Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-24
Miseellansuus &saains.
FIELDER REPLIES TO GOVERNOR.
Atlanta Attorney Threatens to Make
Surprising Revelations.

Atlanta Attorney Threatens to Max,
| Surprising Revelations.
| The following is from the Columbis
State of Wednesday morning:
To the Editor of The State:
On the 18th inst. addressed a let.
ter to ]. S. Brice Of Yorkville, S. c.
a copy of which I beg to hand yor
herewith enclosed and which l ash
that you publish, as 1t will, l think
i suffice, at least for the present as 6
reply to the last deliverance of the
general counsel Of the plunderbund
Cole l.. Blease, late of Newberry, now
of the state at large.
1t seems that the aforesaid Cole.
man" Is a man Of very unique and
versatile talents, a sort of DR.. Jekyi
and Mr.. Hyde genius possessing 9
dual character and dual characteris-
tics. In the capital city of your state
his sign reads: Cole L. Blease, gov
ernor. Pardons for grafters granted
while you walt" In Newberry it is:
Cole L. Blease, attorney and counsel
lor at law. Practice confined to rep
resenting my friends, who have been
and are now my partners in crime"
| When he wrote, as "Dr. Jekyl," his
memorable message demanding the
appointment of an investigating COM
mittee, he was not aware Of how
much Of his record knew, In addition
to the fact that as state senator he
received 500 per month from the Ian
ahans of Baltimore to influence bus
mess for them, but he found out very
soon thereafter that had all the facts
and that II the committee was ap-
pointed which was demanded by him
the fur would fly" An emissary
| from him and his gang appeared In
Atlanta shortly after he discovered
how much Of his record I knew, with
the statement that the governor knew
some things on me, and II l would not
tell on him, he would not tell on me-
l bade him convey to his chief and
his chiefs fellow criminals the mes
sage that l had never done a dishon-
orable act Is connection with the state
| dispensary of South Carolina and that
his governor knew this as well as
did, and that If the governor had any
documentary evidence showing any
improper connection with the late dis
pensary or its officials, they were for
geries, and that if any of his minions
testified to any improper relations, the
testimony would be perjured, and he
knew 1t; that in common with every
body interested, I desired the fullest,
freest and most searching investiga-
ton, and that he might say to the
governor and his allies that my atti-
tude towards him would be Lay on,
Macduff, and damned be he who first
cries hold, enough"
My associates and myself have dis
cussed on more than one occasion the
propriety of noticing the vaporings of
this mental and moral pervert in the
public prints and concluded that II
would be indelicate and unwise- to. do
so in advance of the organization OF
the committee demanded by him (but
the creation of which I knew he would
contrive to defeat).
Serves Him With Notice.
l serve him with notice here and
now, unless he approves the joint res
olution demanded by him of the leg
;oIo In, hn
that the committee can proceed with
the work at hand, I propose to write
history Of the dispensary, with par
ticular reference to His Fraudulen-
cy's" connection with it, from his en-
ployment by the plunderbund as at
torney and senator" down to his en-
ployment as attorney and governor"
In passing shall devote a page or two
to brief history of his campaign and
the source whence he derived his rev.
enue, which was raised to defray his
Legitimate campaign expenses" l
shall obtain list of the registered yo-
ters of the state Of South Carolina and
mail a copy to each. I assume when
this is done, 1t will be concluded by
everybody in your state outside Of the
penitentiary and the lunatic asylum,
that the conduct Of this modern DIR.
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" since he COM
menced his career Of crime by stealing
the speech of his collegemate down to
date has been such as to create pam
ic about the habitues of rat pit and
to bring the blush of shame to the
cheeks of the inmates of a brothel,
and that instead Of wearing the i'm
maculate purple robes Of the govern
orship, he should be clad In the filthy
striped habilments Of convict.
l shall not be provoked to further
trespass upon your valuable space
during the next 30 days. I trust that
during that time I shall be able to
force this man to sign the joint resolu-
ton. If 1 fail to do so, I shall en-
tighten the people Of your state as to
the record of this man, by furnishing
evidence which will be entirely salts
factory to the most skeptical, as to his
criminal connection with all Of the
states affairs during the last 16 to 1S
years. Thomas r. Fielder.
Atlanta. March 90, 1911.