The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
ARBEVILLE. $. @.
"wednesday, Jan. Is, 1890
The Boycott.

MILD. Fooshe, of Coronaca. SENDS us lhe
following letters which explain themselves
uais energetic and prosperous, and his eXam-
ple as a good farmer, rs Il gentleman '''o "' ~
citizen, is worthy of all emulation
Being an honorable citizen, VINO FcluS.' W.
surrender the heaven-born right 10 re"u """'
ever he pleases, is now c!assed Win sucl HUI
MS DIR. ]. D. Neel, Capt II. j. Roblhsoh' hcs'i' =
f 6. Addison +. +. Mc1lwainr, frahciS he"-
rv K. F., Cox ]. F. Clinkscales, Il. n. He''rl'S'
Col. NJ. o. Tolman, and Il host oil others' I'LL VI
whom ore among our best and most respect
OH citIzens-men whose aid in establishing
the hank would be worth something. In iact'
the same number Of better citizens, III pe't''
financial standing, cannot be named III 1Ao"'-
willie county. Here are the letters
,r,1pvrs TT RIGHT TO EXPOSE FooLIsiiNESs
THE WHOLE THING WRONG FROM
MORAL STANDPOINT.
CoRoNACA, S. c., Jan. 10, l5U.
Ar' bsrgin Mren erssI eneIose communication that
wrote for the Cotton Plant to publish. M fG.
returned the communication win [e;tson' S W.
not publishing IT, when on n'SU nnb'ish in the
pre,s and Banner wrote TO the Cotto, I'I..'' ho,
on account of 1t being their organ, anu pI Gn
lieye IL right to expose such iooiistldeSs ,h"y
not wish 10 agitate the matter because nii.H
have treated me thus, but because oclieh'
the whole thing wrong from morhl hoiinvc Stinw
point / wish you much success tliu III III ns :,
that you and both Will get alonG az Noon but
the Alliance favored us; It has not oGe,i ,ou or.
about O month since the boycott LOOK @ nto', pl1ov
nrOoer' am of the opinion that the CoHo''
Punt don't want to expose the mayer; N aEHSGsuE
Respectfully, D. H. Foo''
THE MATTER WAS NOT NOTICED AT TIE
PROPER TINE, AND WILL NOT BE NOTICED
OFFICE OF CorroN PLAST,,
GREENvILLE, S. G., JAM y, 1871.
Mr. J. D. Fooshe, Corondca, >. Z. $500,
DEAR S1R~We return herewith your com. m
mnnication. The matter In reference 10 tiie H
press and Banner has not been mcntloneu III lii
the Cotton Plant at all ana He we ca Sen ot this
late day. Therefore, your article IS respec'-
fully Declined '0"'' Ho}YiT & KEYS.
MANLY LErTER-EXPREssED IN PLAIN
AND FoRcIBLE TERMs-HE DOESN'T PRO
POSE TO BE DICTATED To-TiE ALL1AN'h
WILL NOT PROSPER IF 1T TURNS ASIDE
TO BOYCOTT INDIVIDUALS
Editor Cotton Plant: s,.oo, 49,, ~.
nar that nv time is out. havebeen taxing
the Oouon Plant ever since 1t was nrSt puolisi,'
ed I have enjoyed reading IL as fnnch as any
agricultural na PAPER snss monthly to
weekly I have ever taken; l am q ia 1Hrfnvi fi,,d
siraightout, on the diversified plan, anu iina u
that farming does pay whsn bSt ann not an Ali
sncs man. I only enjoyed being an AlIianct :
man a short while. l joined ABOUT tiie ,ieie
there resolution tSa Passea and Baanc
90 ripid was the resolution that all members
that did not cease 10 take the Press ana pan; 5
Nor should be expelled from the oracr. I lIa nay
IA . H. IL.
several days to consloer ..e iInIS haS nsvcr done
any thing against me, and having the asSut, sun
ance from the Alliance In helng lhltEsLtu .n,'r y
they would not interfere WIN my "oU "
noIitical opinions, settled down on my con
victions and exercised the preroSatlEe OF y
freeman, l could not see that Ihc Aiiiiice W
had anything to do with what reaa, ana =. az ap'
parently force me to retallaaion 1.inns -
am therefore expelled from the Alliance ior
NO other reason than above staieo' VIZ: 1e
cause would not cease 10 take inc -a0OeV"'e
Press and Banner. ,,ost ont,,-
prising farmers of this community VIII not
Join the Alliance because OF that ~rGSoiu'ion' ~
and many already In the Allance WoSe Us nime oPa
science on the subject is notas tender US mine
think the whole thing wrong anu uhlo'tu-
nute The whole thing may be rlsht iloa, tne !I,,
standpoint OF the Alliance, but can nov see
H. that way. To me it Is wrong, ana Two
wrongs never make right. Mr.. Wilson may
have erred and gave offence to some, pnt ne u
human and liable to err. think ms Creates
offence was intruding his advice or inc , i''l
mers or Alliance with regard 10 cotu'h pis
cling, I see from the report or the iIesS az"
Ru,,ner that many friends have come to hl>
rescue and that he now has aoouI tnH Sa'iie
number Of subscribers as when nc S'a.trT nF ~
1850 and in many other respects bettc: OF. J
have nothing TO say against the Alllancei III.
i'll will to any one, and AIN convinced i til;iI
there are many good things it Will accomplish
toward reformation ana puSs,ts, p,nnppvai
but l venture my opinion here lhat Wlenevrl ,''
they leave their legitimate line OF P!nrcH"i;,
and turn aside and boycott individUa.s' II
will not prosper. II you can cHnSiS.Hn,,S ~ u"
so will he glad if you will publish tnlS it!tGr.
Very respectfully. j. u. FOUSliE.
Coronaca, S. g., Jan. Z, 1871.
AS Mr.. Fooshe says, II may be that the cot-
ton Plant, for commcndable reasons. does not
desire to expose the error into which the Ao-
beville County Alliance has fallen.
Knowing that the people of Ahbeville couil-
ty will always do right In the end, we shaii
expect to see the Alliance set itself right DC
fore the public. The Alliance has worthy anu
commendable purposes to conserve, and, as "a
great organization, 1t cannot afford to DO
a wrong which Is grossly violatlvc OF lhe
principles Of honorable aud fair dealing-or
having done a wrong, IL cannot afford not I"
correct 1t.
The sins of the Press and Banncr-if any,
and whatever they are, or whatever they may
have been-would not Justify the Alliance l.:
doing a wrong to anybody, much less TO its
own members.
TIE Press and Banner can not believe th"t
the Intelligent members OF the Alliance
want subservicnt press, or desire TO have
an editor suppress the publication of his hon
est convictions.
If the editorials OF a newspaper are not hon
est, then the paper IS worthless as au expo
nent Of right.
Calmly considered, we do not believe the
Alliance, as q body, desires to tamrcr with
the sentiments OF the press, but the letters o.
Mr.. Fooshe and others force Us to tie conclu
sion that there are members In the Alliance
that are pursuing us with malisnity which
is not only offensive to the better element o
Abbeville county, but Is actually INJURIOUS tc
the best interests of the Alliance Itself.
Every Alliance man in other counties who
writes Of the Alliance says their object is not
to ruin or oppreSs their neghbors, but In Alb
peville county the main object of some OF the
Alliance men seem TO humiliate their own
brethren and to injure the Press and Banner,
In Difference to the wishes OF others we had
thought never again to obtrude this evil at
tempt on our business before the public, bu,
we can not remain silent while the Alliance
men are secretly working against the best in
terests OF the people, by exercising a survel-
ance over their private rights.
As stated by the editors OF the Cotton Piant