The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-31
Wednesday, Jan. 81. 1900.
A RiaiAE Man.


We do not often discuss any newsPespasir sai
man personally, but the personality OF sot,
tor Hugh Wilson, OF the Abbevllle fress aue
Banner, is 80 frankly presented IN his news.
paper that we are disposed to consider nin' -
Fifteen Years ago he was violently opposed
to cotton factories. Now he Is one oi LIZ LIZ
strongest friends Of those enterprises anu 10, o.
proved his good VII. oy nn inueSos monev. He was
for MANY wears an extreme opponent OF
ready printed" matter Of all Kings; EST EoT
MANI other years he persisted In the belief
that he was destined to attain lane ,,. ahe hs
wealth as q farmer. He announces tnaI nc
has abandoned that and that ms agt1SSu''a 10 aiso
and Furthermore he is right on tne currency
question and nearly right on expansion.
Noting this steady and constant. CROWN, We
are moved TO the hope tnst ne may nS SeS beeome
a good prohibitionist or high ncenSS anrI naI
And IL the State Press Association Will VOL
together with will, com oining It's inuuenSS oS
and strength. we may get him married on
yet. He is obviously capaoie SoanSii y! lie
things than be has yet reached.-dreehNih Nihs
News.
Our neiphbor is more or less correct IN tns
abatement as TO our changes OF opinion ~no
experiments In farming, but he errs as 70 our
ever being opposed to patent outsldes. Ih"
editor used the patent inserts" printed al
little town about thirty miles from new 1orA
before aay other paper in South Carolina.
paper al Beaufort, we believe 1t was, used tns
"patsnt outside" frst. The Press and Banner
was the second to adopt the plan, and We
shsye always bought sheets from the same
isplaoe.
Bat We spoke too quick last week, about get
ting an extra page from Charlotte. The
Newspaper Union discounted their AGENT
Mr.. Carter, and refused to fulfill the CONTRACT,
except on q greatly increased price. Tnat In
crease we have not consented to give, ana ~
seems poor business for house TO refuse 70
honor the contracts Of Its agents.
This editor changed his mind about cotton
mills, and from opposition to them became
convinced that they are the best conceiVisoi'
Institution on earth for many people.
We always reserve the right TO change oui
mind, but always speak our convictions A.
the time. Consistency is a fool, wnen IL TO-
r6uses TO learn anything. And man does =
Wrong thing in exhibiting q pride In mol
Asarning anything In, say .twentyior thirty
wears. The circumstances changes or We get
! new light.
Until the dispensary had been estaolished
and its beneficial results had become .appar-
ont, We were q prohlbitlonist, and dead
against the present law. With the lights De-
fore US we are now standing for the law, and
have some hope Of yet seeing the able editor
OF the Greenville News agreeing with us on
the liquor question. We will pit him against
the world In writing good prohibition pieces,
and as the dlspensary gives prohibition from
sunset TO sunrise, he can support the dispen.
sary for at least half OF the twenty.four
hours.
The Grsenville News and the Press and
Banner agree on some OF the chief issues Of
the day.
l. We are opposed to free silver and are
opposed the repeal OF the ton per cent. tax on
bank bills.
2 We favor National Banks, and think
that all the necessary legislation should os
had TO enable them to answer demands OF
: commerce or trade.
:, q We favor wide tires, expansion, and the
H"istting of the factories alone"
L We favor free trade between the United
States and her islands, and we favor giving
them proper representation in Congress.
5. We favor the annexation Of any island
in sight, that can be bought or acquired.
6. Wetavor the Nicaragua canal.
Z. We faVor the strengthening or our navy. 7.
s. We favor the dispensary law and the re-.
election Of Governor McSweeney.
Q. While we expect to vote for Bryan. next
November, yet we do not think he ought TO
be elected. We think that any man who
makes 1t his business to 20 around the coun.
try, making speeches at fifty cents head, has
spoor conception Of the dignity of the office
Of President Of the United States.
10. II the reduction OF our representation
in Congress shall free US from the regular ap-
pearance of men at Washington for the pur-
pose OF assailing our good name, while seeking
to be Congressman on the votes which they
didn't get, we hope that the National Con-
gress may reduce the number SO that all the
States may have equal and just representa-
ton In Washington. Three good men can
servs rs Just as we'll a. seven. Seven general
ly has the effect Of increasing the minority
vote on some proposed wise legislation.
Democrats. as a lule. are kickers or objecting
members. They sometimes want to take
y steps back ward, as In the silver business, but
they are never aggressive In great national or
political issues, or when important progress
sive movements are contemplated.