The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-11
Members of the Senate Gets Ex'
cited Over an Editorial
In MANNING TIMES.

Applet Was Roundly Abused, but
He Hit Back and Said He Would
Criticise Them When He Saw Fit.
There was a red hot time in the
State Senate on Friday. Senator
Blease of Newberry read the follow
ing editorial from the Manning
Times, which had been copied in the
Newbebrry Observer. The Manning
Times is owned and edited by Sena-
tor Appelt. Before reading the arti-
Gle Senator Blease said he did not
represent any Swhiskey house, and
therefore the article did not touch
him, but he thought the Senate
ought to take notice Of the article,
which reads as follows:
The Casus Belli.
''The liquor scandals continue to
hold interest, and the graft gang are
trying to work up sentiment against
Attorney General Lyon because of his
having employed Col T. B. Fielder,
of Atlanta, Ca, to assist him. They
say, Lyon had to go to Georgia to
get help, as though South Carolina
did not have good lawyers but such
rot will fool nobody when it is known
that the liquor crew have in their
relations with the winding-up COM
mission of the state dispensary re-
tanned a large number of lawyers in
Columbia and other cities, and some
of these are also members of the leg
islature, who will probably fight the
proposition of making an appropria-
ton to defray the attorney generals S
expenses in bringing to justice men
who have robbed the state. To SEN
sible men it matters not where the
assistance comes from, whether 1t
comes from Georgia or South Caro-
lima, but it happens that Col. Eel
der Is a South Carolinian, and is re-
lated to the Felders of Clarendon. I
happen to know the man, although /
have not seen him since coming here.
He is an able, fearless lawyer and
will expose the names Of members
of the general assembly who attempt
to use their relations rs attorneys for
these liquor concerns to thwart the
legislation necessary to uphold At
torney General LIONS hands. H.
formation has already been obtained
sufficient to place some men in a
very undesirable attitude before the
people, and If there is any further
attempt made to 'tamper with the
Jury to defeat an appropriation to
continue investigation and bring to
Justice the thieves the newspaper
reading will become mighty interest
ing, and the hypocrisy of some of our
patriots will have its mask torn
away, and they will be held up for
indignant derission and scorn of a
trusting and outraged people.
Several Statements.
Senator Earle denounced the pub
lication in nc uncertain terms. He
said he had never represented a
whiskey house, nor had he been con-
nected in any way with the State
dispensary commission. He said that
such statements as those contained
in the article from the Manning
Times were Infamous falsehoods
and he demanded that the author OF
the article specify what senator's were
referred to. And any member ol
the senate" said Senator Earle, "Whc
will publish such statements should
be expelled from the senate"
Senator Appelt's Statement.
Senator Applet, who had sat with
silence under the stream of denun
citation heaped upon him, but whose
face had grown red and then white
came to his feet quickly when Senator