The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-12

60 to see the firm. Mr.. Rawlinson
said he could not go, that Mr.. Wylie
was not here, but thought it very
necessary for me to go and show
Clark Brothers & Co., how the dis
pensary stood in financial way.
This I did, and they shipped us the
goods, and continued to ship until I
wired them, on December 27, to dis
continue.
Now, these are the facts-the pur-
chase was made here, the agreement
for payment Of said goods and the
final consummation made at Peoria.
At the time of this investigation I
was west of the Mississippi river, very
| i'll. AS soon as I was able to travel
[ came here, anxious to be heard. T
found that without trial l had been
condemned. l tried in every way
through my attorneys to be heard. The
governor allowed less than twenty
| four hours for me to get witnesses
from Illinois and other places. That
committee-the legislature and the
governor did not dare hear me-I
could and would have convinced the
committee, the governor or the lcgis-
lature III ten minutes of the fact that
they were doing me great injustice.
These people would get up and beg
that a rapist be given a trial, yet
[ these lawmakers and the Chief Exc
cutive of the state refused me what
they would give a brute. They. did
| not want the truth. With me on the
stand they would have been put in
| possession Of facts that would not
have suited one man that planned this
that is too much of coward to
face me in an honorable way. Now I
want to ask the newspapers and all
people that have any justice in them,
don't take the advantage of me in
your columns. Let the governor and
attorney general bring me to trial and
prosecute me. The legislature said
do this. Let me be tried in court
of justice before a jury and if I fail
to show to the world that I am not
guilty then say what you please.
Don't intimate that all people are
thieves; quit crying graft; put up or
shut up. l don't believe that there
were twenty members of the general
assembly that went to see for them
selves what the state Of affairs we're
at the state dispensary; twenty of
them could not tell you now.
Thirty years ago carpet -baggcrs,
arm and arm with the mems women s
and children's necks, their wives some
children s necks, their wives, some of
them, teaching negro schools, would
not have been allowed in your moth
er's kitchen-but now. Well, after I
have been heard I will say something
that is the real goods. T will call a
spade spade and not intimate infer
nal lies.
Purchase Made in Good Faith.
If there is anybody who wants to
say anything about me and cannot
wait until T can be heard. notify me
when to meet you and tell it to me,
face to face, like a man. I guarantee
satisfaction. Now to go back to the
purchase of goods. T have done no
wrong, and I don't believe ii is a
technical wrong, much less real
wrong. The board certainly acted as
any other business men would. The
purchase was made in good faith and
I would do the same again if supplies
were needed IF this was not a legal
purchase, then every purchase made
| since the dispensary started has been
illegal, in my opinion.
Call it a purchase made here or
there, makes no difference to me.
did it for the best and have no apollo
%ics to make to anybody. I also en-
close a copy Of letter spoken Of by
some. written to Mr.. Moblcy. Read
this in connection with what 7 have
said and you will sec that I have moth
ing to hide.
Letter to Mr. Mobley.
Mr.. NJ. II. Moblcy, Chief Clerk,
State Board Directors, South Caro-
lima State Dispcnsary-Dear Sir: 7
went to the Office this morning to ex-
plain the Arrangements made with
Mcssrs. Clark Brothers & Co., indie
pendent distillers, and blenders, OF
Peoria, ILL.,. but before going into the
details Of this matter. let me first