The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-18
UNJUST TO GARY FAMILY.
Laurens Newspaper HeatedIy Con-
tends That the State SIill Owes An
Onice 10 Every Kinsman Of the
Late Mart w. Gary Who IL Capable
of Filling Office at All.
(From The Laurensville Herald J

kCIOLu tue LauIeusNlIle 11cTalu.)
Among the most disgusting and contempt.
tho old thread-bare twadde about the "Gary
family" Because the Legislature saw iii 10
elect the Hon. Frank B. Gary United States
Senator, 10 succeed the lale Senator Latimer
nearly every paper you pick up has some.
thing TO say ABOUT the Gary family having
been sufficiently rewarded. And all this Is Il
most unfair and tneaky effort 10 iDjure the
chances OF Ex Governor John Gary Evans,
cnnd date for United States Senator for the
long term. And while the papers are talking
about the Gary family why don't they tell
who the "GaIy family" is-what 1t did In
war and in peace? The Herr Id was not for
another was not because We entertained any
such foolish, nCnsensical ideas about the
States bavn discharged It's debt TO the
Gary family.
The colerie OF politicians who used TO rule
the political roust in South Carolina seemed
deleI mine 10 forever crash and keep In the
Old background the o,d, lamented Bald Eag lie
OF EC gttll I'D, nolwit ithslanding his grand and
heroic tervice 10 his much-loyed Slate-lhe
gallant, cbivalrOus knight, whose spotless
While plume was ever cCntpicuUus In every
undertaking that was necessary for the pro.
ttctlOp OF The honor, pride and glory ol
South Carulina-wLose stertorian voice In
| her defence was never mutfied from sense
OF fear Dor hesitant in spirit OF comprC.
mise. Ard now ior some little, dwarf-heari-
ed newspapers, whose editors were in swad-
ding clothes IN the days that tried mems
| Souls, 10 now descend to such low, contempti
be dt magtgueTy rs 10 try TO stab In the back
those who happen 10 be relatives Of him
whose heart was pierced with the poisoned
javelins OF political conspirators, ls Indeed
I DtS ord human conception.
| Nor Is this all Of the contemplate scheme
to weaken and destroy the iaudable ami btion
of those whose only offence seems TO be Kin
ship with the lamented Mart w. Gary. IL
electiug he officials for all other positions tt
be filled by the Legislature, the men electec
| I,al, IN Gfu n a 1T =
man faction, and were voted for by Tillman'
II lies Without reference as 10 the faction tC
which they belonged. But no sooner was Il
seen that Frank Gary promised 10 be for
midable candidate than all the powers OF tht
old oligarchy were brought 10 the front, ben
upon this defeat, If possible.
| 1t was alright for Tillmanltes 10 vote 10
Anti-TlllmaDiles, 1t seemed 10 be regarded al
honor by The latter faction, for the TIL man
lies TO do 20, but when a member OF th
Gary family was ab0utto get the high ant
honorable pIize OF United States Senator al
kinds Of dark horses were trotted Out TO dc
feat him with. In fact II WAS the same olt
trick practiced by them over and over agalI
of beating him With some Anli-Tillmanitt
or Antl-Gary family candidate 4 they cou lG
but, If not, then beat him with one OF nj
Talk about having paid the debt that III
State owed TO Mart Gary" Why, the yer.
saying IL a confession on The part OF his Dc
tractors and political enemies that the oil
Bald Eagle was the marked prey of their pc
IilicaI envy, Jealousy and meanness. "Pai'
the debt" :" indeed! Whatever interest on tn
debt that has been paid was discharged D,
the people, and not by members OF ihe G on
lolgarcty; nor is the debt yet paid. Th
debt owed by the State 10 Mart Gary cal
never be paid so long as his kinsmen haV
courage, character, brains and ability equa
TO that OF any Of their political detractors
AID which ability and loyalty Is always Civ
en t" the people IN return for the conildenc
repUsed I'm them an intrinsic vtlue to IN
State, which Will equal IN failhiu!n,sS ina
OF any or all Of the Antl-Gary oligarchy CON
ibiped.