The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-11

''ooAuAaoeo A1uPuoouCc, As' ~. OCOIC HAS
no.egual.
Our Share In tho Public Printing.
= Packers apologist across the way. and
The special advocate of the honest Finan-
cial Board, which has issued over $7,O00,-
900 Of fraudulent State bonds, by way of
reply to some pertinent queries Of ours,
has challenged us to compare accounts
with him of our claims against the State
Sor advertising, etc. The Union had al
legged that the enormous sums borrowed
by Parker from Kimpton, during the
several years of his (Parker's) term of
Office. had been repaid from funds re-
ceived from taxes. Our prominent in
,quiry was: For what. then, were the pro.
ceeds of the $11. 900. 900 of State bonds
used, the issuing OF which the Union and
the Financial Board have ell along at
&cnpted to explain and justify, upon the
ground that the taxes were insufficient to
meet the lawful expenditures of the Co.
Zernment? To this, our Ku Klux mar
tyr replies, by asking how much of the
public moneys we have received, and
challenging us to compare accounts. We
ARE perfectly willing, Mr. Union, to pub
lish the amount Of our claims against
the State, and will do go. We have re-
,ceived from the State for advertising, in
'cluding the publication OF the Acts and
advertisements from the Executive De-
~ 10 hDv
had-s334 This is for work done
since November l, 1871, the beginning
OF the current 6scal year. 1toenty- one
hundred dollars will cover all the balance
unpaid. Now, Mr.. Union, We have toed
your mark; please toe it yourself. You
have repeatedly declared to the public,
that We received as much from the State
as you do.
If you will now publish ahonestly your
receipts and claims in full, the public
can see for themselves. Deal squarely,
now, if that be possible for you to do in
any instance, and let US have all the ac-
counts which you have presented, and
Chose which you have still on hand, for
public work done since November l.,
1871. Give us the amount of your
County advertising. too, which is paid
with the money of the people, and of
which We receive nothing, while you
charge and receive exorbitant rates. Do
not farget your claim of $13. 100, for ad-
wertising from November 10, 1871, to
February 8. 1872. which Mr.. Jones po-
aitely called your attention to, in q club
meeting, few evenings since, and which
Me hear was very efficient in quieting
your wrathful indignation, on account of
your confrere. Parker. Now, Mr.. Union,
1t this is your bill for advertising
before one-tenth of the Acts Of As.
sembly had been even approved, We are
anxious to know what your entire bill
amounts to. When you have answered
that. which is your own proposition, be
kind enough to inform us and the oiti-
xens OF South Carolina, who feel dcep
Interest in the matter, what your pet or
patron Parker, and your particular
friends of the Financial Board. have done
Rith the proceeds OF the S11, 100000 of
bonds issued by them. If they did not
pay Kimpton for advances made, what
did they do with it? Perhaps you can
crow little on that subject.
The Terre Haute sign-painters are
crowded with work. A Mr.. Forsieden-
Aouenstiefel has gone into business there