The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-31

/, tee feels about q thing OF this sort,
but 30 far ss ara individually CON
,erued I shall continue to investigate
Mr. Black au6 Mr.. Evans, and any
else who Is on there and II it is nec-
cessary to bs blown up In this matter
Mr.. Black or somebody will have it to
do"
WHAT MAJOR BLACK SAYS
After learntng wust Mr.. Lyon
stated to the board, which is printed
above, Major Black said that he had
never heard anything about the ale
CATION that he said Evans had at
tempted TO bribe q representative from
Collector. He said he was incensed at
Mr.. Lyon because it appeared to him
! Mr.. Lyon was attempting to hound
m down and blacken his personal
character, because he had refused to
aloe M. Lyon to run the State dis.
pensary to suit himself When he
went to the dispsnsary be found the
institution a half million dollars iD
debt for whiskey for which it had no
use. He had wiped out large
amount Of this debt by forcing a mum.
Der of houses to take back thier un
salahls whiskey and had d>ne tbis
against the protest OF Lyon and Chris
tensen, whica they teiegrSphed from
The West. They wanted the whiskey
ke pt to suit thier corvecisncs. They al.
80 had been unable to force him to buy
at luss to the State, from firms they
favored He caa blocked their little
game to force the board to buy from
their henchmen and let them uSurp
rhe powers the Legislature had gwen
to the Siage board.
When they found 1t impossible to
get anything sgainSJ his official rec
ord, to crafty their spite, they en-
deavored to blacksn his personal char
acJer. He had copy Of the Gaking
of testimony In Cincinnati In which
this attempt was made and 10 which
they attempted to blacken Supreme
Court Justices and Circuit Judges
Of this State by asking II they had
received presents OF whiskey or other
uhiogs from 8 house he had once rep
resented In cl :ricsl way. Maj r
Black said he had alwsYs tried to live
Clean life and his ffiaial record as
sheriff, mayor and In other capacities
would show be had never done any.
thing dishonest In bis life. His char
acuer was his proudest possession and
the best thing be could hand down to
nls children was a clean name. He had
no intention of permitting anybody to
blscken it to CRAFTY their personal
spite.
Major Black said the letter referred
to was from his brother, H. W. Black
Jr., of Walterboro, in which he said:
Il am told Friday morning that Lyon,
of the Investigating committee, was
here Saturday last. From what I con
learn he is trying to find out some
thing about conversation Walker
had with his wife over tine long dis
tance 'phone the night Of your cleo
Gion,! That conversation was q per.
fectly private conversation between q
man and his wife, 10 which the for
mer said no was glad that Black was
elected, as he was his friend and had
helped hipa and would help him with
his personal nGdenCe in case he ran for
solicitor. Major Black said this was q
purely personal and private converse
tton, in which he had no part and
when he heard that Lyon was In
curing into such matters it confirm;
ed his belief that Lyon was willing to
60 any length to TRY and find some
mud to put on his personal character
Major Black says he was perfectly
willing for fullest Investigation Of his
record as public servant, 'but would
never submit tn an attempt to
besmircn his private character. As 3
member Of the State board he had not
tried to please Lyon, but to do what
was right. and Chairman Hay and
Governor Hayward could both testify
that he had consulted them aDd was
earnest 10 his endeaVOr to know and
do tho right thing. MIR. Mobley, The
clerk, had been sent to see Chairman
Hay about some Of tine problems Of
the State board, and bis advice had
bean taken.
Major Black said the board was
willing to do anything for the inves:.
igating committee as whole, but
they were elected to run the State
dispensary and we're not going to turn
over the running of the institution 90
either the whole Investigating con-
mittee or a part Of it. Ftnal LILY, Major
Black said: When my personal
character is assailed am willing 70
die by iJ. I would rather 90 home to
my family dead than go home alive,
but robbed Of my character.
Fa1a. trolley Collision.
Oae man was killed and nearly
seventy old soldiers were injured, bua
none fatally, in a collision on tue
Layfayette, Ind, battle ground elec-
trio road Friday. Both cars were
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