The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-05-13
Hospital Bond Tickets

with reference to the error in the
hospital bond tickets, as to who was
responsible. Any honest confession is |
good for the soul. l Want to set at |
rest all reports. No one is responsible
for it except myself, no stenographer,
printer or anyone else. | made the |
error in my Cwn handwriting. Mr.. w. |
w. Cotton of the Progress press tele- |
phoned me to prepare the tickets, be- |
cause was county attorney. / did
1T, and tried to do it right, but in pre-
pairing the ticket, l made an error,
and no one else made it. When Mr.. |
Cotton first asked me to prepare the |
tickets, L was extremely busy and
asked him to go ahead and have them
printed, but he insisted that fix the |
ticket, and in SO doing, made the mis-
take.
The first time the error was called
to my attention was by Mr.. Tom
Estes last Monday morning, over the
how long before l would come up to
my Office, and told him in about half
an hour, as it was very early in the
morning. He told me of the error,
and at first | was so certain l was
right until l told him thought the
tickets were alright, but when he told
me of the error and said he thought it
best to have some more printed, l told
him to go ahead so that the error
could be corrected.
Some have suggested that l fixed
the tickets enormously so that it
would bring a law suit and i could
thereby make some money. If they
would take the second thought they
would realize that l am on small
| salary as county attorney, and l do
trnt fnr ~,
cases than l do for trying one case
for the county, they would readily
see that it would mem more w, rl1 to
me. What had to do with reference
to preparing any of the papers for the
| hospital bond election was strictly as
county attorney, working under the
direction of the county authorities.
1t has been stated Mr.. Cotton called
my attention to the error. This is
mistake. Mr.. Tom Estes was the first
man that called my attention to the
| error.
Some have stated that it was a
scheme on my part to put the bond
issue over the will of the weople. This
is Incorrect for the reason that l per-
sonally voted against the bonds for
me of my position on the matter, ]
have so stated it. / have been very
busy and have taken very little time
TO discuss the matter.
| Some have blamed me for permit
| ting the bill to go through the house
of representatives. My reason for this
action is that representatives Of about
| met third of the taxable property C
;he county came before Senator Dun.
can, Mr.. Kennedy and myself and ask
| I'd for an election on this question, and
we thought that this minority had a
right to have the matter submitted to
The people and let them pass on the
| question. | thought it was their con-
St!tutional right to petition the legis-
!ature and let the matter be submit
ted to the people and let them pass
on the question. l thought it was
their constitutional right to petition
the legislature and let the matter
be submitted to the people, ard not
that l sanctioned the bond issue for
the hospital. Mr.. Duncan is not -
be censored any more so thc n Mr..
being submitted to the people; how
ever, as l have stated before, excr-
cised my right as citizen to vo.e
against the bond issue. ii
Some have suggested as a lawyer
| was trying TO work scheme in or
der to deceive the people. If any per-
son would take the second thought
they would realize that as county at
torney, Mr.. Askew would not permit
me to do this, and why should under
take to deceive the people on matter
to which | was personally opposed ?
Could l hope to continue as county
attorney, knowingly doing such a
thing? l leave it to the fair-mirded
people as to whether in my Al years
that my life with its errors and many
things that | would like to recall, in
the main. has It been such, as n man,
that / have done things of this kind /?
As a lawyer have l been guilty of
things of this character? A man who
has been honored by being three times
elected to the legislature, have | done
things of this kind?
Jno. X. Hamblin.
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