The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-13
LARRY CAN'T SPRINGS A SENSATION.
ALLEG ED CROOKEDNIISS Al THE
STATE DISPENSARY.

"A Letter Without Signature which
Was Privately Circulate cu-Gnntt
Acknowledges He Wrote il and
Threatens to Expose Corruption
Clerk Scrugss Tells Why He
Wdnted the Matter Kept Quiet.
The Columbia Register contained /.
few days ago the following letter,
which Durportcd to have been written
to Clark Howe H. OF the Atlanta Con
stitution, and has been exhibited for
tho past month in & private way
among officials in Columbia, with the
understanding that it was written by
tho editor Of the Piedmont IieadliglG
Tho story was told that the lcttor had
been brought to Columbia by Mr..
Bckart, of Atlanta, whose name is
mentioned in it, and who belongs to Il
liquor firm in that city. Mr.. Howell
Is SAID To have transferred IL tu Back
art, and he Used it to promote his bu,i,
ness before the State board Of cOntrol in
the sale Of liquor. CAN'T was working
in the interests of Seth w. Scruggs,
the cl"rk Of the Eoard, who was Il can
dldatC for reelection, and his princi-
pal opponent was d. \. G. QUITS, the
shipping clerk, who is charged in the
letter with accepting II bribo from
Bickart. With this explanation the
reader will be able to understand the
correspondence which follows:
SpARrANBURG, 5. G., Feb. Il, 1857.
Dear Ciu"h-Tnis will BE- hs.nued
you by my friend, MIR. [. O. j. Wcoi,
and who will explain TO you ust what
| want. | am anxious to control tho
State Board Of Dispensary Commits
sioncrs, SO that | can help out MY
friends, and also your friends, B.umen-
thai and Bickart, Of Atlanta, Ga.
Now, Clark, TO be plain with you, in
order to accomplish this we must down
a man namo Ouzls, and keep our mu-
tual friend, Seth Scruygs. in control.
We can down QUITS If | can get MIR.
Bickart to give me a statement Of the
transactions between himself ana
QUITS, and can show, as | believe is the
case, that QUITS agreed to push his
liquors if he U5ickart would pay him
% cents per case.
| want you to sec MIR. Bickart and
get II statement from him Of his propJ.
sition to QUITS, aud how it WAS first re-
ceivcd. [ do not wish it for pubict.-
tion, but simply to bulldcze him out Of
the race against s5cruggs. Hon. ID. Nj.
Miles. el ectcd member Of board for five
yea S my personal friend and from
Spa, burg County. Col. Willie Jones,
chairman Of tho board is one OF my
"dflnCSL friends, ana VIII Visit I'M next
Friday and talk over matters. [ want
to get QUITS condemnation by that
time. Jones is Il strong Scruggs man.
| want you to say to Bickart to en-
body in his statement that after his,
first conference with the board he tried
to get Il second audience, so lis to TIL
the whole truth, but was gagged and
not allowed to do SO, at the instigation
OF QUITS.
If | can keep Scruggs in, it means
that our friends will be taken care Of,
but If QUITS succeeds he will not order
pint from B. x b., and he is opposed
to MIR. Bickart, because Of that inter
view with the board.
| Il SO want you and your father, if
Mr.. Is. gives this statements, to certify
to his high character.
| have other things behind, bat want
this certificate rs an opening shot. as
stated, 1t is not for publication, but
simply to uae to kill any support that
QUITS might get.
Mr.. Wood will give you the full story
Of that matter.
Truly your friend,