The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-25

the orders they obtained. Ihave shown
how especially fortunate was each
house which got one of Haselden's
plentiful supply of cousins as its striker.
I have also shown that when one OF
Haselden's cousins ceased to represent
house, its whiskey seemed to deter
iorate in his Judgment, for he ceased
| advocating orders for it and it likewise
ceased to get orders.
AS further evidence Of the conspiracy
| have cited the action Of the majority
faction in removing, without giving
any reason, Dispensers Lynch and
Bookman and the Richland county
board of control. Itsimply further ev-
licences the determination OF the ma
| iority faction to control the dispcnsary
sfrom to lizard" and fill ali places
with their partisans. which will enable
them to WELD it's full power in politics
and also manipulate the sales OF liquor
! to the advantage OF firms represented
by relatives or henchmen OF the major
! ity 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 majority
faction, while Douthit and | are re-
moved, without Il hearing, on trumped
ND charges. Lynch, BoolSman and the
Richland board are removed without
even a charge being made against
| them. But Dispenser Brown, OF CheraW.
was found short in his accounts. lie
admitted that he had sold liquor Oh
credit and not collected for it.
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 graclously
did. Is there reason for making such
q difference in the treatment OF the two
boards9 If so. 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 anything.
Possibly fellow feeling made the ma
iority faction wondrous kind to the
Chesterfield dispenser, for ! have shown
! that Haselden bought liquor on credit
at the State dispensary, thus violating
, the dispensary law himself. He disre-
CARDS the dispensary law and violates
| it, but he had me removed Tor an al
legged infraction Of doubtful rule OF
tho board, which is not of near so much
| authority as the law creating the board.
He not only bought on credit, but he
and Miles bought at the price 10 dis
pensers and not to consumers, where
| by the county and town lost their share
OF the profit of the transactions.
/ have cited another instance OF
Hasclden:s disregard OF the rules OF the
board. When Dickson resigned the
position Of superintendent, 1t was q
month before his successor was elected.
The board ordered Haseldcn and Vance
to do the work of the superintendent
during that time, and they even gave
him extra pay a week after, Bryant
took charge. He helped pass the order
about the superlntendcDts WORK, put
that did not keep him from violating
! it. The State lost $50 on his account.
No wonder Easelden did not vote to
punish Webb for losing the State S!lS
by giving beer dispensary authority
| to run on after the board had ordered
him to close up.
have charged that q former COM
missioner gave away State property al
the dispcnsary, but was not disciplined
by the board.
| have charged that Haseldcn made
his term as chairman profitable by
charging per diem for days he was con-
structivcly at work in Columbia, but
really attending to his business at
home, according to his statement OF his
plans to the treasurer OF Greenvllle
county.
have made various other charges
against strikers and eX-officers OF the
lispcnsary, 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. have ex-
posed their acts, and 1t those acts nave
not been for the best interests OF the
State, it is not my fault, Tor some or
them tried my best to prevent. be-
cause believe them wrong. My efforts
were in vain, butthat was notmy fault.
I am ready to assist the board or any
body who has the power to slit out all
the wrong doing, and have the, dis
pensary law obcycd and carried out
honestly and efficiently, and III Dehait
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 a chance to sig
nalize his administration by attempting
to purge the board of its unworthy
members, the majority faction. The
statements I have made are true; they
have not even been coutradicted, much
less c0ntroyerted, and, think, furnish
the Government sufficient ground for a
request for the resignation of the men
against whom have made charges:
II he is not satisfied rs to the proof
offered he can obtain more. lie is the
Executive head OF the Government,
and he should see that all its branches
are clean. II they are not they should
be Topped OIL, and the public will sustain
and endorse the man who thus acts
| have now passed the whole matter
III, to the Governor and the people
await his action.
d. A. G.. Onzts.
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