The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-26

by the size of the orders they obtained.
have shown how especially fortunate
was each house which got one OF Hasel-
denis plentiful supply of cousins as It's
striker. I have also shown that when
one of Haselden's cousins ceased to re.
present house, It's whiskey seemed to
deteriorste In his judgment, for he
ceased advocating orders for 1t and it
likewise ceased to get orders.
AS further evidence Of the conspir-
acy, have cited the action OF the ma
jority faction in removing, without
giving any reason, Dispensers Lynch
and Bookman and the Rlchland county
board Of control. 1t simply further
evidences the determination OF the
majority faction to control the dispen.
sary from to lizard and fill all places
with their partisans, which will enable
them to WELD its full power in politics
and also manipulate the sales OF liquor
to the advantage OF firms represented
by relatives or henchmen Of the ma-
jority faction.
I have shown in the State dispensary
how all corn is not measured with the
same half bushel how ignorance, In
competence and violations Of rules are
excused in henchmen Of the ma jority
faction, while Douthit and are
removed, without o hearing, on
trumped up charges. Lynch, Book
man and the Richland board are re-
moved without even a charge being
made against them. But Dispenser
Brown, at Cheraw, was found short In
his accounts. He admitted that he
had sold liquor on credit and not col
lected for 1t.
Selling liquor on credit is direct
violation of the dispensary law itself
and not mere rule of the board, but
the chairman of the Chesterfield board
Of control wrote here that Brown was
good fellow and he wanted him rein
stated and given time to pay up his
shortage, which the board graciOusly
did. ls there easOn for making such
difference in the treatment of the
two boards Ifso, what is it? In one
case, q dispenser violating the law
under which he holds office, and from
which he gets his living, and in the
other the dispensers have never been
accused OF violating any yIhiug.
Possibly fellow feeling made the ma
jority faction wOndrOus kind to the
Chesterfield dispenser, for l have
shown that Hase.den bought liquor on
credit at the State dispensary, thus
violating the dispensary law himself.
violates 1t, but he had me removed for
an alleged int-act.cn CT 9 dcGbtga! rule
of the board, which is not Of near go
much authority as the law creating
the board. He not only bought on
credit, but he and Miles bought at the
price to dispensers and not to con-
sumers, whereby the county and town
lost their share OF the profit of the
transactions.
1 have cited another instance OF
Haselden's disregard of the rules OF
the board. When Dickson resigned
the position of superintendent, 1t was a
month before his successor was elected.
The board ordered Haselden and
Vance to do the work Of the superin-
tendent during that time AMI they
even gave him extra pay week after
Bryant took charge. He helped pass
work, but that did not keep him from
violating it. The State lost $50 on his
account.
No wonder Haselden did not vote to
punish Webb ior losing tine State s112
by giving beer dispensary authority
to run on after the board had ordered
him to close up.
have charged that former COM
missioner gave away State property at
the dispensary, but was not disciplined
by the board.
I have charged that Haselden made
his term as chairman profitable by
charging per diem for days he was con-
structively at work In Columbia, but
really attending to his business at
home, according to his statement oil
his plans to the treasurer OF Greenville
county
I have made various other charges
againBt strikers and ex.offlcers Of the
dispensary, but who at present are not
charged with its management, which
last particularly wish to attend to.
have attempted to show the people
of the State what manner of men have
control of the dispensary. I have OK.
posed their acts, and If those acts have
not been for the best interests of the
State, it is not my fault, for some OF
them | tried my best to prevent, be-
cause 1 believed them wrong. My
efforts we're In vain, but that was not
my fault. / am ready to assist the
board or any ybody who has the power
to sift out all the wrong doing and
have the diapensary law Obeyed and
carried out honestly and efficiently and
in behalf of the best interests OF the
people, not to the private or political
interests OF the honorable majority
faction OF the board.
| This brings the matter squarely up
to the attention OF Governor Nc
Sweeney, who has q chance to sigma
lie his administration by attempting
to purge the board Of its unworthy
members, the majority faction. The
statements have made are true they
have not even been cOntradtcted, much
less controverted, and, think, furnish
the governor sufficient ground for {
request for the resignation OF the mer
against whom I have made charges
II he Is not satisfied as to the proc
offered, he can obtain more. He Is tht
executive head OF the government ant
he should see that oil It's branches art
clean. II they are not, they should be
Topped off and the public will sustair
and endorse the man who thus acts.
have now passed the whole matter VI
to the governor and the people avail
his action. d. A. g. QUITS.
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