The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-30
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
About u Personal Lettor Made Against
DIR lSYTd.

About Personal Lettor Made Against
DIR. Hyrd.
COLUMBIA, s. G., Aug; 2i.-A copy
of the following card addressed to the
editor of the Register, was yesterday
given to the press for publication. The
card Is rather sensational In its nature
and makes very racy literature:
Columbia, S. g, August, "a, 1894.
TO the Editor Of the Register: have
noticed your coup detat In a recent
comments thereon, in which you pub
lish personal letter written bv me to
( the Rev. l.. ID. Bass, on June q. Mr..
Bass was at that time Butler candi-
date for the State Senate and the let
ter, containing, as 1t did, some sugges.
tionB and information from "Butler
headquarters" as you express 1t, was
made much Of by you and your pol1ti-
cal sagacity and activity, as demon.
strated In securing the letter, was en-.
| phaslZed to commend yourself and your
paper to the movement.
Now, Mr.. Editor, in the first place 1t
Is due Mr.. Bass to say that In / letter
received from him recently he gays: 81
was never more surprised than when l
saw the publication Of your letter to
me Of June 9th. l regret 1t and as
sure your that l am innocent Of the
thing being made public" So much
for Mr. Bass. A high and honorable
gentleman, by the way, who smarts
under even the shadow of Inference
that he would break confidence In the
way indicated In your comments and
by the publication Of the letter.
But here, Mr.. Editor, is the part Of
your great political and sagaclous &C.
tivity, which l want to make public.
| am reliably Informed that very re-
Gently, DR.. Byrd Of Florence county
Gan ex Legislator from that county, has
spoken more than once, on the streets
Of Florence Of having found CD let
ter written Mr.. Bass, and that In It's
publication he, DIR. Byrd, would make
a ten. strike. L am further informed
that when the public speaking took
place at TimmOnsville, In Florence
number Of candidates to his house al
that place to dinner. That at the sug
Restion Of the host the guests took oi
their coats In the bed room and retired
to the sitting room, after dinner tC
smoke. Mr. Bass had the letter yo,
have published In his pocket when h
, went to DR.. Byrd's house, it was "ou
! Of sight when he left.
= The letter. l am Informed and bt
| llOfo, WAS yOu NY NIL. mCCdll Y
, Florence, and was given him by ID
, Byrd (our hospitable hosD. In you
v editorial comments you say: "The lei
ter has been sent to US by one Of tn
n most active and vigllant Reformers
- the eastern part of the State" AlIo,
=. me to suggest that this "activity an
/. vigilance" Is taking very dangerOu
,. turn and this very "actiVe and Wig
q liant" individual and host may hav
n been down into Mr.. Bass's pockets fl
=, paper of moro commercial value for a
v we know. Not finding that, he seems
r have taken everything else In sight an
:. let his find of political paper act as th
next best thing.
You are welcome, Mr.. Editor, to a.
f letters gotten at the houses Of peopl
from the pockets Of their guests, whe
coats, by invitation. are hung in an ad
joining room and the guests lure'
away by a cigar, are out Of sight.
have written Bro. Bass to take warn
, ing himself and to memoriZe the fol
!, lowing lines and repeat them for tn
protection Of his people:
Will you walk into my parlorp said tn
, spider to the fly.
Well, hardly, said the insect, anu h,
, winked the other eye.
iOu parlOr haG an entrance, but of al
exit it Is shy.
SO I'll stay on the outside and remain
l. little "hy."
This communication is written OF
the suppOsition that Mr.. Bass and my
self are correct In placing our men,
IL we are wrong, let him make an hon
orablo disclaimer.
All names desired will be given or
. application and the undersigned Is per
r sonally responsible for every line o.
2 this communication.
. Very truly.
4 JOHN G. CAPERs.