The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-27
THURSDAY. MAY 81, 1897,
THLHHIAN'S LETTER.

.ucod with some modi fications and
published at last. There was not
lalf as much in it rs was general.
y expected and disappointment
,mong the gossipers must prevail
oan alarming extont.
The main subjects treated il
hat celebrated opistlo are the Ag
'icultural Hall case and the dis
oensary scandals. About the lat
ter he says among other things:
"Samples wero sent in groa
quantities when I was connected
with tho dlspensary, and not know
ing what else to do with then
they were frocl y distributed among
tho visitors to tho institution as
one means of determining the
qualities Of tho liquors and also as
courtesy.
l carried somo to my house and
used them, as did Governor Evans
and I presume tho present State
board Of control havo dono like
wise, and ] have no apology to
mako for it, During my term
there woro very few other articles
than liquor soized. though I re-
call tho fact that kegs and small
barrels Of liquor woro found pack
cd in rice barrels and also in casks
Of hams. instructed Mr.. Trax-
ler to take account Of all contra
band articles and dispose of them
according to law.
Whilo thoro is q great howl
raised in regard to tho dispensary
by the old bar room advocates, ii
is done with the lntcntiol rf un-
dermlning and destroying the dis
pensary system, and they don t
caro- SO much for the punishment
of these men as they rejoice in tho
opportunity tho recent exposures
have afforded them for rcvamping
the old ISLANDERS about "rebatcs. "
The obvious purpose of the anti
newspapers, roform, anti.
temperance and antl-deccncy, their
obvious purpose, say, is to fol-
low up tn" line of fight laid down
long ago to bcsmirch the charac-
ter Of any and every mau connec-
ted with the dispensary, and to
magnify everything which can bc
criticised in the management, in
order to break 1T down in tho af-
fecticns Of the people and TO ac-
compllsh tho restoration of bar
rooms in some form. The system
has no inherent vice which ought
to work its dissolution, and it only
requires to be conducted as the
Asylum, or rs the tax department
Is run to command the respect and
support Of the people. No one
can claim that this IS a matter OF
impossibility. and if tho system
shall finally fail it will be owing
70 tho Improper administration of
the law.
So much 70, the general subject
now for particulars. ] have wait
cd to see this weeks "IIeadlipht,"
so as to have Gantts specific
charges covering the administra-
ton of the law under "Ben Till
man and Traxler," and like 9TH
ers, | have been astonished at tho
etfrontery which gives out 90 much
smoke and 80 little fire. He mero-
ly dips his syringe into the gutter
Of filth and slime emanating for
the last three years from the News
and Courier, the State, tho Spar
tanburg Herald and the Green
Vile Dailoy News, with which th'
people have beon 80 disgustod, ant
spatters me along with others will
its contents. He, however, wind
up with q rciteration of the cry
"Investigate, investigate, investi
gate!"
I have not Stunned nor dreaded
an investigation, and I do no
shun 1T now, but l vonture tn
prediction that my onomies vii
= be sorry if one be hold, and vii
declare that it is not honestly
made. They do not want the time
to come when they cannot dig ur
the question of rebates and cast
insinuations against my honesty
When these State slandors about
rebates under my Administration
were put in circulation by the
newspapers, and then taken up by
Gen. Butler in the canvass three
years ago, [ met them promptly
and vigorously at Union and else
where, and in the winter I joined
with Governor Evans in asking
that tho Legislature should ap-
point committee to look INTO the
dispensary's management and set
'he chNrGoe Of corruption OF rest
.OreY0T.
Tho books of the djapousary aud
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