The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-09-17

A REVELATION or ROTTENNE ESS
The Governor Denies The Charge That He
Had MaigOG0 TiI|Nlan.
\ Paper That viii Create ;
Ntn\ullDn.


th" 81 instant All oditori;i! hrHdr'
"Ihc Second Primary. after ul-cu"S
in& fully the charges preferred agaima
me hy my enemies, yrU rNonriatc me
from All, but give particular promI
ncucr 10 the DISpcnsarY muddI". Il
which MINsOn, tlubnclI and others are
involved, ana clear mo ol THAT, bat yOi
wind up ~ stating Lhat have beet
"hur, very much by my failure t,
specifically deny THAT he lENanSj nrau'
the accusation against Il.iman VIII
which he WAS chargCd hy Duncan,
which, aS | understand, Is that ha'
said to MiN"on that nc (MlNsonl ha'
received no Rebates but that he kncV
that Ben FlIimAn had tined his pockets
on proponnd To me TINS question:
Dld You on did yuG not, Govern"
Evans, say to +. NJ. MiNs0n al amy >im
that Iiiiman had accepted for his owl
use rebates ON whiskry purchased 70
the DispCnsAty. 1r words To that ct
lrCt: By ans wCr!nw this question YOl
can place Yourself upon higher plan,
than you now occupy.
have received to-day letters from
Somroi my personal friends informing
mo that my enemies we're making cApI.
Ia! oLt oi my nature 10 HCuI tili'
chat%c.
III 'hc "'s' pace u - Il surprise 10
me Ihai any person Sh"u!" h"IirNc that
co""l nave o"Hh %uiI'N OF "uch an
ut'crahc'' "hrn III Is rciilclnhrrc" that
cahNaSHcu ihS NtaJr WIN senator
lIl'iiih wv" years ;'%n ahH Hrirndcd
nun 'Eo'l Suci' aLlh"NH l'au" hy bulirr
ana oIhc'S' MY reason !or not noticing
duncan was ti'at rc'civcu the follow
'"E '''T,r ~! .r"tn 9'na,"r l ililliian
KEN ROM D. T., July -, lN"h.
ConlurutIa!.
''0i'' 'oila' Na'E FNHnr'
Dear Governor MUGh TO my sur
prise and disgust john Duncan came
here yesterday evening and bored me
nearly to death. | gave him cold COM
Tort ana Scant courtesy. Now
] think YOU have the tight won, and
you need only act with common pr,i-
GcncC and nothing can affect the re-
suit. bTt stop noticing or alludinu to
Duncan in any Way or oranvlhinr nc saws
or does. Ignore hirn utterly. lmuor,
his charges ana in~inunti0nS dnu'L
ailudC TO him or t,urIr bv name. N,
are all well and send YOU Greetings and
good wishes. NOUr, truly,
i. = J'u.M\H
Besides this, | Was requested Capc-
cialIN by such friends in l,urnwrlI ;,s
senator Aluv!icli. Cot. ,toht A,trfrh
and Solicitor Briiinyrr not 1o notice
Duncan in the slightest manner, un,,
they congratulated me uuon the fnrl
when left the stand. Not Il FRIEND in
.nu'Stutc had surm, lied Lp me that nv
course did not meet WIN publiY an
prevail until after the first primrl.v.
now deny rmphulir:Ilv that ANY
such rrmurE WIS made. Thr ouiv
foundation uDUn which To construct
"urh u fabrication /. the (utlowju~ in
ciI"nt: After MiXson WAS elected
tommiss uncr took him into my pri.
vatc chamber and locked tho door A.;
! desired to thoroughly Impress upon
him The Importance Of his position and
10 outline to him my policy for conducts
ing this branch Of the government
stated to him that / desired him tc
cease purchasing whiskry from The
Mi!I Creek DistiliinH Company Tor tn,
reason that Gc"crHi Bulicr had gon,
oyer the state charging that Governor
ll!iman had received rebates from tn.
company and The state and other Ant
papers hau colnlncntcd upon the fac
ol h'S IAN" purchases and every other
p'!H"Oc ana puotic acl unLli his enemies
oG4!%Vca IT, In"t thrE had also charg
=" 'NaI / WAS innrotcd TO Illiman io'
my e.'c'loh ana ne Nnc" the close re
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