The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-23

IL 1gefteld ana search the records TO
SEQ what I had. The probe of the
enemies OF Ben Tlllmau went into my
individual business. My friend, w. "A
Clark presidential bae Caroline Ma
tional bank camtN out and stated that
he had loaned int from hiD bank the
full amount Of the purchase money,
90, 600, because l had entered public
life poor, and II there Is any credit TO
claim IL, I am poor yet. (Applauso.
II want to say Without presuming
to criticise you gentlemen OF tho oom
Mite, you know your business and
you ought to be able to discourage 10
intelligently without suggestions from
me--when l saw from the newspapers
that your members had gone about
trying to find out something about
the present financial status Of the
present members OF the board, ID was
understood THAI you could not go into
such things as that. Why make these
disoriminatiOns? / had to endure IL.
Are these men any better than I amp
II public money has found it's way
into oficial's private pockets, it ia
your dnsy to investigate ii and not
h~oneysfuggle, but 20 to the bottom In
any way possible" (~Applause).
MUsT UAyE BEEN SOMETHING IN IT.
Chairman Hay: Where ia your gu.
Chctity for thatT"
Senator Tillman: Il am giving CIR.
cumstantial evidence coupled with
various statements that have been
brought out in evidence and IL IL In
evitably my conclusion that no man
would pros eituse his Office and diSobey
the law 30 brszenly and openly In
Masking purchases for the state, 40
9 reSe e%xOrbitanb rates over and above
p ices people In other states are par
ing. If there was not something In it
cor him. That IL the logic Of tbe sit-
uAtion. Circumstantial evidence is
the strongest evidence when tt will
hold, aud 1t Is very week whom Ii win
not hold, Why would any mar object
10 hiS private affairs beipg investiga-
ted If his character iS involved? /
s,0nct see how any man can refuse TO
have the fullest investigation made
tn q financial way or In any other way
If his name Is Involved. II he owns
any poperty he ought to DO &ble to
explain where he got ID and whore the
money came from"
Senator Tillman then went into q
minute description Of tho brands Of
whiskey that had been bought under
MS administration, his trip to d. fsr-
snt parts Of the whiakey SECTIONS Of
the country, the manner Of manufea-
turing the different brands, the prices
paid for same and the manner In
which purchased.
OPPOSED BAD WnIsKEY.
Mr. Lyon: did you ever request
Gov. Mes "eeney to make any puY-
chase from the Mill Greek Dlstillery
Co., at q higher prios than tho Ross
Co., offered, and If so what was paid
IN 1872
Senator Tlllman: II do not rsool-
lect that l vel did, probably l did. 1
thought tbs man who stood by the
dispensary In Its Infancy ought NOT to
be thrown overheard, because some
fecaiher from Baltimore or elsewhere
would come down here ard offer rot
gut to US at lower prices."
Mr.. Lyon: so fat as l am inform
I'd The committee has no other quaa-
Ion to ask, unless some individual
member has or the board of diroctorl
9gho stand under accusation as l uK-
derstand it. TheY may possibly de-
ire to be heard through their repro.
sentatixes."
QUESTIONED BY DEFDNsm.
General Bellinger, who ropfesente
the directors BSykin aud Towill, prs.
oSeded to question Senator Till.
nan.
Your Intention in Offering your.
I'D the G G2mibtee was to testify as a
Ritacs.?'
II did not cfor myself to the COM
'nlttse except undsr this condtaon
Inc newspapers were snoerlng and
using every Imaginable argument
'gainst the diapsnsary and suggested
tha6 Senator Tlllman ought to come
before the committee and tell what
lie knows. l had boon making
'pccches and feeling then as now. |
vas wiling TO give any light I could.
l dld no6 have 81 muoh Information
1ncn as now but I was ready to az
lear fefore the committee Whenever
they wanted me-"
" our idea In coming before
iho committee was to mako u speech
oefNre the committee was 1t not, or to
LOS lily TO facts when you yourself
9ore acquainted Wit.?"
A. II did not feel ike making a
apoech. l have plainly Of opporbuni-
1'eS to make speeches.
Q You will please anawer my
Il 1eb0ton Senator. Your Intention In
c4ning before the commitaee was for
What %purposa?"
A ITO make a suggestion, that
jhry might get q truth"
Q Did you not on several occa-
alons at various placer In this A6ate
I'D perhaps In Washington once or
5wlce, state that thero was oollusion
lhd fraud aud you could prove itp"
a. What l stated was In the
papers.
Q. That you could prove itP
a. Toat 1 could prove Ii from cir
ru~mstanLial evidence, which 1 have
ad6uCed.
@. You wanted to come here to
indicate y%ourself9
A. | hava nothing to yindleate.
Nobody has charged mo with any
olilg. What do you mean by vindi.
eating my posi6ionp
q. Wnen you charged the dlgpon-
airy board, ;ilo present manaEerY OF
that board, with fraud, and ststsd
mat the dispepsary system was good,
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