The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17

prohibition AMI the dispensnry only,
wholly iguoring high license ns an
alternative. This, | said, was not
what no had promised mo; if adopted
it would defeat the very policy to
| which | was committed and which
prefcrrcd-aigh liccnsn. [ went on
to say that the whole unliverance
was obnoxious to his professions and
pledges, and that | quito understood
his motive in limiting tn" choice to
prohibition and the diSpNnsury aud
in imposing special and cncrous bur-
deus on prohibition countios-ho
sought to forco the ,iiapr,sury OH
the people as tho only cndurable al.
t"rnniiVc.
Ho had mado tho word of promise
to the car and brokcu 1T to tho hope,
| Sud. IIn replied with marvellous
eilrontory, that he hnu mudo no
promises, that Frnuk Weston had
not acted properly in coucenlns from
mo what ho had said, and TINT hr
wonld make him publish his lettor.
| answered thut would ,lo that:
that | proposed 10 show the public
that l at least had nc>ed in good
faith. l got mp, bade him good
evening, and walked out of his sit
ting room, while he was saying
"You can do as you please"
So this is the end Of my hope of
doing something through ". II. Et
lerbe for fair and democratic soIu
ton of tho liquor question. havo
mude my try aud failed, and all tho
mon and papers that havo boon say
ing tho man was fuithless and Thr
State newspaper and Columbia
would be buncuod ran havo thci,
; fling ut re. am far game; have
h"en buncocd. | can only plead
that | thought ! had guarded ngui:rst
) it by securing his pledge III writing
l | believed him quito capuLla Of VIC
l lating any verbal promise but [ di,
s not think he would i,n quito so shame
n less rs to invite tho production 0
= proofs in his o"n hnnuwri,in. tha
ho had lied.
II To do him exact justice, | 10 nn
II bolirv" that Eltrbe has acted spon
o taueou~ly in this matter, hut un l.,
It d'rn c"mrai,ion; that hu has takcl
q what he considers the safest choic
Il between - lis. believe hat Srnu
" tor Tlllniun holds his written plodg
to support tho disl"nsnry, in 'orn
Il moro specific than thoso Of his lottc
o to mo - or olse some paper tho pub
o licatlon Of which would damn hin
d TiIlmnn, | am informed, was hcl
.6 last week and week before last; II
o whipped Ellcrho back to his feet
'' yonr ago aud it is quito likely thu
y. he put his collar on him again tn
| other day.
n However that may be, plea
i' gniity to being cheated. | cxpecte
* TO be lied to, but did not expect
OF bo hraznnly swind!cd. G;d NJ
think that W. II. ElIor! wpul
or adopt TIE d.vicr Of sncaling out
"s an obligation in writing by accusir
n men who had b,"n almost his on
H. friends -, bh ;ilh toward him ~
~ toward mo. Muhsrs Weston al
to Noai will doubtless speak for thor
X selves; | have rcfrained from quo
cd ing them ns to the stntomcnts Go
ernor Ellcrbo mlho to them. y
story is too long.
II. meanwhile, AIR. Weston is 1noi
,r. ber Of tho house Of rrpro'ontativ
on and will doubtless have occasion
ad state his viows on tho liquor que
nd ton; and tho other mamhor3 can &C
10. slider in connection with the rrcO
mt mcndation in the governors messa
,at tn" following extract from his lett
IN now in my possession:
ro "De"r Frank: fully concur
est your view rs to tn" best solution
fy. tho liquor question:
for n G. GoNZALEH
be ELLEKBE'S PROMISE also EXTENDED
lcd ALDERMAN DUECAN.
lis, To tho Editor Of Tho State.
sh, l have read yonr nrti,h on G
'ro. Ellorbu and the lnInor gu :,tion p
the lishch IN tho State tO,say and "
,nr- to endorse it and add my own tc
nee moay in snppor" OF tho charges
hat faIsehood and deception yon IN
ion against tho governor.
oice On tho Saturday before tho