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I, PEEPLES' APPOINTS State's Chief Executive Makes Public Cor respondence Between Himself and Attorney General Over Ap pointment of Assistant. Governor Says Peeples Came to Him and Voluri tarilly Stated He Would Nrane Man Who Was in Harmony With the Administra tion and Also Later Offered to Ljst Manning Make the Appointment Which He declined to Do. Special to Tfan Intelligencer. COLUMBIA, February 4.?Governor Manning lato tonight made public correspondence which had passed be tween himself and Attorney General Peeples over the appointment of an Assistant Attorney General. The Gov ernor says that the Attorney General voluntarily came to him and told him he wanted *c appoint an assistant who wqb In harmony with the Governor and who was agreeable to him. He says th<3 promise was reacwed at the office of Mr. Christie Benett and on that occasion that the Attorney Gen eral offered to "let me name the as sistant attorney general," but the Gov. ernor says he declined, saying that he had no desire to do so. "You stated then," seys the Governor in a letter to he Attorney General, "that Mr. F. H. Dominlck would not be your as sistant again." Slakes Appointment With Attorney GeneraL On the day of his inauguration the Governor, says he telephoned the At torney General and the latter came to his rooms in the Jerome Hotel and "-Again discussed the mutter with me in the presence of Mr. Benet, who had been present at the former, con versation. At that time 'you -stated j to us that to your great' embarrassment you were not able to get Mr. Dominlck to resign; that you had asked him to resign last summer and again since the campaign; that you had mutual friends to go to htm and state that he was embarrassing you and your conduct of the office by insistiug on retaining his position as your assist ant; that you had not been able to make him consent to'give ' up the of fice, although you had hoped that he would do so. You stated that Mr. Bominlcki's work was not satisfac tory; that ho had often toon absent from the office without your consent or even knowledge; that he had on occasions left .the office on Friday morning and stayed away until Tues day night; that this was not satisfac tory to you or the conduct of the busi ness ci the office, but thai you were powerless In the matter.'' The gover nor then says that the Attorney Gen eral suited that he tried to get Mr. Dommick to resign last summer when he was a candidate far Governor. Several Letter Passed. There are several .letters which passed between the Governor and the Attorney General over the matter. The first was from the Governor calling attention to the promise last summer before election and of the appointment by Mr. Peeples of Mr. Dominlck, "who was a supporter of the policies of my ^ predecessor in this office." and the Governor said that in Ute clrcumstan cob be did not feel that ho could re ly upon the Attorney General's office for legal advice. Termed Leiter Demand for DIsmlssaL In reply. Attorney General Peoples wrote the Governor setting forth that his office -was a constitutional one, ?lective by the people, and he alone had the right to name the assistant Attorney General, and he terms the Governor's letter , a practical demand fdr the dismissal of Mr. Dominlck. He 4 told the Governor, that he was not \ concerned with his policies but would pass on such legal questions as were submitted to htm \m .their, merits but that he alone had the right to name the assistant. He says in effect that he Will not surrender the power, to name the assistant to the Governor and commends Mr. Dominlck for his fairness, and says that In reflecting him the people endorsed Mr. Domi nick. Was Not a Demand. In reply the Governor wrote that he did not make a demand on the Attor ney General In naming U\? assistant but was going oo the promise ft made by the Attorney General that ho would not appoint any assistant who .would - be embarrasiug to him, tho OoVernor, '-but would name one in sympathy with hlft rr.-iHr.lna n-nA eol.l it.l.mant. tho that he had tried to get rid of Mr. Doinlnick but had failed. Wut* a Partner of Blouse. Assistant Attorney General Fred H. Dominlck. who Is the subject of this controversy, is a native of Newberry and was at one time law partner of former Governor Cole L. Dlease and served as .his campaign manger In 1910 and 1012. For the last two years he has served as Assistant Attorney General and has Just been reappoint ed by Attorney General Peoples. In tho last summer he ran for Congress in the third'district against Mr. Ai Urn but vas defeated in the second pri mary. The letter of Governor Manning to Attorney Generaf Peeples tonight and all the correspondence which has passed between them followB. his policies, and. said statements, the Attorney General made In his letter in reference to Mr. Dominlck "are in di rect conflict with those made by you in regard to the appointment of your Dominlck Has First Choice. In reply tho Attorney General wrote that he had told tho Governor that Mr. Dominik w*js,his Or-st choice but It} the event Mr. Dominlck declined the appointment, "I would be glad to confer with you as- to the appoint ment" ; - ^ Governor's Lost Leli*r, The letter written tonight by the Governor is in answer to,this last let ter from the Attorney General , and Says that tho Attorney General came to him -after the Anderson meeting and told blm ho wanted to work, in harmony; .xHto him and woutd, < not name anyone as his assistant who wou!d not bo agreeable to htra and Governor Manulug'h Last Letter to At. torney General. '&&. February 4, 19?B. Hon. ThomaB H. Peeple.i. Attorney General, State House, Col umbla, s. C. Dear Sir: In view of your present position In reference to your appointment of-the assistant attorney general I feel that the; public should know all the facts in connection .with this matter. It is my purpose during my term in office to keep the people of the State fully advised regarding the conduct of af fairs .in my office, and with. that end in view I am giving out this state ment. No -thought of who would be y?ur assistant or in fact, of anything; con nected with your office had entered my W>!nd until you yourself volun tarily approached me after the Ander son meeting last summer and stated that you thought that I would be elected ; and that if I were elected and ou were re-elected that you intended to act in entire harmony with me and that your office would do all In Its power .to further the success of my ad ministration. I was surprised and pleased at this evidence of interest on your part and thanked you warmly for It, but had no further conversation with you about the matter until I had received tbe nomination in the second primary. At that time you had already been - nominated for reelection in the first primary. When my nomination was assured, recalling your voluntary statement at Anderson' I phoned you asking you to meet me at the office of Mr. Christie Benet in Columbia. This you prompt ly did. coming to his office as soon as I telephoned you. In Mr. Benea'a pres ence' I called to your attention the conversation we had after the Ander son,meeting and you re 11created what you hod stated before, and you then, to my suprlse, offered to let me'namo the Assistant Attorney GeneraL This I' flatly declined, stating that I had uo desire to dp so. You stated that you would appoint no one who was not in harmony with me in the platform on which 1 'was elected and that you would submit to me names of the men whom you were ccfhsiijering and would appoint no one who wad objec tlonable to me. You then stated that Mr. Dominlck would hot be your as sistant again; that you had consider ed Mr. M. P. DeBruhl but thought bis health was B?ch that ho was hot up to the work, and that you - had other names under advisement and would confer with me again in regard to the.appointment I heard nothing further from you, but on tho morning.of my inaugura tion I phoned you asking for an ap pointment with you 'for five o'clock that afternoon in my room' at the Je rome Hotel. At the outset of m y ad ministration I was 1n urgent need of legal Advice on a number of mattersV Including ta* pending Asylum Investi gation, the Orter to dlsband the mill tie/ and other questions. You came to my room at the Jerome Hotel at five o'clock that afternoon and again dia cussed the matter with me in the pr?s enco of Mr. Benet. who had been pres ent st the former conversation. At that ' time you ~ stated to us \ that to your great embarrassment 5vu wore not able to, get Mr. Doinlnick to re sign; that you. had naked him to re sign last summer and again olnce the campaign; that you had had mutual friends to go to him -and state that he was embarraealng you and:your conduct of the office by insisting on re taining his poa?tlon aa yout asai ?tant that von bad riot been able to make hlui consent to-giro up the office, al Ujough you still hoped that he would do so. Yob stated that Mr. Doralniok's work was not satisfactory ; that he had been Absent from tbe. of See With out your consent or even knowledge that he had On occasions .left the *f floe on Friday morning and stayed away until Tuesday ; night; that this was not satisfactory to you nor to the conduct of the business of the office, but that you were powerless in the tnaiter. You stated that when the cam paign began last summer you had gone to him and neked for his rc-bignaiion op -.he grouud that you were in the campaign yourself, that he was it can didate for Congress and that inas much as you had to make the State tour with the campaign party, the of fice of the Attorney General would be closed unless your Assistant were there; that he had declined to resign, which had caused you great embar rassment and had forced you to leave the State campaign party a number of times to attend to matters In the office which absolutely required at tention. You again stated that you personal ly were anxious to work In harmony with my administration, but that you could not get rid of Mr. Dominlck; that you regretted this, and that you still hoped the matter would work it self out. I have never intimated to you or to anyone else that I wanted you to appoint any particular man, nor do 1 now do so. You have an absolute right, legal and otherwise, to appoint whom >ou please; but in view of the volun tary statements and assurances you had made me, I wb3 glad to discuBS the appointment with you; while in view ' of the peculiar unBultableness of the appointment of Mr. Dominlck, I have a right to protest, not because of any personal feeling against him, but upon the grounds that Mr. Domin lck, having been the law partner of tbe former Governor, his campaign manager and his close confident and pariieun, political and otherwise, would be opposed to the carrying out of the changes in our government which tbe peuple by their vote, last August, ordered done. In considering appointments distinction muBt be made between those two offices where tbe duties are of an administrative character and thoje where the duties are advisory. In the one case, differen ces as to political association are not especially important; in the other, lack of sympathy and conviction necessarily prohibit-cq-operatlon. I am disappointed'that you do not seem to realize the absolute necessity of every branch of the' government co-oper?ting fully with complete con fidence, In order to put into effect the expressed, mandates of the peopled In frankness, I can but feel that you could not be uninfluenced by the opin ion and association of Mr. Dominlck in matters submitted to your office, when you have admitted to me that you had asked htm to resign, but were hot able to make him do so. I am. giving out the correspondence for publication. Yours truly, _ RICHARD I. MANNING. Should Appoint Man In Sympathy With Administration. January 21, 1915. Hon. Thomas H. Peeples, Att'y. Gen., Columbia? S. C. Dear Sir: , As I have said to you heretofore, I was elected, to tbe office of Governor upon a platform In opposition to Ute policies which have prevailed In this office for the last four years, and it, therefore, desirable that your assis tant should, be a man In sympathy with my policies. You have seen fit to appoint Mr. Fred H. Dominlck your assistant, who waB a supporter of the policies of my predecessor In this of fice. In these circumstances I do not reel that I can rely upon your office for legal advice. I shall need legal advice In the administration of my office, and therefore shall be compelled to call this matter -to the attention of the leg islature for such action as they may see fit to take, if you insist in making this appointment Please let me have your reply. Very respectfully, \ RICHARD I. MANNING. Governor. Attorney General Terms Governor's Letter Demand for Dismissal of Assistant. Columbia, 8. C, Jan. 22. 1916. Hon. Richard L Manning. Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, 8. C Sir: . I am In receipt of your letter of the 21st lust, wherein you substantially, If not expressly, demand that I shall rescind the appointment made by me ot Mr. Dominlck as my. assistant and In'the event ! do hot, you practically threaten to call my refusal to rescind such order, and appoint such ' person Chat will be satisfactory to what you term your' ''00110100," to the attention of the l?gislature for such action as they may ??e. ?t to take. . I shall endeavor to answer your let ter, so surprising in Its character and po disagreeable In Its tone, as cour teously as my feelings will permit ' I had occasion to reply to a< letttr Of yours, Inquiring as to what recom mendations I would make in my re-: >rt, so that you might Incorporate em in some message designed by you to bo aent to the Legislature. In doing tro, I expressly declared to ran, With great sincerity and candor the I following sentiments: "I shall be glad/ at any time to confer with you upon any of th?se subjects (alluded to to my letter) and shall always be pleased to carry'out any of the directions that you, as Governor, shall make. within the powers conferred upon yon' by the coDr,iiuuion and statute jaws of our State. With much regard and with a sense of dut7 towards yon. aa the leg al adviser of the oncers ot the State and the head of the Department or Justice or such state, and as that head to serve you as the" Chief Executive officer of the State. I remain, etc. This statement then expressed. I still ?r.tcrtttin and there will be rio * effort lacking upon my part to per form my duties and to cooperate, as to the duties devolved upon me, with you in any matter becoming our duty to discuss or to take action upon. By iiic constitutor, of this State, Article IV. Section 24, it Is declared that "thero shall be elected by the qualified voters or the State an Attorney General (and other offi cers therein mentioned) who shall hold their respective offices for a term of years and until their several succc^ors hare been chosen and qualified; and whose duties and compensations shall be prescribed by law." It is again, by Article V, Section 28. declared: "There shall be an Attorney General for ihc Stute, who shall per form such duties as may be prescribed by law. He shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State for the term of two years, and shall receive for. his services such compensation as shall be fixed by law." By the Code of the Laws of 1912, Vol. 1, Section 710, the Legislature, In pursuance of the terms of the Con stitution, enacted: . "The Attorney General shall receive a salary at the rate of nineteen hundred dollars per annum and the Assistant Attorney General, who shall be appointed by the Attorney General, shall receive a salary of thirteen hundred and fifty dollars per annum." (since Increased.) The powers and duties of the At torney General are further provided for in subsequent sections, to which reference is asked to enable you to have a clear comprehension of the powers, duties and limitations of the office I now hold and especial atten tion is Invited to Section 717: "He (Attorney General) shall, when re quired by the Secretary of State, Treasurer, Adjutant and Inspector General, Comptroller General. Rail road Commissioner, or other State of ficer, consult and advise with them, respectively, on questions of law, re lating to their official business." An examination of all of the Statu tes and law relating to my office will show, (aside from the duties devolved upon the Attorney General a* cx-of flcio member of certain boardB, which he can exercise not by assistants but personally) that it was never in con-1 templatlon nor within the purview of tho Constitution or of any of the Acts of the General Assembly to make the office of Attorney General a.j legal ad visor of the different departments, a political one in the sense of having the opinions, which It 1b the duty of the Attorney General to render biased by what you may term, or have termed, your "pollcieB." or that of any officer I of tho State to whom it is my duty to give a legal opinion. It would be clear- I ly an anomlnaly of law and good sense to attompt to bias or prejudice the view of the law in Its construction I of the statute by the attorney generali because of tbe political party or party faction to which the Governor or any officer ot the State may for the time being bolong, I must, therefore, insist,I and as long as I sm Attorney General I will insist, upon giving my opinions as to what I, conceive to be the law, [ whether It la. in sympathy with this, that or any other party or partisan. I would bo unworthy of the position, ! *ud so would any Other man, who considers himself in the position of j havin? to render opinions and advice j to officers of the State except as he conscientiously believes the law to be, irrespective of all political poli cies or other views. it is quite true that you have taken occasion to state to me, heretofore, that you had been elected to the of-1 flee of Governor upon a platform in opposition to the policies which have | prevailed In the office of Governor for j the last tour years. ThiB was a matter of which I had no concern and have I never entertained any. Tl|* advice J given from this office,' whether by myself or assistant, bears no color of} faction or of party. My personal pref erences, as to. who should bold office in South Carolina, has never influen ced or swayed the construction of any Statute, or constitutional provision I which has been submitted to me, nor has the prescribed duties made by Statute been view by me, when asked as to their meaning and as to what ac-1 tton should he taken under the, even been rendered in view ot any.policyI which was thought best by th? Exe cutive Officer. It is further known to me that your views, or. at least your expressions, have been In accord with your prede-1 cessor'a in office, to whom you allude, I and that your election may be con s trued as an endorsement of this by the majority, of, the people voting at the primaries, and that you will b? held responsible tor carrying out such views, whatever they may be. I do not profess to have made any careful study of your platform or of your speeches. While you may thus proper ly indulge In - the idea, I must call your attention to- the fact, that, hav-1 Ing served two years as Attorney General, that I was elcted to my of-1 flee by a majority of the votes of the qualified electors of the people, prob ably by as many as you receiver*, and I tndulugo the presumption that the conduct of my.office, for the two years In v/hicl I have held it, has been en dorsed by-.the. majority of the peo pie of Sou tu C^.oUnn, and that they will hold me respoLslble for the pro per conduct of my t fficc. -I am their I servant. I certainly am not the ser vant of the Governcr ot tho .State 1 Whoever ho may be. For. marly fifty /ears, the Assist ant ;ln tte office of the Attorney Gen eral?-one tims designated as Clerk,? now as Assistant Attorney General, has-been considered a personal and confidential ap jolntment?-tho . Attor ney-General "?>elng entirely responsl- J ble for eve: ything occuring in his of-1 flee...Ili?s l?gal, personal and other! qualifications of such Assistant is a I matter entirely that has heretofore,! under all conditions and changes, been considered to be the peculiar affair of the Attorney General in making his selection. Mr. Dominlck has been my assist-1 ant-tor nearly the entire period that I have been attorney general. The ! people In electing me.aa.I bare a! right-to presume, endorsed him also as an official in my offlco ?nd certainly I heard throughout the entlro cam-1 palgn no objection made to-him. I You now practically request me to! surrender the right and the duty.of] C^f^t*^?-'' s-; V.',V> '-( " - -V '-' ' } *\; 1 -. .>v-' WMm$m WM of GQQD - Ci?f Paricor ?Oolt g selecting such assistant, given me by the General Assembly, and to re strict it to Buck person as may l:o in "full sympathy with tny (your) per sonal policies." Admitting for a moment this claim of yum n, mi oirice in any department, judicial, legislative or otherwise, in whom the Legislature has vested the rigtu of appointment of assistants, could hold office save by your grace and by your command. For example, the Secretary -of State. Comptroller Genet al, and the State Treasurer, and Stute Hoards which could he men tioned. As stated above, the express term of the Statutes provides that I shall ren der advice to the different officers ol the State aod take appropriate action in the premises. I should not have con sidered It too much of an encroach ment of my rights If. on account of personal feelings which* you may have towards Mr. Dominick. you had re question that nil communications be tween you and myself should be taken up by me Individually, and that Mr. Dominlck should not be brought into contract with your offlrf. but the slightest reflection Upon your puri, it seems to me, would show you that the terms of your letter is doing Mr. Dominlck a personal injury, and mak ing yourself the manager \>f my of fice I do not recall any statute which fixes a 'definite period or term of of fice of the assistant, but leave the at torney general in position, if there be objection made, or if he so desires, to ask, at any time, for the (Hero follows a line not logihlc?typewriter copy.) that would justify my asking for his resignation, to do so, and have some one else appointed, but upon Buch a statement?that he is not in sympathy with your 'FolieleB." I cannot and will not undertake to act. It is too indefinite, (oo unfair and unjust, for me to treat any onu, let alone a man who haB been faithful in his work, and who, I am glad to say, has met with the approval and good opinion of the Judiciary of the State, and who I do not believe can be called incompetent or who would fall below the average predecessors. Besides, the solicitors of the State are a part of my department and act under my instructions, and, I believe, in some cases under yours directly. They are elected by the people of their several circuits. I do not say, or undertake to say, that these gentle men would not fulfill the duties of their Oflices and respond to any call that you might make upon them, or act in full cooperation with me. The point of your attack, however, seems only to be directed against en assistant In \\y office, who has no Initiative what ever and who Is solely responsible to me whose dutleB can bo circumscribed or limited by me or whoso tenure of office can i u terminated at any time by me. I am sure, upon reflection, that you will find no precedent for the de mand you make upon me, historically or politically. With regard to the threat that you make of bringing the matter to the attention of be legislature?why* you must take whatever course you see fit about the matter; but I must suggest to you that this method of expression and tone of communication is not pleasant and Is not characteristic of proper official communications. I have endeavored, as stated, to divest myself of any feeling on this subject, in making my reply to you. I still desire to serve in the best way 1 can. the people who have done me the honor to elect me to the office of attorney general. I shall not at any one's suggestion, lay down those duties voluntarily, but will endeavor feo maintain the rights of my office and to perform its duties. Please distinctly understand that I am, as such attorney general, ready to confer with you and to communicate with you upon any question relating to my office and the performance of Its duties, as the law defines. I have only one request to make of you, which I have no doubt you will gladly grant, should you communicate with the general assembly upon the subject matter of your letter, be kind enough, to'incorporate a copy of your letter to me and my reply thereto. I am,. Very respectfully, (Signed) THOS. H. PBEPLES. Attorney General. Leiter Was Not a Demand. - Columbia, 8. C, January 28. 1915. H?n. Thomas H. Peeples, Attorney General. Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir. I have your letter of January 22nd. My letter to you of thp 21st inst., relating to the appointment of the assistant attorney general, was net intended to be, and was not, a de mand upon yon ; ' nor was it an at - tempt on my part to dictate whom you should appoint as your assistant. My letter was prompted and suggested by the- conversations which you and have had upon this subject.in which you assured me that you would make no appointments to that office without a conference with me, and would ap point no one who would be em bar rassing to me, and, lastly,'that it was tour desire-to appoint-some one who rould be in harmony with my admin istration. I have never questioned your legal right to appoint whom you pleased as your assistant, but in view of what had. heretofore passed between us, was justified in assuming that ' you would make no appointment that would .embarrass me in my commun! cations and intercourse with your of flee. ' ' In your letter of the 2nd'you. make statements In reference to Mr. Dornt hick .which are in direct conflict with those made by you.-in the conversa Hons which you have had'with mo In regard to the appointment of your as sistaut. In Just lee to myself I will be obliged to make a public statement of all the facts, should occasion re quire. Very respectfully. (Signed) HiCHAUD i. MANNING, Governor. Domlniek His First Consider;!! Inn. Columhi.a S, C. January 28, 1915. Hon. Richard I. Manning, Governor of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. Deal Sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 2Sth last. The position I have taken In the several conversation had with you at your request in connection with the appointment of the assistant attorney general was that Mr. Demi nick was my tirai consideration in this ippohumont. and that in the event of his refusal to accept the appointment or of a vacancy I would be glad to confer with you us to the appointment. I assured you at the time that my office would work in hearty coopera tion with yours, regardless of who the assistant attorney gcnerul may he. I still stand ready und willing as the legal advi?er the "alfleers of the State and the head of this department, to serve you as the chief executive o' the Sin'..; and to perform such d til s as are it j r'ted upon me hv the cmist! MHIoii and laws of \\\\~: Siute in hnr inor.v villi ell department of ti?? ?St.it d ! have t/o*. the slightest Mij.wtjvn t'o tue fa*:U !> connection w'.'.h this ma'. t?ir being nade public. Very resepclfuMy, (Signed) THOS H. PBiSt'LKS, Attorney Generul. Something For Nothing Youngs Island. S. C, Nov. 23, ltll, To get started with you wc make you the following offer. 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Con way Garllngton, the couuty agent for tomato club work, visited our school last Friday, Jan uary 22. She gave an Interesting talk on tomato growing. Sever! girl"? Join ed the club. Mr. r.othrock bIbo visited our school last week and talked to the corn club boys. We were very sorry to learn that this wus his last visit to us, as he Is not going to hold the oflicc an other year. The Hampton.. Literary Society elected new officers at the last mcct ng?Ellison Padgett, president; Mar garet Welborn, vice president and Mao Johnson, secretary and treasur er. The society .voted to meet, on Thursday afternoon lnstoad of Fri day afternoon ho \ those .who have to iMpvt Tina? NE VV STATION work on Friday can be present. Thej^ex*~0w ?Vffi vLtxxxxJiX following program was rendered at | e?e?ee? - ? the iast meeting: Janie Strickland, reader;' Jack Woodcock, declatmer. The debate. ResolvVd. That Monday would be a better school holidays than Satur day," was dlscuBBol by the following: Affirmative, Lizzio Black, Ruth Dowiu and Harold Davenport; negative, Loyd. j Whitten, CaBper Caldwell and Mande line Holiday. The judges decided In favor of the affirmative. Two of the teachers, Misses Jessie N'orrls and Margie West, returned to FrankvllJe alter a very pleasant visit to their home. MAY JOHNSON. MARGARET WELBORN. I Beautiful Geneve Photos Agitation YORK VS. YORK VILM! (liunging in Favor of Town* Name. YOr-XVILLE, Feb. 3.?One or the principal topics of discussion in Yorkvllle just now is the question of changing the name of the town from Yorkvillo to York. Wille some op pose the proposed chango, others are working zealously for It. The general opinion seems to be that thoBU favor ing the change will win out when the ballots arc counted. It is probable tbat an election will be held as soon as the bill permitting it is passed by the general assembly. _ of your children home. made ' at your Keep a record of your Child, it will be a tare* iure in old age. Let us know when to call. Green's Ajpt Stipp On The Square. "WM "PITTSBURGH PERFECT | Poultry and Garden Fence Thn is die verdict of every man and woman whose poultry quarters or gardens are enclosed with this fence. V/hat more than perfect satisfaction can ope desire? It U iSe high quatity OpeD Hoerth wire, tike o!d time iron ..Ire, perfectly galvanized end mut* into feace by InsepertUy joining etey end etr*ml wire* by -EL?CTRiC WELD?KO e* every contact poin? ihet nthu "PUutietrr^ Perfect" Fence tho ttfon*e?i. hend?ot-.e?t ead meet dmble in the w \t\d. EVERY ROD GUARANTEED PERFECT nrrv/no Sullivan Hardware Co. Anderson; Belton