The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-19
A CAUSTlC REPLY
FROM MR. wANNAMAKER Tv
Dir. sMOAK's LAST ARTICLE.

AS NVCo u'iJ AASo
cernin. the svB"Dds to Build Cal
houn's Court House and Jail.
Editor Calhoun Advance:
It is with deep regret that l re-
ply to Mr. A. X. Smoak's article IN
your last issue, The Bond Issue
Not Poetry
Personal controversies do not help
to settle question.
An article composed of Vilifica-
tions, personal abuse, diatribes, in
situations, prejudice, reckless charg-
es, yelled insinuations are not only
an insult to the party aimed at, but
an insult to the intelligent public
Such articles keep the mind from
the question at issue, and instead
of leading US to the best solution
of the question, leads us into the
cess pool OF dissention and factional-
ism.
Do the editors of the Advance
think that the intelligent public will
appreciate such articles? Do they
think the newspapers permitting
such articles to appear in their col
umns will be considered trst-class
journals? Do they think that ar
ticles will result in any good to our
town or county? 1t would be I'M
possible for me to reply to an article
of five columns, composed largely
of personal abuse, reckless charges
and veiled insinuations without be-
ing slightly personal. Under the
circumstances | feel eXcusable.
Mr.. A. K. Smoak in his article
states, ~ have the evidence to prove
that he did know l was the author, :"
and claims that he therefore has
proof that l prevaricated. 1t is use
less to mince matters, the charge has
been made through these columns.
If it is possibl as much as lieth
in you to live peacefully with all
men. I have always tried to do this,
but in this case cannot retain my
self respect and not repudiate this
false and uncalled for charge, as |
have already done in private. l stat
ed that / didn't know who the au-
thor Of "Citizen" was when wrote
my reply.
Please read DR.. w. T. c. Bates
letter in this issue, also Mr.. M. D..
Keller, w. F. Buyck and j. Randy
Paulling's statements. You will see
all these men verify my statement.
l denounce as an infamous, out
rageous, glaring and slanderous pre-
varication, statement that knew
who the auther was when ! wrote
the reply thereto in which l stated
that / did not know who the author
was.
If any man still insist upon making
a statement that did know when l
wrote the article he is either entitled
to be international chairman of the
annanias club or fair subject for
the insane asylum.
If it were not for the bond of
friendship that has for many years
commanded the respect and regards
that I have held for Mr.. A. K. Smoak
his article would not cause me the
regret it has.
1t is unjust to Mr.. A. K. Smoak.
l feel that he would have done him.
self much more credit if he had
written a clear cut logical article.
1t is said that it is impossible for
a Sootchman or descendants Of
a Scotchman to understand humor,
he takes the most laughable jokes
serious and wants to fight when he
should be rolling with laughter. To
remove this trouble so that he can
understand humor and not take
joke so seriously it is necessary to
perform a surgical operation upon
his head. Doubtless this is why Mr..
A. K. Smoak could not understand
that when l said that l intended my
article to be humorous and logical,
and not personal, he misunderstood
my meaning. The idea of even going
out of his way to try to prove that
an article written in reply to an un-
signed article was personal, that
when I said intended it to be hui
morous and not personal, that | pre-
varicated because he insisted upon
putting a personal construction on
everything and because according to
his Interpretation he got hit and it
was not humor but serious personal,
bitter bristles."
The idea OF an article replying to
an unsigned article being personal.
Holy Moses, If an unsigned article
stands the same as signed article,
surely it is wasting time to ever sign
an article.
"Oh. many shaft at random sent;
Finds marks the Archer little
meant.
Mr.. A. K. Smoak should not be so
serious. l fear that my good friend
in his search after truth and knowl-
edge has laid so many books upon
his head that his brain cannot move
as it should.
Do not let these books crowd out
humor. Take them off and it may be