The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-02
TILLMAN To ELLERBE.
THE SENATOR MAKES PUBLIC THAT
FAMOUS LETTER.

Some Red-Eot R,adIrg-The Senate
Courts Iovestigstion INTO His Admins
tration OF the Dispsnsary and Pays HI
Respects TO ais Enemies.
Senator Tillman who passed through
Spartanburg Saturday, gave out th'
following statement tc the press:
Governor Ellerte having declined
20 give my letter to the press as | re
ouested, I waited to hear from hin
before giving it Cut. It was writer
very hurriedly, and some things in i
seemed 10 him to be reflection Oh b!
admintration, and he also objected tc
nv structures On some men and things
as coming through him for fear they
would be considered as receiving his
endorsement As l intended no re
Election on the Governor, and had nc
purpose Of Striking others over his
shoulder" I have modified the Ian
gusge which he considered to rehec!
on him and give the letter to the PUB
lie in the form Of a statement. on ~
addressed it to him, in the first place.
because, being Governor, he alone
could order an investigation. 1t is
substantially as first written, exec pt
tnat I nave changed my comments on
the Agricultural Hall matter some,
since reading the opinion Of J Justice
Harlan, and LETT OUT one or two SEN
tences which might be considered as
making ooastful comparisons.
The Dispensary scandals and the
recent decision in regard TO the Agri-
cultural Hall case have excited a deep
feeling OF concarn in the MINDS Of the
people of the State and have given my
enemies coed excuse to engagea1ew
il tae pleasant pAstine OF abusing and
slandering me in connection with
both. l commend heartily the Cover
nor's action III pressing the recsnt IN.
vestigation and join IL the sentiment:
Let no guilty man escape have no
desire, nor do believe has the Cover
nor, to make scapegoats Of anyone,
but if there are any big fish in the net,
let them not break through and pun
ish only tue little ones.
There has been more or less loose
ness IN vogue il regard to samples
from the very start, and il is probable
that contraoaud liquors and samplss
became mixed in Lne minds OF men
connected with the Dispensary, SO that
due regard 10 law has not Ceen had II
the disposal OF contraoand seizures.
But if there are graver crimes IN
connection with The management than
these with which they have thus TAR
been charged, / DO not see tina! much
good viii coGIe, even if Scruggs and
Castor are punished to the fullest ex-
tent Of the law. n this connection, /
would suggest that tco much stress
seems to be given to the having Of a
"hocuS pocus key. Scruggs vas the
trusted agent OF the Board OF Control,
so much SO that they refused CT failed
to elect Commissioner, and cannot
see what need he had for key. Ship
ments must have been received cor
stantly, and I do not know how they
could nave been placed IN the contra
band room Unles. there was key al
ways in lis possession to open It with.
It's possible, at this DISTANCE, however,
and for the lack Of familiarity Win
the present workings Of the DISpea-
sary, that my criticisms along this
line are worthless. Samples were sent
II in great quantities when vas con
nected with the Djspensary, and not
knowing what else to do with them,