The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-06-11
ATTACK ON Town COUNCIL
SWEEPING DENUNCIATiON OF
Trusted OFFICIALS
Sensational Charges Of General I'm
port-'More Anon" Promises
More to Follow.

A<NtiNOi So'thpI AsNSNAN'
The immortal Tilden, when max
ing his onslaught on "Boss" Tweed
and his cohorts, by his warm criti-
cisms and piercing facts and energy
revealed condition that paralyzed
the universal public mind by his
audacious and bare-faced villainy.
But he received no sympathy from
the benefciaries of their i'll gotten
gains and influence. They heard
the truth US it was presented, with
clam-like silence, and when the
proof was so overwhelming and
there was no loop to slip, he ex-
claimed: "Well! what are you going
to do about it," And just SO in
some other communities, Kingstree,
for instance, where incompetency
and reckless extravagance Saying
nothing about what might be termed
dishonesty reign and have had, up to
recently, full aud unmolested sway.
You willfi occasionallya setof4M Me
Toos," who condone any and every
crime and injustice and then try to
throw the mantle of innocence over
the shoulders of the guilty, to their
own discomfort and loss Of conf
dence and respect of their honest
and conscientious fellow-citizens.
Now. we have before us facts (some
recently published, Others unpub-
lished, but will beg which no man
dare deny-a sad example for the
oncoming generation to behold.
That no matter what a man or set
of men do, or fail to do, is honeyed
over, and their unrighteous acts and
records are whitened, so Tar as their
influence and perversion of truth
will permit. Can We as good citi-
zens stand with our eyes closed, ears
deaf and mouth dumb, blatant ap-
ologlsts, hoping therefore to cover
all defects and short comings, and
paint a picture, pleasant and ad-
miring to behold? Honeys, you do
not deceive any one; the camera of
finding out has been already thrown
full in your face and your negative
is forever impressed, soon to have a
number of copies taken. Deep down
in the heart of man there is a feeling
of disgust and contempt, deep, say,
and silent, against those high in
State, who would brush aside truth
and give the picture pleasing col
oring for temporary position or
gain. Why will devils defy the
Gods of truth? Was not Judas guilty
of the same trick? This, Mr. Editor,
is the attitude assumed by the little
gods of this town; but they cannot
cover up these tracks by foxy short
cuts and sharp practice The
sleuth hounds are on trail and the
scent is not an uncertain one. l
only throw out these facts as a pre-
lude to the exciting chase (for it
will be exciting) and to what I ex-
pect to say in the near. future. We
shall tell the truth as it is written.
1t shall not be said that there is only
one man in the down trodden town
of Kingstree who loves truth for
for truths sake, nor shall it be on
the escutcheon of this quaint old
town that there was found only one
man to fight her battle for freedom,
for justice and redemption. The
augean stables will and must be
cleansed, and our beloved town
must emerge from this shameful,
Qvershadowing influence. The reign
of Doodle and spoils as joint masters
of municipal government and cleo
ton has reached the period of de-
cline, even though the aspirants
thereof will always be ready to grasp
every little opportunity for illicit
gain. Exposures have taught the
people that corruption is not essen
tial to progress, and that it can and