Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m to i !;)( <. s< me nun iji a very j undodra.ne attitude before t^e j>00- j .pie, and if ihurt* is any further at- I tempt made to ' tamper with the .jury,' to defeat an appropriation to 'Continue investigations and briny to .justice tiie thieves, the newspaper i readi-nr will boeome mi.ylity interest- i iny, and t!io livpi-.ei'ixy of .some of our 'i '|>ntfit t <' will have its mask torn j away sin I they will be ?p |\?. , the i'ldi. Mailt derision and seorn of a I! *-1in;4f and outraged people." Seraior Earle Denounces. : Senati r l\a:lo denounced the pub-I Iicnti n : 11 lit* uncertain terms. He 1 said he had never represented a whis. " key ''i ;<>!' I?Mil ?i 1 been connected j in a-.> w;r* wit!i !h?* Stale dispcu-i sary . r with any claims before the ' dispen-arv nunission. He said that! such -talc'iMents as those contained in j' I " 'n th.1 AI:? i i i i: i Times were *':" I -'irons I al-schoods " and hi* J * dem-ride-! that the author of the art i- ' cle '" :' v *?)iat senators were r?'f?*j r,'d " Ami any Scomber of (he < senate. -:???! Senator Karlf. "who'will pnMM, such statement should ! he .'vi>e!l<>d from the sonate." S. ant r Appelt, who had sal with i silence u'id?r the stream of dennn- I ciaii<<:: ! -aped Mpou him. but whose , fac" 1'M'l '.'lMwii red and then white, cave his feel <|iiicl<lv when Senator I-,arb.' had concluded his remarks. He d< maiuled to know if the senator' , from Ocenee meant to say that he CAij'cIt) had slated what was a fhisehood, S.-n-t -r Ka K' said (hat the infor-1 mat: -i contained in I hat article was fa'- anil iu<ulliny. S. .-at r \ ppe! I declared that a I e'eiin teapot " had been si: ? ! ? ?! no. ||.> said liiat h.' wrote the article rel\>rp'd to and was alone re-i?oi?- i!i|e for its publication. lie ,. said that lie liased thai article upon | in|'i?:'niat ion which lie regarded as', autheii ic. No names were ni<aiitioii- ' ?d in t ;e :>? !i ) . because n ? names ( Were ?i\ e (, him by his infi rmants. , but d.vdare I that he was satisli.'d i that the statements contained in the nr'i-Je in < > far as they related to , I"' H e y-'iieraI assemhlv be- , .itlornevs for whiskev house.* vv"r ' ' ?I I \ cm reel. lit. sa i.l "l-'1' n' he wa< a member of the senate he was also an editor of a 1 new-paper and felt privileged to crit- 1 5,;" "e" ons whenever he bad infor- '' i.oi ! !.-.i which to |,a<e ,.,jtieisnis. a vfid that if anvbody wai to be " p 1 1 '"'"ii the senate it should b > r 'ho--e senators who represent wl.i-kev ' ^ !'"! win, would use their of- ! H.-ia! I'osjl i.iii .lefea I the ends of r legislation seekiny to yive to the at- ' lorne.v veneral funds with which to ' pro-ecuto the '.'rafters. He s a id to Senator Karle he had :l no ri-jht to |<now from whom lie yol !l his i iformati<'ii. or what thai infor- ' niation was iM detail. ! s Weston Represents Two Houses. 1 ^ nator Weston said that it is a 1 I -malty ! hat men in public 1 i f?? pay!' t<> inisnnder-to l by some -ood men I 1 and t. he t 'sreprcsented " s..m,. 1 "l?:'d ""mi. lie had no apoloyies j1 mak.' to anv member of (he senate or! to any newspaper man or to anv- 1 bodv else for his professional con-'1 dud. He had been honored bv the ' peoo'. "| Iticblaml county fo;- nianv 1 } ca s an.I it is tor them t.? sav ' u:'et!ie:- hi- conduct meets with their!? ai'Mr.-,>at ion. j H'' stale.1 that the law lirm withj' whieii he i< connected. Weston & Ay-| c.-ch. represents two of the liepmr ' < houses which have claims pendiny belore the dispensary commission, ' 1 hul no man could ay, lie declare.1, > that his vol,, or his actions iu thel* senate were influenced by such rela-M lions. He said thai one of the houses M he l epreseut.'d placed their claim in j< his hands before the commission was ! i established, the Xew York and Ken-M tueky Distilliny eompanv. ji As ;n til< case o| (he resolution i which came up al the last session of . I lie yen era 1 assembly to relieve former Stale hvasuivrs of liability iVi connection with certain bonds stolen : from the Stale treasury duriny their! administrations he would have re-1 framed from voliny upon (he 0(tsi lesolulion it he had been present ' when it came up. In the case of the ; resolution as to the State treasurersj lie re-trained from voliny and was ' excused on account of the fact that I lie was a bondsman for one of the men and was financially interested. He declared that he reserved the riyht to defend whomsoever he desired in any action, criminal or civil, and added that he would defend a person for killing: the president of it'he United Stales?and he would not apoloyize for doiny so, as did (the attorney who defended Czol yos 7. if or (he assassination of McKinley. /He said that he had been a member I -of the ^Richland bar for 20 years and ' bad known of some diabolical crimes i icommitted in this neiyhbrohood, but i the had never heard of a member of ' tins bmr refusing to defead any o u so char^ed with crime. "vo help my Clod/' ho said, "s< ng as 1 am a member of tlio bar, m mm or syt etf men siiall say whom ] liall delcnd in tl:<? courts of f.hi< ate, and before I would allow my fit to be influenced by the rabbi. I would walk out vS the court housi ii -m pr. IV-j.sion in shame And any-lawyer who would do so ii n?>:liinir less than a poltroon and cowar.l and is unworthy to belonj. .<? the profession. If I 0Ver show th*! wlnte feather in any way accursed b. my name and accursed be my mem nry.'' He declared that his privileges af .1.1 attorney shall not be minimi/ct >y any newspapers or any set ol vws i -a pers. I lis conned iou 'will whiskey houses had not influenced in. in anv way u, his duties as : senator and 110 man has a ri??lit |< in.-ii!ijui{ ?? as much. The publ-iealiot telvircd In was unfortunate and re unjust Iy upon every membei I llii1 senate. Senator Christen sen's Criticism. Kisxi-r lo a (piestion of persona pinile'.e. Mr. ('hristensen sa<id: ( "I. loo. am an editor and duriiu 3|:* s.''s"i,,sls I lie legislature hav< , ;'<lMii I" eouwnent on events in tin e-ji.-laime. | have commented in j general way on I he situation discuss ''d by the senator from Clarendon ii <"s paper and the senator from Uieh land, who has just taken his seal. "'I i? my belief thai .the senato :,,"m Richland has tiol acted in am way inconsistent with bis ideas o '!ls !'i-lil an.l proper. But I dis '"r,v :ii"i iiml have said so am !,|,"P',>? ndem-n his course a??ii l\ 1 "'ink proper. lie represents som< 'f Ihese li(|nur houses whose claims'"'iny investi-aled ami sonic ol ! " c\-S|a|e dispensary officials wlui under indict meal and thinks it -"'-I eiyhI :is Stale senator l<; 'ppos.. Ill the senate tin- bill |?> li,(> ;,M"1general with funds )nr' V ? "!'' I?i> clients. | disagree ,!!M' :""l have so st a led elsev'? f and wish |<> pitf myself on n._ '"I'd here. '' senator Raysor's Statement. s'nal r l?;ivsor said that he regret!'(l l,,;" ' U;1S necessary for him to |SI' M'l.^lion M,r personal privi'"J'c. bill he fell compelled, under Hi.? ii' iim-tances. i,, ctif?%r his protest "a"l>! 'I"' elm ryes contained in Ihe i"\v .paper clii>piny which had been he voted against the Mts resolution beeanse he considered ! 1' had pnbliclv rr?ia"in-d fn?m ihe floor of i!i?. 'senate h-11 hi> Would WHO I,, iv.. |() ;|K, oi n, \ general any amount of nionev ?',,,'l?,d in the prosecution of ease's ii*isi!)?_; from Ihe investigation of'the flairs of ihe State dispensarv. FTo '"mirhl that t lie attorney general given all the assistance "'< ssarv in these matters?in justice " Stale and to the me:, under in'I incur the eh a rues arising from lint investigation shoul I be aired; be :>ulhorilies ought In ?o |n the >otloin of them. II " he declared. ' * I scorn. I ?nl the foot of my uttermost contempt ipon anv charire from any sourcc '? " I have ever swerved in the ' 'hi f1:1 <li>cha.-?. of y public duv. as ii is vivcn nie I,, see the riyht, "l;" 'ho thou-hl has ever lodged n my breast that did not breathe idelity I,never to the interest and "'"or ol* Ibis State that I love as I a i love no oilier.'' He denounced as aniu famous out a-_e. the r< flection made upon the enale ol South Carolina in the arti le r?:ad. Men usually judge others said, by lh(? standards they sel i|> lor themselves; men who act lion 'stly and whose motives are pur? arely over atlri/hule impure molivet lo others. lie said lie considered it at imperative duty to put the irair ol pubH?. deii'uuciat'ion upon such ut lerances as that contained in the ar tide referred to, and statements con tained in that article were a direc insult to i his body and were untliim I* >s l.iaii an outrage and an infamy He said dial ho had never re pre sen led a whiskey house in any clain bistore the dispensary eonvmissioi and he does not represent any of Lb panics who have been indicted as ; result of the investigation of the at lairs of ihe dispensary, lie said h had been apprtmehed by one mai ?no was loii'tnerly eonncctod wit the Stale dispensary and allhoug-: this man was a lifelong personf U'iend^ and he has confidence i:i hi integrity he refused lo consult wit' him until a I for the adjournment o the legislature. Senator Sinkler Warms Up. Senator Sinkler also rose to question of personal privilege an made some very caustic references t tlie publication in <|uestion. He sai thai he voted against the Otts rest lilt ion because lie considered it in proper for the senate to pass such s I J re>?;lutii.u when the aet of tlio get}- a jiral assembly of South Carolina is i j baforo a court for interpretation. w ) "But," he declared* '*if any man I [ imputes to mo wrong motives for vot- I i i:ig as I did on that .measure, or' ; - charges mo with bedng recroant to g 3 my duty to the St'ate, that man hath i not a fiy leaf to cover his naked in. decency and it would be base flat > tury to call him a dog." i lie said he considered it very iinproper ou the part of a member of J this body to lend his name to an urJ i fide which reflected so seriously up on every memlber of the senate. Senator Laney also spoke to a 5 question of personal privilege and a I1 ded liis denunciation of the article to ] f, those of other senators who had prei ceded him. He said lie had never rep| ! resented a whiskey house and was not We Lenc T( r i ;i . Buy H i We provide easy term i We enable borrowers I j in Monthly Installments, j allowed to meet obligate !i It is cheaper than payii ; j to save money to buy a \ , I Contr?*ct. If you want to save mc I take a Security Contract Call on A. J. Gibson, A ; Treasurer, at office, corr j streets, next door to Cof j SECURITY LOAN AND isTJEJATI your b; the newbebsy Capital $50,000 No Matter How Small, The Nowtaorry ' ; 'vill g'vQ it careful ^tie applies to the mon ana t IAS. Mcintosh. I r^w.Jcnt. .v twmi loazwLiiiMj." rtw tnatianiaaMaMMMgiaMna! WANT Our friends to know Rotten in a shipment < will find at a book ! things you will find a ask you to call and ? prices. We will cal ~ few articles that are Soaps, Talci Florida Wate Hulbuts, Fa ? Envelopes, to Match; Pc ? let, Post Car !; entines all c Invitation Ca f v elopes, T; We know that our s^ carry nice stock and a ? Broaddu ia HERALD & NE ind never had been conneotGd in tihc omotest way with tlie State dispen- A ;ary or its affairs. lie said that he " Ivad voted against the Otts resolution because he thought it unwise utd an improper resolution for the ;eneral assembly to pass. ~ A Farther Explanation. V Senator Appelt thought he could ^ REPAIR SHOP?Furniture, lounges, and parlor suits, each upholstered, redlining chairs, repaired; mnkiug ? and laying carpets and mattings, I cleaning old furniture. In Sunlight * llall, near old colored Baptist church. Wesley Means. 1AVE JUST GOTTEN IN a pretty line of Ulas.s Ware, cheap, at 5 and 10<*. l);?;a.ldus & lluff. 1 Money D omesl s of payment, to accumulate a fund , on which interest Is 3ns at maturity. "0 ng rent. If you want I lome take a Security \J\ iney for any purpose \v . It pays. ai sstant Secretary and sl ler Boyce and Adams Deland Brothers. y I INVESTMENT CO. p 7BMB.R.Y, S.O. INKING! SAVINGS SANK. Surplus $30,000 No Matter How Large, Savings Bank mtion. This message he women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. c 0 " y that we have just of every thing you t store and many t t a drug store. We r >ee the quality and I to your notice a worth looking at: P jm Powder, v ;r etc, Eaton .brie Finish ? and Paper i >und or T abds and Val- y iescriptions, irds and Enallie Cards. tore is small but we quality is the finest is & Ruff LWS BUIDING. * / \ OPERA HOUSE | EARHARDT & WELLS, Lessees and Managers. j SATURDAY, February8th 1 "THAT GOOD SHOW" I PERCE R.BENTON'S f ] Magnificent Scenic Production "A Cowboy's Girl" A. Story of the Plains. 0 _ A COMPLETE ORIGINAL CAST- CARLOAD SPECIAL SCENERY i NEW SONGS! NEW MUSIC! ' , JLOTS OF FUN! \ Prices 25?35?50?75 and $1.00., i j FLORIDA?CUBA i During T,hdse Cold Winter Months A Trip j VIA | HE ATLANTIC COAST LINE { /ould be just the thing to make life worth ^ ving. Superb Trains, Excellent Schedules * ( nd Tickets which offer every advantage pos- M ble for a pleasant and attractive trip. For full information or pamphlets call on our nearest Ticket Agent, or write W.J.CRAIG, T.C.WHITE, ass. Traf. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent. WILMINGTON, N. C. 7 (j J JONES' GROCERY, J .? s , S, B. Jones, Proprietor. DEALER IN J STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES, PRODUCE, 'h Confectioneries, Fruit, Cigars and Tobaccos. j i Phone 212. Newberry, S. C., Jan, 17, 108, | Dear Madam Housekeeper: v We wish to call your at\{ ention to our stock of Fancy and Staple ;roceries and solicit at least a portion of our potronage during this year. We feel safe in saying that our stock is he most complete that is offered here and \ ,hat we can serve you in a satisfactory manLer. ' We will ever keep in mind three very im r ortant points: quality of goods prompt serice modorate prices, a If you are not already a customer of ours re would be pleased to add you to our long ist of satisfied customers. ^ We wish 1908 to be our banner year,^ Will ou join us in making it so? Yours for business, Jones' Grocery. 1 i r \ 4