Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-12
The Investigation.

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the dispensary winding-up investiga-
ton committee on next Thursday. and
the public will look forward to this
meeting with interest.
The meeting last week served main
ly to revive memories Of things that
were already known; but developed
nothing new. If there is anything new
in store, 1t should be forthcoming next
Thursday.
According to our view Of the matter
and from all we know, about the most
important thing that could happen
would be new disclosures from Mr..
Fielder. 1t has been stated that Mr..
Fielder has been requested to appear
next Thursday; but so far there has
been no positive statement as to
whether he will appear, and there is
more or less reason to doubt whether
he will tell anything new If he does
appear.
That Mr.. Fielder knows a great deal
about the good stealing that went on In
connection with the dispensary for so
long, there is no doubt. He has al
ready disclosed much of this informa-
ton, and there is no reason to believe
that he has disclosed the half Of what
he could have disclosed had 1t suited
his purposes to do so; but the question
is, Will he give out anything further
of Importance?
AS we see the whole matter. Mr..
Fielder got mixed into this matter
originally on a strictly business basis.
There was no sentiment involved. The
robbers and the people who were be-
ing robbed, looked alike to him. All he
wanted was the money. Of this he got
quite a bunch, and had more in sight
when the elevation of Mr.. Blease to
the governorship put stop to further
proceedings. Then he made a big
row. Who wouldn't under the circum-
stances? 1t is easy to imagine that to
he cheated out Of many thousands OF
dollars that were all but in hand would
ne very aggravating, and there is
nothing surprising in the hot talk that
Mr.. Fielder indulged in and the dire
threats he made under the circum-
stances about that book and other
thirgs.
But now that all opportunity for ad-
ditional fees has passed away; now
that Mr.. Fielder is again in the employ
of the whisky houses, in the position
he was in when he gathered the infor-
nation that stood him in such profit
able stead while he was making war
on his former clients. the question is,
Will he appear before the winding up
commission next Thursday and give
some facts that will prove worth
while? That is what we want to see,
We would not have anybody think
for a minute that we have the slight
est confidence in or respect for Mr.
Blease's attitude toward the dispen-
|sary in the old days, or in his attitude
toward the dispensary windng-up
commission. In that we stand exactly
where we Stood IN our comments OF
the famous Message No. 4, year ago;
but that is not the question now. The
question is, Is Mr.. Fielder going to
come forward and give us the promis-
ed facts?
We hope to see Mr.. Fielder make
good. We have very little doubt as to
his ability to actually make good if ne
will. But will he make good? We
shall not attempt to answer that ques-
tion until after next Thursday.
Besides being a lawyer who was
working only for the money there was
in it-who went down in all that filth
and slime" solely for the dollars that
lay at the bottom, Mr.. Fielder is a cit
izen of another state. He has practi-
Ically nothing at stake over in South
Carolina-no more fees-nothing but
1.-THE confidence. respect and applause of