The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-02
QUITS FIRES ANOTHER GUN.
: JUST SMELLING THE wooDs

81.
His Correspondence in Marion Conn
ty Toll an Interesting Tale About
Ex'Chairman Hasellen.
MIR. d. A. G. QUITS has begun new
series OF revelations, and promises to
open with heavier guns hereafter. He
writes as follows
To the Editor of Tho State:
So far there have been two and q
velatt0ns." do not think any impress
zion has been made on the public by
the two and quarter attempts, which
are only an effort to muddy the waters
by calling mo names 30 as to divert at
tentiOn from the clearcut issues have
made. The public does not care what
10 thought Of me by the men against
whom 1 have made chargos-but the
public is anxious to know II those
charges are true. II no better dc.
fense can be made than has been pre-
sented, they had better keep silent.
They try to weaken my charges by at.
tacking my character, but while they
call me names and mako q few charges,
they simply make the charges and do
not attempt to prove them as proved
what charged.
The quarter attempt was made by j.
st. Julien Yates, who simply exempil-
fed the truth OF the saying that fools
rush In whore angels fear to tread"
There is no use wasting time on such
q poor, Pitiful diEpensary pimp. He
used to hang around Columbia, beg
ging for orders. He got several large
orders for glass, but his bottles were
OF such Inferior quality that he could
sell no more, and had to find fresh
fields to work. Then he secured q
beer privilege In Cha, lesion, which he
farmed out, getting 875 month for
tho use of his privilege. The tenant
holders Of the privilege finally was
closed out, owing the State several
hundred dollars for royalty. Yates
now rushes into print and bootlicks
the majority faction, probably In the
hope that his zeal will be rewarded
with some OF the crumbs from the dis
pensary table, at which he has feasted
In the past.
The replies of Haselden and Black
have already been sized up by the
papers OF tho State at their true value.
They are generally regarded as q
transparent attempt to draw attention
away from my charges by blackguard-
Ing me. But even were all they say
about me true-and 1t ls not, nor have
they attempted to give proof-it would
not weaken the force Of my charges,
which backed up with proof.
Some papers say l should not have
waited until lost my position before
making charges. At the outset OF my
revelations as to unworthy officials
who made public Office q private snap,
l stated that many matters OF which |
would write l had reported to the
members Of the State board OF control.
II In their judgment it was not wise
then'to turn on the light and have an
investigation, It is not my fault and
should not be charged up to me. The
complaints made Of Irregularities
drew down upon me the wrath Of those
against whom charges were nude. |
was accused Of being a mischiefmaker
and was In danger OF losing my posi-
tion. My frieuds on the board advised
me to make no more complaints until
they had majority OF the board, but
unfortunately they have remg!22SSd IN q
minority.
When 1 was first elected book.
Keeper to Commissioner Vance, Mr..
Haselden, then chairman, asked me
to, keep him posted. I did so for
awhile, until saw he would do moth
ing ON my reports. He was not 80
strong ON Investigations then as he is
now.
Mr: -Haselden In his card says he re-
plies to articles appearing over my
name" would like for him to inform
the public who wrote the messages to
the board OF control he signed and
read to IL while chairman. He got
the credit for them, but who wrote
them? One OF the messages ended by
praising my work as bookkeepor and
saying 1 was we'll qualified and COM
petent. l did not write that part, for
am too modest to praise myself. But
that praise Of me made the other
clerks Jealous, and paragraph had to
be added giving them tho praise of the
chairman. l am responsible for all
deD does not like them he can easily
find me.
VIII Mr.. Haselden tell the public
who wrote his statement in regard to
Mr.. Mcdaniel OF Chester, who was re-
moved by the board ? BY the way,
docs he write what he now signs :?
Judging by the past would say that
he gets somebody else to do 80.
In those days Mr.. Haselden did not
think me incompetent. Nor does he
believe now that I am either incompe-
tent or dishonest. II he did, he would
have had me removed on such charges
instead of o trumped up charge for
violation OF an alleged order OF the
board-a charge they did not dare
give me hearing On, though they
promised 1t.
But Mr.. Haselden Is good at making
false charges, such as no preferred
against MIR. Douthit, and he now insin-
uates against me. He started at that
game early in life. have gone back
and traced up his record. would not
have done this but for the fact that
the child is father to the man and the
further fact that as the twig is inclined
80 is the tree bent. l will show how
he ie now fulfilling the promise OF his
youth. As preface to that story,
which will be published in the future
/ will publish two letters from citizens
OF Marion, Mr.. Haselden's homo coun-
ty, showing how my revelations "
are appreciated by his neighbors. A
mans standing at homo is the surest
criterion OF his real worth--if he have