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CARD FROM MR. A. C. JONES. An Explanation of What He Has Pre viously Said About Messrs. Brig town and Brunson-His Re lations With Mr. W. H. Wallace. Tb the Editor of The News and Courier: It seems that in the inter view with your correspondent at New berry last week, whioh- was printed in your paper on Friday, the 20th, that 1 did Pboth Mr. Joel E. Brunson and the Editor of the Baptist Press, the Rev. Louis J. Bristow, an injustice. I am assured by Mr. Bristow that Mr. Brunson knew nohing of the caucus referred to in my interview, nor did he know anything of the editorial in the Baptist Press appealing to Mr. McCullough to become a candidate or governor until after it was printed. I am also satisfied that Mr. Bristow is opposed to holding a convention to nominate or suggest candidates for state officers, and that his appeal to Mr. McCullough to make the race was because he preferred Mr. McCullough to myself, and that it was no fight of his or Mr. Brunson against me. I am also satisfied that Mr. Briscow had no reference to me not being an educated or college man or that he copied the plan outlined by me to the correspon den of the Greenville News in the fall of 1898. I intended to say that the suggestions made by the editor of the Baptist Press was in substapce the same as that outlined by me in the fall of 1898 to the Greenville News. It gives me pleasure to make these corrections, because I would not in tentionally do any one an injustice. The main purpose of -giving out the interview when I did was to prevent the prohibitionists from making the blunder next year that they did in 1$98 and igoo. In 1898 they made the suggestions and the state demo cratic executive committee declared them irregular, and they had to be withdrawn, and in 1900, when they endorsed Col. Hoyt and it- was used -against him, that having been endors ed by the prohlibitionists, he had no right to go into the democratic pri giuary. A further reason I had was to pre vent the prohibitionists or anti-dis pensary people from mixing up wth k xSenlator McLaurmI, and the ls reason was to let my friends know why the editor of the Observer, Mr. W. H. Wallace, was opposing me. could have waited later to refer to the diference between Mr. Wallace and myself) 'but I had been informed that Mr. Bi-unson had invited some of his friends to a caucus here this week and I wanted -to warn the prohibitioms5ts against caucuses and unholy alliances. 'Mr'Brunson, in a letter to the News and Courier, written on the 23rd, re fers to the action of the state prohi bition democratic executive committee -in withdrawing the suggested candi ~'dates in 1898, (and my part in it as a member of the committee,) after the stae democratic executive committee had declared the suggested candidates iregular, and tries to excuse himself for declaring the act of our committee a subterfuge. But I am satisfied that our committee did what they thought it was their duty to do as democrats, and that their action was approved 'by the prohibitionists, and that they were sorey disappointed when theyreached Orangeburg the day the campaign op ened to see Mr. Brunson's card in the State, saying that he would notc make the race as an individual prohibition d emocrat. The card of Mr. Brunson was the heaviest blow the prohibition its received in 1898. I believe if Mr. B' runson had not withdrawn and he, Mr. Featherstonle, Mr. Mower and M 'r. Berry had stood together as one man for prohibition, we would have won easily in 1898.. In 1900 Mr. Brunson, Mr. Feather s sone, Mr. Mower and Mr. Berry did; M4r. Brunson did not, the only man in our ranks who would oppose Col. Hoyt, the gallant old Confederate sol 'ier, the iCh-ristian gentleman and sholar, being endorsed by the prohi btionists as a canvdidate for governor byy allowing hiis friends to use 'his name in oposition to Col. Hoyt, but in this attempt 'he was overwhelming ly defeated, and it was difficult for Hoyt's friends to understand why Mr. Brunson should allow himself used in ths manner. I mention these facts lest the prohibitionists forget the his toryorof the campaign of 1898 and 1900. Mr. W. H. Wallace's statement in a ar pulihe in lat Sunday News, is to a certain extent along th same line as the statement made b) Mr. Bristow to me and he, too, it ap pears is opposed to the prohibitionist! or anti-dispensary people holding conven-lion to nominate or suggesi candidates for State offices. I thinl he and Mr. Bristow have both erred ir attending caucuses, but that is a mat ter left for them to decide, although i is difficult to see how -they are going to help the anti-dispensary people ii any of thec ounties in the state bj caucusing. The help they want nov is to encourage the counties, (whei requested to do so,) to petition an' vote out the dispensaries where elec tions have not already been held, an< to speak out for the enforcement o the laws of the state. I would not havi referred to Mr. Wallace's jrd, ex cept to' give him credit for opposins nominations, had he not raised a ques tion of veracity between him and my self. He says I did not accuse him o treachery. When I was told of hi unfaithfulness to me I could not be lieve it, but he heard I was tracin. it to him, and, knowing that -I woull find it out, he sent for me and triei to Iexplain. I was hurt beyond ex pression, and talked equally as plai as I said in my intervijw in your pa per of the 20th., and I did more, I re duced it to writing, that there migh be no mistake how I felt about it. am charitable enough to believe he re grets it, and I never allow myself 'E cherish for a day any bitterness to wards any man living. And'as thi is the only experience of its kind have ever had, and I appreciate s highly the friendship of the men o Newberry and the state who hav stood by me in everything I have don in life, I will not let this prevent m: having confidence in their loyalty t, me, or fear/that he would do the sam again, if he had the opportunity. A. C. Jones. Newberry, S. C., October 26, 1905. ALLEGED DISPENSARY TRICE Messrs. Bellinger and Welch Den: 'ihey Have any Knowledge of Anyone's Intention not to Answer Motion in Judge Pritchard's Court. Columbia, October 26.--In talkins about the pending dispensary litiga tion before Judge Pritchard Messrs Bellinger and Welch tonight gave ou this statement: "Yes, we have noticed the report from Union, S. C., printed in the New and Courier and the State to the effec 'that if not answered the order to re open the dispensary would go int< effect, because of their non-appear a,nce.' "This, of course, referring to th' rule to show cause recently issued b: Judge Pritchard in the case of 3. G Howell, or W. D. Wilkins et al, a: county board of control for Unior county. "All that we have to say in the mat ter is simply this: The petition it this case was published throughou the state and was given out,to th< press by ourselves. It was notice t< all of what our purpose was, and wher the hearing would be had. We knov nothing about the, report, if report i 'be, that the respondents in this cast may not appear, or that the order tc reopen the dispensary will be allowe< to be 'taken by default. "We desire that the county board o Union county will appear and mak~ return to the rule, and that a ful hearing may be had and the law prop erly passed upon by the court, and we have no doubt bu~t that this will be done. The 'trick play,' referred to ir today's State, will certainly meet nc encouragement from us. SHOT TO DEATH IN COLUMBIA 'The Fate of a Young Man from the Leesville Section at the Hands of a Neighbor. Columbia, October 26.--James Trotter, Jr., a young unmarried farm. er, of the Leesville section, was shoi Sthrough the heart at the Union sta tion at 4:45 o'clock this afternoon, by SWilmer Mitchell, about the same age and also of Leesville, the two being fast friends. Dr. Smith, of Ward's who happened to be present at the time of the tragedy, pronounced life extinct in the wounded man in less than ten minutes, death resulting fromr an nternal hemmorhage. The weapon used was a 38-calibre, the bullet en ter had been drinking, but the arrest ing officers say Mitchell was perfec ly sober. He gave as an excuse for I the shooting that Trotter continued to slap his face, after he had several times warned him to quit and after walking away from him. Eye-wit nesses say the two men appeared to be jesting, Trotter striking at Mitchell tin play, as the two were waiting for a r train home. A woman relaive was i the first at 'Trotter's side. r Mitchell gave himself up promptly to the plain clothes officer, and was i carried to jail, in the hurry-up wagon. I He appeared to be not in the least dis - concerted. His family is about -che I most prominent and influential in f Leesville. He is the son of Mr. Crove ell Mitchell, of that place. Trotter was - unarmed. Both bear good reputa tions. - The killing occurred in, the presence - of a large number of people, the sta f tion being crowded inside, on the ve s randa, front, and under the shed, - downstairs. The shot was fired on the veranda overlooking the sheds im I mediately in front of the colored wait I ing room. Perhaps two thousand peo - ple were at the station waiting for the i regular trains home, tonight pracci - cally ending the Fair. t TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS. - White Boy Shot by a Negro Boy, and > a Negro Boy by Another Negro. s Columbia, October 26.-Hilkon I Sims, a white boy, about ten years > old, was shot and instantly killed to f day. A little negro boy, Hal Gordon, e about nine years old, is responsible for e his death. r Young Sims, wich Oscar Forde and > Alvin Sims, about the same age, were e in the woods near Beneditt Instittfte. They had with them a single-barrel shotgun. Some of the boys had sling shots, and they all laid the gun aside and were shooting at birds with their , slings. While engaged in this, 'the lit tle negro came up and began handling r the gun, the other boys not noticing him. Suddenly the gun fired and a shot from it penetrated young Sims' chest, striking the heart, and killing him instantly. The other boys immedia:tely alarm Sed the neighborhood, '1but nothing - could be done for the unfortunate boy. .It is presumed that the killing was t purely from carelessness and igno rance on the part of the little negro. 5 The coroner was duly notified. s The dead boy was the son of Mr. t Jack 'Sims, who is employed at The - Southern railway shop3, and wrho lives > in the eastern suburbs, on the Two - Notch road. Eugene Simpkins, colorid, e".'s shot and probably fatally w) ile:l today by Dave Elam, also colored. The af .fair occurred at a houses 1,405 Lin: ol. street, occupied by Dr. Durham, col t ored, who was not present at the time. The two negroes are relatives of tche - doctor, and were on a visit to him. 'Both are from Edgefield, having come to the city Tuesday.. What Newspapers Are For. 1Chicago Journal. Aeorrespondent requests that we print some of the striking things great men have said about newspa pers; that is. sayings that em'body the purpose and doings of the press. With pleasutre. Bryant said: ing to the character of those who di rect it. It is a mill that grinds all that is put into its hopper. Fill the hopper with poisoned grain and it will grind it to meal; but there is death in the bread." James Parton said: "The newspaper press is the peo pl's university. Half the readers in Christendom read little else." Jefferson said: "The basis of our government being teino of the people, the very firt bjctshould be to keep that right; and were it left to me to de cide whether we 'should have a gov einent without newspapers Or news papers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prne fer the latter." Cardinal Gibbons recently said: 'The dread of exposure in the pub lic press keeps many a man sticking close to the path of rectitude who otli erwise would stray off into the by ways of graft." It is never too early to begin look ing on the bright side of life. 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