The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-21
FLATLY DENIED
A Reader Ct the State Asks l
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and Light Is Given Him. 4
ABOUT some CHARGES

sgode AGAINST The State and Messrs'
e. Gonzales and Vim E. Con
ze.es, Publisher and Editor OF
That Journal, by MIR. John I. Dun
can. of Columbia.
The following statement, Wnion
ve, clip from The State will be reao
with interest:
The South Carolina political cam
naign is about half over. In mos'
of the Counties visited, John l..
Duncan, an entry for the Guberna-
torial nomination, has spoken, part
of the burden of his speech being an
attack on The State and "Gonzales.
Il appears the attempt is maoe'
in more or less incoherent utteran-
ces. TO connect "Gonzeles with the
Seminole Company; to induce tne
nnl,ic TO believe that Gonzales, ao-
vocated the removal of the Asylum
from Columbia so that he and as
sociates might buy the Asylum prop
erty. worth 100000, for s6oo'-
600. and alleging with more or less
dsractness that Gonzales" proposed
or MANNED to sell to South Carolina
for ,theuse of the Asylum, his farm
in Richland County for $500 an acre
when land as good could be got by
Duncan for SO. 1t IS alleged also
that there we're meetings at night
which we're conspiracies for robolng
the people, in which Gonzales 1ooA
CONSPICUOUS part. .,
,Neither The State nor Gonzales
had, anything to do with the dlsDa1r-
ment of Duncan by the Supreme
Court. Nor are they responsible 1of
the rules of the party governing en-
tries in the Democratic primary. on-
derstanding Duncan's condition. ana
assuming that it was known to the
people of the State, these attacks
caused neither concern nor olteer-
ness. Even in this day, one may
ha "arm'd so strong in honesty that
such allegations from sucn sources
nass ,by las the idle wind" 1t was
thought that all respectable people
-.lS ,,1dorctan6 N@i
=, But Ole reader Of The state l.
c. Covington, of Bennettsville' stanos
forth in all South Carolina, asking
for proof of The States lntegrlty'
he thinks it due The States readers
to know whether those who assume
to lead can be vindicated. AS -Ar.
Ccyington seems concerned ne snaii
not be denied, and those assa1led
say to him.
1st: Neither The State nor "Gon-
za,es" had relations. near or remote
with the Seminole Company.
end: The State advocated the re-
moyal of the Asylum from the city
limits of Columbia, suggesting
bond issue to pay for new modern
plant, and holding that the Jud1clous
sale of the Columbia property would
furnish money for retiring those
bonds. It was supposed by The State
that this property would be placed
in the hands of the sinking funo
commission to be sold gradually to
the best advantage Of the taxpayers
Neither Gonzales" nor, so far as
he is informed, any Of his "asso-
ciates" has ever contemplated pur-
chasing the property or any part OF
it,
srd: Neither The State nor Con
zales" has any property in the VI
cinity of the Asylum to be benehttea
br its removal; on the contrary re-
moving the Asylum from Columbia
and opening to improvement ana SET
r,ement several hundred acres OF
land within and Immediately out OF
the city. as advocated by The state
would have retarded for years every
other suburban development aooul
Columbia. In several Of these SUI
burban developments the owners OF
The State are financially interested.
The removal Of the Asylum "hlch
was urged by The State for the sake
AS The State saw it-Of betterlng
the condition of the unfortunate IN
sane, and improving large section
of the city, would have caused direct
financial loss to The States owners
with no financial return.
4th: If 100000 or any other sum
was offered for Asylum property IA
point on which they have no lnlor-
nrauon) neither The State nor Con
zales" had the most remote connec-
ton with, or interest in. such ofeF.
5th: The Gonzales" farm was
not, directly or indirectly, offered TO-
or suggested by its owner for, occu-
nancy by the Asylum. 1t has never
been on the market.
9Th: AS member Of the EXecu-
tive Committee of the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce the Editor OF
The State voted authority to the
President of the Commercial body
to quietly obtain options on LANDS
suitable for the location Of the Asy-
aum plant, said options to be held
at cost by the Chamber of Commerce
for the benefit OF South Carolina,