Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-02
Garlinqton and Young.

Although as we have taken occasion
10 say before, we have no acquaintance
with Darlington and Young, the men
who are in the penitentiary in connec-
ton with the Seminole swindle. we
consider their case very interesting
one, and we sincerely hope that the
thing will be sifted to the very bottom
before 1t Is done with.
From what we had seen on the sub
ject we had begun to assume that the
pardon of these men by Governor
Blease was a foregone conclusion; but
now it does not appear exactly this
way. On the contrary 1t appears that
the governor Is taking a very sensible
view of it all, and that If he. grants a
pardon he will not do 1t except under
conditions that will be very advanta-
geous to the public welfare.
Convinced that while Darlington and
Young have told much of the trath,
they are keeping back great deal,
the governor says he wants them to
tell II all so the people OF the state
may have reliable information as to
who Is really responsible for 1t all. The
governors statement leaves ground
for the inference that while CARING
ton and Young are taking all:the
blame, 1t Is probably on the basis Of a
thieves agreement that there Is no
need for all of the guilty parties to the
conspiracy to suffer when the law can
be satisfied with one or two scape-
goats who would have been made to
suffer even If the others had been In
cluded. -: :
Now, while this arrangement may
be a very convenient and practical one
for the thieves, 1t Is not best for the
public. In a thing like this the public
has a right to know every. one or the
guilty parties. The knowledge Is val
liable and necessary as a matter OF
self defense. If the others who are
guilty were judicially exposed, then
their capacity to do more harm would
be very much lessened, and for that
reason the public should be informed.
There may be those who think that
the men who gave the use Of their
names in this matter did so in good
faith; but there are others who are
unable to see it that way. 1t Is dih1-
cult indeed to reconcile the idea that
men Of the money getting experience
and characteristics Of the men higher
UP went into this thing without under
standing what they were about. The
best that can be said for these men Is
that they saw possibility or success
in getting something out Of nothing,
and feeling that they were In POSI-
ton where there could be no very
great risk to themselves they went
into the venture.
In his letter to the governor, Re-
ceiver Tompkins has outlined the gen
eral scheme Of the managers Of this
very questionable enterprise; but OF
course he has not undertaken, to goT
into details Of the organization by
which the public was to be fieeced.
and by which 1t was fleeced That Mr.
Tompkins knows all about this. In the
same way that most other well inform.
ed people know it, is very probable
but Of course 1t is not up to him to
develop the matter in such letter as
he has written.
If there is any fair way to get COM
fession, full and free confession out
of Darlington and Young, we wouldI
be very glad to see 1t. The conviction
and punishment Of these men, OF
course is worth something, but IT Is
not worth the one hundredth part or
what. the full expose OF all the con=1
spiraters in the Seminole swindle.
would be worth.