The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-19

the ware house, and nothing was done
about il. The dealer who was so sin
discreet" was h"ycotted by the manu-
! facturer:
C0NNuR'S LETTER.
ORANGEBrRG. :. c., June ,, 1Sy0.
CAPT. b. r. Tu.LMAH, Ropers, $. G.
DEAR SIR-For your use ana infor-
nation l will make the following state
mcnt:
Mr.. Robert Copes OF this place had a
lot of guanO--say IL or Il tonS-that
was in the italicised list iS4 and 50.
which he carried over from that season.
When Mr.. Buffers agent came here
in 1856 March 81 he called at Mr..
Copes' place of business, as he had
done the season before, inquiring for
brands Of fertilizers he might have for
sale, so as to get samples for analysis.
| Now, the guano that was carried over
was part Of a lot from which samples
had been drawn the season before by
Mr.. Buffers clerk, and it was shown
to him, and the holes in the sacks were
pointed out to him as evidence that
they were the self-same lot that he had
sampled and italicised the season be-
fore, and was asked why the depart
ment did not make an effort to carry
out the law.
| No notice, however, was taken of the
same by the department, and Mr..
Copes afterwards put the guano away,
as he was completely boycotted, and
could not continue the business.
You will clearly see that this was an
opportunity for Mr.. Butler to carry
out the law.
Mr.. Copes is a perfectly reliable gen.
| tleman, and one of the best men in
this county, and he will be ready to
substantiate this statement if called
upon. Yours respectfully,
l.. p. CONNER.
Then here is letter from one of my
neighbors, in which it is charged that
his guano lost twenty pounds per sack
or 10 per cent, showing that in addi-
ton to being swindled in quality we
are also swindled by short weight. Mr..
Gardner is perfectly reliable:
MR.. GARDENERS LETTER.
RopERs, S. c., June s. 1890.
DEAR BEN bought seventy-seven
sacks last year, only weighed four
sacks. They lost twenty pounds each.
call prove it by B. Il. Rambo.
Yours truly,
S. w. GARDNER, JR.
O.. +. CONNOR'S Certificate.
Next give Il statement from gen.
tlenan in Lancaster, Mr.. o. +. Con-
ner, as to what he heard one of Col.
Buffers clerks say, and DR.. T. J.
Streat, who sends me the certificate,
says Mr.. Connor stands ready to give
names, etc. ....-----,..---.
This is 10 certify that I, o. F. Con-
nor did hear prominent and reliable
clerk in the Agricultural Department
at Columbia, S. c., say that when the
phosphate companies failed in coming
up to the analysis required by law
they would beg of.
@. +. CoSNoR.
Lancaster, S. G., May 81, 1890.
| hardly think it will be necessary
now for the third charge that the
| board and commissioner have done
| nothing to have the defects in ferti-
lizer law amended. Col. Butler has
held the office of commissioner of agri-
culture since December 1879. His
salary has amounted to So, 200, and he
has spent in the Agricultural bureau,
as have said, over $500, 900 in that
time He has been one of the most in
! fluential men in the State and the
"Ring,n which we are fighting, has
stood by him and his department
through thick and thin. He and his
political associates had influence
enough to defeat the bill l prepared by
1889 recrsanizing the agricultural de-
partment, and he was doubtless con-
suited by Col. Ioumans in preparing
the "substitute," which was passed in
1887 in lieu thereof, and which is
now in force. He knew OF this defect
in the law, and although he and his
friend had things all their own way,
the provision in my bill Furnishing
fraud in fertilizers by fine and impris-
onment was left out Of the Goumans
Substitute" He and his friends had
influence enough to elect the present
board over the men nominated by the
Farmers convention, and to re-elect
them, and it stands to reason that if
they had wanted to pass 4 law to give
protection to farmers it could have
been done. But the agricultural bu-
reau was in close alliance with the
university and Citadel. The three had
pooled their strength to defeat every
thing the common farmers wanted,
and to continue in control Of the State.
The anomaly was presented OF an
Agricultural Department and being
assaulted by the country people it de-
tended by the cities. The Agricultural
Bureau has never since this agitation
began, save in single instance, lacked
the solid support Of Charleston and Co
iumbia, and this political "trust,' COM
posed largely Of merchants, manufac-
turers and lawyers, with 4 few "aristo
cratic agriculturiStSn as allies have
deemed 'italics' sufficient punishment,
just as they deemed the annex Il ''sulli-
cient" agricultural college. So much
for the fertilizer business. Now when
asked by gentleman iii the audience
at Anderson where the money spent by
| the Agricultural Department went
| answered, 81 do not know" and | told
| the simple truth. | knew where Col.
| Buffers report said it went, but have
not seen it paid out, and told him to
ask Col. Butler. Col. 7. J. Moore Of
Spartanburg, Il member Of the board,
has come forward and Gains that this
was charge Of corruption, cxtrava-
gancc," etc. | fai! to see how or why
Gentlemen are not usually so tOuchy
about their honesty, and this double
exhibition of solicituic about the mony
spent is curious to say the least. 1t is
on 4 par with the iterated and reiter-
ated charges, that have "accised the
State officers of corruption," etc, and
my confession that there was none.
All this furry and hlliabaioo about
"corruption' can have but one mean
ing. The purpose is to create the in :
preston that have made such charges
and cannot prove them. Now all ask
is that some ono, the News and Cou-
ricr, Register, or other "scrapbook
keepern will put the charges home and
show when and where l have charged
corruption against State officers.' 1t is
time to ''show up or shut up" ! have
| n,oIn rhorurS npnurl, oDj IN, ready tO