The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Alcolu, S. c., Nov, 10Th, 1908.

G. T. GRESHAM.
Alcolu, S. c., Nov, 10Th, 1908.
8. The above letter is taken from
1the Sumter Herald of 9th, inst,
and as the writer Of it has seen
SIT to refer to this newspaper in
a depreciating manner, we think
it proper to notice it, especially
so, since Mr.. Gresham claims to
be a minister, and who is looked
upon as such by a number of
people where TBE TINES circu-
lates. Mr.. Gresham was enti-
tied to rspsf to attendant in
these columns, but he did not
seeft to do SO. Notwithstanding
the fact he has always received
courteous treatment at our hands.
He preferred to go off into anoth-
er newspaper to denounce cat
tendant," and by implication, if
he means by ''such a source" a
personal reflection on US, indulge
:c-iin SANDER. We have lived here
much longer than has the Rev.
2G. T. Gresham, and when he
seeks to create a damaging i'm
preston by contemptuously re-
ferring to US as such a source"
>oar estimate Of his sincerity is
very much lowered; but to treat
him fairly, we stand ready to
measure with his reverence,
standing among our. felloWmen,
character. and, morality and if
this ambassador of peace and
: good will to all men, can pro-
duce anything in our life which
IS notzas good as his own, pres
sentand past, then we will admit
hsis correct in referring to US as
! such a Source" !" Because man
wears a long coat aud face, and
Claims to be a preacher, does not
make him any better than other
men engaged in other callings,
and because our life has been an
open book, we resent reflections
upon it from those whom we
TO not concede are enti-
tied to more respect than
we are. Mr.. Gresham is a com
parative stranger, and when he
presumes to refer to a gentleman
as sssuch a source" he should
have t b e manhood to make
known what he means by such a
reflection, either in the public
prints, Or to our face.
The article which appeared in
this newspaper signed @Atten
dant' was sent to this office by a
gentleman, known to US as re-
sponsible man for many years, a
man who stands high in his com
munity, and with such q courage
of his convictions, that had Mr..
Gresham been anxious to have
his Identity revealed we have no
Doubt he would have been ac-
,commodated, but it seems he
prefers the stabbing method. by
running to another point to attack
US with implied SANDER, when
we did him no harm. Referring
sssto a gentleman of known integ-
: rity as t:such a SOURCE even a
preacher may find it easy to
write, but when it is up to him
to specify, his tongue stammers,
and his hand is palsied. We
banter you Rev. G. T. Gresham
to specify or stand convicted Of
"hasty speech"
Ordinarily we would not give
heed to this implied SANDER
sssuch a source" but it emana-
lates from a man who is a preach
er that we have always tried to
treat courteously, and one who,
by his personal relations has
Sccnducted himself towards US as
to belle what his slurring words
imply. We therefore think it
. proper to ascertain where to
place the man, whether he has
been misled through misinforma-
ton, or lin a spirit of vexation he
has dropped the hypocrite's e'smask:
Mr.. Gresham knows full well
THAT we did not write the article
signed Attendant" and he
knows that editors are not re-
sponsible for the views of their
correspondents. and he also
knows that editors frequently
are not in sympathy with what
appears in the communications
in their papers, then why should
he go out Of his way to strike,
!; and by implicatlon-a contempt
!: tible method, SANDER us? We had
; nothing to do with Attendant
except to print what he wrote,
but from what we have heard,
c.1 Z.