The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-21
A BASE SLAM DER REFUTED.
mo chsrGo th 1t NJ. Sims Was Repub
Hcan Proven to Ds False

l!can Proven TO Ds False
CoLUMBIA, $. g., Dec. 15.-The Reg
lister OF to-day publishes the foI!owi1s
card: "S
EdItor CoiumJi0 Register:
My attention has been cllied to q
communication in your paper of last
FRIDAY from one w. G. Mitchell. of this
pi"ce, In which appears the followinp
sentences: "6
Editor Sims has never stood nat.footed
III any pOlltical party other than the Radi-
cal party. In their rank be occupied a
prominent position until 1876, whom he
| hOpPch over to the Democratic party and
| thGio he commenced his BUSH -whaclllng."
| IEere Is not word Of truth in the
| ABOVE paragraph, as l will amply prove
| ny lhe letters which l append beloy
| ms Is an Old Slauder that was origi-
mated here about fifteen years ago bV a
! liadlcal Official of this county with the
nope OF lujnring me when first came
| 10 OrangChurg to start Democratic
journal, but it signaliy failed Of its
| purpose. as the prosperity and pouu-
larlty OF my paper fully attestS. Wien
! ! llr3t beard OF the villianous slHnder
| fifteen years ago IL once wrote To a
| number CT gentlemen at kingstree-
| Wh"le l had been employed on a Re-.
| publican paper III the capacity of a
| printer, and asked them to state what
| lhy political Affiliations were during
! my residence in that town, as it was
NY connection with that paper which
| lhc S!andcr"r used ;tS a basis for his
| we and Siander0uS charge. | make
| inns s'@temrnt TO explain why tie let.
| ttrS published below are dated several
| years back
| Ii is stated III The paragraph quoted
| above lAat occupied a prominent Do.
! S''loh III me ranks OF the Radical par.
~ unlit 1876, when | Iloupej over 10
ihr Dtmocratic party. Now let us Sc,
| row much truth there is in this state
men'. Up TO 1872 | was employed on
the charleston Courier, when it was
| uought and consolidated with The
! News, me TWO papers becoming the
! present News and Courier. In 1873 |
went 10 klngStree as Il PRIMER and
WORKED as such on paper known as
! the Williamsburg RrpuUlican. where
rtmdlntd until after the election of
Hampton in 1876, when | went to Spar.
tanburg, having bought Il half interest
| III me present Spdrtanburg Herald, at
| that time weekly paper
as 10 my political affiliations while
AZ h'ngStree, | Will lei the letters pub,
ilS,rd below speak. The first letter |
WI introduced is from the Hon. r. NJ.
Gh!Aud, the leading lawyer at King
stree to-day, and Il Staunch and uucom
pI"nlslng Democrat. lIerp 1t is:
w. kINCSTREE, 5. c., Dec. !, 1878.
| MIX. JAS L. SINS.
MY DEAR SIR:--I am very much sur
plSt" at III, c"nte' IS of your letter. The
persistent Den"cratic position maintained
NY yourself at this place, especially uudrr
the p'cn'lar circumstances Of your cmplny.
menl, and yo"r late career on the staff of
thee Spartanburg Herald, are certainly sur.
n'irht TO Iepud ate the imputat cndeay-
| oicd t. be fixed upon you. our a>socin-
TONS ere w"l" such that 20 Radical would
rave ben p mitt Il to criol, and | am
r'ady, as ain certain any Of the gentle.
men ct tho immunity would he. to Il vou
any service in cushing the SANDER that
eHlly disposed.
Very truly youls.
~, IHOS. y. GILLAND.
ne NJ X W!tNeSs | vii! Introduce. is
co., X. {: Logan, who ~ The time
l]Ved at kiIgStree was the owner and
editor OF the kingstree Star, stu,uch
Democratic paper, and now owner ard
c"l'or CT the County RecOrd, the only
paper published in kingStrec Hear
rat be SAYS:
-, CHARIESTON, 5. G., Dee 10, 1878.
MIR. JAS l. SUNS, OKANGEBURG, :. G..
nEAK SlR:II have just received your
Ittt"r OF IN" 9th in taTt asking Lie to give |
and politlaily in kingstrce during vour
IrHi"Ghc there. take pleasure in st lting
tn''i curing my acquaintance with YOU al |
that place | always found you to bf a cen
trmah VINO enjoyed the confidence If the
best rcoplc of that pla"r, politically and
socially. | never knew you 70 act with
ihe liadical party in politics, no ncvc"
heard oi You being accu> Cd Of being urtrnr
10 your pr iciplc5 as native South Caro-.
o!imian. our depo'tmcnt as a citizen
commenced you to the esteem Of all whose
pleasure It was - come in contact with
Sou' Let me say to you that GOOD men
WI not believe the reylings of bad mon
ahd IN their attempt t. iniurc Won thrv
only expose Themselves.
Very truly yours,
H. {. LOGAN.
20 much for Democratic tcsIlmonv
! VIII now Introduce a letter from \
Louis Jacobs, Repubiican and bu.i- |
ness manager Of the pap . on which | |
WORKED, 10 show that my EMPLOYERS |
well understood my politics, and that | |
vas as outspoken III my Democracy to |
,hem as l was TO my Democratic fel- |
loW-cltlZtn3. Mr.. Jacobs Is moSl ex-
cHilenL MAJ! and lS now Il resident Of |
InaFicH'oh, >. e, helng Deputy Bcve-
nue. collector for that district. Here |
is his letter:
NINGsrREE, S. g., Dec. ,, 1878.
}. l.. SIMS, ESQ, ORANGEEURG. S. G.
DEAR SIR--In reply to your letter of 1st |
instant asking me to state your political |
III IIations while you were working on |
the " lllIamShurg Republican - COMPOST.
tot Deg TO state that during our entire
ihtc'courSr, which was almost daily,
haVlh| been bdsincSs manager OF the con
c I'm, y0H were always known to me, and
all othcr5 connected with the paper, as Il
consistent and 0It>polirn Democrat; in
lart know |. am safe in saying tb t in
th'S Sent'rc county 10 Our had ever c1nsid-
erred ynu as being in sympathy with what,
as punt n you had to pat in type. If
lhlH Is NOT strong enough. put it into shape
y,0ni Ci and end II mo for signature.
with l1:t wis., am,
Yours sincerely, i
80, LOUIS JACOBS.
The above letters are sufficient to
bury this vile slander beyond resurrec-
non, but just to show how much inter
1S.ed was in the success Of the Demo.
'ratlc cause III 1876, | will append one