Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-11
THE JOURNAL AND THE STATE.
spartanburs and Columbia DailIe'
Continue Their Bitter Fight.

spartanbura and Columbia Dailies
Continue Their Bitter Fight.
There Is a bitter quarrel going on
between the Columbia State and the
Spartanburg Journal.
The quarrel had its origin In the
action of the Journal in criticising the
State for its alleged indifference to
dispensary rottenness last winter.
The Journal thought the State was
a little too considerate of the Rich
land distillery, H. H. Evans and 9TH
ers closely associated with the dispen-
sary and said so. The State, OF
course, did not like to be talked about
that way and came back at the Jour
nal with charges that seemed to raise
at least a reasonable doubt as to the
absolute suuareness Of the Journal.
When the Spartanburg Herald went
to sale, the president Of the State
company bought 1t, and that circum-
stance has not tended to allay the
feeling between the State and the
Journal.
Upon the recent development Of the
fact that the Journal received money
from people interested in the dispen-
sary in consideration Of printing mat
ter calculated to influence people to
vote No on the pending Brice law
election in Spartanburg county, the
State took advantage Of the circum-
stance to claim that all 1t had been
saving about the Journal was true.
The Journal claims that since II
was opposed to the removal OF the dis
pensary from Spartanburg county, II
had a right to take pay for printing
such matter as others desired printed,
and in an editorial in its Wednesday s
issue 1t comes back at the State with
a broadside Of assumptions and infer
ences as follows:
The Columbia State, which few
years ago was struggling for existence
and suddenly became rich after the
establishment Of the Richland Distil-
lery company, assumes with lordly
airs the role of official castigator OF
the Journal, meanwhile seeking to In
sert the Spanish stilletto which 1t car
ries for all who dare say aught
against 1t. 1t repeats It's charges
against the Journal, which we have
already clearly refuted by establish
ing the consistency and the correct
ness of our business and editorial
course.
The State carefully avoids entertain
ing or noticing our analysis or its mo-
tives in attacking the Journal for the
benefit Of its disastrous Spartanburg
venture and for the purpose OF vent
ing its spleen against us for pointing
out its connection with the Richland
Distilling company. 1t is a favorite
trick with that newspaper to pass
over and ignore any point made
against 1t which 1t cannot answer
creditably to itself, relying on Its
larger circulation to secure 1t an un-
fair advantage over its antagonist
The State will also, we presume,
have nothing to say about its tender
course towards James S. Farnum, the
leading spirit in the Richland Distill-
ing company. Farnum has always
been and is now referred to by the
State with the utmost consideration.
No support was given by the State to
Lyon and Christensen in their efforts
OF secure papers from Farnum and
nothing in any way adverse to Farnum
ever finds it's way into its columns.
The State will also fail to notice the
fact that H. H. Evans, chairman OF
the state board of dispensary direct
ors, employs and pays large fees to
the first, cousin Of the editor and the
manager Of the State, William Elliott,
Jr. Evans when asked why he en-
ploys Elliott gives a knowing wink
accompanied by assurances that he
knows what he Is about. And he evil
IDENTIFY does, for not word against
Evans and his conduct has ever ap-
peared in the State, although he has
probably been the most talked about
and most criticised man in connection
with the dispensary, exceeding even
Farnum in this respect.
Both Evans and Farnum, however,
have been immune from the state
simply because they made 1t financial
Ily profitable to the State to say moth
ing about them or their doings. And
yet this same State has the gall to as
sumo the role of righteous critic OF
the Spartanburg Journal because we
printed legitimate political advertis-
ing for regular advertising rates. there
being no secret about it and no possi-
bility Of any.
There is every indication that
where the Journal made a few hun
dreds legitimately from those inter-
ested in the diSpensary the Columbia
State has made its tens Of thousands
in consideration merely Of its eloquent
silence. If what we have cited does
not prove the thrift and venality of
the State we should like to have eX-
planation Of these circumstances con-
sistent with the freedom Of that news
paper from dispensary influences for
the past several years.
The State In Reply.
Replying to the foregoing the State
of yesterday has the following:
A moccasin cut off from retreat 10
it's hole will strike at anything from
it's own tail to gun barrel. Its rage
and fright are interesting. But quite
amusing, as we'll as interesting, are the
antics of the Spartanburg Journal, cut
off from retreat.
In defending itself against the charge
of venality, the Journal shouts You
are another" 1t reports that the State
has been particularly tender with Hub
Evans and Jim Farnum and surmlses
that where II has made "a few hun
dreds legitimately" by selling it's speech
in Spartanburg the State has made its
tens Of thousands" for its silence. An
other proof that speech Is silvern, ST.
lence golden!" How horrible must be
to the Journal the idea of the State
getting tens of thousands In graft
while 1t can pull out but a few paltry
hundreds! None not knowing the
Journal can really appreciate its suf-
ferings under such circumstances. But
the Journal can not believe what 1t says
or it would have pulled up stakes and
come to Columbia TO demand a share
of this dispensary graft-it would have
strong pull, having latterly been the
organ of the dispensaryites of Spartan
burg.
But, to change the subject somewhat
we wish to renew our suggestion, made
during the session of the legislature,
that the investigating committee call
Chas H. Henry, editor Of the Journal
as a witness against the dispensary
The Journal promised us faithfully last
winter that II would furnish proof of
its allegations. Now it renews charge
and intimates that there is something
to tell on Farnum and Evans and that
we won't tell it. The Investigating
committee is I'm session at the Journals
door: we have no doubt the investi-
gators would be delighted to get Its
testimony. We have no doubt there Is
good deal to tell about Farnum and
Evans that would make Interesting
reading but unfortunately we are shy
of information and we don't care to
bring charges without proof to con-
vict-as the Journal should realize.
However. the Journal has the informa-
tion: IL knows those men have valuable
secrets and that they pay the State
tens of thousands" for it's eloquent
silence. Tens of thousands Of South
Carolinians are anxious to hear the
evidence. Will the Journal please take
the stand? Ten thousand voices cry,
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