for our p;l
per.
To the brethren of the press who are nov
going through the same experience that w
went through six months ago, we have This u
say: Those who remain true to their princi
pies will come ont Of the storm unhurt.
When the Radicals took control OF thi'
State, those Of our citizens who earned TIT
name of "scalawag," were little respected.
In 1876 those Republicans who desertc'
their side and come over TO us, were alter"aI'
despised and "spewed out
In lSSU announcer great TeNoIItoh 10 "t'>''P'
ed. Those who by nature, birth and affilia
tion are known to be opposed to that revolu
ton need not stultify themselves by Joihih;
the revolutionists, and they need not enter
tain any reasonable hope of being rewarded
by Office. The real revolutionists nre sincere
and honest, but they will most likely suSpec
the sincerity OF those who join them at th'
eleventh hour, and Immediately apply for OF
flee. The probability Is. that those who have
led in :he battle, snd who have borne the hea
and burden OF the day, will be willing to ac
cept the honorS-whcn won.
The leaders and workers of the revolution
In 1876 received the honorS, and the same rul
will likely apply in lS90,-if the revolutionist
are successful.