The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-06

clOthed COl. Neal WIN plemPOten-
tiary power to attend to the whole
business, 30 we went to Columbia at
our earliest convenience and in COM
pany with Col. Duncan went to Col.
Meals residence. Col. Duncan, on
account of some urgent business, ex-
cused himself and loft Col. Neal and
ourself to talk the matter over, when
the Col. made us the following prop
osition.
That if we would consent to re-
move the Cotton Plant to Columbia
and publish it in connection with the
Daily Record, and further consent to
relinquish the entire editorial control
of the paper into the hands of Editor
Rooster, the printing committee
would relieve us from all expense Of
publishing paper, pay us a salary of
$50 per month, and also pay our
board at the Grand Central hotels
We politely declined Col. NeaPs
proposition, and told him under no
consideration could we accept his
terms. And as to that matter of
protesting against our BIPARTISAN edi-
torials" the colonel did say some-
thing about certain editorials we had
published against Governor Ellerbe,
and as his objection was we'll founded
as to one particular editorial we
promised him we would make the
necessary correction in our next is
sue, which we did. The next day
was set for our meeting with the
printing committee, in the afternoon,
and ut the hour appointed, upon
learning that there were only two of
the committee-Col. Neal and Capt.
Cunningham-we concluded not to
attend any more meetings where a
majority of the committee could not
be present, SO we wrote Col. Neal a
note stating that we had to 60 home
that afternoon, and that our mind
WAS made up against "joining hands"
with the Record, but that we would
smooth that othor matter over in tho
next issue Of our paper. This note
is the "letter" to which reference is
made in the committees published
letter to us.
Now, these are the facts connected
with the "breaking of our contract"
with the committee that no "politics
were to be indulged in" although
we considered this prohibition mere
joke as we cannot remember the time,
since under the control Of the Ali
ance, when the Cotton Plant did not
indulge in politics, and we leave it
to the public to decide as to whether
the Cotton Plant printing committee,
in desiring the removal Of the paper
and its publication and editorial
supervision turned over to tho man
who is editing McLaurin's own ex-
elusive organ, did so in the interest
Of the Cotton Plant as an agricultu-
raj and Alliance paper? or was it
| their intention to divert it to the 20
litical ambition of little Curly headed
Johnny.
Was the proposition to pay oul
board and give us salary of $50
made with view to promote the
interest of the Alliance principles
and organizations" when the pub
fishing of the paper at Laurens G.
II. was not costing the committee {
cent? Can anybody account for sucl
"Alliance" patriotism in any other
way than that the committee must
have had "money to burn," and if il
is thus plentiful, what is tho use O.
uniting with Gonzales or anybody
else on account Of free silverp Th,
very atmosphere surrounding Nc
Lanrin's Mark Hama might be more
inspiring and invigorating to edito
rial work, but certainly not NOR,
: elevating or respectable to those wh'
believe in honest politics.
! We have some moro behind yet
but will keep it in soak with whicI
to vary the monotony of the cam
paign speeches if, in any event, the
| happen to become monotonous.
| w. II. Crews,
Editor Of The Cotton Plant.
|
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