The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-10-19
Tae2sphisS:fs jof ktto,asy-Gensral Cham
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Tic Reform patty demands change OF
government, because tho Scott !'lnS have 10,
creased taXatio2s piled up the state dc3'i
mountains high, apt lw their >hanc!S>S con |
duct brought Il blush 10 Tie Check .! cvcrSE
honest. map in the State. The Scott Ring
on The other hand. take up the gauntlet anu;
declare themselves ready TO stake tiiC!T POI
li,icaI fortunes upon:tbe fnanc:ai rccor! Of
their party.-s The main assertions of thief
Scott Ring were exposed, and thc,r miss
statement pointed out, in the public printS.E
Il became necessary 10 make out bctters
case than WAS shown in the official records s
and .Mr.. Attorney General Chamberlain, ans
adfois pTeader ii bad cause, waS p#t Dc;3res
the public rs the champion Of the fi2"ncials
poscysos. he administration. ]: + aaGllftcdSS
ih.!ss' did his work well, and Ills <pcccbs
delivered 4: Chester is accepted rs al iii !
cial exposition OF tho financial con '!:''n ois
;he State, and of the value an'l cost II iaeS
services performed ny ihv ruling parry. nE
best foot is put foremost III this speech Z
(which IS circulated all over S";Ita CArolinas
As q cSnpaisn doc"mcHt. We hsvc thcs
sr;shs tSefeftre, 30 5cquirc tie Scot; hing :us
stand souarcfr upon the record rs preScntcds
by Mr. Chamberlain; aIii We may fi!:!ytt
claim that :. dcc,o!juna Of his iaScn:1uSls
cantfiVe6 fiflarc:&! flbrc is l complete am
s::crs to the plea thar the Scort King h"ve's
given the S:ale Il wise. honest ana ecoiinm-E I
ca! government This is no UH:e"S"nHh'es
demand, and we conteut that General Co"-f
ncr, in the speech printed in another c"iu'nH: z
shows, by ofiritl statements, the incorrc;-g
ness, of Mr.. Cham5cr!ains 5 assertions, aHas
proves the literal co r2c:ncs> OF the charSesE
of extravaganza brought against the Sco;s
parry. ,
General Conner, after showing that thrE
average annual taxation III the Stare, tois
tea wears cnding = in 1859, was >-i3l .S,'9 {
antEin 1869 was Isl $50 0G0-more than thrces
ti:.cS as much-pointS out the fact that tlIcE
totsi appropriations for State and county,
purposes fol. the years 1853 and 1859 weres
81 55l ;&e7, and niSSS and 1869 were S3 .43l Z
46G-pao-e than double. Mr.. Chamberlain Will
not deny the accuracy OF these tiSnlcs, vet hes
argues tkxS ..;hc taxation IN "lSSS was OEIvS
SI56,00 mese than in 1889 70 justify This !
statenaeut.ysAssz CSam hcriian detects, frnns
the rssSi taxatEon Gf feISCS, q sum of $3.50 ,OooS
accTeeG iateresr, cfai ced 70 he charSeable toE
processing aGslafSEratio1s. This sum ~ass
.ppsofriated5sr eaym,pt Of interest, but no's
one dollar was e&s2 FROM The taxes; Inc whpieE
amount, rs the rea,Orts SHOW, was palo outs
of the proccedSaofnAe boz Is sold or pawneds
h@ a1.hSrSy S.s the Legislature for that pur>t
pose Ee1c, aacn, TO S<giu With, Is an error,
0, misstatement, or = quater OF mItIions
idoilars. q -; - I
.;!ssfrrcyicwipg the exssSxlitures Of 1860 ands
HSss Mr. Cham berldiz makes several de-
ductious from the iatter. an the ground tEais
in 1sG and 1860 that interest WAS ralds
"wI;oLlg by the Bank Of fhe State lhI>E
statement convictS Mr.. ,GiiSxH bertain OF gross
nesHecuce, or at5old attempt to deceive Ia: {
-peesSt5- Hor General C3Pner shows that NE
both 1850 and 1868 large SGc,S were raised DYE
taxs.ioa for the payment G interest on tues
debt. and Tere expended faE that purpose.
Mr.. .ChaI:horiaiR LeeS not Stop here. !lts
sledrc.s :.ssR tie cGrrent cE7..nseS foV 1872
ncasty Sssf"a q million dollars Cor expenses lois
extraordinary expenses and aRoeres', anu tb2ns
sets down SS17 CTS Us the rea! expenditucSs
for that year, as against S58S, ,2l5 IN lsoU.s
General Conner shows that in this staie>E
cnenr aise. Mr.. ChanhelssE Is At least con
spicorsly inexaev. AsSumiRg, therefore, )
the correctness Of Er. Chaakec ain's figures, I
General Conner proves THAT the eXpcCd!> I
tures 81 the Scott Hing government far ex-E
coed those o. aay sthcr ADMINISTRATOR
But Mr.. Than.kerIsin's fGonS are not corr
rect. Deducting srom the expenditures OFT
1860 extraordinary expenses slHIjar 20 tho-eS
deducted by Mr.. ChanbevlGia from the ext
peuSitcse> CT tSe9, we fna that the real cUr-s
rem: exsea@es wc1c in 1869 >l56 .6i2 less ;Daps
the szm II which Mr. Chsmherla;n put-s
tacu. Moreover, the suR es 1921 ,424 del
Quoted rs paid to II H. kimptou must bcE
regarded with doubr and suspicion. This:
was 10 old claim. Nordo thn accounts 0; Il. Il !
Kimpsea asIG the omptrn!ier-Senrrat ta!ly I
Oae Shows shat 81 ,S27 ,639 is due the Ein"n-ss
zcial -Ascat, and the ohcc that only 1913, Z
1866 Is due bin. A slight difference surety /
Looking closely in'O the accounts bctwccnt
kmptun and the safe. q ue!a Conner tind>f
further, and It'll more startling. Instances ott
discrepancies in the official accounts. |; IL
pIain,v shown that Mr.. KinD,on does mol givc5
tie State credit for the m0nev charged byE
the treasurer Is paid 10 him. Who has tinit
money? Perhaps Mr.. Chamberlain, wi!ot
knows 50 much, c:n cDiSa:cu al aa:.iIC :
pubic.
Returning 70 the financial cx;i''it, Genera I
Conner shows that Mr. Chamberlain overs
States b. Sl65,090 the amount "f bills re-:
ce;vab!e outstanding in lSIS CatcSS tho;
Scott gDvc:nmrn; rc;S>ucd >!Gj N0) 0f :'ies'
bills, they did not have 10 rcdcem them
Again. Mr.. Chamberlain says hat tie Scp;'E
government found the trcau:y. empty hu;s
rhe oi3 government turucd over - t,D"cin0ii
SCOTS treasurer nearly one hu"3rcI thou,
sand dollars. General Conner also shows;
the fal!acy Of the statements Tadctr Mr.?
Cl.!nlcrlain with rcg.rd to tile Blue l;"!Sc;
bonds.
This closes General Conner; s review Of the:
financial admiui>;ra ot Governor Scott.
The results are stated fairly, and Tie author:
iiy is given for every assertion. !, is shoSns
clearly that Mr.. Chamberlain is grossly iS-ti
nora'it Of what ne dy:cn'S ana :'rctrn'.s to-
justify and explain, OK that he has, in coliS
blood, a,tc'n:.ed 10 caju!c and deceive th"k
public. And ,he Investigation which ha>s
brorsL ito light the blunders, or false state :
1nents. of Attorney-Gcueral Chamberlain /
proves couclusivciy that the Scott ad",inis-ss
t.ation, far from ju>;ifying the encomiums,e !
of is tools, Las been marked by official g-s
norance and e1travagaace-if not persona !
corruption.
We hope that every merchant, husinessss
man and p-opcrty-hn!der in South Caroinass
viii read Genera! Conncr's speech They:
may then, 1T last, understand how vl,aIyE
important to them is the Success Of tue R:-s
form p2rty-Char!cs;on News.
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