The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-08
A Reply to 'sCitizen."

EDITORS INTELLIaENoER: We ask
space in your columns to reply briefly to
An article which appeared IN your last is.
sue signed "Citizen."
This "citisen," this would-be calamity
killer, makes some gtievous charges and
wonderful revelations, if the facts bear
him out in his statements. But let us
consider some of them and see If there is
truth in what he has said, and whether
the facts warrant such statements. In
the second paragraph of his article he
says, in referring to a government distil-
lery: "Previous to the incipiency of this
grog shop, the tranquility Of the Corner
Township was never married." and in the
same paragraph, "the calmness of the
Corner has been superseded by fagatious
carousings and midnight marauders."
{ Citizen must certainly have but limi-
ted knowledge of the history Of the Cor
uer Township. Whiskey has been un-
lawfully sold there yer since the war,
and the dockets of the United States Com
missioners at Anderson and Pickens will
bear me out in this statement. Besides
my recollection is that from the close of
the war in '65, to the enactment of the
Dispensary law in '92. there had been
eight homicides in that Township, and
that no one was punished for any ofthese
killings. Since the enactment of this
law, If there has been any one killed in
that To @nship we have not heard of it.
We refer to these facts to show the AMI
mus that must have prompted these
reckless statements. And be does not stop
here. His undetermined filings at tho
Dispenssry law and Senator Tillman show
hir1 to be q suitable connecting link be-
tween the two disreputabls places 20
which he refers. IF he Is so anxious that
the law should be enforced. and that the
morals of his community should be pro-
tected and improved, why does he not
come out like q man and get up the evil
dence or assist the State Constables in
getting it and bring to punishment these
violators of law to whom he has referred.
But no, like the whining sycophant that
be is, he prefers to misrepresent the Dis
pensary Law, reflect on Tillmanites and
State officers, aud last, butnot least, to re-.
feet upon the morality and veracity of
men in his community. Ifthere are out
laws and liars in Corner Township why
did he not name them. and not do injus-
tice to the good people there-as we know
there are as good, truthful and heightened
citizens in that Township as are in the
State.
Besides, we will say for "Citizen's"
benefit, that If he will manifest the same
interest in Working up cases against vio-
lators and in helping rs to enforce the
Dispensary Law, that be has in this gen.
eral attack upon his neighbors and pub
lie officers, we will assure him good re-
suits One or two men in his Township
with moral courage enough to openly OPP
pose the violations of the liquor law, can,
in q reasonable time, with the assistance
of one of the State Constabulary rid the
Community OF the illicit sale of whiskry.
"Citizen" has done q good work in bring
ing to public notice these violations of
the law, but bis of doing it is, In
our judgment, deserving even more &c.
we're condemnation than we have given
it. Now if he is really in earnest and de-
sires the law enforced we shall expect to
hear from him again, either by public or
private COIN munication.
Respectfully,
J R. FAINT,
Chief State Constable.
Greenville, s.. c., april 7th, 1895.