The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-01
Nsw and Courier.

Post OF February %:
1.-THE people Of the central and northern
portions or South Carolina are more IA vorable
TO President Roosevelt than they ever have
been before, and the only real opposition Is to
be found In the region dominated by the
Charleston News and Courier said Mr.. John
g. Capers, United States district attorney and
national committeeman for the Palmetto
State, at the Raleigh last night.
"'Since the speech made by President on
Linclon's birthday in Philadelphia there has
been decidedly favorable trend ofopinion 10.
what he said, but as the result OF the general
feeling that has been growing for some time.
They believe that be 10 eminently Just and
that they have misunderstood him. The
siderable influence in the State, used the
speech as the text for a venomous attack,
which was unjustiied and uncalled for. 1t
went out Of Its way 10 misrepresent him. The
to the President, though there are q number
like myself who have the greatest faith In his
Judgment. / do not suppose there Is more
than one other locality IN the South where
the President is really disliked at The present
time and that Is where the influence OF Goven
orVardaman is felt in the State OF which he is
The executive. Every where else there seems
to be q complete dying away ofany bitterness
of feeling toward him. and all are looking for.
ward to his term OF Office, irrespective ofparty
with more satisfaction than during the cam
paign. In South Carolina itself, the people
are realizing that the Republicans are not the
same now that they were during the Recon.
str period.'
While the utterances of Mr.. Capers about
The News and Courier are not necessarily Of
importance, II would be worth while TO DEM
o~nstrate whether or not he correctly voices
the sentiments Of the people oIS South Carolina
Is his statement 10 Washington that there has
been "a decidedly favorable trend OF opinion
In South Carolina towards president Roose.
welt" acurate7
Is he right in saying that our people believe
they lave misunderstood him.?
Is bis estimate Of q complete dying "away
Of fell u correct?
Is 1t, indeed true that Mr.. Roosevelt's cruel
and wanton Insult to Mr.. Jefferson Davis, SO
recently recalled by the letter OF the latter's
daughter, has been forgotten?
Are our people recouciled TO Crum, the
Boo ker Washington lunch and the Indianola
incident
Mr.. Capers has undertaken to describe the
feeling In South Carolina irrespective OF
party" 1.-The has succeeded, 1t Ia best that II
be known.
The newspapers ofsouth Carolina are rep
resentative OF South Carolinians. We should
be glad II all ofthem, and particularly those
"of the central and northern portions of
Snuth Carolina" wouId express themselves
about Mr.. Capers's statement. We should
like to reprint their expresslons. 1.-THE Re-
publican national committee member has
been able to sound the feeling of South Caro-
lima Democrats the sooner the world knows
1t the better, 1t: were better for ell OF US to
know "where we are: at"
We do not Tish'to needlessly arouse "feel.
Ing" against the President. bat If our people
have been PLACED tn a false position through
lican leader we would have them set right.
We invite a hand primary" OF the South |
Carolina press.