The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-12
THE PRESS EXCURSION.
Some Rambling Remarks on u TRIP
that will be Both Pleasant Proh-

The Press and Banner has received copy
OF the advertising contracts for trip tickets |"
Nashv ilIe, and they are all right. tne ae-
pendent" business does not appear. OF whlch
we smoke last week. and which remarks on
the same do not apply under present cohdl-
tious.
President Aull seems to have taken great
pains in arranging a good program, and We
have no doubt the brethren Will nave prol'
table trip.
have no reference whatever to membership or
non-membership with the Press Association.
This contract, like that OF the excursion con.
tract for passes TO Chicago in lS}3, does moi
discriminate for or against any editor. lnose
editors who are not members nave eQuai
chant es with those who are members.
We understand the purchase OF sleeping
car tickets to be optional. II the editor wanls
10 be sure OF having sleeper. and desires TO
commit himself TO any particular Tram, ne
may send in his SIS and secure IL in advance
II he prefers not to do lhs ne I'm may taKg nsh ms
each way II he travels in the night time, or
81 for the round trip. The Pullman sleeper
tickets are separate and distinct from the reg
ular railroad fare, for which advertising If
paid. The sleeper is cash-S5 in advance, or
81 II chances are taken at securing berth.
The chief objection to paying In advance. II
seems 10 US, is, that we must return on par
ticular train. II we walt we may buy II on
whatever train we chance TO travel.
The correspondence between me ohcers SOL OF
the Press Association and the ofncers ol tne
Railroads Is not made public.
We have always thought that every brother
was entitled TO all the facts, and we have
further thought that the utmost candor
should exist between the officers and the
brethren.
ON former occasions, members have been
worried by too much program, and conse-
quently too great a requisltion was made on
their time in responding to pre-arranged
plans. This draft on our time curtails ones
freedom, and makes II less pleasant.
Why should the President, or the Executive
rn.,, m faa how shall SDeDO
our time? Why should individuals be eX-
pected to attend one church If they prefer 10
60 TO another? II we prefer to rest or CAD
about the city, why say That we tuo some
If we prefer to go to the exposition, why
should we be expected or required to go 10 see
Reduced down to the actual program the
Press Association Is expected 10 90 10 church
one day; TO spend another hunting up big
colleges; one day TO visit the Exposition one
day with the local brethren at Nashville.
And then hurry home.
We presume that each editor will have his
own ticket-or that he will not go. That tick
ei should be good for from fifteen TO thirty
days.
If we are right in this suppostion then lei
us all start out together. and make the con-
tlnuous journey 10 Nashville together. After
getting there IL would be pleasing for US al To
stop in the same neighoorhood, so that We
might be in daily communication with each
other.
We see no reason why each member Of the
Association should notspend his time accord
ing to his own inclination or desire. Let each
member stay as long or as short time IN
Nashville as he peases. If one man Is Salts
lied in four days and wants 20 come home,
why let him shoot out for the land whence he
came.
gether, on the same train !; but let each man
come home on any train that suits him.
Speaking for this newspaper We prefer that
our mem bership rolls be not increased by the
addition of the names OF tlOS6 WHO NAV
think they must join 10 obtain the privilege
OF advertising for an excursion ticket.
Individually, this editor prefers not to take
money from such persons as care nothing foi
the Association, except 10 get excursions
tickets, and 1t ought to be known that the
joining OF the Association is not necessarily u
sions tickets by advertising. The great rail-
roads, we presume, are not caring one cent as
10 whether or not we are members OF the
Press Association.
II they have made any such Discrimination
against any portion OF the press of this Stale,
we would ike to see official statement made
public.
A glance at the program will show that 1t is
impracticable TO go To the battle fields, uine
miIes distant and return, in four hours. The
hurried trip would tire every body, and TO
some extent mar the pleasure OF the "trip, but
every one who goes on the excursion 10
Nashville, should on his return, stop tor two
or three days at Chattanooga. The magnih-
cent natural scenery aud the historic spots
ery0ody. A day or two on the battle fields
aud a visit 10 the burial grounds will be
worth much. The National Park which was
dedicated TO American yalor is place which
all should see. The struggles around SnUd-
grass Hill and the conflicts on neighboring
nelds -affOrd food for thought. The Statis-
tics which are lettered in iron tablets, togeth.
er with the existing emblems Of war. are tes
tmonias to American valor, and commeno
rate alike The bravery OF the Confederate vet
eran and the Union soldier.
Perhaps the most magpanimous act of any
people on the face OF the earth, was that Of
The American Congress in dedIcating the
bloodiest field Of the internecine war TO
American valor. Without reference TO the
side on which the soldier fought, the deeds OF
each are recorded.
The per cent. OF casualties in the blood lest
battles recorded in the worlds history are out
Irihe as compared with the casualties in the
sublime effort at the battle of Chickamauga.
And, as far as we know, no other nation on
earth has ever recognized the valor OF van
quished foe.
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