The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-04
lyon DENIES A REPLY.

LYON DENIES A REPLY:
Mr.. Rsgsdsle wanted Mr. LEON &c
answer MIN cat=gorically. but Nt.
Lyon declined to do this, and oegge5
to reply st the conclusion OF MI. Rag
sdsle's speech, but Chairman Ehrd
declined to make any exceptions OF TO
changs the original programme, anc
Mr. Lyon spoke briefly at the very
end Of the meeting.
Mr.. Rsgsdale, who arrived late ano
Who was eager for the fray, said he
rode 100 miles to oe here to-day. BE
seemed surprised that Mr.. Lyon saoulo
have spoken after his regular sime. b:
said he wanted to settle certain Issues
here and now. he went on to say that
MI. Lyon had at q previous meeting
said that certain statements he hsd
made we're not so. Mr.. Lyon had, ne
heard, made such statement after
his speech. Now be wanted to know
directly whether Mr.. Lyon had gotten
double pay while serving on the inves-
tigation ccSnittee. BE wanted TO
know II he had been paid as -lsgisls
tor and SIS a member Of the commit
,tea while it was in ssssiog during the
ss':S2sSsss;7F-:::a.s7re- Nj. Lyon asked II hs
So yer in detail from the rec
orG. snd il 50 BE would gladly 90 SO
Chairman Eird held that be could not
permit any extended statement. MI
Lyon refused to answer yes OF 70,
without an explanation, snc then Nr
Rsgsdale piled into hin, and said here
was a great purifier aud schaser Of
graft, taking 81 Gay as legislator,
and 81 s day a. the same ttne for scr
vice on the Investigating committee
He said that Senator Jsnes Stack
house, Of Marion, bad told him that
Mr.. Lyon had said he received the ex'
trs p.y.
MAKES MANY CHARGES.
AS to the item d statement not
being fled; be got hts information
from Mr. Blesss. II slcl a statement
had been fled, tten it vas all well and
good. Then Mr. Ragsdsle said Mr.. Ly-
on had been elected to the house from
Abbeyille as dispensary advocate,
and he wante to know what pledge
the people had that be would not
have change OF heart IN bis pursuit
Of the grafsels. No nan should clsnge
his views without fist consulting his
people. The Attorney General at best
had little to do in such cases. The
solicitors do the prosecuting, and If
Lyon will only give the evidence the
prosecution could now go on. He said
Lyon was simply making grand stand
play talking about pursuing the graft.
ers. Ee said Lyon vas wai5ing to say:
''I'll unfurl this banner. I'll be the
leader against graft" and incident
ally draw $1,000 salary, which, be
said, was more than Lyon had ever
made before, fos but few years ago
he was satisfied with Scnase clerk
ship at s. s DAY. No man, be saiu,
ought to DO elects d who could not get
the support OF his home people, and
he did not think Lyon could now carry
Abbsyile. Lyon should have resigned
his place In the House II ne meant to
fight the dispensary.
He made merry OF Mr.. Bristow and
the evidence OF MI. Bristow and in
sisted that it was all worthless and so
indefinite IS not to be worth penny.
He had 8 lot Of fun ridiculing the
Bristow evidence as a type OF the
work of the committee. Hs said he
was in earnest in ofsring to get out
Of the way for Gen. Younsns and
Knocked hard at the suggestion thst
be vas put up as decoy to tske Lyon
out Of the race.
LYON MAKES A STATEMENT.
Some Of the audience wanted Rags.
dale to talk on, but be only spoke
briefly over his time. After sl the
speaking and when but few remained,
Mr.. Lyon said that it was an almost
universal precedent for members to
accept pay as legislators and also as
members Of special committees that
served during the meeting OF the Leg
islsture. The question came up DO.
1Ole sle InFSSulg2Glng cCmmlUGe5 &Ho,
with but one exceptson, IS he remem
bered, al voted to accept the pay, as
it had always been Gone before. he
accepted both salaries as has always
been done.
The Legislature had ruled directly
upon such pay AID all Legislative
committees working during the ses.
sion were provided with pay and have
been paid. In rare instances recently
such pay had been declined, heunder.
stood. AS to the item z2d state ment,
it was published in the Journal OF
1906 and that ought to end it with
any honrable man,
The House and Senate by vote &C.
copied this statement as satisfactory
snd directly refused to ask for any