The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-30
Accuses Governor of CNnsOrtinS
With Liquor Dealers and Graft
rrS. Says Governor Should ~
plain His Course While Member
of Spnntp

+. b. Fielder, the Atlanta attorney
who was brought into the liIh"light
by Il letter alleged TO have been I
written to II. II. Evans outlining 4
plan to rob the State, publishes an
other letter in response TO telc- {.
gram from the News and Courier in
which he again scores the govern
-. The letter is as follows:
Charleston News and Courier.
Charleston. S. {.
Dear Sirs: | received last night
tn" following T. D.:
"Reportod YOU offered rowill
immunity for $4,000. Please wire
reply.
News and Courier"
70 which | replied. statement
that / offered Towill or anybody
els. Immunity from prosecution for
unIiIiGal"d lie"
l beg to confirm this answer and
TO say that The next report. TAX"
it, will be TO the effect that Towill
declined my offer on "advic" Ot
counsel" the advice coming from
the general counsel OF the pluud"r-
hund. Cole l.. Blcasc
On yesterday ! mailed It report 10
YOU for reproduction IN your pa
per. As I recall. ! stated in tn"
article that | would not further
lcSpasa upon your space until after
the lapse o. 20 days. Upon rrflCc-
ton | feel that should withdraw
this proposition. so that may
Civ" - the propl. ot South caro-
lima through the columns OF your
paper SOM" reason why Ills
FraudlcnCy." Cole L. Blrasr.
should approve I'll" joint resolution
creating a committee TO Investigate
the conduct of the late winding-up
commission and the agents and at
tornCyS thereof. together with IN"
conduct of other persons who have
had relations with the windinG-ur
commission or the late South Caro-
lima ;spcnsHry.
The people O! tn" State are "n-
titled to know all the facts and the
only nosSibi" way Tor them TO ac-
Quire this knowledge is through
the medium OF this Investigating
committee but fearing that the
governor might object 70 the iEvesti-
eating committee turning the
searchlight upon the conduct Of At
torney BlcaSe, and that this con
sideratlon might impel him To veto
the joint resolution. by way OF
enumeration of his example in hav-
Ing recourse to the public prints. as
the proper means for ventilatinc
these matters, | wish 10 propound
to him few questions which, if
they should fail TO impress him AS
being pertinent and relevant. will ,
doubtless have contrary effect up
on the public mind. They are as .
follows:
The Questions.
lnrinTv ippn IN h.nn,. = q.
State senator, please tell the peo-
pie of South Carolina what vote
you cast against and on what occa-
sion you spoke in opposition TO any
measure pending in that body, aim
ed at the regulation or abolishment
of the old State dispensray as an
institution, or inimical to the in
terests Of those who managed its
affairs?
2. Why did you, as senator. op-i
pose all measures pending in that
body, having for their purpose the
investigation OF the conduct of the
affairs of said institution and the
honesty OF the management thereof?
(. why did you, AZ member OF
the committee. created by Joint
resolution. charged with the duty
OF investigating the affairs OF the
said institution and the conduct OF
the officials thereof, use every
artful means and cunning device to .
stifle the investigation and thW art
the object thereof?
4. Why did you, pending the
sessions of the aforesaid committee
meet daily and nightly during the
recesses of said committee with the
dispensary officials, whose conduct
was under investigation, and dis
cuss with them and their friends /.
who attended said causes ways
and means for securing for them a .
whitewash? Is it not true that said /
caucauses were attended by divers
liquor dealers, who participated in .
your deliberations; that at said
caucuses the course TO be pursued
by as you as senator was agreed /
upon and followed by you to the .
letter?
Senator for GIafters? (
.. Is 1t not fact that when the .
resolution was pending carrying an
appropriation of $4,000 to be used /
by the attorney general in the pros
ecution OF grafters, you opposed the .
passage of the same by your vote .
and influence; that in your opposi- /
tion you spoke frequently against
ii and resorted to every parliment- /
ary device TO compass the defeat of /
the same? If you should answer
this question in the affirmative, then
| would ask If the course you pur-
sued in relation thereto was not
the result of an agreement that you
made with the representatives of
certain liquor houses, every way
possible the passage of said reso-
luton? Did you not receive ade-
quate compensation for your efforts
in this behalf?
6. Is 1t not true that between
the date of your election to the
and the date OF your