The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-16

Some time in the fall or early winter
of '95, Gov. Evans again mentioned
Mill Creek to me and said Hubbell
had been to see him and left prices.
l retorted by saying, ''Why does he
come to you, 1 am the only party in
this State who can buy whiskes9" He
endeaved to force NE to buy from
Hubbell by ordering me to do so, as
his prices were less than we were pay
ing. l told him I would suffer remov-
al before l would do SO. See below
comparison OF prices as given by Gov.
Evans today except the one marked
dispensary prices with 5 per cent. off.
l cannot get the invoices, but will
have to take Gov. Evans prices as cor
rect. Evans statement of prices:
Hubbell Prices. Dispensary Prices:
x Bourbon. K Bourbon. LAO
Xxx Bourbon. .1.53 Xxx Bourbon. 81
x Rve........1.G x Rye........L40
XX Rye......1.62 Xxx Rye.....s1.66
Xxx Rye. ..2.10 Xxx Rye. 90
Comparison with dispensary prices
as given by Evans with 5 per cent. off
which was demanded and obtained ia
each and every instance on above
grades:
x Bourbon. .1.37 x Bourbon. SO
Xxx Bourbon SO Xxx B'rbon.L n.L49.15
K Rye........1.A x Rye........1.S3
Xxx Rye......1.62 Xxx Rye. ..1.A9.05
Xxx Rye. ..2.10 xxx Rye. .2.0S
In the matter of the new dispensary
law at the last session, I did oppose it
on business grounds, but when the
governor asked me to withdraw my
opposition as it was an administration
measure did so and published in my
card to DR.. Bates, that I had opposed
the passage of the Lew law because it
was impracticable and unbusiness
like, but at the request of the governor
I had withdrawn my opposition, but
l continued to fight his going on the
board. AS to the governor saying to
me that if did not stop my opposition
''he would indicate to the legislature
the probable cause Of my opposition, ;"
Gov. Evans Knows that he never init.
mated such a thing to me.
The governor says the meeting OF
the legislature came and in the alb
sence of proof direct against Mixson
Il decided to drop the matter but to
take away from him any chance Of
temptation and recommend the entire
control be taken from his hands, etc."
The governor had probably forgotten
when he wrote this that he sent his
dispensary message recommending a
new law to the legislature on the 10th
day of February, and I told him OF
Scruggs' trip on the night of the 18th
OF February, seven days after his mes
sage had been read to the general as
sembly.
Whilst my boy did get some money
from the Live Oak people, never got
a cent of it and knew nothing of it
until the money had all been squan-
dered, and / have never received q
cent since I have been in the State dis
pensary other than my salary. And
now since Governor Evans accuses me
so lavshly of getting the public
money, will he tell US how he ran up
his expense account against the dis
pensary under the following circum
stances: In March, 1895, he was go:
ing to Washington. I gave him some
papers to go before the internal reve-
nue. collector to have 20 barrels of
whiskey released which had been
seized by the United States govern
ment. On mis- return he made an ex-
pense account Of $3.50, approved it
himself and received warrant for
same. The records in the dispensary
show this. T. d. MXsoN.