The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24
OBSERVERS OBSERVATIONS.
Various Political Points. and Many
Questions which are Hard to AM

please step to the front and give US The fac
anu the foundation for the statement that h
has been. ana is being ABUSED. Let the me
who claim that there has been ahouse, poI
10 Il single charge that has been made aSains
Tillman that is not true.
TO state facts about Il public official is nj
abuse by any means, Then again, Will som
one please arise and point To Il man who h
abused the people oI South Carolina nor
naliciousIy than Tillman has done. II ther
Is such a man irot him out and let us >ee hin
he VIII attract vast amount OF attention
Point to Il man who has accused our people {
being debauchcd, the State government OF bt
ing rotten, and many other vile Slander:
without proof o1 any kind whatever To sui
sInntiale them anu you will point to on
who deserves abuse. ASK yourself who
was that said over and over. that certai
III ell connected with our state government
had been "Etmeh" and "buughC" by fire
passes on the rallrOauS, and as soon as he Wa,
elected governor, accepted free passes and eN
press hanks.
Now. the political friends of this same man
cooIly and witha menaclng tone, tell ttoS
who point out The things that he has beel
guilty of aud which hc cannot deny tn
truth OF, that they are abusing him, and un
less those who are pointing out IllIman'
short comngS As governor stop telling tn
truth ubout him, that tney Will re-elect hin
because his faults arc being held up To tn
gaze OF The people OF The Stale. desire som
Of these supporters ofTillman TO answer thi
simple question. III governor of Il Stat
does wrong, Is it abuse to tell the people ot th
wrong?
Prove that 1t is wrong, and then, will no
have another word 10 say about him. Unit
IT is so proven. | will still be OF the opinion
that have the right to criticiSc any aud al
of our pubic officers. and will take the pri
who claim that our governor is beng abused
to show it; then they can with justice de
mnnd that there be a halt.
1t takes Il very brave man 10 come 10 the
front and ack nowledge that he is or has beer
IN the wrong. Few men have the mora
courage 10 do so, If we are 10 judge by the his
tory Of the past; and. no doubt, there are
many men WHO see that Tillman has proved
y failure WHO will not acknowledge it, They
do not like TO admit that they have made .
mistake. We should lay aside all spite, al
tll-leeling, and get together again for the good
OF the Stale.
There are two factions in the democratic
party Ofthe Stale that are kept apart by one
man and his ambition. The welfare or the
State does not depend on any single man. nOr
set OF men. IL depends on the whole people
and II we expect TO HccompliSn any good, the
sooner we get together the better IT will be for
the state. Let each faction make concessions,
bury our differences and then 20 TO work for
the good oi the whole people. Tillman was
not my choice in lS9J 10y u long jump, but, /
voted for him. l gave up my personal feel.
ngs for what conceived to be for the good
Of the Stalr.
We should all follow the same policy in The
election this year. Unless We do SO, there is
going to be wider breach In our ranks than
ever, and the breach Will do South Carolina
no good.
While we are fighting over State politics,
The people and principally the politicians, up
IN washington are trying 10 settle who is To
be the next democratic nominee for the pres
dency of the United States. Hill, of New
York. with live set of politicians at his
back. is about 10 capture the New York dele
CATION to the nominating convention, and he
i being doomed all along the line outside of
New York.
Cleveland does not seem TO be working
for the nomination, but he Is Il hard nun
" down, and he may yet get the lead. amt II
ne does, he will keep IT, The contest between
hese two men may yet lead to the choice OF u
nate either Hill or Cleveland. We can get on
ust as welt without them as with them and
here are numbers OF men just as able as
hey bre, and who would make us Just as
good presidents as they would. This writer
IS not trouUliug himself about the matter, as
ne, Nike all good democrats, will vote for the
nominee Of the party; besides. we do not
nave much to say-so about the matter. They
seem To be perfectly able to get on without
our advice. My opinion is that South Caro-
ina has no preference either one way or the
,ther. If there Is any preference, it has not
Is yet developed.
During the cam paign, 1880. the stump ora.
,orS delivered most profound doctrine on the
finances Of the land, and they said u great
many things that neither they nor the people
who listened 10 them with so much patience,
understood. The old Shi p Of finance Is still the
same us she WAS then but the office seekers
)f this year will give her new coating OF
paint, and tell the people that II Is an entire
y new craft, that has within her an entirely
new system OF finance that is sure 10 bring re-
lief 10 all of those who will support that par
Licular candidate; and as soon as he lakes
his seat In congress he will disclose the fun
dumental principles OF the cargo. and then
ieal out the relief to all who may desire TO be-
benefited thereby.
Here Is piece of news that comes direct
from Director Leech, of that mint bureau, be-
fore Congressional Committee recently. He
says, that the circulation per capita is $3.50,
which Is more than the circulation OF any
the banks OF New York alone held over fifty
million idle dollars, over and above their re.
serve.
These, no doubt, are the dollars that we
send up North every year To purchase things
that we ought To raise at home. Aud to this
the high Tariff duties that we have TO pay for
everything that We have to use, and IL Is not
a hard matter TO account. for the scarcity oi
money in the South. There is enough
thought In the above statement TO keep an
ordiary man thinking Tor twelve months.
When we can manage To keep our money at
home, our condition will be improved, and
not Till then. Wenust depend ou our own
exertions If we are To do this.
There is one man In Abbeville County who
says that the i9rmers will not support any
man for governor who Is advocated by the
Press and Banner, the News and Courier and
some other papers that have been abusing
Tiilman and the alliance. This confession
was made in letter To the Greenville News
IL seems to have reached the point that the
mere expression OF an opinion about some
things is construed into opposition. No one
who Is acquainted with the editor Of the Press
aud Banner, or the history Of that paper can
prove that IL is opposed 10 the interests of the
farmers.
1t may, in all kindness. have given the far
mers advice that they did not like. or criti
cised the alliance when II thought that the
alliance was going wrong, but. that cannot be
construed into hostility TO the order. Just In
the same spirit has the Press and Banner
II is opposed to the political methods Of thai
and 1t does not approve of his ad
OF affairs generally, and he has
not hesitated TO say so. That Is not abuse. |
II Is prove 1t. 1t Will be Il sad day for South
Carolina when the right to criticise public Of
ficials. Is taken from the press and The peo
pie. We Will have state OF affairs like those
in Russia.
There is another matter that would like tc
get some Information shout. have frequent
Iy heard IT, said that opposition to TIllmar
was opposition to the interests Of the farmers
VIII some one please be kind enough TO rise
and explain that matter. Show that If TIL
man is not reelected that the farmers vii
lose something. This Is a matter OF fact, anC
where there are facts, IL ought To be an easy
thing to bring them to light. The people
want facts and they are going to have them.
They are not going in blind this year.
There Is no man In Abbeville Comfy who
would he fool enough ~ oppose anything thai
would be beneficial to the Interests of our far
mers from the simple fact that nearly every
man In the county Is to Il great extent de
pendent on farming for Il living, and no maj
of common sense will work against his owl
interests. See II you can disprove that
Think about IT.
The Attorney General OF South Carolin,
certainly has big lob on his hands. We al
should ieel sorry for him. He seems to hav
very little time to sleep II he keeps up will
all ;he work that Ellerbe has thrown into hi!
hands. A great number OF the banks of tht
Slate have gone into the courts to compel tn