The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-19
MR.. WALLER WAS FAITHFUL TO HIS
TRUST.
1t was Impossible for Him 10 Have
Voted for the AbbevilIe Liquor
Billie Strikes Square Out From
The ShOuIsIer.

The Shoulder.
To The Citizens Of .IbbcriHe County:
y decent respect for public opinion rs we'll
aS Il due regard for moral manhood alone in
durc me to notice the unjust and unprovokcu
attack Of last week. IIoundcd rs an innocen I
rabbit before mcrcilcss dogs (see heading OF
Wcdinn) and not being unshelded by facts ]
am now forced to expose few.
Before doing so, however, would say 10 my
constituents that earnestly tried to be faith
ful not only TO my promises but to Meir inter-
csts, and if failed in anything, 1t was in the
want Of proper experience instead OF want
of zeal in their service.
Intentionally Shirked no responsibility or
duty as intlmatcd. My vote alone OF all OF
the ADbcvillc Delegation appears in every re-
corded vote OF the House for two years. See
House Journal 1855 page 2g0, aS To how voted
on OconCc Bill similar TO Abbeville law exist
ing last year. / for and Graydon against. /
tried to be always In my seat, except when
public duty called me elsewhere.
Those faithful public servants, Messrs.
Brawlcy and Ieldell were in their seats as
they were generally, when the so-called Abb
neville Liquor Bill passed its second reading.
Their fidelity to pnbIrf; trnst alone saved me
bcr would only keep his seat IN the House
whilst in session, these unfortunate episodes
would seldom occur.
That night was the only member Of my
delegation in his own seat. If Mr.. Graydon
had been In his he would have been saved
much trouble. McsSrs. Bcnct and King were
certainly in the House but neillcr in his seat
ut the time. Mr.. Bcnet had q better. l saw
them both during my short remarks whilst
entering my second crvcat. From his man.
ncr do moi think Mr. Bcnct caught them
fully. Mr.. Hazard indicated no attention to
me whatever. All speakers know this Is
often done. The time was l:2O a. m, wrote
IT. down. The House adjourned at 2:i5 n. m.,
see House Journal of that day, page 80. Twen
ty odd Bills and Joint Resolutions were
passed that night after the Abbeville Bill
was about nine were rejected. See House
journal, pages 20 to 33, inclusive. This ought
TO change Mr. Irby's RECOLLECTION rs to time.
think Col. Irby has honestly mixed up two
separate occasions and two designations, viz:
The nights OF December 10Th and December
2lst. And Abbeville County Delegation and
the delegation from AbDeville IO,Cn. lie
would bc correct In one of both of these.
There certainly were two speeches on the
night of December 18Th Wien presented the
two petitions, one aSnin inst and one for the bill.
The party writing of these two speeches says
stated the fact that Ahbcvilc tO,pn wns made
dry by 1.-THE vote of the people of the county
expressed under the law now In force"
Graydon replied Stating that while Able
vile was a dry town, ii was not dry and the
evil was so great, that the best citizens of the
town preferred the license and hence they
wanted the town OF Abbcvillc exempted from
the provisions and operations of the law" !
woud have changed both slightly but not
materially. House resumed its usual routine,
no vote OF course. This was my first cuveat.
Certain incidents will be left out now.
AS to night of Dec 2lSt, Mr.. Brawlcy in his
letter To Mr.. Graydon says "my recollection
Is that Mr.. Waller called attention to the fact
that petitions had been presented both IN
6uor of and against the bill" Mr. Ycldcll
says in his to me. ~ remember distinctly your
voting no on the bill. and you did state to the
House that Abbeville was made dry BY the
vote of the people and that there were peti-
tons for and against the bill"
Mr. King says, you made remarks, heard
them" IL told Graydon you roted against the
bill and that you called attention to matter
at the time" IcIdcl certainly voted no. I
certainly voted no. The noes were too few to
call division or for me 10 make further oppo-
silion. That Mr.. King and Mr.. Ieldcll up
held me before the letters were published. Il
hereby certify that Capt. King told me Thurs
against the Abbcvillc Liquor Bill. This was
the first hcar! Of II. II was at Utscy's al.
VI. Moore" As to frldell, sec DR.. Lanicr OF
i;dgalield and Sheppard Of Greenwood. Ac-
Blake and Joel S. Bailey say that said Dec.
81, that voted against the Abbcville Liquor
Bill.
As to its third reading, was required by
law, sec General Statutes, top of page u, TO
meet the Senate and House Printing Com
miitecs on the last day Of the session. l was
there, and did not get back before bill had
passed, otherwise The last recorded liquor
vote would have been made under the call of
Ayes and Noes.
btion during my legislative term. 1t was
simply impossible for me to have voted for
the Nbbcviic Liquor BILL | was anchored 10
n pledge. signed Rev: :. NJ. Richardson's $
petit ion for tie county law, and / voted for it
also. Respectfully,
Medium and Associate Reformed PrcSby-
tcrian please copy.