The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-17
Reply to msou OF Toll"

MIR. EDITOR: In looking over the
Peoples Advocatc of the Sth inst, I saw
an article signed, "Son Of Toll" in which
he replies ~ to "Didaskalos." Now, al
though I may be little pale, but not
feeling in the least "Jakey," I shall try to
answer q few things "Son Of Toil' said
in his reply.
He first claims that he thought he had
been trying to give the readers Of the
Peoples Aluo cate all the news of his
section, and Hollands Store section, too.
That's all right-he is perfectly honest in
his belief. But when he says the article
signed by "Didaskalos" was news to him,
I think he admits that he hasn't given all
the news, for if he had the article by "Di-
daskalos" wouldn't have been nows at all.
Again he says: 81 believe that I have
said in some Of my articles that the
West Savannah Club was solid for
the Farmers Movement, and 80 it was
until this imported Pale jake drifted
in." Mr.. Editor, when wrote the arti-
Gle of the 18th inst, I had no reference to
the Western Savannah Club, and
know how they stood. AS to being i'm
ported, think "Son of Toll" ought to
look up the meaning of the word. Web
ster, the greatest authority in America,
says the word import means "to bring
from foreign country or jurisdiction, or
from another State, into ones own coun-
try, jurisdiction or State" Since was
born and raised in Anderson County, I
don't think the word imported" applies
to me in the way "Son of Toll" applies it.
He further said that he reckoned that I
thought only had to write a few anti-ar-
ticles, and breeches-pocketitems. ETC., and
the Western Savannah Club will be count
ed for the "ram ticket" Now, desire
to say never had any such thoughts, but
I did and still think that this is free
country and free press, and that man
had right to exercise this freedom with
out asking anyone, which shall contin-
ue to do.
Again he says I am stray sheep, drift
ed into this neighborhood as teacher.
That's strange statement. didn't know
+ belonged to anyone, although "Son Of
Toll" seems to think I do, because If I
didn't belong to some one, how could |
stray OFF, AS for being teacher, said
I was in the Club, and say so again |;
but I emphatically deny being against
my patrons. AS teacher I knew no
man in the discharge OF my duty;
He says publicly insulted them by
saying things in my items that could
not substantiate, and when asked to tell
who assured me I was non-committal.
The gentleman whom I heard shout for
Tillman was not at the Club, and I didn't
wish to use his name behind his back. I
shall not give his name at present, as he
and are good friends.
He now goes on to state what he calls
facts, which are utterly without founda-
ton. He says. "Nuw, here are the facts
in the case, as they were told to me by
his neighbors Mr.. sDidaskalos' was try
ing to make school for himself, and
went to some one who had some boys
who didn't want to go to school to him,
and the father Of the boys ssid to the i'm
ported teacher, If you can get my boys
TO agree to go to you will send them.'
The Sheppardite, OF course, went to the
boys and asked them the reason why they
didn't want to come to school to him, and
the boys said You are too lazy for
teacher and he began to talk to them
again, and the boys looked at him and
said sHurrah for Tillman.'
The above he states for facts, and as he
states them on other peoples authority, I
kindly ask "Son of Toll" to name the
man who stated such facts!
For my own part I'll say such conver-
sation has never occurred between any of
my patrons and myself. Neither did I go
to any of their boys and ask them the
reason they didn't want to come to school
to me. I've got little more sense than
that.
Again he says: "Now, Mr.. Editor, if
the Imported Pale jake will continue
to write his three-dollar poll tax items we
want him to understand that we don't
wantany more slurs cast at this Tillman
club, directly or directly" Indeed !! I
didn't think I had cast any slurs at the
Club, but if saying what I think is right
is slur I can't help it.
And now, Mr.. "Son of Toll" if you
think you've hit a man that's too lazy or
too ignorant to write replies, you are Ia
boring under great mistake. at the
same time I hope that we can carry on
this controversy in O. good humor. You
have right to your opinion, and 1 have
the same right to mine, and I shall contin-
ne to write up the Hollands Store Items
when get ready. DI1oAsKALos.