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

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how especially fortunate was each
house which got one of IIaselden's
plentiful supply Of cousins as its striker
have also shown that when one of
Hascldcn's cousins ceased to represent
Il house. its whiskcy 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
nOokman and the Richland county
board of control. Itsimply further ev-
licences the determination OF the ma
jority faction To control the dspcnsary
from a to lizard aud ill all places
with their partiSan>. which will enable
them to WELD its full power III politics
and also manipulate the sales OF liquor
to the advantage of firms represented
by relatives or hcncllmcn OF the major
ity faction.
have shown iii the State dispcnsary
how all corn is not measured with the
same half bushcl: how ignorance i'll
competence and violations OF rules are
cXcnsed in hcnchmen of the majority
faction, while Douthit and are re-
moved, without Il hearing, OH trumped
up charges. Lynch, BoOklnan and the
even charge being made against
them. But dispenser Brown, of Chcraw.
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 a direct
violation OF the dispensary law itself
and not Il mere rule of the board, but
the chairman OF the Chesterfield board
OF cOptlOl wrote here that Brown was Il
good fellow and he wanted him rein
stated and given time to pay up his
shortage, which the board graciously
did. Is there q reason for making such
n difference i'll the treatment of the two
boards? If SO, what is ite In one case,
Il 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
jority faction wondrous kind to the
CHESTERFIELD dispenser. for have shown
that Hasclden bought liquor on credit
at the State dispcnSary, thus violating
the lispcnsary law himself. He disre-
CARDS the dispensary law and violates
1t. but he had me removed for an al
legged infracti0n Of Il doubtful rule of
the 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 tho county and town lost their share
of the profit Of the transactions.
/ have cited another instance OF
liasclden's disregard of the rules oi the
board. When Dickson resigned the
position of superintendent, it was a
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 Il week after Bryant
took charge. He helped pass the order
about the superintcndeDt's work, but
that did not keep him from violating
it. The State lost $40 on his account.
No wonder Haselden did not vote to
punish Webb for losing the State $112
to run on after the board had ordered
him to close up.
have charged that a former COM
missioner gave away State property at
the dispensnry, but was not disciplined
by the board.
have charged that !!aselaen 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 ut
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 tho
dlspensary, 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 dispcnsary. l have ex
posed their acts, and il 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 l believe them wrong. My efforts
were Ill vain, but that was not my fault.
am ready to assist the board or any
5oay yyyat who has the poWer, to- to siff ont M all
pensury law ohcyed 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 tho attention OF Governor Nc
Sweeney, who has a. chance to aig-
nalize 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 cOutradicted, much
less cOntroverted, and. think, furnish
the Government sufficient ground for
request for the resignation OF the men
against whom have made charges.
It he is not satisfied as to the proof
offered he can obtain more. He is the
Executive head OF the Government,
and he should see that all its branches
are clean. If they are not they should
be loppedoH, and the public will sustain
and endorse the man who thus acts.
| have now passed the whole matter
up to the Governor and tho people
await his action.
d. A. G.. QUITS.
An attempt was made to assassi-