Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-17
HAMPERlNG JUSTICE.
II There Is an Extra Session the Peo
nIe Will Give Close Scrutiny.


I'VE have believed all along" says
The Yorkvile Enquirer. that there
was more behind the taking OF this
case (the dispensary matter) into the
United States court than the mere
matter of collecting the claims" The
Enquirer is not alone in that belief,
and il expresses the views Of a good
many people in South Carolina in the
following further observations:
We believe that much Of the OBJ
struction with which Mr.. Lyon has
met in the senate is more criminal
than political. There is good reason
to believe that the people who are
under suspicion Of being grafters have
powerful friends at court Tin the
house and senate) and much that is
being done under the guise of right,
justice, economy ETC., Is really being
done for the purpose Of harboring
people who should be punished.
The strenuous not to say frantic,
endeavor Of certain interests to snatch
the dispensary cases from the juris-
diction of the state, under an admis-
istration which has given conclusive
evidence Of its determination to dis
cover and to punish wrongdoing, can
not and has not failed to cause feel
ing of distrust and suspicion of the
motives for such a course. There has
been not the slightest indication that
the commission appointed to dis
charge the business Of the dispensary
purposed making any other than a
righteous settlement of the claims Of
creditors against the defunct institu-
ton, and not one of the parties at in
terest has had just cause to fear any
trampling Of it's rights. The commits
sion has insisted, and most properly
so, that full accounting be made of
the transactions had with the dispen-
sary board by the liquor houses now
presenting claims for payment Of
should intend, that this accounting
should discover wrongdoing and ras-
cality. if any there was. Those con-
Germs whose records are clear have
nothing to fear from the fullest mves-
tigatiorI, and they should desire to as
sist to the best of their ability In dis
covering fraud which others might
have practiced on the state of South
Carolina, their liberal patron in busi-
ness. The state of South Carolina. and
the people of South Carolina are rep
resented by the commission appointed
by Governor Ansel to make settlement
of the claims, and friends of the state
and of the people of South Carolina
will Loyalty support and facilitate the
work of the commission. In attempt
ing to withdraw from the jurisdiction
of this body the liquor houses which
have appealed to Judge Pritchard
give good ground for the suspicion
that they have something to conceal,
either in their own interest or in the
interest Of others to whose protection
against discovery and punishment they
may consider themselves committed.
That there have been influences in
the general assembly and in other
sources Of authority furthering the
movement to block the commissions
Investigations and to take the whole
matter to the Federal courts for set
tlement Is an impression which pre-
walls very generally and Is not easily
avoided. II it becomes necessary to
call the legislature into extra session
to fortify the states interests against
the invasion undertaken by Judge
Pritchard there will be a very close
scrutiny of the conduct and the
courses Of the representatives Of the
people and a rigid accounting will be
required of their actions.-Charleston
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