The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-07-04
CARD FROM NIB. KEYS.
He Assumes Responsibility for the
] Editorial In Reference 10 ''High
~ License.''

] Editorial In Reference 10 "HigI
! License
| We are in receipt Of a copy Of the Green
Vile Mountaineer in which appeared tn
following article. that was distinctly marked
In order to be perfectly fair we copy tn,
article entire:
At the campaign meeting Wednesday a
Manning, there was q controversy between
Col. Hoyt and Senator Louis Appelt editor o
the Manning Times. in regard to an editoria
In the Manning Times which quoted q state
ment Of the South Carolina Baptist,to the
effect that Col. Hoyt once advocated high
hibiti6n. This statement had already been
corrected by The Mounts9neer and the corfec
tion published in the South Carolina Baptist
and IN other papers, but perhaps the busy
editor Of the Manning Times had overlooked
that fact when be wrote bis editorial. fnas-
much as the statement Is still being used TO
fipjure Col. Hoyt, bis friends deem II necessary
to set the matter straight once for all. 4
The statement In the South Carolin8 Bap.
list, June IS! WIS as follows: SFt4 e
faAlready attacks are being made on Col.
Hoyt. It is said that he is not q prohibi.
tionist at heart and that his past record
license man for 8 number OF years. Some OF
the sti6est arguments we have ever had IN
the public press were with him along this
line. Rnt In the name OF com mon sense, may
,,oss,his tha4 hrntfer Howl has been convinc.
ed that prohibition is right, and 30 he De
comes our standard bearer? Men are often
convinced OF their errors and nightly can.
hast advocates of the new urIncIpies they
esnouse Howl is a clean. honest man. and IL
is generally admitted that he Is as we'll quail.
fed for the position togwhich he aspires as
NOT as wise q .politiclan as some Of his oppo.
henfs.v f'7lfs-'. ~. iI,gaI 80
The communication below is in reply to the
above The writer, Mr., Keys is at present
sho snninr efitor nf iha Rantist Coiirfer and
rSa Sni Houss nartner md ,Jr1nior editor nj
t.s saitss ysh,ip 'i fsnI Hout yva necfad
!wifis thaH t ntist Confier. He has known; Coi:
hsS sesn s H. simatsly and eonfidentiaiIy,asso.
nas s,i his Iifa A. ths Mnse
aes,ta Ioos ~ unn, tSaf eeu,nr aSi,oS
Of S' the Baptist p it Courier Val absent from the
ONCE an9 MI. sde yuIor sn
charge. of the aliegeo nj: hey
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The recent article IN The South sez9apa ns
kBaPtlst. chafglng Soi. Jas a. aoyl NJ Lns 2221l.
nso |Sitlon oanoi1aLe iof ot p,nh IL
ss az yord "a tUo fro1a noYseif IN gen1V
The writer Of the article IN me Baptlst reiers'
az ssu3ssanuasi9n oi ms Sd Sasrg, SoI Hnvt
ne says ne aau VIII p, oi, @ 10y
op tne sup!ecL nsny years ago. buS as LII, a, :
y3s aoyt on hsm sense ~ 1n T6o Io0 Ren,Yst
eaitoIiai alLcls appeaIeI ~ - a1o 1aptret phst
an ins "a os cenSe nrahih,inn.
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sts Woulu IesS ser ~ oausT T5 % o
oy suPPS LII S Sese ,n. TnI ua0t anJ
Wrltten Dy myseli anu hos SS Co,i noyt, 49, aIu ~
annot shy Low wnetnss sh ne az ea' nrsS.l se Ul
nas ever siIce m enuo.seu ,, 'ue w Sapdnar
go in ~. rtn ara'ne, w nns,t;on eaSnno.
rephe!i, arguing againso sHe Pos1toh assua tna
60. be Wrole Only one arsic1e, s1S tasIe "as uis
snort Paragrapn in lepy, AM vnaI aa mas ar q.
Elhere was OF Inc cOnIaoSetsy. @ , iHere Gas pes.
eonaI colTespVpoiSe ,i sor,t ~ VI, r,o,ta ond
e&po yseii az Goe .ie auouS ~ sis n,n,,Sa to o,I
tnere Wou1u SeeS ~, a., re raononSbIa To- the
emPlius W LUZ Eoi ~ - oS Sa. pUi,h .nhinh ~
views eAplSsseu, EN- s' aS 1 Nv rnrt.oyatSu ~
nors, tue euiUo,s nH ), "on,d ha s,ieS -
cII' ~ cyosiyg his article in replv to The