The Tarboro' southerner., 1870-05-19


Z CRUSHING REIoINDxE-RADICAL
CoRRUPTIoN IN PITT THoEOUGHLY Ex-
PoSED.-It will be remembered that some
months since meeting of the citizens Of
Pitt, irrespective Of party, was held foc
:lsc purpose of fcrreting ont the enormous
frauds pcrpetrated by the Radical offic ias
Of that county
\ Committee was appointed for that
purpose, who made their report L few weeks
,:nce, disclosing in the clearest manncr the
corruption practiced by the Radical coun-
y otI;eo holders.
: W. Smith, Chairman Of the Board
II Commissioners replied to this report in
the EaroI1t;aa, published in this place, in
its issue of Nay the 9th. The communica-
ton OF Smith is said to have abounded in
one long continued tissue of faIsehoo Is
ant miNrcpr1sen The GreenvIlc
Z. -.h},E,r. generally cousilerci rcprbli-
can paper, but thoroughly disgusted with
the uublu>hing practices Of some men in
lis party, has replied to this article of C.
Publishing entire. 1t will be read with
interest by the tax paying citizens Of Pitt ::
trti... FTt:"n< Of PW:-
"" tiud in the CUOii.i ta Of the 9th of Nav
an q iv,'rtI-.iut;t which pItrPo,t$ to be reply
t. ra'' 'C5nnitf"c of Investigation, by C. W
NH.'.l. tha!r.uau Of the Board of Commissions
'r~ which invites the careful attention Of eve
r, lax payer iii the county. Now, i'll the b. GIN
lang. "" Will also say To the citizens that we
t'li'r.l e. W. Smith ON colunl> to nl;tll,. anv
: erection n" could, and stated that if we had
gt1nb INN I'M justice and he could show
that I'll" same had been done WE.
would make public acknowledgement
Ut 1t, as would the other members of
tit'' committee, but refusing to comply with
"lF otlcr, he has his defence published in an
un"I coHitE, Hfrt t,'It cHS up0n tie citizens Of
It th c'IftttJy cr>rliiHe that. rrhicb h,t,pl7-edS
"fHar,n 'nU mcr@- see What his motive wa,
f'r 50 doing W. will leave to the public to de
rrt". W" have not time to thoroughly examine
t.Ir whole matter Of dispute as VI. wish but as
So shall discard all committee report and take.
tE' statement of C. w. Smith as our guide, We
Hpi" H.: viii acknowledge his own statement
and not hereafter accuse honest men Of acting
'"|',"'S'4 tor the purpose Of accomplishing
''.rjaIn political gains.
Mr. Sn'tA acknowledges that during the wear
~ 1918 thcr" was collected for county purposes
j. SIM If $79Dy i and for 1869 the sum of
<"13 -; FOR licenses the sum of S7j 40; that he
III
"fISG0rOu; and from 3. W Brown $glO6, making
t.r sum Of $l9J54, So; which has been collected
s!4re the present board .OfcOmmssioners came
iNto office. But We think that even this sum
!, not large enough, for the Sheriff's books will
't ~. that instead Of the sum of 1915, 20 being
collected as ircns.- tax for year 1859 the sum
" - It46.Sl was actually accounted for-nIaking
Inference between the report of the commits
'i.rs and III" account as rendered in the
NIrITs books, of the sum of S571 Al which
E 1r, yl,.1,r = lT,.
Smth makes the sum of S19626. .26-to this we
','' hpt atd"d the amount Of license tax for
'' year OF 1858, which H. all probability was as
' - as that nf 1863, and if So it will make the
u ~ S2iof3,0G that has been in the hands of
'"uh'v treasurer, III money or county claims
-''" "!ul these facts, how can Mr.. Smith say
'"'' injustice has been done him? and if the fl
'"'''o 81 tho county have not been unwisclv
''[.!.-.u u WY dpnS he speak OF the H'mtNed
"lfl"n ~ IN" Sheriff. $ books and aGknOwl-
~ tilat they are so kept as to render it i'm
''7ipI, Tor any one to arrive at a correct state
~ 'Hr amount Of money received? One
mug however IS certain, there is a great dis
parity between the books as kept by Mr. ThOmp-
son and the statement rendered by the commits
-'hrr5, and for this difference neither the
'''nitte" nor tn" people are responsible. AS
i, li1 amount paid for charitable purposes we
"',l'd raiNr no objection, 1t is duty to feed
IT, ana III every way, provide for the poor
''' We venture the assertion that if propcr
",'lF llad been practiced in the purchase of
'i2h"' the citizens of Pitt would have made
" "nJ'ruon, Bs.t whcn for the sake of per
ma, gam or personal favors, exorbitant prices
" pad, the citizens 10 no more tLn,, tLeir d,,t,,
protest against 1t. 1t may and will nrobahIv
H'"' that owing to the embarrassed finan-
'. L'ndlil"n OF the county, the poor supplies
'Id not be bought for less; to this we will saw
'' We more than once called the attention II
"' commissioners to the fact that they ,ynre
E.t'HE o0 per cent. too much, and proposed IN
q ".!7A tHc same provisions for 33y per cent
We" l"rk cost, our proposition was treated
" PFn+ct indifference, and when this differ
4 lI' have been saved and applied to the
t"nl o1 the debt, they chose to go on In
"1. 'htrava%ance. We ask with what nro
,t'N can they say injustice has been donc
,"lni Why did they not accept our PROPOSE
81 |s', ana Thus save themselves and the credit
I'd NJ I'M cUun.yf
o, Al III" rrIprt of Mr.. Smith he saws that .sbpt
. VI thc committee had ANYTHING to do with
"'o9tISatlon, and if the others had anv
"a viii a,.!E tIyE bnriolned the papers" Now we
US ..,,.',,, i,''t tH3 published report Of Mr. Smith
'SH, we 90 not want access To a oinole
r aud will distinctly show Tu9S froI9 NO 10 si8e
3 ,' report some glarng facts which ti,n Ind
iI'Ee never thought Of Mr.. smith nc
't"lSes that the sum of sl9, ,O54 * bos hcCr
t Mark, this IS his O,rn stateoent
M .,, maF' taken the trouble to mt dow,
, ,l'har that has been paid. and We have
a,.I fI ,,I our statement from his pnannscrjnt
l., I,,sr 'n! mat according to his o,o,a reDG,t
tr,rn p'ib out but S14, G25 co. This. dedncted
-In # :, inpdnt fno UNI received leaves the small
b, show IT, ~ -' which Is somewhere. Will
H., rn}Iin T ,iiJ Gltzens what has become of it?
InIi' VIII bear in mind thie ie ol.nl.i,l,l ~.
'"l'h'd report; and any on,, u.Li, ~ n
ii' '4@ AN ny the accounts whi..l,