Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-09-08

out IN the daily papers last Stlpy' eYs Z
iLs.ssss q siio B CnafB thsS SYiiiskey & WIS
shipped TO certain points in the State
Which the disnariasry h.ys sss,as. J, Il
yesterdays papers Cove. nor lSllerbe
calls on me to specify. Iyss.sss it;s borne
in mind that / made no charge eainat
eny particular candidates as candidates.
! was disoussing the dispensary systeln,
and undertaking to show how 1t had
been, and always would be, used as a
political machine. As proof Of this
August ~, In tho presence of Governor
Ellerbe and tho othos candidates. at
that time the charge was not denied, nor
tho proof demanded. But now the Gov
ernor wants mo to specify, which ] win
First. A box ~ whiskes ttsan.rlcsI vas
shipped to Laurens, s. g., by express on
paign meeting it was used, and handed
out TO suoh parties as were thirsty, and
who belonged to tho faithful. It came
from q house IN Philadelphia, from which
the dispensary buys liquor, and the box
weighed forty-hve pounds. Another box
Weighing sixty, pounds was also received
from the Same source, but was shipped
to difforent party. 1t Is not necessary
at this time that I should give tho names
y"
for have no dosire to injure tho parties
In the least. i.
Second. At spartanburg, ON tho day
of the campaign meeting at that place, /
discovered that q quantity of tho stuff
was on hand and being used. I was
reliably informed that it had boon shipped
thero q few days before to tho repie-
sontatiyes of oertain whiskoy. houses,
VINO either had Sold, or hoped to sell,
thoir wares to tho dispensary. BY whom
1T was shipped know not. That IL was
shipped thore and used, as above stated,
is absolutely certain. '...... -
Third. A goodly supply was on hand
tho day OF tho campaign meeting at An
dorscn and used freely. Where It came
from l am not preparedto say, but it could
rdly have como from the local dispen-
sary, for it was generally understood that
1t was closed.
I have speciii cd timo and place. A
groat many of tho candidates know that
what / say is truo. How tho whis)foy
could have boon thus shipped in opon
violation of the dispensary law, without
somebody being arrested end punished,
can DO very readily surmised. That such
opon and fragrant violations of tho law
have been indulged III frequently no sano
man can doubt. 1t is tho systom and tho
manner in which it is enforced that am
after, not tho mon.
BY the way, it has boon industriously
circulated by some personal onomies Of
mine and friends Of the dispensary that
havo had whiskey shipped TO mo at diff
foront times, and hayo frequently been
on sprees myself. At q meeting at Lau-
rons l denounced such reports as false,
and my onemies dared not try to furnish
tho proof. 1 did state at that meeting
1nat on ono occasion, some timo last fall,
ordered for medicinal purposes bottle
of blackberry brandy and bottle Of rye
whiskey. Those were turned over to my
wife, and somo of tho contents have boon
used rs medicine. also stated that on
several occasions last year bought whis-
koy at tho dispensary for my wife's
grar father, DR.. VIM. Dorsh, who was
an asod man, and sick for many months
before he died. If such conduct on my
part is a crime 1 stand guilty. furthor
stated, and state now, that have not
for years touched whiskey as beverage,
nor have ever been on sprees, and any
charge to that effect is absolutely false,
as can be testified to by the hest people
of Laurens. Such false charges show
how desperate some of tho disponsary
poopie are, and to what dirty things they
will resort to carry their point. regret
that it has boon necessary for mo again
10 make this statement. Worry truly,
G.. @. FEATuERsTONE.