The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-10-14
The Suspension OF the Charleston
World.

The Charleston Daily World issued its last
edition on Wednesday ol last week.
The World was a good newspaper, but 1t
made mistake in pandering 10 the preju'
dices of non-reading people.
Instead of entering the field of Journalism
on Its own merits, and striving for success In
the broader field, 1t circumscribed It's sphere
OF usefulness to a non-apprecative people,
and was So atisfied with boosting into office
set of aspirants who returned its kindly Of
fees with ingratitude. There was no other
legitimate result than failure for a daily
newspaper which constantly labored to array
the farmers against the people Of the towns.
The people Of the towns In recognition OF
its services let the World severely alone, and
hence its death.
The men whom 1t elevated to office turned
upon 1t.
The constituency for whom it labored. with
drew, in a measure, what little patronage
they controlled. and the World stood almost
without constituency.
It could only die, when It's owners grew
tired OF footing the bills.
We have no doubt that the death OF the
World will be followed by many Of the cour-
ty newspapers, which now depend more on
the prejudice Of the people than upon their
own merit, for success.
Those papers which may be Haunting reso-
lutions Of boycott against superior and ADLER
competitors are only giving the premonitory
signs of their own dissolution.
The publication of such resolutions OF boy
colt of respectable newspapers by class Of
people who are governed by their prejudice or
led by designing politicians, will have the eff
feet OF driving the intelligent and liberty-ov-
ing people to the support of the honest papers.
which ignorance and prejudice would STAMP
under foot and kill out.
The freedom Of the press Is a sacred right.
The attempt therefore to crush oat any news.
paper because 1t refuses to truckle to and boot
lick the great crowd, Is an outrage SO mon
strous, that the publication OF such senseless
resolutions eScites the ridicule and contempt
of decent people everywhere, and the only re-
suIt Is to make them cling the closer to the
outsDoken paper.
We would say to those brethren who are be-
ing boycotted, that if they stand bravely TO
lueir colors, such resolutions will do them
good, while damning those who would take
advantage of them.s
In the treatment which the World received
from those politicians whose cause 1t es-
poused we have lesson, from " hich newspa
per men might be further impressed with the
erroneousness and folly of espousing any
bodys cause.
While 1t is all right and proper for a news
paper TO announce principles, and battle for
them with whatever ability and energy they
may possess, yet no newspaper should de-
scend to be u personal advocate for anybody.
or any set Of men.
Politicians should not direct the course of
any newspaper, but If any politician would
receive the benefit OF any newspapers work, D.,
then let him align himself with the princi-
pies OF the newspaper.
Politicians are proverbially ungrateiul, and
when the victory is won, they are more likely
to placate their enemies than to reward their
friends.