The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-11
LYON IN REPLY
Says That Eil;man is Trying to
BeiittIe Committee. VIII
TNVssTjGA;ii,, Hin.
TIE Dispersary is So Corrupt That
Even ,he law stigaiiGg Committee
Are Suspected. SAYS MIR. Ly.a,
Who Fi,es Some Yer, lot
Shot g. ihe Senator.

Secnator Ti.,n2n IN a n.lifsstt
which be gsvs 10 tie puol:c .ec2nt!!
attacked q g1esJ nsGy peo;l, an:
tfi3iais, nos even s.a.ing the mem
berS OF the CON uittee appointed t
Investigate the> fairs CT the State DIS
psasary. That reference has bcs;
taken hY Mr. J Fraser Lon ss q,
eT ;r5 TO di-cceo,t the investigators
conm:Jtee and "a a letter &C TIE al
tcrrey for iiQlo- house NJ. L:o-
les expressed blnselt raster fc,cio;;
IL regard to Ser atv1 II. naE's state
nert.
The letter Ct S-.r. I-ytr las been Sc.
cured for ruolic>= H.. ar Sene ef'
fort On the rsE :oe !. hCt tie
attorney to wCs l. l. IS s.ca: ssea ask
that his name bs Kept out u i. Fo:'
lowing is TIE communicates:
Aobevtlls, S. c., April 8. 1905.
My Dear Si:: Youc 5so lsg.ers Il
recent Gaze were recei7ed 3! n upon
my return home yesterday sitter 81
acSenls cf atouI tHo weeks. Ycu
Will, ths1efcre, LLtt25.sro WHY }ci
have not had an ealL' ". Wtl.e
1t IS tue that ! Dc LOT Il. x there Is
any good rsascn for wittsAt.:@ig ( pay
nent ct the CAN Of Ius G * &
Bernhe.ner c1mpaDy Of New YORK
still, as / bay6 salc heretofore, l viii
not give NY colsens to tie pa nen:
Of this or any oJhsr dispansary Cain
now held up until the Easter OF sucLi
paJ ment is di;c1ssed at public Sss
sion Ct our COMMITTEES.
feel sure that !ou ~iii appreciate
my position in this lattsT, sspf c.aly
since the III l.cation OF SenaVor Til
mans ADDRESS to the F.orle Of
South Carolina" II which lie says:
I. there Los pl E:.y CT opportunity
fer mere graft 81 & secret tssi ssctic2s
in regard to tee set;ienen. oI tnsse
accounts? Will no5 the legislative
committee he ~. psc;ed Ct ccs1uptloo
if 1t Goes not get e TIE nicGie Ct gns
road and stay there-Cnas is, stand .,
the law, obey it iue!r aCa rsQoiEs
others to co sc? Wy 20 much &c
lay?"
You see this sdditiorsi reason foI
my position. Il IS u sO-tuI a'e &c:
your clients to hays ;:.1 CI.l]cgs Viz
an institution ~nlua IL Csc ciu eVsr
Investigate Wlstc1I haTlL Z il sugses
ted CT insinQatec thSt lie nay &c G
CRATER, CT aG least has 60. 8 cppoE-
tunity 10 steal. While l regsSd this
reference 70 our ccnnt.se es o4iy 6
shrew6 attempt t. sh=ke public conf
decce in Us and irteuC - CbSL ucs ano
interfere with Cuc WORK, which is ev;-
dently becoming di,tasteful TO mn!
Of these WEo a:e lie 'Cca5!y weo1ac
TO the 6ispersAry. sclil w:.si see tee
pronelesS TO cliuGiS: Us TisA 70 oI
especially carsful lot so iut 0ysei1 l..
q position tia: c5u:c, Win eVen col
OF justice be cEtt:c!: 50.
In your letter II Mac: Is Oh p'sc-
ticallY asked tie Qu=silu., aEo S;n
cerely, Why SC nu50 cs.a,: I k1o*
no fact that I hs:s lsaEnc1 70 :ae diS-
pepsary investigation That shall IN.
uent:ona! withhold 5run Ghe puolic
S4metimeS I d. not Till ( tE best for
the 81 cess Of the investigation TO re-
veal facts and suspicious ss 5000 as
ttey come to. me Gr TO disclose GU!
plans for the future, so il this case
I will answer your question only So
far as think tie lleselt status SC
the Investigation jusl!i5s.
We are trying 70 get tee fac in re
gard to Several su-pictous nartets
which We think saouic De lLvsSc'gse
ed. Amocg them IS tie se2teman, Us
recall it, Of S nauor TiltGial tat ;ie
returned c5rLaln ceoa5es 20 d cls.l}.
cry. We wish 10 ind sie c:eGiss g.
the books Of the ci>.i:iely showing
the anvUlt Of reo2caS ,Snicl SenatC.
Tillman said .ne returned as 8 & f. iol
the gra i5ude he f=l0 to the .Q2o-
concerned crediticg ice S:ate Ct SUIT
Carolina. Besides Ills vnsce na3 CONS
to my eaGS g rUIor-Ghs sGusc5 Of
which ! do rot q " recall, bu5 Z ru-
NOR which I think snvuld Sc lcok &
intc-acst Seos.or T.Iin.n wen gov
ern)r was pI.senvec VIA oiaGO % c.
liquor concern. u usy bs :hat re
ce.pss may be saoTa :or TIE reb.-es
which may have been raGCrae2 scG
also for payment .: 5a;s piano which
may have been reca:TeG So vas III
a..S =, "a er.a*ce, ey-,. .
tion in tie case Cf tee Io~ill horse
matter.
Still we do a15 kpoT the facts in
regard to these tcla&s aod think
the legislature iuseGdsG for US to IN
ysssiga5s such JraGsac lions IS these
SIS well as oshe. 7.SCe sad uncsTtaiu
matters 70 which cJnmo1 runo:
gives cur7sncy. We Gust Go cur
duty in lyos;os iu51 saass th&nss snc
YOU nay ju5ge hy tls so3vs San2l=;
tnat We must haVs E,Ic2 tiGe L GO
ing it. Eurth7rGois i IS no5 e1
rsdient and i acu:d Gou approve c
the committee ho.G:..S 3 plo c So
sion every t;Ge S:n%3~I C1siat2Is>s
and ] have done Il: Hs caa II exam
ininp eacl c.alc2. I Ieccgr.z7 t1
fact uhao We may be cn2Sl: s 3 Rli!
o'-the-wisp" il e.: q lisSe % ,SSef3
and that your clients nay Stu-r Il
tne nasutils, o.t. ~, ther sur Q!
ror.s be su:n & cn2se ur act, iu SsSm
cerI.iu taa5 in oil e:ec.s cur Coz
riptee D-us yak lhTc go TO nire
The ooln!on IS 20 9Seva!Sco sSs.
the dlspensafy ass Desn BREEDER 9
81 muoa co-::u2s,on ;:las &c che ca
touca il ailEuu. Cyt Sus2icloc OF scn
one beinz aroused. Z f--5Iaatsiy, j
the case of our oclnivte, tee iGsi1u
tion Of unis sus2:c:oa is cast u2ln Us
,-,,:. ,-:n.S n? one who, 4O0ve q