The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-03
Calhoun, Hampton, Aiken, EIlsrbs.

Calhoun, Hampton, Aiken, Ellerbs.
We copy elsewhere In the Press and Banner
an editoriaEl from the News and Courier,
which editorial induces ms TO remarks:
l. That 1t is q little hard for MS to under
stand clearly what the News and Courier u
driving at.
Q. That Calhoun livedi in adiferent genera
ton from that of Aiken nj ElIerbe.
3. That Cslhoun's ability was not, andis
l. That Calhoun, like Tillman, was aman
In Washington.
s. That Calhoun, unlike Tillman, failed to
do anything for his home people-his consti-
tuents-his State: -.
8. That alhoun's ability, energy and ora-
torical powers. unlike Tillman's, were central
lied on one great purpose, namely: The fas.
tenlng Of the chains OF slavery upon the me-
gro In the South.
Z. That Tillman. unlike Calhoun, led his
poor white brethren TO STRIFE the blow that
made them free and made them factors In
the Government.
8. That Hampton freed MS from the oppre,-
sion Of tho alien and the negro.
O.. That Tillman freed us from the rule Of
the STATE house ring and the Court house
rings.
10. That Tillman. unlike Calhoun. mads
his impress upon the State, which impress
will go down TO the ages as o banedtction To-
the people.
II. That Ttllmsn gave Ms the PRIMARY In
the low country, that he gave Us Clemson
College, and Winthrop College, and that he
i~o.a 0Aa 4. a.. xho ct.ko a,l.~nHnn~S .NLa
whiskey sellers from an estimated number
as put down by the News and Courier, at 5000.
That these 5000 whiskey sellers, we're re-
ducsd by the dispensary to 600, thus taking
1900 men from the destructive side to the eco
nomical side of the public welfare.
IL. That by increasing the educational
facilities Of the. State and by reducing the
places for the sale Of intoxlcants from 999 TO
100 Tillman did more for South Carolina b
any man hat ever lived.
IA. That Calhoun and his set are responsi.
BILE for the devastation; of the fairest part of
Abbeville county, II Is only necessary TO re-
fer 10 the fact that hundreds OF our forefa-
theirs were either forced or induced TO sell
their lands. that they might be cultivated by
neighboring ~slave.owners.
10. That Calhoun and his CLIQUE ruled and
governed South Carolina as by authority OF q
king or q car when the rich, the great, the
mighty, the proud old Palmetto Stale appro-
prla,ed about $4,000 a year with which TO
allow poor children an entrance into the
schools.
10. That Aikon and Ellerbe more nearly
represent the people than did Calhoun or
any other man In Calhoun's day and genera
ton. They come from the people whose In
terests they must represent or proving recre3
ant to that trust they know that the people
will choose other servents.
II. That In Calhoun's day the Congress.
mems first duty, II not his only duty, was to
serve or to please the court house rings in tho
various counties, which court house rings
composed the State house ring. by which
the State and the counties we're governed.
IS. Tlllnlan smashed the court house rings
when the State house ring went TO pieces and
the people went Into power and asserted their
rights. which had been 30 long trampled I'M
der foot or disregarded.
10. That II Calhoun sought to rivet the
shackels otslavery upon the black man, TIL.
man fought to cause the chains to fall from
the poor white mans limbs-in case he
didn't belong 10 our set or was an
boot-iick. -...
20. That nobody doubts the courage, the
the consnmmate skill with which
Hampton led South Carolina to freedom in
1876.
81. That Hampton, when In Office, was
to all those whose first name was
Wade Hampton,
%. That Hampton's war record was all
light. He was a gallant captain. On one oc.
,asion he captured from the enemy his beef
rain comprising 2.5OO cows, which our hun
Try boys utilized 10 a mighty good purpose.
@. That the News and Courier would lead
,s from the main point at Issue when Discus.
ng the primary and the convention plan Of
officers.
"a. Nobody has ever claimed that ADLER or
,etter men Gan be elected by the people than
Gould be appointed by q convention or BY
ruler, or by an absolute monarch.
rbe fact Is a supreme ruler could appoint
.bler men, who would more nearly carry out
be will Of the monarch
Is. In free country the people are sup
to rule. When they are Allowed to
the right to vote they are better
pleased than when officers are appointed over
hem. The sppointees Of the people are more
TO be true TO the people than would be .
appointee.