The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-12
WANTS THEM ANSWERED
The Governor Accused of Dodging Ger.
tain Questions.
Editor Columbia Register:

Editor Columbia Register:
Governor Evans at Orangeburg read
certain questions which he stated he
received from The Gospel Temper.
ance Union" and made whath claims
was satisfactory answer to them.
'rhe first question Of the series was not
r ,ad by the Governor nor alluded to
b, him, but was important as con
text to the next question which he
reaQ IS the first and turned to his own
use.
The first question was as follows:
Have you at any time during the
operation OF the dispensary law re-
ceiyed compensation as attorney or
counsel for the Charleston brewers Or
liquor dealers of that cityi"
When he first saw these questions, a
copy of which as matter OF courtesy
and fairness were given to him before
the meeting commenced at Shandon
(Columbia) On Wednesday, be demur-
red to the first two as unnecessary, ex-
planning that he had acted as counsel
in the matter for the Charleston brew
ers of rice beer after the passage Of the
dispeary Act in 1898, and that at the
next session of the Legislature the
right to sell rice beer was forbidden
by an amendment of the act.
This was taken as an admission on
his part of his agency in the transac-
ton as the paid representative OF the
brewers, which was what the question
was intended to bring out. It was
agreed 1.-THE two ques ionsshouldnot
be read and that he would answer the
other questions of the series that day.
He failed to allule to them, saying
after his speech that he had forgotten
them. but promised TO do 80 the next
day at Orangeburg.
1t will be seen tnat he used the Sec
ond question as the first, emitting the
first altogether, which was species of
suppression which aided him admira-
bly, to keep from the public the i'm
portant admission which he had made
to the questions personally, that he
was the paid counselor of the brewers
during the operation of the Dispense
ry law and that he did use his agency
during that period to procure for
them special privileges which others
did not enjoy.
Now, as to the other questions.
What must be thought OF his answers
to the questions asked him for the au-
thority of law by which he granted
beer privileges. he was asked: will
you point out the authority OF law
under which you acted as Governor
and chairman of the State Board OF
Control in 1895, in granting what are
known as special privileges to certain
individuals for the sale OF beer IN Co
lumbia and Charleston? Did you not
| make such appointment without au
| thority of law, and without the con.
sent or approval of the State Board OF
Control OF which you was charm AMI
If 50, what were your reasons for
making said appointments without
the authority of law2"
And be replied: The State board
had right to make the rules: Tlllnan
as chairman made rule that brewer
les could sell their bser as parts of the
Dispensary. Old man Seegers 10
Columbia has as much right rs the
Charleston brewery to have the priVil'
ege, and | granted him the privilege.
That's the only privilege granted.
The new State Board has extended
them some, but don't know whether
they had the right to do so. !"
This after admitting that the ac
had denied the right in the face OF ms
special efforts as attorney to secure il
for the brewers. Now, Cover nor
will you kindly answer these ques
tions fairly and squarely, either OF
the stump or through the columns OF
the press and oblige,
Yours Respectfully,
RoBT. N. ADAM.