The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-02

ever, is not stealing. When make @
mistake 1t 1s my duty to correct It,
which have always done; when man
steals ne should not be allowed to go
penitentiary is the proper place Tor
such criminals."
Statements from Capt. b. O. Webb
and Mr.. nj. Ell. Mobley are printed to
snow that QUITS also made mistakes,
ana then Black goes on TO say that
ouzts has on several occasions sent
cases OF whiskey from the building
this he might say was sent to him, ana
no doubt some OF 1t was, but too much
went away. There is now locked up in
Inc desk that he worked at, at the State
aispensary, twenty or twenty.one bot.
Ties OF whiskey-a regular blind Il.
ger" He ia mean enough to sav soma.
thing about Mr.. Earhardt getting lit.
Tie over his regular wages in the ab-
sence OF q superintendent, when must
cay ne has On all occasions made, when
Aelt In charge OF the bottling DEPART
ment, as good superintendent as ever
saw tho building; still QUITS goes North.
visits whiskey men, and stays three
weeks and on his return draws his re-
gular salary and Mr.. Collins, who took
als place, ! am informed, only received
$500 Tor doing QUITS work for three
weeks. Why did he visit for three
weeks whiskey men at the North? Who
paid for tAe trip? OF course, we ali
have an idea. He says, too, tn + ali M
the members, believe though that he
only mentious three la num ber, have
relatives In tho dispensary. Suppose
that they have, II they are competout
and honest, whose business is it. but
theirs The fact OF tho matter is,
QUITS has u nephew there himself auu
while he didn't have the power to puL
him there 1t was his influence.
ono OF Lhc most cowardly things ttau
ever heard OF was whom he tried to
stab MIR. M Ties In tho back by slapping
at Mr. Ii. F. Young In the newspaper.
mr.. Young ID an orphan boy, working
hard to support his mother and aunt,
everybody likes him in the building
he is as true as BIT cl, the right kind OF
blood runs through his veins, he il
honest and upright In overy respect
this 10 the kind Of boy QUITS don't like
lf he could bo induced to steal he would
be an angel. QUITS says he Ia not com
petent and says ttat he made LOIS OF
mistakes believe he does, like any
other man, make some. There was a
shipment from Tallapoosa, Ga, that
QUITS says was checked up wrong by
Mr.. Young, IS cases Of empty bottles.
The following will ahow what the glass
company had to say about IT:
IALLAPOOSA, GA Sept. 30, 100.
State Board Of Control, Columbia, 8. G..
Dcar Sirs: We have your telegram
ordering one cur Of half pints, also
letter confirming same and ordering
one car OF pints, which shall receive
our prompt attention.. We are now
loading car, in which we will put
ono half pints and one-half half pints,
so that you can have some of each, and
as soon as we can got another car set
In We Will send another loaded one-half
| each.
We herewith enclose to you credit
voucher for 65 cases, 27 LIP gross error
In shipment August 3lst, and thanking
you for favOrs shown, we remain,
Yours very truly,
| (Signed,) Dixie GLASS Co.
| BY G. A. NORTON, Treas.
As to my doing my duty, whether l
WAS drunk and disorderly or not Ia a
matter with the State board OF con-
trol, and not QUITS Ii it had been left
with QUITS he would have displacod
mo with his lies long ago, and instead
Of my making the report that | did
month ago and showing these things
| up, anu uOlng 80 Without anv fear of
anybody they would have had full
swing and instead OF their being ont
of the State dispensary, the State dis.
pensary would have been out of sipht
| OF tho people OF South Carolina, And
1t would havo only taken d short time
for such mon as QUITS to sink It f,nnn.
cially, and forever.
Ho has something to saw about nv
working for Hon. M. II Coopor at the
last election; l am no JUDAS, | did, |
worked night and day for him and |
is an ilit ihaeSa 81 that he Is elected, and
IL [ live till next summer will do go
again. This is my fret and last COM
municstion to the newspapers. Orzts
Is not my equal. l would not speak to
such cur on the streets, but slap his
dirty face II he WAS to dare tn sneak
to mo. | am still in the city OF Column
bia, work at tho State dispensary and
llvs at the corner OF Sumter and
Taylor streets, and in conclusion wish
to say to the public, that QUITS was
turned out for dishonesty, and viola.-
Ing the orders OF his superior officers.
and my opinion OF him have expressed
to him In the presence Of witnesses
| and have not hesitated to repeat Il in
this article.
JOHN BLACK.