The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-06-20

secured thro,lyh hi,n .,t,nintin,,t,, q,
| 200 barrels 'rha nn,ne az a q I;
Dukes Il asserts. Ia onthn rr0is,o, ~
Greensboro. y a sLowinu tl,at NJ
went there personally 10 pet tlIc money
and avoid the lncouyouicncrs ~ !.
check. THURSDAY Inc Grccnvillc Ncws
published an nnidavIt fron, rs n
| llokc, In which hc snys Snrlnl,lc az,
| him he had to quit doing business wjt,,
the dispcnsary. because it MN tnn ~.
pcnsivc, When asked WV 4, w.s tI,o
Expensive, he snid "Bccansr of ,bn ~
bates demanded. Sprl,1k,c is ol)rycd
! To have said nc paid Dukes ~ Rnidr
vile &, 900 FOR !, pnrcl,n;c ~ 5on IA ].
lrcls Of corn whiskcy Snrinl,,c donins
! oynr having made such sta1crnonts 90
those credited to him
Incommcntlnu on thn cbar,o of -, i
News the Columbia Record snvs s.thc
charge Is certainly nat nrovnn ~
IIokc's anldavjt. rs thc ,hc C;rcnnv,llr
News viii lind if Dukes ,akrs it MA
court on ii charge OF lihcl IL il oasv
to make charges, hut not near ~ casy
to prove thcm. Nlr. Dukes IS wril
known tlroughout TIC state AID il
| one Of the most respected men in bjs
county. The reputation no Has p.in.
cd there IS o clean ana hnn9rahIn lirD
cannot be DESTROYED ~ IN alleged cfn.
vcrsaSIon with Il disappoirtod liounr
dealer who bad lost Ills business WIN
the state dispcnSary. Suppose Snrink,n
| did says what Is credited 20 him. does
that make II true? Who IS SnrinllrY
| Ills business Is 10 sell ,urn whIskcy
and he could not kecp on selling goods
TO the diswusnry. Did this make hin
sore and Inclined Ia say mean things
about the dlspcnsary directors? /, is
a Just principle tlnt statement false
in ono thing Is false In All. GRANTING
~, p'nN'o ", N's ",''I iic = a!icg
/ paid Dukcs 81 900 TO secure n n,,rrhasc
| OF 800 barrels o( corn wriskny ,rnn
books OF Tic disncnSAry win showth,,
To be about ilye times the total amount
OF o! purchases from Surink.o Nnr
need those books alonD he relied or
Sprink!c's books as Il wholesale IInunr
dealer ar6 kept under supcryision ~
| the fcti3Tal government And wlN ma,rc
The slmG showing That one fact
alone destroys the value OF what
Sprinkle said, II hc spoke as alIcucd
| t he wonld lie rs 10 the olan,jty
would he not lie In other partlrularsY
| That Is The rule which would he applicd
many Qthcr ease. IL Is not al aliunu
sual for men WHO fall tu soil Ia tho dis.
pensary To 10 oil and talk about d rec.
tors receiving money consideration
! for placing orders. Tha, Is q way
they have ~ relieving the fcelings
caused hy their lack az sucaess II
sill take evidence, not such stulr as
that contained IN Mr. lIoke's statc.
ncnt, TO destroy The clean record az
Mr.. DnkcS's lifc.n
"N'" 1890
10 the Editor Columbia Record;
AS you lsayc published some quota.
lions from the Grcenvillc Sews ol
Thursday, cditorlaily commenting
upon the same, | deem IL To be proper
| 70 ask you to publish tho following
letter Wink |. have sent to the Green.
vile News for publication;
81 is vita reluctance natural 10 il
Igcntlcman That notice, rs way ol
lrcply, your scurrilous attack upon
my character IN your Issue uf THURS.
day and Shall claim small space III
your columns for this purpose lam
content to make gcncrai lonial ot the
ltrnth OF your various sanderS upon
nc, believing that Il Just discerning
public wlll hold IN contempt the IN.
supported Inconsistencies and contra.
dicti0ns that you publish md have the
gail 70 call them charges. You have
'aiicd ~ yonrclfort 70 persuade or
cocGe Mf. Sprinkle into giving false
leSllmony against me, as you hoped
20 do, allhongii ne was Y disappointed
ctu'hpcoitof lot niSpcnSafy buslncSs.
iicnce You were iorccd 20 rest your
caSG upon near say Mslimuhy
y hch you say eai,urialy lhat one
=, Wy cilici alns W'l'ch we nave IN
i'lr ~ ~ l'leaE Gown thls corrupt
po',.'o'', ,,'' .i'ao'i'''e' ''. you fesea, your
..ou''u ~ o''i u',Huppot'eu aolackS !,
WI ','c w, sven ~ oc lVol'sh cnoue''
- Ns'u'''u wv your reAuefS VII oe'
,''vr sven t1ahspnten1 ,,,, lleS. ~ tact,