The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25


 For twenty years or more, ,qrs frosns isiQ to 1883, the fame of William l.. xancey was co-extensive with the United : States. He was essentially an orator, and could sway the masses as he wilied While student of lazy in the office or Benjamin F. Perry at Greenvllle, s C,
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 in issS MT. Yanccy moved to Alabama and settled at Cahaba in Dallas County. Although possessed of great power as 2 sDsaker and fully equipped to ensags @ age not enter at once upon a legal career. x1is tastes led him to an agricultural aifo. and to ths tilling of, the soil he dSUSted his time and energy. In his karmine operations he was methodical and practical and often said that his twelve years of life,1n New York State md In New England had we'll equipped him for business. His natural inclina- tioh for newspaper work again asserted 1tself flor it was mot long after he had eeit1ed down at CaEeba before he was In editorial change of The Cahaba Dem
 
 of which were weekly papers published at Cahaba- Ills service on these two papers was during the year 1888 and part In the year lsss MT. Yancey, in con Junction with his brother. sBenjamin c. Yancey, bought newspaper at We fumpza,s which bore the name of The sssr and Tns hTst Mav issue 55 ,s Ss and was called The wetumpka Argus and Commercial Advertiser. They dropped the latter part of the s The .a1 Angus shs s Mas IS, snHwa is Owing to a very severe pecuniary loss which Mr. w. L. Yancey had sustained by the death, by accidental poisoning. of County and the consequent failure of Q crop. 1t became necessary for him to enter more actively into the newspaper business. mes One. One of the policy of the paper was that it shall be devoted to carrying the fundamental principles of public education into every cottage in Alabama" MT. sYancey, it should be stated. was partly educated In New York and Massachusetts, and witnessed the full benefits of the free public schools which were in fullsopera- uon there long before an attempt was made to establish them in the southern { In is4o B. c. Yancey moved from we- tnmpsa; He disposed of his interest to
 
 trol August 19, 1s40. and retained it until March 2. lS42. at which time he leased 1t to James W. Warren. and later. March 2o,. 1S44. sold 1t 'tok B. sE.s Moore, The Argus under MI. ..sfT ancey, ,S ' 2 'tff-s fection was a tower of strength to thes pemocratio Party and had "a wide cir cuiation in Alabama, Georgia and Mis- sissippi. elcng the stage coach routes for in those days there were very few railroads.
 In sthe Issue of February 5. 1S4O, 1t was announced in The Argus. i've have the pleasure to announce that after this date we shal be aided in our editorial 1afbors by the senior proprietor and edi- for of The Argus, Mir. Wm. l.. Yancey who has now permanently located him self in this city. The attention of both will contribute to the interest of the pa- per and render 1t more acceptable to our patrons% This was signed by B. C. Yancey.
 It is not known that MT. Yancey had made a speech of any note, after the one at Greenville. S. C., referred to