The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-10-21
ssNo V!hitewashing, Please.'


The partial Investigation Of tho dispen-
sary m 4nagement was only breaking the
ice, and far from satisfactory to our peo-
pie. The work will be resumed in Octo-
her, when the whole business must be
investigated from bottom to top and from
start to finish. Enough has already been
developed to show Transparent evidences
of bribery and corruption, if not dellher-
ate stealing. If there are thieves and
hribetakers connected with the dispensa-
rv management, why let their names be
known. that they may either be prosecu-
ted, and If the law cannot reach them,
then thew can be branded hv public exc
Grafton and retired to tha daapast ard
most ipnnnineone shades nf private life.
The editor of tho Haadlight ia y Reform
or and friend To TN. disnarsarv Ia y. Rnt
at the same time the great mass Of farm
ars, at the hack Of this mnvament. are
honest and inrnrrnptihla. and will not
endorse ANYTHING tha. sma"ks of fmiernan.
acament nr ros"alitv. r. narassarc, let
the entire profits Of the dispansarv for
wear be eyrendad in investipa'ing the
clas. Let competent accountants GO
through those hooks from the dav the
husiness started M to the hnnr that the
Investigation commenced. Snm mons
those dealers from whom whiskav was
honpht, and then require "verv man who
ia nr has hnnn connected with thr disnen-
Sarv tn answer truthfully every question
orononndaf.
AZ Reforrners and honest rren can
not aff,rd to cnver cp corrnntlon, or
shield onr friends when thev hetrav the
trust repnsed in them Ifthe officers ga
lected hv the people and the Legislature
are corrupt, whv let the fact he known.
Irhas been the history Of every conn
try that any party, to hold supreme pow
ar for long term of years, will gradually
hecnma tainted with corruption, and
must he watched. Now. we do not charge
our Refnrm officials with venalitv hnt
we do know, that grave charges have hean
made against snmn nf them. and which
charges have never hpan satisfactorily an
swared, There IL q cloud Of black amoka
If suspicion ascending from the diapen-
sarv building and there mnHt he the fire
of corruption snmewhare. Well, let us
90 to work, discover IT,. and then stamp
ont the last spark. Un1asa we do this.
the Reform movement will ha surely
held responsible and should ha held
Responsible, too. Pit if the mon who
have the task of investigation in hand
will go tn work and pnrifv evarv public
office. and fix blame where it belongs, so
f,r from such disclosures ininr'ng the
Reform party they can and will onlv
serve to strengthen the confidence of the
masses in The purity of our movement,
and give ms new lease on power.
And when they ara through with that
lIspensary investigation, let legislative
committee then make careful investi-
CATION of that bond deal. We helieve that
Gov, Evans will demand this, for he owes
it not only to himself but to those friend
who 40 Loyalty supported him for the
United States Senate. Let Mr.. Rhlnd he
summoned, and every other man who
knows ausht Of the transaction.
The Piedmont Headlight does not in
tend to support any party that cannot
show clean balance sheet. Our Reform
movement is made up Of honest formers.
and thew demand that the officers they
have placed in power he held TO strict ar-
count, anGlif anv of them have betrayed
the trust reposed in them, why let their
names be know. They don't want anv
white washing report. Let every ques
tionable transaction he sifted to the bot
tom, and if there is corruption, WHY thew
want to Enowit Piedmont Headlight.