The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-09-05
pany of honest Republicans and honest men,
as having degraded their high calling.

pany of honest Republicans and honest men
as having degraded their high calling.
Our plain duty points to this; our OBVIOUS
interests demand this; the interests OF parry
demand it; the Interests, of the state demane Sar
it decent regard for the opinions OF man
kind demand it. We must put forward tol
official position those, and those only, who are
known as upright, true and unstained men
whose Republicanism is as undoubted as thell
integrity and their capacity to perform tne
functions of the offices for which they are
Nominated. Within the lines of the Republi-
can party our work lies. There are honest
| hearts and wise heads enough in that party to
do our work. Every good citizen, whatever
his party affiliations may have been, owes 1t to
himself to work to purify and regenerate our
State Government; but the work especially
belongs to us. We cannot abandon it to our
political adyersaries, until we hare demonstra-
ted our inability to do it ourselves.
With this necessity upon us; IN an emergen-
CIV more exigent than has existed In the history
of our party in South Carolina; with the eyes
of the National Republican party upon u.s. anu
expecting us to rise to the demands OF the oc-
casion, like honest men, the convention nov
in session in this city has placed IN nomlnaIlon,
,
officials acts have brought upon the State, ana
the positions he has held, more disgrace than
has attached to any other officer OF the state
Government =.
Mr. F. J. Moses, Jr., was the person who, as
Ad;utant and Inspector General, made the
contract with the Roberts Arms Company
We do not know that he received any part OF
the $4,000 which disappeared in its transit
from the office of the Financial Agent of the
State of South Carolina, in New York, to the
Office of the Roberts Arms Company; but we
do know that it disappeared. The Financial
AGENTS books show that it was paid the arms
companys books show that they did not receive
it.
Mr.. F. J. Moses, Jr., was the person who, as
Speaker of the House of Representative,
flooded the State with shower OF pay certlh-
Gates" and swelled the expenses OF that House,
for single session, from Sl45, 600, 1.-THE highest
possible figure to which they could amount
fegitimately, and this is based on most eXtTav-
agant calculations to quite, or over million
dollars. And this palpable violation of law,
this direct flching from the Treasury, is neither
denied by him nor his friends, but is excused
on the ground that he disposed OF a large
amount of these certificates in favor of the
poor people who fed from the prosecutions OF
the Ku Klux Klan. Was candidate ever be-
fore driven to straits like this? A false certih-
cate, fraudulent and unlawful draft of public
money from the public Treasury acknowledged,
and the act defended on the ground that the
money was disposed of in charity Yet even
this infamous excuse is wanting, when we know
that not one per cent of these unlawfully is
sued certificates was thus disposed of, and when
we daily observe the style of living this candi-
date holds-a style beftting profigate mil
ionaire, but impossible to an honest man, with
the legitimate income of Speaker OF the
House and an Adjutant and Inspector General.
We do not attempt to explain the entry OF
ST., 900 against the EARNED force" appropria-
ton, paid to Mir. F. j. Moses, Jr.; but the
known character of the Speaker of Che House,
and his career in that Office, awaken suspicion
very we'll defined, which, ne has not only tailed
to clear up, but has allowed the matter to go
unexplained, though for many days it has been
commented on by the newspapers, and though
il would seem to be all-important that he
should explain it to those whose sufrages he
was soliciting. -,
We are straight Republicans; none will go
farther than we in any path of duty. or honor,
to serve the interests of the Republican party.
The cause of the Republican party is dear,
unspeakably dear, to us; its principle OF the
equality of all men before the law is that par
ticular level which outshires, with US, every
brilliant in its casket. But honesty in Office,
capacity in administration, fidelity to public
trusts. are principles which cannot be ig-
nored by true Republicans; and we cannot
endorse the action of Convention which
ignored them all in its selection of candidate
for the highest State Office, however regular"
that Convention may be. We have, therefore,
Joined in % movement for the nomination OF an
independent, true Republican ticket; ticket
containing the names of men whose fidelity to
the dictates of honesty and duty IS as we'll
known as their zeal in the cause of true Re
nublicanism. They are firm supporters of the
nomination of Grant and Wilson, and of the
great measures of the national Republican
party which has placed them in nomination,
while they add to their character for integrity,
superior capacity and ardent patriotism.
We appeal to the voters of the State OF South
Carolina 10 support them, knowing that their
election will give us wise, honesh energetic
administration of the State Government, and
that they will, regardless of their private Il
terests, or the private interests OF any set OF
men. make it their business to repair to the
extent of their ability, the injuries the body
polite has suffered by waste, extravaganza,
fraud and incompetency::
Now is the accepted time to rouse yourselves
and throw off the incubus which has lain,
worse @ than night-mare, upon our State; and
which will be tenfold increased in its horrors
should Mr.. F. j. Moses, Jr., be seated in the
executive chair. Refuse to avail yourselves of
this opportunity, and ere many months have
passed over our heads, dire disaster, without a
parallel even in our disastrous experience, may
JAMES L. ORR,
President.
WIN. E. EARLE, Secretary.
COLUMBIA, S. c., August, 1872.
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