The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-25
The Conservative Democrats are AL
ways Committing Some Blunder.


The Columbia Register and the Greenville
Evening Democrat, both Tilman organs, are
Indignant, at the action of Georgia printer
named Fowler, who sued the Democrat LOT
So which he claimed was due him lor ser
vices in the Office. Payment being refused
he sued and obtained Judgment lot the
amount The trial justice seized some OF the
material of the office one day last week.
which seizure prevented its publication one
afternoon.
After the seizure arrangements were effected
whereby the material was restored TO the o.
flee, when the paper resumed publication as
usual In noticing the affair the heading
consisted, in part, as follows:
"Iaw Prostituted-DaStardly Outrage Prrpe
trated-An Effort TO Suppress the Demo-
cr,t-The Democrat is Here 10 Stay-Par'
tisan Decision Of Trial Justice Davis.
Among other things the Democrat makes
the following reference to the Conservative
element of the Democratic party, and puts the
blame where it belongs-on the "opposition'
Instead of doing as some would have done,
on the Brother Georgia printer who SCENE"
unseemly determined to have pay for his SER
vices.
yesterday in Greenvile was perpetrated
Justice and the laws OF South Carolina ever
perpetrated on Tree people.
Carried by the violence or tnelr preJudlces
and their satanic hatred of inns paper, men
rode rough shod over law and Justice, ana
while We cannot reach the men VINO prompt
ed their action, we purpose punlShlnG TIE
| tools that these men USED, ana yesterday
damage suit was flied against W. a. Fowler
| Eel Tha yton and Others for $1,000 for Tres
pass and illegal proceedings, ana u mere l.
still justice in the Courts OF South Carolina
| these men will suffer.
"'rhe oupostion in their anxiety to make
The democrat a failure, have resorted TO
tricks lies, and underhand methods without
number; but we never expected plain vlo-
la'iun of the statutes 10 prevent one issue
from going to the people.
"Such vile warfare as this Ill becomes men
who claim to be working for pence and un-
ity," and Will prove the most powerful boom,
erang. None but contemplate scOundrel
would suggest or carry out such means as this
TO fight man or paper who nights its hattie>
above hoard and openly, and the c0ndeninh-
| ton OF every true and honest man VIII De
| placed upon such methods.
Trial Justice Davis has proved himself
violent partisan and a willing tool III tht
hands of any irresponsible party 10 harras>
and suppress The democrat. He placed the
attach inent In the hands of an irresponsible
minor for execution. and armed by thiS SEM
blance Of authority. took what ihese men
pointed out as material that would prevent
the publication OF the paper. We of1ered
| them, as security, articles worth many times
| the value of their claim, but these were re-
fused and small articles taken by force, thai
amounted 10 but little In real value, Dut wlln-
out which the paper could not be published
Now, we submit that the enforcement of a
Judgment against Tillman organ Is gross
outrage, which should not be tolerated for an
instant. The trial justice which gave the
Judgment ought 10 be removed from office,
and the plaintiff printer should be lynched
on sight.
II this thing of requiring Tilman organs TO
pay their debts is to go on there Is no telling
how many of them may be troubled by Ill.
hammered creditors.
The Conservatives have done many foolish
things, and have committed thousand po-
litical blunders, but nothing surpasSeS this
attempt Of the Georgia printer TO compel a
Tillmante toHpay his debts. or course the
Conservative Democrats are 10 blame for all
this trouble. No doubt they secretly encour-
aged the printer to come here from Georgia
TO work for The Democrat, and then refused
to patronize the Democrat. Hence the in
ability or unwilingness OF the office 10 settle
the debt.
| This being serious matter which may I'm.
peril the peace and dignity OF the State we
suggest that the Governor revoke the com.
nilsson 10 Trial Justice Davis, and that he
appoint some true and tried -Tillmanite to the
office who will see that neither Georgia print
ers nor local creditors may disturb the pub
lication of that model paper-tbe Democrat.
Further, as matter OF precaution. we
would suggest that the Governor order the
militia TO sleep OH their arms. with three
days rutions in their huversacks, ready To
maj ch against any Conservative who may be
| wicked enough TO demand the payment ol
any debt whieh may be owing by Il TillmaD.
Mite paper.
This thing OF making Tillmanile papers pay
their debts must be stopped. The Conven'
ton was derelict in Its duty In not declaring
resolution or Two on the subject