The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Mr.. Befenbaueh's Reply.

Mr.. Editor:-Contrary to the ad-
vice of quite number OF my friends,
l feel that must notice somo few of
Mr.. Cunningham's statements, In
the outset, would have the public
to compare his last statement with
]. his FIRST, and See if he has stuck to
hie text. You win notice ID his first
article that he says I never paid him
any attention, when be came 20 me
complaining of Mr.. Webber's roads,
while in his last article, he admits
that [ told him 1 had written him
about the complaint, so, you see, he
contradicts himself there. He SAYS
that l told Mr., Webber, when asked
by him if Mr. Cunningham was not
the one that was complaining, that it
was Mr.. Black. I told Mr.. w. that
the complaint was in the Black COM
munity, as l remember it, and 1 did
that through kindness to Mr.. G. be-
cause of his earnest request, not to
tell Mr.. w. that he said anything
about. his roads. lie was fl ghting
MIR. w. in the dark, and had not the
manliness to come out and fight him
square. He was first to men ton that
the Blacks were complaing, and evil
dsntly wished to shift the response
bility upon them, while he was the
man making most of the noise.
! While going over what passed be-
tween us, according to Mr.. Cunning
hams vivid recollection. 1 wish to
add that little more passed than he
or [ have stated yet. Mr.. 9. said
had he understood how We were re-
quiring them worked, that he would
like to have had some roads too. lie
seemed to think that the requirements
were so rigid, as compared with
amount of money appor,ioned per
mile, that he might get left, or that
he could not make soma money out
Of them f9 for his own lR9s R9ssEHoo on the |
county, as quite number of good
men did, but when it was found that
on account of auspicious circum-
stances, few dollars could be made.
then he was ready to step in and
help us waste the funds. Mr.. G.
and his endorsers have no one ~
blame but themselves for Mr.. w. !!
having all of the roads in that Sec
ton. Before going to JonssYillhlS; lion M
let roads. a,.!o qaEfs'';St qgaans out circulars, that
1 would be there on a certain day,
to let roads to the lowest responsible
bidder. If Mr.. G. or any Of his
supporters we're there, to look after
the roads that he later becomes so
intensely interested in, l never saw
nor heard anything of them. MIR.
w. was the only man to bid for those
roads, gave his bond for thom, and
of course let him have them. In
Mr.. Cunningham first article he says
that he advised me to see Mr.. Weber, s
roads before paying for them, which
I did not do. In his last article
he says: "Now I did not mean
that he received them without seeing
them, but that he made the first pay
ments before seeing them" He
should have so stated, but did not,
as the public will notice. This is
second admission that his first charges
were false, l said they were false and
[ still say 50, mean as to his
charges on me. 1t might not have
been altogether intentional on his
part, as his memory seems to be a
little defective, but it is false all the
same. / did make tho first pay
ments before seeing his roads, as l
did all others. Such was the con-
tract. We were not to inspect and
eceive roads until in December,
after which contractors were to re :
ceive their last payment. 1t was
after September, and not October
court, when he saw me, for it was
near that time when Mr.. w. received
his second payment
Mr.. =. says that charge him
. with falsehood, but that he is willing
r for the citizens Of this county ,c
8 Judge between III. | am willing
d. also, and will only ask them to refer
!, to his two articles to- decide.
e haven't said how much or how little
8 work Mr.. w. put on his roads, bu
: only stated the condition l foun'
d them in, As to Mr.. w. using
If scrape or cutaway harrow, at tn
o rate of four or FIVE miles q day,
IS have nothing to say, was not pres
II ent at the time. That is for Mr.. W
Ii to saw. Mr.. G. asks if / though