The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
THE MENACE"

It Is q good subject at This particular
time and its Importance has been driven
home.
The people Of South Carolina are men
aced.
DDS.
ried on its first page a cartoon ofMr. Cole
L. Blease, over the label, THE Menace"
\ The Columbia State knew at the time
the cartoon was published that 1t was as
Unfair as it was false. The Columbia State
knew when the cartoon WIS designed that
1t was misleading and false. The Column
bia State knew that the publication OF the
cartoon had for It's object the, misleading
OF the voters OF South Carolina, and was
therefore maliciously false, and wasa ma
licious SANDER OF q man who led All the
rest of the candidates and received thirty
Der cent Of the votes Of the state. Is that
not an Intentional and gross insult to N Q
third of the voters Of this state?
His side will have no. showing In the
Columbia State. No reply will be allowed.
That's the Columbia States method.
That Is "thc menace"
The Columbia State has a large circula-
ton. There are people who read the State
and who do not see the other side, because
the State dose not print. the other side.
That Is "the menace" ,
Before tho first primary the News and
Courier, the Columbia Record and other
newspapers in South Carolina were charg-
inc TIE Columbia State with unfairness,
and, In fact, with malicious falsehood.
Simply because these newspapers now
agree with the States policy In the guber-
material race will they keep sileut under
the same conditions which existed when
they brought their charges against the
Columbia State because forsooth then
the Columbia State was going against the
grain and now 1t Is cutting along with itt
Surely the manhood Of the newspapers
of South Carolioa Is not a thing OF the
past.
r The newspapers Of South Carolina have
In the past Welded q wonderful influence.
It Is becauss they have made for themselves
a reputation Of fairness, and presenting
both sides, hove urged the claims OF the
side which the newspapers thought would
be for the interests OF the state OF South
Carolina.
The course which some Of them are now
pursuing may help the men OF their choice
In this particular race though we doubt 1t
but the profession suffers. :,
Why not give everybody a square DEAL.
The Columbia State for instance. and
| other anti-Blease newspapers will reprint
In their news columns comments favorable
to Mr.. Featherstone, but ignore anything
favorable to Mr.. Blease. That Is news
paper business, with a vengeance. .
The Cartoon in the Columbia State Of
Thursday morning was the limit downward
in newspaper business as we have observed
The days OF factionalism and personal
prejudice in South Carolina are happily
over and we believe that the people OF
So,tb 10 rrJipa whan tho mattpr la brought
to their attention will resent underhand
and below the belt methods.
For that reason, which Is credible to
the people Of South Carolina, we believe
the Columbia State and other newspapers
who are taking unfair advantage OF Mr.
Blease In this race ale doing him more
good than harm. 81,
Tt is not for Rlease that We mourn, but
for the newspaper profession.
"The menace" the real menace will be
met by the people Of South Carolina, as
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