Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-19

as to indicate very low ideals Of honor
DR.. Bell. to use the expression Of an
other, is certainly afflicted with a ter
rible case Of "scribblers Itch" He has
made frequent attacks on different peo-
pie through newspapers, and evidently
has never weighed the enormity Of hii
course In this regard. He will sooner
or later learn perhaps that 1t is best fol
people to attend to their own business
and let other peoples alone. II there
is one thing that induces more breach
es Of the law than any other, 1t Is the
intermeddling by persons with other
peoples business. And have never as
yet seen any good come Of 1t to the in
termeddler. I do not mean that public
officers should not be criticised II they
are unfaithful or incompetent but when
criticisms are made, they should be fair
and true, not false and malicious. The
Judges and solicitor who rendered SER
vices in the Broadwater case are as
able, jealous and faithful as any in the
state, but mortal man could not satisfy
the whims and caprices Of DR.. D. A. J.
Bell, and so far as 1 know, nobody
cares whether he is satisfied or not. In
this matter he assailed the jury and
said old Bill was acquitted by jury Of
his peers, putting the jury in the same
class with the old negro.
The jury was composed of our best
citizens, and 1t is simply shameful that
such men should be ridiculed and be-
Titled through the newspapers because
1t Is no pleasure to me to have a
newspaper controversy with any one.
It Is foreign to my nature to wound
feelings or say harsh things, and l
can not understand how a gentleman
can, without absolute proof, attack the
integrity and motives Of his fellowman
in publications to the world. The milk
Of human kindness, respect for the
rights and feelings Of others, fairness
and justice, to say nothing Of the great
est Of them all, charity" are dread
fully wanting In DR.. Bells writings.
Very truly,
]. VIM. Thurmond.
Ddgefield, s. C.
From Dr.. Bell.
To the Editor Of The State.
I have sent the following to the
Edgefield Chronicle in reply to Mr..
Thurmond. beg a space in your col
umns to reply to the animadversions
made upon me by the Hon. VIM. ].
Thurmond in your last issue.
confess that the temptation to re-
ply In kind Is very great, but I shall
endeavor to be temperate, as do not
wish to obscure the fact that q muir
derer has been turned loose upon a
defenseless community. I do not feel
that l need to defend myself from the
aspersions cast upon me by Mr.. Thur
mond, because D have been an humble
citizen and have lived in Edgefield
county near where I was born nearly
fifty years, and the people know my
merits and demerits. Moreover, any
demerits may have, have nothing to
do with justice in the case. and shall
not obscure the fact that a murderer
has been turned loose unpublished and
somebody is responsible for 1t. or
course, II could not be the immaculate
ly pure Thurmond.
Then whose Is It? Why does Mr..
Thurmond wriggle and squirm If his
conscience is clear? He seems to be
cut to the quick Why does the thing
sting him so?
The fact that a red-handed murderer
had been turned loose caused me to
pitch q few stones into the camp OF
those whose duty 1t was 10 fix punish
ment, and bless your soul, what
howl!
The late Sam Jones used to say that
It was the "hit dog that howled," and
as none Of the others have howled, l
must have hit Mr.. Thurmond centre
shot.
He accuses me Of being an inter.
meddler, but what Is he? Unless ne
is deputized to speak for the whole
push" Judge, jury, solicitor and the
many others whom he claims l have
prosecuted and misrepresented, what
business Is it Of his? Is the effusioh
that am alluding to In your last issue
the product of all the so-called injured
ones combined and Mr. Thurmond their
or Is he meddling? Aren't
these people able to take care OF them
selves? If so why does Mr. Thurmond
meddle? II Mr.. Thurmond assumes to
speak for all these innocents In the
name of those who have been slain by
the assassin's bullets. in the name OF
society, in the name OF home, wire
and mother, in the name Of God and
may not speak word IN
behalf Of Georgia Anna Broadwater,
whose blood crieth from the ground
for justice?
All, Mr.. Thurmond, lawyer-like,
would like to becloud the Issue, but
he shall not do 1t: murderer has been
turned loose on a defenseless public.
The only damaging insinuation that
made in my reply to Mr.. Wright In the
Columbia State Mr.. Thurmond admits
that is that he had the solicitor to con-
tinue the case at the August term;
then why cavort and smart and rage
so? Stand up, Mr.. Thurmond, and take
your medicine like a man.
Mr.. Thurmond says: He Cd Will
sooner or later learn perhaps that 1t Is
best for people to attend to their own
business" Yes, sir: thank you. That
is exactly what l am doing, and l am
learning rapidly, for I intend to use
every energy 1 have to bring law
breakers and outlaws to justice and
the insinuation that it is not my busi-
ness Is false. 1t is the business Of ev-
cry law-abiding citizen to aid their Of
ficials in bringing criminals to justice,
and If said officials fail and turn loose
criminals upon us, 1t is our business TO
right matters by putting In a better
class, however it may displease the
bosses, and I do not intend to be dere-
lict in this matter.
Mr. Thurmond intends to intimidate