The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-09-05

The good people OF Anderson were tired of be-
ing outraged by the lawless element, with the
knowledge and consent Of at least the majority Of
those charged with the conduct Of affairs. They
clean government, conducted in the interest of
law and order and common decency. And they
do not expect that Council to disaEroint them.
do not believe it will. We would have accom-
man had done his duty whom We had right to
expect to do his duty. And if some men had not
done-well had not done what we had never
thought them capable Of doing As 1t was we Ti dld
result shows that we can elect suitable men to
preside over the destinies Of Anderson, and that
we do not have to swallow the nominations of the
"blind tigers" 1t is because We have tamely sub
mitted, and have not been heroic and patriotic
enough to fight for home, God and our country
that we have been dominated By the saloon 80
long. y. L. MARTIN.
Have the insinuations of this doughty
reverend reformer any foundation in
fact? All the old councilmen are men Of
the highest character, five of them out OF
six, being members of the different
Churches, in good standing, having the
respect and confidence of the entire COM
munity. Most of them gave notice that
they would not serve If re-elected-a ma
jority of them having served two terms.
Our citizens, all this time, never suspect
lawless element, dominated by the whis-
kew ring, until this redoubtable reformer
(?) proclaimed it on the streets on the
evening of general election for City Of
fees, and has since repeated it in the
press. Surely the credulity Of this i'm
maculate brother has been imposed upon,
and had whispered into his ear, as facts,
the many evil and damaging reports that
were manufactured and circulated for
partigan purposes. There was, no real is-
sue in the recent City election, Mayor
Tolly having assured his friends that If
reelected, he would use every effort to
enforce the law against the illegal sale of
whiskey. There was no fight over
Councilmen. the only trouble being to
get suitable men to consent to serve.
Mr.. Tolly's record as Mayor for the past
twelve years or more stands for itself,
and no town can boast of better or more
efficient officer. And if there has been
any lawless element dominating the good
citizens of the town, it was encouraged
and abetted by some Of the very men who
were most cldn,oTouS for a change, and
their conversions were instantaneous, not
even heard of until the eve of the cleo
tion. Under the anomalous condition of
the whiskey law for period of three
months, caused by the decision OF the
Supreme Court, whiskey was sold in An
derson as well as other towns, actually
encouraged and winked at by the highest
officers of the State. Even local Trial
Justices were instructed not to issue in
such cases. Under such conditions, May
or Tolly, we presume, counselled by the
City Attorney, Mr.. G. e. Prince, gen.
tleman Of high legal attainments, as we'll
as character, pursued the only course left
open to him. The wisdom of his action
has been sustained by recent decision
of the Mayor of Columbia-that the city
had no Jurisdiction in cases of the sale Of
whiskey, and all cases docketed for trial
in that city were dismissed.
Whenever preacher cf the Gospel OF
love and peace descends to the level of
partisan and makes himself conspicuous
BY unfounded charges and abuse of 9th
ers who are his equals in everything that
pertains to good citizenship, he destroys
his usefulness for good in the community
in which he lives, and though he may not
"Vote for the devil" he does his dirty
work by bearing false witness, and by
sowing the seeds of hatred and strife.
JUSTICE.