The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-11

Y II, 1901.
+ his old place, but this offer was declined
| llordan advised that Dawson be given
place Oh the Mercury, and CO.. Rhct
sent him Il telegram which offered hin
an engagement on the paper, requesting
ms Immediate presence in Charleston
5 lie arrived there on the 10Th Of NOvcm
: per lSG6, and the next day went to w0rl
/ III the Office Of Tic Mercury.
The Charleston News had been cstab
) lishcd by Cathcurt, Mcmillan a. Co, anG
the reA owner WAS Nh Benjamin Wood
OF New York. Riordnn had said tina,
lhc Charleston newspapers were very
SLOW and old.iashioncd," but this remark
had no reference to the News, which was
conducted in manner that made it sue
ccSSlul III certain sense, but the nan.
"Scmcnt ON the whole WAS cNtravngant.
and its waning fortunes induced Kiordan
TO seek control Of the News ilc visited
New York III The autumn Of 1857 and
opened negotiations with Mr. Wood,
which resulted in the new tirm Of Rior
d"n, Dawson n Co, the unknown mem.
Der being MIR. Wood, who had a two
thirds interest. The liabilities OF the
O q firm were assumed by their success
sors, and with an Indebtedness Of so,
600, couple Of Old presses and an outfit
OF Old type, the young men set out cheer
fully TO CONQUER and overcome every
difficulty. Only ncwspapcr talent. couli.
led with energy and hard work, could
have met with success. under such cir
cums'anccs. Butn were strangers 20 the
| people Of Charleston for R,or,iAn's pre-
viOus residence Was at il inc when all
| lhc able bodied men were in service, auu
at no period in hi, irr Gid he waslcnuy
time in forming promiScu us acuuuin-
| taucCS His place was on he tripod and
seldom did he yet away from il thcv
Understood the vniuu and Importance ur
news, nnd they " ere determined 60 make
their paper i've up To lis own name
| which Was the secret Of lhrir securing Il
strong ionin"id in the city aud ~ The
state. 1t WAS Suou discovrrcd that there
vas an editorial writer If no mean
! ability at the helm, and tn, cauti0nJly
! suggestion Of RIor,Ian about cnpn,inr =
| man for that work did not need lE be
carried out
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"cs''''s "' the HpI'h'h" work Wh'ch
lion Ne i,nrnaia, fnr !, ,,ns n.hn rr, 'ui'u'",
rnr,nnr ihn, nin,.r, h;., "n'il,. ,' ,'"l
~ OF I,, l., 1,
enrich - urysn,nrr ,.i,b ,hnr,,L, W.
Information hui Inc Nm;ta ,r ,I;s 81, ',nt,
are already reached nnu nniv :, ,ri;,,,,.''
NAV br oiyrn nr ,hr ,vru, - y,.rI, ,,,t',l.
which followed his cunrrcj ;nu ,yi,h NO
Charleston News, rhc cn}lnner nf ,',.
Nrrcury ana the cons,l,In,i,n If ti,,,
NcwsnnJ the Couri,r made un imnnr,ori
and prolific field in which to Iuhnr nn6
| looking back to those DAYS !, is rnsv to
sec that Cnp,. Dawson wuS rr,Lv in1,l,n
ndvnntn,ru Of his onnnr,uniii.: ,,,Li,>,,
led to prominence ana influence in the
councils Of the State. rs rrnrcsrn,rd Nv
the political party TO- which he WAS nj NJ
tachcd In many RESPECTS he wns the
most active and yipiluut of ublic err-
| wants i'm his div and pcnrratinn .,nLtn
! him may be Justly ascribcd the cxnlnitY.
ton and lcyclOpmcnt of many l,uI,hLn
enterprises, industrial ana nDji,icnl In
the latter field he made some srrioua
mistakes as others viewed it. but as he
said, in 81 private letter in the hcnl of,hc
preliminary fight Of '1G he was al,yavs
ready to yield tu the majority of his as
sOCialcs, and no man knew better than
he did how to yield with grace ana
mAnlinCSs.
In the earlier stupcs of his corc.r 90
an iullucutiu citizen. i, mnv hr rr,,,rl"J
that he did his best worl; MS . mrmhrr
ofthc Tax. PAYERS, Conventions in y.h;ch
he came i'm close contact win thr "hln.,
and strongest men in the State who ,y,rr
intent upon removing the rrirhlcnl incn.
bus which was literally ca;inr thr vi,,Is
Of the body poli,ic, AZ An rditnr hr GiJ
a full share in organizinr ihc movement,
and as g dclcralc from CDnrIrg,,u IN,
aided materially i'm shauinr = n,ljcy ih,i
aroused the outside world To- ,hc dcTrnIn.
State. The work then done ,v,a ,h.
precursor OF the rcvoju,ion whi,.G
came i'm '1G, and the cNposurrs mnd,.
in 'I3 and ~ paved the way for
sympathy and rcspccl when Wudr
HAMPTON became the Libcrnlnr nf h;,,
pcop!e. lhc News and Courier did iis
full share in both Instances, ulibourh
truth compcls the s;a,cmrn, ihni ihr
| " s,rairhtO out" policy hnd ii4 s;rnnrn.t