The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-28
BENNETTsvILLE S. @, FRIDAY.JULY %, 1905.
HYDE| RESIGNS.
Ho Declares That d Powerful organi
cation iaAgainst Him.

Ho Declares That d Powerful Organi
cation is1gainst Him.
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Ae Assorts that Every Tlme His Ao.
ouraoy Has, been Questioned 1t
Has HeSn Sustained.
The resignation Of John Hyde.
statIstician andichief of the bureau OF
statistic Of theaepartment of agrioul.
ture, was banded to Secretary Wilson
Tuesday OF laSsWeek and promptly
accepted. Willett N. Hays, the as.
sistant seoretatyof agriculture, has
been placed in$pharge of the bureau
temporarily and Will continue to act
pending the Investigation Of the cot.
ton scandal aud until competent
statistician is found.
HYDfss LETTER.
The following Is the text of Mr..
Fly yds's letter of$resignation ana Sec.
retary Wilson 'sreply thereto:
Washington,gD. ,. O., July 18, 1905.
Dear Mr.. Secretary: During the last
four years, orgsince l succeeded ia
making the cop reports of the de
partment reasonably accurate and cor
respondingly valuable to the agricul.
tural and commercial interests of the
country, my administration of the of
flee l have the honor to hold has been
constantly under fire from one side of
the market or tas other. Five time ii
has been investigated and on every oc.
casion have been vindlcated. In Jan,
uarY, 1908, was awarded So, 500 dam.
ages In q libelauit against a promi-
nent firm Of COTTON brokers by O july
OF their own friends and fellow citi
zens. These results have been very
gratifying to me, but / have the
highest medical authority for the
statement that the continued fight
upon mo has already considerably
shortened my lie. At the present time
1t Is an accepted fact that powerful
organization ie bent upon bringing
about my retirement, by one M ans
or another. Nnw, l do not think the
position l holdsis worth the fight nee
essary to It's fstention, and the or
ganization In question Is welcome to
whatever satisfaction 1t can derive
from my withdrawal from the UNEQUAL
struggle. II aliy Of my friends think
that l ought not to retire under fire.
l would have them remember that
there is neyer5a time when am not
under fire. Ishave the honor there
fore to tenderyou herewith my res.
ignatlon OF my,RppOintment as statis
lician and chieBof the bureau of stat
istlcs Of this department..
With much appreciation Of the un.
form courtesyand kindness you have
shown me and $nf the many tokens of
confidence ! hsSe received from you,
am, r. !.
s.s.,g.s Nc 'i$yours
John Hyde.
MIR. Wilson'S REPLY.
Mr.. John Hyde,
Stat1stician, Department Of Agricul-
ture.
Dear Sir: / am in receipt of your
resignation as statistician Of this de.
partment. In accepting it, cheerfuly
testify to the ability with which you
have discharged the heavy and diff
cult duties Of the Ctfice since you wer,.
drst appointed. The accuracy of your
reports has been recognized by the
public generally, and | am glad to be
able TIC testify, with regard to the
charges made against the integrity OF
the bureau of statistics that no facts
have been brought to my attention im.
plNcating you in any way. l am ia
miliar with your devotion to youl
work and with the Il ltiring efforts
ytu have made TO render the bureau OF
6ne highest service to the growers
manufactures and consumers OF farm
products In our ct ltry, and L regret
that falling health should compel yor
to bring your work to an end.
Very truly, yours,
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary.
Mr.. Hyde said that he felt he hsC
cast off an immense burden from
his shoulders. He had fully intended
to resign some time during the com
ing autumn, he said, and therefore ht
had only advanced his resignation by
a few weeks. Mr.. Hyde spoke OF hoY
COZ genial the work had been to him
Notwithstanding Its laborous charac
ter, and expressed regret at having t.
part from the efficient clerical forc
in the bureau of statistics" "Thei
loyalty and their personal regard 70
myself" he said "of wNich | had evl
dence today, is extremely touching.
shall have very few recollections O
my eight years work that will not b
highly gratifying to me as long as
live. The secretary has always beel
extremely kind to mo as l stated ii
my letter ofresignation
AS regards the investigation nov
being conducted by the district attor
ney, Mr. Hyde said that he had ca
culated to assist In every possible wa
in getting to the bottom Of the case
and that even now he was out OF onic
he would, If called upon, be only to
happy to contribute In any way hi
aid In the investigation.
After Sixty Years.
II. NJ Fields, sixty. two years ole
OF Bloomburg, Pa, has just discover
ed that his brother Abraham, who r
M Fields had believed died before b
vas born, is alive and well at For
Dodge, Kansas, at the age OF eighty
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