The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 13, 1906, Image 6
ME. LYON REPLIES
TO SENATOR TTTMAN
A Spirited Resentment of the Sena
tor's Criticisms-Law Limiting
Purchases Not Quoted Cor
rectly as to Mill Creek
and Rebates.
To the Editor of the State.
The offer of your columns to me to
reply to Senator Tillman's interview
in yesterday's issue is accepted. I
shall try not to be burdensome to
either yourself or a long-suffering
public.
I do not think the public interested
in the senator's opinion, either of my
course in the dispensary investigation
or as to whether it was sneaking and
cowardly to address my reply to an
attorney, in response to an inquiry,
giving my reasons for delay, and al
.lowing that letter to be published.
However, I do not wish to take the
senator at a disadvantage, and if he
-thinks it more in keeping with his
ideas of fairness, he may treat my let
ter as it were addressed to him per
sonally, with each statement therein
reiterated.
Senator Tillman says, '"I have not
attacked the investigating committee.
I only warned it in -a friendly spirit."
His reference to the committee in his
address stands for itself, and I scarce
ly think he can expect that this latter
- statement can be understood as being
consistent with his former. In my
opinion it will be a very indulgent
person who does think so.
The senator has made the wonder
ful diseovery that the $700,000 worth
of claims against the state board are
valid and .binding -or they are not.
Perhaps the entire eotmmittee will
-agree to this statement when they
know the senator has said it. But
*hen he says: "They are not, be
cause the *hiskey was bought contra
ry to law, and the. state* is not legally
-bound for payment,-'" I hesitate, for
have no facts to base such conclu
sion on the opinion of! a person -him
self under investigation, ,and knov
of no law limiting the amount of
stock, save .the version as cited by
this same person. I am not familiar
*with a law that expressly limits the
amount of goods tijat may be on hand
to $400,000. I have read 'An act re-.
lating to dispensary pr'ofits,' Acts
1902, page 1102, in which it is .pro
* vided that . the. lirecto-rs of -the dis- ~
pensary shall 'pay toithe state treas
urer - by January 1, 1904, .all 'of the'
*school fund r-eported .by -them in ex
eess of $400;00&and making provis- ~
ion .for ascertaining quarterly there
after the net profits accruing to the
state. No doubt the senator will cite
accurately the law he refers to. 1
It is somewhat a surprise to know
that the senatoi has spoken in such,'
strenuous language, because the pub-j
lie has been notified, at his request,
that we are investigating the piano
matter. He characterizes this as a
dirty and cowardly insinuation. .1
agree. with him that it is rather a
dirty locking thing all the way N
through,. and I may have acted cow
ardly. but the senator cannot flatter os
himself that it wvas an insinuation. FE
On the other hand, it was a.plain o
*statement th'at the piano matter was C
unider investigation, because it came j s
*to us that it was possibly a "rake-- I
off' '-a sufficient reason for investi- te:
gating it. We have investigated at
least one other transaction somewhat -
similar to the piano matter. *This hi:
latter vas investigated largely for the sh,
reaso.n that the senator publicly ,ex- w
pressed his suspieion about it. It is sti
only suspicions that we have to comn- an
menee cii, and it is not my purpose~ j
to tell about suspicious transactions
that are being probed unless those un
der investigation ask for information
at a time when it may safely be giv
en. I would suggest, however, if in
formation is not really desired, it may
be well not to be too inquisitive, for
someone else might be offended.
The interview has representeg the
senator as saying that my pretext for
delay is that I may look into thp
records of the Mill Creek distilling
company to see whether there are any*
credits. Is it not a little stralige that
the senator should thus refer to Mill
Creek when no mention of it is made
in my letter? The statement in this
respect is the product of his own fer
tile imagination. Is it not singular
that he should associate in his mind
Mill Creek distillery and rebates?~
This of itself would warrant the corn- a
mittee in looking for "a nigger in the
wood pile'' in the back~yard of the
Mill Creek distillery.1
But now comes the startling denial
that he ever said anything about re
turning rebates. It may be interest- V
ing to read his interview along with
his sworn statement before the com
mittee.
Interview.
"'Mr. Lyoni heard my testimony in
Columbia and lie knows T said nothiing
about returning any money, for 1:
never received any.''
Sworn Statement.
"But for the fact that Hubbel
credited me I could not have starte(
the dispensary at all. When we look
ed through it he said: 'This purchas
is subject to a rebate, because of th
fact that the Mill Creek company i
a member of the liquor trust.' * *
'Well, I said, I don't want any deal
ings with rebates; you keep that as a
bonus for the accommodation vou
have given me in selling me liquor al
a fair price, and assisting me in my
efforts to start the dispensary.' '
I take it that the senator does not
desire to quibble and I prefer to be
lieve his sworn statement true, espe
eially as the act under which we are
p-oceeding makes false swearing be
fore the committee perjury. Such 6e
ing the condition of affairs, I. think
we have reasonable grounds, and it' is
our duty, to probe this matter as we
have been doing and. are continuing to
do.
The senator avows he has a friendly
spirit towards the committee. Leav
ing aside the suddenness of his recol
lection of .this fact and acting upon
his avowal as if it were true, I sug
gest that if he has any more letters in
his possession of similar nature to the
one Mr. Fant wrote him some years
ago, he will confer a favor by deliv
ering them to the committee before
we learn of such letters and the af
fairs to which they relate, through
some other source. What we most
need is facts and not "friendly ad
vice.''
So far as the lawyers are concerned
who represent the claims held up and
the persons under investigation, I will
say that -when they write me letters
they will receive a courteous and
Franyk reply and each of them may ex
pect to- be treated in a respectful
nanner when they appear before the
.ommittee.
In the event some other person may
vish to find out -something about the
nvestigation and prefers not to use
he newspapers as a medium of cor
esporidence, just let him write a po
ite inquiry, if he can, and a courteops
-eply will be returned. If such per
;oh should be afraid of getting un
>leasant information and objects to
he reply to his inquiry being made
mublie he will be accommodated upon
equest.
In conclusion let me thank you for~
he use of your columns. and ask you,
f I am not too inquisitive myself,
whose cur was it that yelped the other
Lay somewhere up between Charlotte
nd Greenville a I
J. Fraser Lyon.
A bbeville, April 10th.
'WAIN WOULDN'T BE SENATOR.1
I'm the Laziest Man on Earth and s
Congress Needs Industry,'' He e
Says-Thinks He Could Earn a
Salary, but As a Repre- a
sentative Would -bet
"Dead Timber.''"
lb
e.w York Herald.a
Sugestions having come from vari- ii
s sources that, in the event of the tl
tirement from congress of either tc
the New York senators, Samuel L. ir
emens (Mark Twain) would be e
med as successor, a reporter for the j e:
arald called .upon the humorist yes- lo
'day at his home in 5th avenue, to|a
t his-expressions on the subject. is
Mr. Clemens, who was clothed in m
i pajamas and busily engaged in at
aving when- he was asked if he dih
>uld accept a senatorial seat,'inl- pc
Lntly stopped wielding the razor, p
di, turning to his questioner with J te
We have b<
:now tne best
end have pici
hem. THE CHU
ersible Disc F
New
I
an expansive smile on his lathered
1 face, said:
i "If such an offer as that were
- made to me it would be the most gi
- gantic compliment I ever received. 1
would not ensider myself, however,
a worthy successor to Dr. Depew or
fr. Platt, as I am in no way quali
fied for the post. A senator needs to
know the'political history of the coun
t try,9ast-aird present, as well as its
commercial- industrial and financial
affairs. Of these things I am bliss
fully ignorant.
"Even -if' I were qualified, the du
ties of a senator would be distaste
ful to me. My own particular work
is the- greatest source of pleasure 1
have, and for that reason I do not
consider it as work at all. I regard
myself as the most lazy human be
ing on earth. I have absolutely no
industry in me whatever, and to
'make good' as a senator one must
be in love with his job and be indus
trious. If a man is to succeed in any
occupation the work to him must be
a -labor of love. It has always been
so with me and my work, and I
think I can justly say, without vani
ty, that my eAreer has been, to a fair
degree, a success.
"For five days every week I am
busy writing or dictating, and I'm in
a modified paradise the while. Sat
urdays and Sundays I take off, and
during these two holidays, as I call
them, I'm in a modified hades.'1
When reminded that the senate, as t
a body, is sadly lacking in humor, I
and needed livening up, Mr. Twain s
said, smilingly: t
"Well,.as Falstaff to the senate, 1 it
guess I could fill the bill and earn my i
salary. But as a representative of a
the people I would be certain to prove i
dead timebr."
"But can't humorists be serious as
well as other -mortals, Mr. Twain?" a
"Most assuredly. There is no man
alive-not even excepting a Scotch t
Presbyterian minister-who can be e
more serious thati I. But as a sena
tor the people would refuse to take E
me any more seriously than they do e
In my natural capacity as a humorist, e
3.nd I don't care to make an unat- i
tractive exhibition of myself. It 's a.t
immorist 's business to laugh at otherr
folks, not inspire other folks to laugh a
at him."a
Mr. Twain is now writing his auto
)iography. He started on the book ong
Tanuary 9, he said, and has now 100- d
100 words of it completed -a
Care of the Skin.
The importance of the skin as an
>rgan is as a rule overlooked. It is L
nost often regarded as - a kind ofp
>rotective covering and is frequent- al
y abused because it is the seat of
aany annoying diseases. But the
kin is more than a' mere protective
overing of the body. It is an import- A
nt organ of secretion and exeretion.
s well as being the organ that con
lins the sense of touch. Man is al..j te
lost the only one of God 's creaturesw
orn without some natural covering ge
ad protection for the skin. Cloth- '
tis intended to take the place ofw
is deficiency. It is a mistake to try
indure cold weather without wear
g sufficiently warm clothing. When
er a feeling of cold or chilliness is
peri4need it is highly proper to put(
an extra garment 'without delay,
Ld it is folly to wait until the body
chilled before taking the trouble to
ake a change of clothing. Children
d old people, whose power of pro
eing heat is limited, should be pro
rtionately warmly clad, and the
actice of dressing children in ,win
with the legs exposed is as cruel
PUlE
sen in the IM
:We have I
ced the Chati
TTANOOGA REVERS
plow built
as it is unhygienic.
The garments worn during the da3
should be removed at night, and th<
body covered with some loose lighi
night dress in their stead. Not onlN
is the wearing of the same under
clothes day and night filthy, but it iE
extremely unhygienie.
Frequently cleansing of the surface
of the skin is neeessary not only be
cause failure to do so makes us be
come"offensive to our neighbors; but,
more important still, so that the min
ute glands found in the skin may
properly perform their functions.
Failure to observe the old maxim
that cleanliness is next to godliness
is frequently the cause of troublesome
skin eruptions.
It is obviously impossible in a pa
per of this kind to call attention to
all the abuses to which we are heirs;
but as most of the digestive diseases
enter the body via the digestive tract,
the respiratory tract, or by inocula
tion through the skin, a knowledge
of how best to treat these several or
Mans is not amiss for by the main
tenance of health is health maintain
3d and by lessening our resisting pow
Drs we make ourselves subject to
nany ills.
Endowed Newspapers.
Fourth Estate.
Dear to the heart of the social re
:ormer is the idea of an endowed
iewspaper. a pure and lofty publica
ion that need not work for its living,
ut, relieved from the grinding neces
ity of making ends meet. is at liberty
o take an unenlightened public by
he hand and lead it in paths of
ighteousness. Commercialism, we
re told, fetters the press and pre
*ents -its highest development as a
ower for education and good morals.
It is assumed that a newspaper that
id not have to bother with such sor
id details as circulation and adver
ising could be more useful than one
onducted as a business enterprise.
Intil some philanthropist! makes the
xperiment the question must stay
nsettled, and it might not be settled
ven then. But one thought obtrudes
.self, a paper published solely for
ae mental and moral elevation of its
3aders miight if it had readers enough
nd of the right sort. be w valuable
dvertising medium. In that -case it
ould need no endowment to keep it
oing. If, on the other hand', the en
owed paper did not compare favor
bly in interest and practical value
ith its mercenary contemporaries
eople would not read it and the
oney spent on it would be wasted.
et the advocates of endowed news-1
apers bear in mind the old saw
>out leading a horse to water.
A Modest Aspiration.
lbany Argus.
A man was asked recently by the
uff clerk at the stamp window, af
r he had deposited 2 cents, ''Well,
at- do you want?'' He answered (
ntly, ''An automobile, please.''
3rily, a soft answer turneth away
ath.
ALL KINDS
)f Plumbing ,
Done on
short Noticet
J. W. WHITE.
PLEMENT b
landled al's
:anooga afte
IBLE DISC PLOW
j> ,~4.-'
Uncle Reuben says: "I like a coi
scientious man. but I like him as
like him. In other words. I don
want him so conscientious as to a4
mit that he quarrels. wid his wif
cuffs his children or starves his dau
to carry out sartin principles. ''-Di
troit Free Press.
NOTICE TO OVERSEERS.
All overseers are hereby notified t
warn out the hands'in their respectiv
districts and have their roads put i:
proper shape and condition by the fi
teenth day of April, 1906. Herei:
fail not under the penalty of the lam
J. Monroe Wicker,
County Supervisor.
NOTICE or FINAL SETTLEMEN'
AND DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned will, on the twelfth day oJ
April, 1906, make a final settlemeni
on the estate of John J. Mayer, de.
ceased, and 'will immediately thereaf
ter apply to the Judge of Probate for
letters dismissory as administrator of
said estate. All parties having claims
against the said estate will present
same on or before that date and all
parties due the said estate will make
prompt payment.
John M. Suber,
Administrator.
A PIANO OR ORGAN FOR YOU.
To the head of every family who is
ambitious for the future and education
of his children, we have a Special Pro
position to make.
No Article in the home shows the
evidence of culture that does a Piano or
Organ. No accomplishment gives as
much pleasure or i- of as great value in
after life as the knowledge of music
and the ability to play well.
Our Small Payment Plan makes the
Dwnershi- of a high grade Piano or Or
gan easy.
Just a few dollars down and a smaH
payment each month or quarterly or
semi annually and the instrument is
yours.
Write us trt;day for Catalogues and
)ur Special Proposition of Easy Pay
ments. Address
Malone's Music House,
Columbia, S. C
SAVE EVE
Among the various
RES OL U T ION S
or3;the year 1906~
ion't forget to resolve
:o Save Every Penny
hat you can. There-I
ore You Must Buy
3ood Goods CHEAP.1
~his you can only ac
omplish when trading1
it 0. KLETTN ER'S,
leadquarters of Ge nu
ie bargains.3
It will be mone:
o buy from us.
0. KLEI
-Ur-,
(S
usiness long
tandard mak
r the farmers
is the only SLt
Cwar
NOTICE.
.efore letting
'Ithe contract for
your new build
ing see W. T. Liv
-ingston. B e s t
Work. Lowest
,prices.
Lock .Box No. 59.,
Newberry, S. C.
and HRIEV HAW=
at home with.
-putpb Dook ofpum
OP Mt-cu- sent.
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