The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-29
HERE ARE THE FACTS.
Captain Parks Publishes Letters in
justification of his Letter of Last


Week,
In last weeks issue of the Press and Banne,
published O card which believed justice X
myself demanded. In that card stated thai
I had been CT edibly informed that one of my
competitors for the office Of County Commits
county charging Capt. Mattison, Major Litet
or myself with circulating falsehoods about
him. This same candidate has since written
to Capt. Mattison and Major Lites disclaimine
that he had any reference to either of them
therefore he must have had reference solely
AS proof that did not base my action on
mere runlor. beg to submit the snbjoined
statements of Capt Carwile and DR.. Kennedy
BRADLEY, S. c., August "a, 1888.
Capt. Jno. 7! Parks:
DEAR CAPT.-Yours received and in reply
beg to submit the Within certificate: DR.. Ken
nedy states that he has misplaced the letter
in question, but endorses my statement, which
I trust will meet your wants and rebut any
thing that DuPre can bring forward. With
best wishes for your success, am
~ Jso. R. oARw1LE.
BRADLEY, s. c., August "a, 1885,
read letter fromJ f. c. DuPre to DIR. j
W. Kennedy. in which the following language
was used, viz: doctor; there Is some one,
who wants to be County Commissioner, going
from house to house slandering me and injur-
Ing me all he can" hereby certify that the
above language is substantially the same, al.
though the wording may differ 5 slightly; g
I hereby certify that the above 20 is substan'
TALLY true. j. w. KENNEDY.
GREENWOOD, S. c., August q, 1888.
DEAR CAPT.-I understand that Mr.. DuPre
friends, % the Idea @ that hat you had inuenoed @ your our
friends at this place not to vote for DuPre for
the reason; that you were satisfied that you
could not be elected If he was. Now l know
founded, as the subjoined conversation which
had with you few days prior to the cleo
tion will plainly snow: You remember while
ho IL font q ayhbs boN shEp %pond askeS
like the election, US regards County Commits
sioners, conducted at this place ?" You made
this CHARACTERISTIC reply. "Butler, am work
I. Parks, and not against the chances Of any
man in this race" Now, It does seem to me
that II your purpose was to curtail the votes
of DuPre you would certainly have acquaint.
ed me with that fact, knowing as you did that
tain, write you ti1is not from any purpose Of
tnjuring Mr.. DuPre but that you may be able
to show DuPre's friends that you have taken
no such unfair advantage OF him. II you
think this can be OF any benefit to you you
are at liberty to use 1t. Hoping for your sue.
cess, remain. Yours &c,
From this it appears he attributed to me
conduct much worse than had been led to
believe from what I had heard. Conduct
which Is contrary to my nature. or past
record. My idea Is and always has been to be
omen and above board in what do and not
attack an adversary In an underhande man.
ner or to injure one by hint or inuendo.
have letters from other parties TO the effect
that this same candidate was charging me
with doing certain other things against him
OF which ain entirely innocent but which I
do not feel at liberty to give to the public. In
view Of all the facts leave It to an enlighten:
I44 do Il, .ot Al
in defending myself in the manner in which
| / did, j. T. PARKS.