The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-18
Wednesday, March 1S, 1886.
Views of the Evening Post.


The Charleston Evening Post in calm,
dlspassionate and honest editrioal, tclls lhe
positive and absolute truth in thus describ
ing the situation: >.
"If a campaign is TO be made TINS year, ~ ~
should not be guided by newspaper. IL is
unfortunately fact that If there Is any
soundness in the advice OF The Post, tne iaca
that ii appeared in The Post is likely 10 arouse
opposition in other Charleston Newspapers
In the same way If good suggestion e,nan,
ates from one daily newspaper, IL is likely W
be eyed askapce by other leading newspapers
in the state. The campaigns 1 Il pr sanSi'
years against Tillmanism have been hana n, ai,
capped by newspaper jealousieS. we 40 or nor
make this charge against the State, aol nu
against the News and Courier or tnS S, vi Posi
Rnt we do charge that heretofore the pestiiel-
Gus controversies Of the anti iemHp r'tfper
pers, which always made good reauihs', IN The
Iy beclouded the main Issue ontside side of our
profession, who ought 10 nasS s .,sn,ked in
of the people In their distress, s9heu ond
their tents Whenever, s,di1ors ihuvpf g few force
mi men take up the fight against III a. ,r,a
then we may look for results. LnaC a - Wy =;
The Post has advertised" lot IeaGSi; r;ior nn'
INV and their associates left the leadership 10
Tiiimanite editors? Certainly nos. bu.
when has there been movement v. W, @
forces in which newspaper men n hsSe 1sSS onr peo
nhheoeiSead in toIioWed Mr.. RibbIe and Mr.. Sheppard
and Something was accomplished. In le94
and 1895 the campaigns consisted Oh news
per souabbles and they ended In nascos.
,rbere are still other reasons why the daily
newspapers cannot become successiui
leaders in South Carolina, namely: They are
not in touch with the thoughts and sentl-
ments Of the people outside their own cltles'
The chief aim and object OF the daily news
papers seem to be to bring the dispensary
into disrepute. That subject has got 10 DC
old. stale and threadbare.
And vet II seems to US that ali OF 1t has not
made single convert. The law goes on co"'
mending itself to the public and Is more
thoroughly endorsed by the people today ina
ever before.
Another reason why none OF the daily
newspapers of this State can become success
ful leaders is their uniform and persistent
disrespect for those who differ from them IN
politics. All citizens and all newspapers WIG
differ from the daily papers seem 10 pelone lo
shabby lot. "a
A great daily newspaper to exercise lIs
widest influence must have public commence
in the, wisdom, fairness and correctness o.
the editorial conduct
A great newspaper to exercise poltlcal III
fiuence must have the friendship and respec'
of the public as we'll as Of the lesser lghts III
the journalistic armament.
We presume that there are few country
printers who have not been at some tune
sneered at by some of the daily press. VI
course no self-respecting country eoiloi
would whoop up the plans OF an editor VINO
had gone out OF his way TO say mean Things
OF him.
We entirely agree with the Post. NO move
ment can come TO successful issue when Ii
engineered by any daily paper in South caro-
lima.
We would add, too, that the politician VINO
would run on q barroom ticket against the
dispensary will be badly left.
No obstructionist, as such. can yet WIN OF
flee. The revolution Is here. The bars are
gone. And no amount of abuse OF the ols
pensary will bring them back, no matter
whether that abuse comes from Ignorant
though we'll meaning. preachers, or from
vicious advocates of the open bars.
The Post in his advertisement for a leader
is right II the forlorn hope is to be led 10 the
slaughter.
There are country printers who would fol
low none Of the daily press. And no one o
the dalIles, we presume, would follow any
other daily.