The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-26
s JOHN BLACK WRITES.
He Can Prove His In
nGence-If Attorney General is
Not Going to Have Him Tri-
ed, He Asks Fair In
vestigation.
Record.


abia Record.
The Record: T notice in the
and Courier Of the 18th that
correspondent continues to use
fame. I would not say anything
Sis time if it were not for the fact
it is very small in this CORES
Gllent to do this after I have ask
ehat justice be done me, that be
|Hf8secuted, and offered to take the
lililles of proof to a court Of justice
ssI1hAt I acted in good faith in every
tfssnsaction I had anything to do with
while member of the state board Of
sFectors. I still ask, why don't they
TFest me9 Why don't they do as the
Iegislature directed them to do9 Why
dan It the committee and the legisla-
tNTe demand that the governor and
EHttorney general do as they directed
sthem9 Idon't believe the general as
anbly intended to satisfy some cow
ard that is low enough to put me un
|Sief heavy peace bond and sneak
lNf6nnd and try to have a case made
|Ditby the chief Of police to make me
|fis6Tfeit 81 ,000 This man tried to have
nlVsbondsmen come off my bond. The
Iagislature said prosecute me.
ssow this correspondent must un-
l.Tstand one thing: I have nothing
aainst him personally or politically,
but if he has against me, say so.
;Don't use what he knows to be a lie
,,against me. Prove it or be brave
Enough to come to me or hush.
B The cool, sober thinking people all
Over the state know this, that if there
Swas anything under the sun against
me, suit would have been brought
Dong ago. They know there is moth
sing against me, and the day will
dome when the people Of South Car
olina will see that I have done moth
Ssng wrong. They must know, too,
Sthat the committee only took such
as was needed to kill the
one-sided, behind closed
doors. Mr.. Tatum was never asked
about the Peoria purchase. Whyq Be
cause he would have told them what
Would not have done Tor the legisla-
5ture to hear. They would have
had to hunt something else.
Mn. Hull, Of the firm Of
SClarke Bros. & Co., was in Columbia
Before the legislature adjourned. He,
Mr. Ray and others said that the
sblender was either a fool or liar. Ev-
knows that Mr.. Hull said in
shis affidavit, and knows he offered
ITO buy everything, dollar for dollar.
wanted to disprove this,
why did they not investigate itq Send
and get disinterested blenders and see
what it was. IF spirits were worth
S$1. .33 to $1.35, why did the committee
mot make inquiry where the spirits
WAS and what was the cost of the
freight and other costsq This was
lpolitics. They succeeded in killing
)the dispensary and should be sat
'isfied. Senator Tillman is sore over
defeat and says that it was because
the legislature elected bad men. Who
made Lyon attorney generals Senator
sTillman told the people not to. Who
Felected Amsel? Senator Tillman told
the people not to. Who killed the dis
.pensary7 Senator Tillman and a few
,others that am going to have some
thing to say about some day when l
Yam no longer under the Lyon peace
bond.
N Senator Tillman, before you have
sanything further to say about me,
slook up my record at the state dis
2pensary. I defy you to point out one
Single thing wrong g. You purchased
woods when you were in Cincinnati,
5Ohio, while governor. Still because
II consummate a deal in Peoria you
condemn me for it. Remember I have
been made the scape goat for others.
They have no proof against me in amy
way whatever. [ have done no real
wrong, but I was (in my absence)
llsed to spank you and your dispen~
larry with.
"a Senator, that same legislature was
opposed to electing you to serve them
,ger. No opposition in the primary
St fall saved you. Before you run
lr fellowman down again, take the
J. uble to look up the record.
n conclusion, let me offer this: IF
" will not give me chance in a
a. o.R I