The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-18

element against whom we made the
implied charge last week Of ueipg
public funds to improve their private
property to the detriment Of the pub
lie interests and which we charged
was species Of graft. We believe
Mr. Ligon is member Of the Street
Committee Of the Council, and as such
is responsible, in d measure, for al-
lowing fsvoritism Of this kind to be
lavished out to certain interests while
otLer Sec!;ons Of the city received
eparing and stiated attention, owing
20 tho exhaustion Of funds, on COM
paratively unimportant streets of the
city. He cannot escape responsibility
for this condition by has indignant
denials that there has been favoritism
shown members Of tho council, for
being q member Of the committee
from ssbich the favoritism cmanates,
he cannot plead ignorance of tho con.
ditions that have prevailed, and which
still prevail, and he therefore is fully
responsible for his share in those con-
ditions. Aud while no one has ever
charged or suspected Mr. Liyon of ao-
cepting personal fs::is from the
Council, and were it 30, We would be
the last to give credence to such q
suspicion, knowing him to bo man Of
the strictest integrity, he is either
very ignorant of the workings OF his
committee, or the remarks attributed
to him in his recent speech were Mt
tered in the frenzy OF hysterical erup-
tion, or he fails TO put the popular in
terpretstion on the word graft"
The published and verbal reports Of
the meeting fail to show Mr.. Ligon
resenting tho imputations made by
Alderman Van Wyok corroborati7e Of
our charges not only along this line,
bat regarding the favoritism accepted
by members Of Council FOR themselves
In the shaping II the license ordi-
naneo, nor doee it appear that he con-
tradioted the statements Of Alderman
Van Wyok as he was requested to do.
The question naturally suggeDts it.
self: Why notq
We hsve no fght whatever to wage
on MIR. Ligon, for We admire his fight.
ing qualities and his determination TO
carry point, and bis honesty and
fairness ia doing 60, bus We hope he
will not pose logger 90 ON ignorsmus
on the workings OF Council, when it
10 recognized that he is the mos: DO.
tent factor in the shaping Of maa;s;=
pal legislation In that body; in fact,
he Is regarded by mos few as "a su.
tooras Of the drst water, to ssy moth.
ing OF being the whole oheese, and
without subscribing to this opinion
Nc a7e e7saI &c s== :h.==.. =!.h The in.
flueaoe welded by Mr.. Ligon on his
plant council he could do nothing
else in loyalty to his friends there
than to throw his personality between
them and criticism, end shus purchase
Ror shem the immunity so much de.
Dirsd. Had he acted otherwise he
would have been branded 40 the bssest
ee sass..==..ees, ed &c sae who knew.
mr. Ligon would believe him suseep.
tible OF ipsrasitude to bis friends.
strsrge, isn't It. that Alderman
Ligon Is not trying TO explain tho
voting 10 aiu5eiiff sFatsaitsz szF55zz1 sszF5 ..aa5
public funds OF flve dollars : meeting
night without authority or prscedsnt7
Who says there is no grsfs on Coun.
ell? Tho records at tbs City Hall
read: "Oa motion Of Alderman LigoD,
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solved that the City Clerk be author
cd TO pay to each Alderman $5. 90 for
each meeting. Carried . .. >,
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