The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-08-29
HEY DENVER REPLIES.
Lbs No HI Feelinf Toward Any
rOne-Lefter Was NOT Intended
W Az a Personal Attack.

SrOHc-Leffer Was NOT Intended
As a Personal Attack.
COntroversies are not desirable things
( q get into but, am forced into one now.
feel it u duty to make my position
ainly known and to refute some charges
I'D TO parry some attacks on my personal
GRAracter. Let me say in the start, I
jsh tO get this off before the election,
fore know the result, who be in the
c md race, ii q second race, or anything
bout 1t. A mans personal cha, a,acter Is
10 own, private; his Official acts the
hblic's public. I attacked no mans
rersOnal character, but attacked an
administration, il you call it an attack,
Nhich as free born citizen had right
% do without asking permission, but
Mr. Betenbaugh could notreply without
1ttacking my personal character, by
sHOing way back and fishing up things as
H was running ''for his office" against
nim and then roping In others, and some
zM them are jumping head and ears into
old cesspOOls trying G stir up old stinks.
have always regarded Mr. Betentaugh
md his board rs high toned christian
aUentleaien and have not accused them Of
) PERSONAL de6cionces, Dnt th.,y have not
been the strong officials that they should
! lave been which We will see, and have
% highest regards for them yet rs men
notwithstanding what has beei. said. 1
impose have to receive that ss nv
portion In my position.
&8 Now as TO the roads. When hard
sins wash steep hills-thc country is big
/. c9ough not to have them in the road
her continued rains and travel cause
Qtep mud on clay sections do not com
Ain, but when work is stopped at the
lot Of hills, titches turned in, dip holes
re cut out for Want of drainage, there
+ = no excuse. When bushes grow over
1be roads, no place 10 turn out, crops
hnted to the wheel tracks wherever
rmers can get to them, there is no ex-
onBe. No matter how firm and dry the
~ weather God Almighty sends makes
- reads, no man can take credit to
0]knself for, and If bushes grow close in
otcrOps are planted In them that is not
nod road working nor a good admins
faf.on, and OH that intended no per-
oDnal reflection. On that, wherever it
lay be or by whom, ask no quarter
'J>Or give any. No use in going over
3ftb I extend the same Invitation,
ny take my word, ride over the road
nd see. A man can Use money in
81 iciously and not be dishonest. l
led, Is Is not possible 10 get men who
Int the job for the money In it, etc,
0ad did not say anyone was dishonest,
a 'what do the officers know about
e roadP" ''Do they think everybody
fictly honest and scrupulousp" That
lows 1t can be done, and wrote that
't6 show how elack men can be in Office,
Wben tho Supervisor himself is not
cxhsted in office by law for he has to give
Woro. Then does he trust a small army
u men turned loose to work at will
Without any inspection from himself or
board, without any restraint whatever,
- being more honest and scrupulous
s1han the people and the State trust him
- be, for he is bonded.
What does he know about tho honesty
0f every man, when he would not lend q
nm Of money to them without taking q
note, mortgage or securely. I am not
lying the men are dishonest, but was
ohowing how slack the board could be
n Office, and pay out money they know
lot what for, when no well bred gentle
nan would kick IL you used business
methods in dealing with him or his work.
mdeed he would have more respect for
you. 80 much for that. / wrote that
l0gticle long enough and intended that it
hopld appear before the campaign
opened for q good purpose. Why 1t did
not do not know, the Editor does.
hear 30 much complaint on every
hand, too much money being paid out
for- too little return, and now I am
meered at about patriotism" I was
at Jonesville last fall and heard COM
plaint, at Cross Keys last spring and
card complaint, at other places and
! heard them often. Mr.. Betenbugh says
~ tho light be turned on, and whom I
t1rn on some to see why the roads are
not inspected he kicks.
That article appeared in Fridays
eue, and on Saturday following In q
steech at Cross Keys Mr.. Betenbugh
ohArged me With being at enmity with
tNo OF the Overseers, ETC., as the cause
of it. That was quick work. Who told
himq He must have been drilled on it
lopg before any one knew ! would ever
Write IL, or men was dispatched to him,
! q wireless telegraphy was used, and he
lied to dodge behind Mr.. Mobley,
ohsrging this section to him, when peo-
2 pio look to the chief master. Now AN
ewsring your question, yes, I have been
IAdicted for not working the road. !
( ylss allowed 70 60 free one year, next
E 1eat criticised some work. was warned
- work, told the overseer that thought
j was exempt then and l didn't think
lpuld attempt to work-this in a friendly
Z >(Ax was soon arrested, gave bond
ID Jet II 60 to trial, was tried by law.
ally drawn jury with Mr.. James q.
Ice, OF Carlisle, as foreman, was ex.
s toncrated. the law was satisfied. Are
ytrs Yes, stern necessity demands me
81 9ork somewhere for q livelihood, and