The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
BAD on IRBY.

der now how many dollars General West
paid editor HoskinS for that half column Oh
panegyric.
BADoS IRBY.
If Senator Irby will get half dozen reSpon'
Sible Auti-Rng Retorners To vouch for his
primary who will guarantee it to be rea l.
not bogus one and that we will have an an.
Sulutely free vote and fair count, we would
consider il. Until then we will serve IT. ike
DR.. Pope used To treat the State.
REDUCED GUASo-1T WAS EVER THUS.
been received here as was for the corresponds
ing time lust year.
We are told there was not as much snow
In Abbevile as in Greenwond-See.
Nigilant Bill (that is our new fire oell nam.
ed in homer Of Bill Mckinney sounded the
alarm Friday evening, caused by Il defective
I.lue.
Mrs. r. j. Gibbs Of Columbia is with her
brother Mr. &. q. Waller.
GreenwoOd,s contingent on the rotu Ill
spent Sunday at home.
THE WAY COUNTY RINGS ARE MADE-soME
RESULTS ERoM MISTAKES.
We may not be aware of it, but 1t is a fact
nevertheless, that we as laboring men iurnlsil
succor for all past, present and future
ouS and more easily prejudiced, 10 all OF
which the demagogue has long since discover
ed he could appeal with good effect. State
or county ring never has more than three
tourths as many members as there are offices:
SO that after being provided Tor they Will sui
have one fourth to be distributed among tnelr
nominal or honorary members for services
rendered. . ~
They never seek an alliance with strong
men, preiering the support OF 1fty men con
trolling ten votes each than one man WIN
five hundred at his command. ihe reaso,t u, ,s ,s
obvious, but in further substantiation OF This
proposition we will cite some instances IN
which our Abbevile ring-and II Is typlcai
of them all-refuSed men because ol tnclr
strength before The masses. few years ago
they counted DIR. P. Ii. Adams ont because
he was strong enough to be elected without
their assistance. a little later Ihey relecleu
Hon. j. +. Robertson because OF his knoWn
strength. hut Two years after took him in self
deteLse, aS an honorary member, only, De-
cause he WAS too strong to leave out. Ihey
ut first allowed Hon. Isaac McCalla full men,
bership, thinking he could only control q lew
votes, over in that Fork, hut they found they
had made wOeiul mistake, for ne developed
strength with surprising rnpdlty ana was
soon teaching them new tricks In compound.
ing noyious medicines. Nor was Coionel
McCalll ignorant OF his strength. He knew
that people would consider him natural
born fool 10 continue TO give the rlng-masterS
all the offices-or even compromise on their
terns-when he could just as easily secure
one of the fattest for himself without their
assistance. So he parted company with them
honorably. You all remember the pern1cions
methous tney employer 10 ueleaI hiu anu
how uncOmfortably near they came OIL doing
II. Wasn't 1t q master stroke when one oI
their number wrote an. anonymous com mu
nication, attempting TO discoant Colonel
McCalIa with the masses by making them be-
lieve he had acted in bad faith with the peo-
pie. The truth is, If he had acted badly Win
anvone 1t was the ring, and the writer Of that
commune ication knew it. Bear in mind there
were no issues in any Of these cases, all were
Reformers. We tell you, fellow laoorer:, these
are cunning fellows. capable of deceiving the
elect themselves They are ever wary of the
strong, but watchful for every avenue OF ap-
proach TO the weak, knowing that sin union
there Is strength" for themselves. s.