The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
Wednesday, Sept. IS. 1907.
Reply 10 Mr.. w. O. Sturkey.

columns and signed Nv. o. Sturkey" is
copied into this weeks Press and Banner.
Upon that article. which l regard as mislead-
Ing, l would make some comment.
AS to "Abbeville being much stirred up
about a petition being circulated asking that
the people OF Abbeville County be given the
right to express themselves In regard 10
dispensaries." 1. know nothing. 1 do not
know that there is q petition being circulat-
ed, and 1 have not seen anybody who has in
timated that he knows anything OF such
petition. l suppose If I had not seen notices
In papers outside OF the county. that l would
not have heard of it until the reception OF
the Mcssep ger OF last week. 1t is generally
mott in good taste 10 60 on the defensive be-
fore a man Is accused. Why should Mr..
Sturkey speak Of "orime'' In contending for
his rights?
"!As citizens OF Abbeville County we have
gone at this matter boldly and fairly" says
Mr.. Sturkey. 10 whom does be refer as
"we?"
Az TO the "boldness" in attempting to in
termeddle with the administration OF the
affairs Of q neighboring town to which Mr.,
sturkey seldom goes, and for which town he
may entertain spite, l / have nothing TO saw.
Anybody can form his own opinion OF the act
OF q gratuitous intermeddler. As far an I
am informed. You are in no way interested
In the government Of the town Of Abbeyille
Neither you nor your %neighbors buy liouor
mere, as .is evidenced by the following
statement:
MI. hugh WILSON,: Dear Sir: In replv r.
your inquiry, would say that / believe one
hundred dollars will cover amount Of iiono,
OLD to Mccormick people during the las,
year. Respectfully. / + Ionos
have taken the trouble TO ascertain tbe
dispensers estimate of the amount OF liouo,
sold 10 Mccormick. Now, will you tell
MS how much liquor has been sh,pned
over the railroad to Mccormick? And will
you kindly tell the people OF Abbeyille vba,
enort you have made TO stop the shipment n
ilquor to Mccormick? How manv ,,l,o,,
dealers IN liquor have you had arrested2
You say: "WeI don't, think IL wop,d
DO q crime for those who would VOTE
contrary to our wishes to sign the pe,,t,on
~nicn does not bind them to vote for u.s."
NO; II would be no "crime' for q man .,
stuiti'S himself by talking one way and
'o''pg another, but 1t is a little unusual n,
gentleman to act double, or two faced. II 6
man wants the dispensary voted ont. let hin,
IKE a mar say SO. and vote that wav. w.
can respect the man who talks STRAIGHT ond
lets his acts square with his talk.
1ou' oy 1nsinuatjon have much IN sar
sooot petitlon for the new court house
neaa what you say, and then read m.
petition which was addressed to the mem,
Ders ofthe Legislature, as follows.
The State OF South Carolina.
county OF Abbeville.
10 Inc members OF the GeneraI as.,u
Abbeville County: "oiy ioI
metne undersigned citizens and ta.nayers
that si, You So maFs resPes.fully petition and pray
LEV courthouse for Abbeville Couniy NJ tthee
GGe I 1setlng ofthe General AssembIv' Tn
~ury recommend in their Iast ,ennr,
vision esn o% Ss be built SO that pro.
seootos. We are informed that a new Son ne
Mouse can be built by a lew or one nil ~
oo1ntv 1 snr on On the taxable property OF the
Informed tii that 5ss the Pe1 a, SIX years: We are al,o
t pesI psylng for some time past win dnrIns
dLs year isV7, finish paying the Conntv ont ~
WS nr ana mat by retaining this extra mil
Courihousess 10 longer we can build the new
have hna"' La1es remaining the same they
I've neen Tor the past several vears anSS
SourP petitioners will ever pray etc.
Ibis petition was signed by 1862 renresento-
i've citizens. And yet you intimate -,
STATE. that You have never seen I'm, ~.
man VINO had signed that petition: II
your olner statements are OF no more va,ne
would nnot be well for you not to furtner
expose your ignorance. You came within
lOol ofknowing all the facts.
mi. SURREY says: 1.-THE people of Abbe.
v'ile county are sore about his matter vb,ob
10y oeLeVe mas been forced upon hem. 7
Ano~ MI. surrey would not make q state
Anent without at least some basis for - T
uueieiofe asR Mr.. Sturkey to name some ot
.ne nen VINO are ~"sore," and who behave
.ns matter Eas been forced upon them -
ulVe Inc names, Mr.. Sturkey. or else no
"oold" and flair" enough to ADM, tho, 49,
.A. "i'noat authority and without other
iacts IMAM your own imagination.
A!Is people have respect for the Sincerity
ano honesty Of the people who preach tenn.
perance. Where or when have You made O
temperance speech? Have you NOT inteIu-
gence enough 10 know that the reonle NOV
nave grounds TO think that the whole tenor
Oh your utterance, as copied from the Moe
senser' mlsrepresents the facts and that tbat
misrepresentation had for its purpose the
misleading ofthe people, and the DRAWING q,
at!enIon away from the real animus of yonr
utterance?
mink that you know esoueb n tnon
nat people are largely judged by the cbarac.
ter and the style OF their churches 81. wo,I as
w tneir pubic buildings. Respectable and
u'sn TONED people in every land build good
homes IN which 10 live. Intelligent and selt-
respecting communities build fine churches
ana every corporate body of people who
would deserve the public respect, make
tneir public buildings such as to show the
esumate In which they hold themselves.
Insre is no ial SO plain and so forci-
Die IN showing forth the character and the
pride Of people as the appearance OF their
public buildings.
feople estimate themselves according 10
their public buildings, and the world gauges
Its respect for others by their buildings,
which no man can deny, is the unerripg tes.
timonial Of true character.
While II is true that men NAV hones,,v
oppose the tearing down Of the old tobacco
barn with Its plank shutters, yet 1t Is equally
tiuo tudt eucu meu IePIestuta very small
per cent Of the intelligence, the re-
spectability and the pride OF the peo-
pie Of this county. A man that was salts.
fed to let that old and unsightly structure
stand, while he opposed the building of
a new and elegant structure bad a mighty
poor conception Of the real situation and he
must know little of the Influence which pub
lic buildings silently. but unerrlngly and
exert
[ No such man has a right to misrep.
resent them by appealing 10 the lowest
prejudice that can animate the human heart.
1 may respect the honesty Of the men who
nnnosea the action of q people In asserting |