The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-26
silly Stories about Sheppard Flaty Con-
trsdieted By those who Know Him.

To the Editor Of the the Nsps and Cour-
ity: The Columbia Register Of August 9th
contained some charges against Ex-Governor
Sheppard, and am 10 receipt Of letters OF
inouiry in which mention 10 made Of FUR
ther charges against him and impicahng
myself also to the effect that he, Ex-Governor
Sheppard, had gambled and won the lumber
mat WAS used In his dwelling, and further
charges are mentioned in the letters that
when had finished his dwelling he carried
me i'm some back room and made me drunk
and won tho money he had pad Inc for the
work.
Now, Mr.. Editor, as the above charges
impleate me TO some extent, and rs L am
acquainted with tho entire transaction, j
therefore denounce every charge and accnsa-
tion in that direction TO be an infamous lie,
as bnse n, hell itself bought every piece
and parcel of the material myself, without
the slightest knowledge Of Mr.. Sheppard as
10 where or from whom 1t WAS purchased,
and when | completed the work he paid me
every cent due me, and rs to the drinking
and gambling with Ex-Governor Sheppard,
have never drank drop Of whiskey with
him, neither has he ever drank any IN my
presence. | have never seen him play ut
cards with any one | shall ever stand
ready TO vindicate myself when my name IS
connected WIN suCh i"iso ""' "''0"'
charges.
am responsible for all l say and do,
and / oan DO found ut any time among tho
citizens of Edgefed by any one who dc
siros TO see me. u. ID. MINIS.
Edgefed, August 10th.
A CoNTRAsT-With the view Of sitting
tho imsnuation Of Governor Tillman that
John G. Sheppard, his opponent, was a
drunkard and gambler, Cor. james a. Hoyt,
editor of tn Q Grcenville Enterprise ana
NountancSr, wrote TO tho pnstor OF Mr'
Shcppard's church in Edgofeld for miorma-
tion upon the subject lie received the fol-
lowing reply ~
EDGrriELD, 5. c., July 30, 1892
DEAR SIR:--l have been pastor of the
Baptist church at Edgcfcld for n year, and
my relations with Ex-Governor j. G.. Shep'
pard have been cordial mud friendly, and in
all this time have not seen him uud cr tho
influence of liquor or nj all behaving incOn-
sistcntly with his profession as 'hsstinn
uentlcmnn ! esteem him very highly M n
citizen, II iricnI and II member of my church
lie is not II drunkard and as TO his being
n gambler il docs not seem reasonable that
s. Tompkins, Alvin Hart rnd DR.. W. l.
Prescott, of tho village, and I. =. LOWS and
!. II. Bouknight, of tho ncghborhood, drcc
tors Of the bank Of EdGehcld, would have
elected him president ofIhut institution In,
he Lecu of such character. All Of then
man singularly ,ce from anything liile
proiane or ungentiemanly. lie is devoted
as father and husband, liberal and sympa
thetic toward his church and pastor, able
and faithful as lawyer and counsellor, aud
officer. You may with safety trust him.
Very truly, j. y. Boorn.
Col. J. a. IIoyt. GrccnviIlc, S. G..
II. Il. Tillmnu would give a good deal TO
secure Il testimonial like that. II has been
freely published and not denied that his
neisnbors have never known him to do "A
kindly pr charitable net. and 1t is II fact
that, III spite Of his desperate eXoriinns, by
the appointment of workers to Office and
otherwise, his own township is against him.
We have heard it asserted thm not II man
whose land adjoius his will vo, for hin
this year.
These things convey their own moral
The nren who know John G. Sheppard best
endorse him and will vote FIR him Those
who know Is. Il. Tillmau best will not sup.
port him. Two years ago the pooplo knew
little about him, aud majority Of thon
idolizcd him. Now they know him better
and are prepared to scnd him back to those
who have already repudialal. him hscauss
charlottesville State.