The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-24
Trying to Fool Mckinley.

One OF the best business men, as well as ohe
OF the most respected citizens OF thls Town.
SAWS the following Ia the oest eoitofiai 'naI
hoe anneared in the News and courier Tor
no,, dav The same man says that
wu,ion, n RIrd of Charleston wrote "the
aoa,a ,rnth" about Southern sentiment.
Sona,or Butler of this community, is not
w,tbout endorsers That there is large
defection from the I6.to-l plank there can be
m doubt. That there are many Southerners
who would not throw away the results OF the
war with Spain, no one acquainted with the
situation would deny. The editorial OF the
News and Courier is as follows:
Some OF our friends insist that nothing
should be said in criticism or denunciation or
the Republican party and administration be
cause IL Mr.. Mckinley should DE reelected,
he would not be well-disposed towards us,
and any schemes we may have In view Ior
our own personal or 1h commuhaS l1a d oeaenss ,bs
worst OF 1t ia that Mr.. Mckinley Will not
appreciate it in the expected way, out VIII
take the measure Of those who are Trying 10
pull the wool over ms eyes anu eve a nHid sneIi
bestow upon those who are conslstent In
their opposition to him and MS poilcles. II
he should adopt the plan, however, OF paying
off those who will not support him because
they do not like him or believe IN his pollcles'
with his osioial disapproval of their schemes,
IL would be interesting to know what ne VIII
probably do with the mlillon OF noIe nj, peopte ppte
against him next month. Surely II cannot oe
expected that he will discriminate against
them In the:administration OF his ohce, ana
veto whatever measures may oe q inttoouGeu n, basu
or an imbeciie to be caught by the chan OF
those who will support him not because they
believe that he Is right, but because they
kH1 HnOt Ah q M n
such supporters would be just as sincere In
their support of Bryan or Woolley or Whar.
ton Barker or anbody else. whatever MS
party or record, If any one OF them @ we're as as
sure of winning as they think Mr' Mch'nieS
It ia worth remembering, perhaps, that the
appropriation for the construction OF tne
jetties at Charleston, the oulldlng OF the 1sy
river and harbor at Savannah, the oullalng OF
the postoffice at Atlanta, the CONSTRUCTION OF
the jetties below New Orleans and many
other Government projects in the South were
made BY Republican Congresses and approved
by Republican Presidents. These approprla-
tions were made, morever, when tne neWsPa-
pers OF the South. almost Wliaont e n ptheIr
denunciation OF the Republican party ana lts
successful candidates. There were not mace
especially for the benefit Of the South, but ior
the Sseses the sns deenee Of shores.
The Southern people had great lesson io9r
year ago when they voted In considerable
numbers for Mr.. Mckinley not because
they liked him, but because they thought Sa GIT
| that the "business interests" required Inc &C.
feat of Mr.. Bryan on the silver issue. But Tor
! the detection in the Democratic ranks tnen,
Mr., Mckinley would have been defeated: he
owed his election to the Democratic and 1nde.
pendent vote, and there ia no record TO snow
that be has ever recognized In any way MS
obligation to those who went back on ne me
political beliefs OF a lifetime to support hlm
at the;polls In what they regarded at the lime
the public interest. he made his appolnt.
ments in the South. not from among tnose
who had sacrificed 80 much for him, but rom
the body Of those who had always been loyal
TO the party. He did not even humor tne
prejudices Of the white people Of the South,
but selected many colored oficeholders, when
al least as much ability to represent the
administration. There iB no reason TO beneve
that he will change his policy TOWARDS tne
South should he be reelected, and we snou!a
think far less OF him than we now do should
he withhold his approval Of wise public
measures because the people OF any oom mmnn,
ity voted against him. He is not that klnd
OF man in our opinion, but, II he is; IT. ls Ger.
tain that he would turn against us, as ne
should. for voting for him to get something
| out OF him. E.s.,