The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-30

FRAUD WOULD BE DETECTED.
Now, IT any money is paid out for any of
these purposes in any other manner than that
prescribed by law, there would be no proper
voucher ID the Office to show for it. the loss
would fall upon the office, and then upon me
able to meet It, These vouchers and receipts
are my evidence that the money hes been:
paid out as the law directs. 1t is, therefore,
the easiest thing in the world to detect fraud
Imam Office hedged about as mine is with
mandatory statutes, and where the disp0st-
ton. OF everg~dollar which comes Into my
hands is anticipated uy the provisions oflaw:
money away from its proper-approprlation.
or to pay out money Illegally, or to take II for
my own use without instant detection. Be-
sides the vouchers, which the treasurer II re-
quired by law to keep, and which .are the
evidence OF his faithful discharge Of oficial
duty, ne is required to make
AhoNTHLY REPORT
to the comptroller-general. In writing. of
every transaction in his office. IL is there
taken up and recorded, every receipt Of
money, and from whom received; every pay
ment Of money, to whom paid, and on what
account. If my reports are correct, they are
approved by that officer, and In no instance,
have they been disapprovad by that officer
during the whole official term. -s''s,.
NO FUNDS UNDER his CONTROL. ssctI
AnotL.,- evidence that the treasurernan
defraud the State without detection .is in tho
fact that he cannot, use g. dollar OF the. States
money except bis salary and contingent
fund for his Office of one thousand dollars.
Not dollar OF all the appropriations made BY
the Legislature is placed at his disposal. While
some Of the State officers have large sums nm
der their control every year, the treasurer has
nothing. the Governor, for instance, has;at
times as much as twenty-five thonsand. dollars
contingent fund, 10 say nothing ne other
moneys, to use as he pleases, end the State
never asks him "What doeat thou with this
trust?n He may nss It faithfully or rhe may
abuse It. He has the power to doelther. The
comptroIler-general diBburses The dvil con-
tipgent fund. This is the law. The ipreHidfnR
officers of the TWO houses Of the GenetSl ~.
sembly have large discretion given them 10
the use Of the legislative, funds. Btt the
treasurer, standing alone Of all the State oM-
cere, has not dollar IN the a6tateltreaSnfy
placed py law at bis disposal HIS gmcteF az
nature cannot draw dollar rom tha treasl-
ry, except his own salary and contingent mnd,
as above stated: No trust Of thst Kind can ee
abused by him; forhe has nome placed at bis
disposal. -. IL Z. aI:,s.2 ~. .:....
not, In any possible manner, use, the fnndt ot
the treasury for his own advantage sllf 10
certainly an aimpossIbility. Whensysr thers
are no funds In The treasury such repols,ssas ass
always by thoss who know, ,hetteti andtney
are believed by those who have not hsd:the
means Of knowing to the. contrary ~ gIs,ss.:.
..;;...,..,, ,,. ABOUT RIoHEs.,.5.,;,, hsiTTe.1
You have heard it said tt 4 the Htate treas.
ur.r came TO Columbia poor, and had grown
rich while in ofice-fmmensely rich, tQmo
saw: I have heard siiot tesdmRied d nilliona.
Two years ago, It was 1ssserted that bad
erected a palace, and that my ,palace, Was
adorned with every costly and luxurious
thing; that lived extravagantly igxveicostly
have seen either one or both oE tne plain, cot
tsges In which I have lived, and KNOW The
simple manner of my daily lite, 'l!lI y ssi1h j.
This palace story is only zone Of the falae.
hoods, but 1t is on par with. all the rether1
which busy and unirlendly tongues have cir
culaled. But, fellow. .citizens, i was not %
poor when Tcame to Columbia as ir has been
now as lam represented to be. g. $,
How long, 1ellow-cllizens, do you suppose
should be suffered to 60 at large IL any .otthese
ofc-repeated charges were true ? = VINO, think
you, would spare me from arrest and punish
menl? Would those gentlemen Of the oppo-
siLion, who never, elLher by pen, or tongue,
have lost an opportunity to,wrlte Or speak dis
have been within the walls Of the penitentiary
long ago ifmy guilt had been equal 10 their
malice, or II were guilty at ali, as TO that
matter. ~ -. -.
Who Is there that does not see, By this
plain and unvarnished statement, that, what
ever my wealth may be-and It Is far less than
many suppose-that 1t cannot have been
taken by me out OF the treasury. 1t could not
have been done without violating the law;
but the numerous examinations have shown
that there has been no law violated; or II must
have been achieved by abuse oftunds placed
IN my hands; but, as question os is5G not q
dollar has peen placed under my control
What powers Of oflegerdernain must that mat
possess, what master OF jugglery must he be,
who could thus obtain money and hoid1n
have clearly shown that Fhave no author
lty 10 draw single dollar from the treasury
except my salary and contingent fund, and
have explained the manner Of receiphng for
and disbursing the money OF the treasury,
and make this declaration now, that / have
never had dollar of funds belonging TO the
State which have not duly and satisfactorily
accounted fo7. ..,ss...,
Envious perscn ns may taunt me with getting
ricn upon stolen gains; better men thanl am
nHve- -uceu accused OF crimes OF which they
we're entirely innocent. have lived through
these taunts, and the freedom enjoy TO come
and 70 in the public streets is daily rebuEe
TO my slanderers. ~ Laf 9i.:s.s: n gts
/ frankly admit, thatI have made, some mo.
ney Ia four years. I claim that have rs good
right to make money as any other man tn the
State but have made it In manner rec0g'
niZed in commercial circles TO be Legitimate.
But I have not embraced every opportunity
within my power to get rich" have Seen
many ways whereby could have enriched
myself that have not taken advantage Of
have never speculated upon the necessities o.
INV friends; never, directly nor Indirectly,
used the money of the treaarry to purchase
claims against the State at q discount; have
many times, however, paid claims against the
State from my own private FUNDS, when there
was no money In the treasury, and waited
until the State was able to refund II. There
are men all over the State for whom ] have
several thousand dollars from such sources
money that have furnished during the last
three months on claims without discount.
I have wroDged no one In my business
transactions, while I have benefited many
| The charge that have grown rich ought not
| TO weigh against me-yOu ought rather TO be
glad ofit-for have contributed literally o.
NV means to many worthy oojects, and some
lines to unworthy objects. can turn TO my
diary and show that nave given. away some
thousands OF dollars during tho last tour yeara
There Ia scarcely county In the State but ha,
shared, to son1e extent In my hberality. ! d.
not say this boaslingly; only refer to 1t be
cause it Is fact, ana because the Republican
| it to be duty to aid the party In all paris O
the State, and 1t has certainly been q pleasure
to do 30. ..aE,gs- O.
- CAMPAIGNS EXPENSIVE.
There is another aspect of the case; .yoI