Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12
For Solicitor.
For STATE TREASURER, EDWIN f.
GARY.
P. L. WIGGIN,

The True Republicans have maze
Cor stote Treasurer selection no less
ha,nv than that made in their cholce
candidate for Governor. so lar
.. the financial condition of the State
ia concerned, no reform is posslole lie uh,
less the treasurer is both honest anu
able. Either bad or weak ana III
competent man in that Office Woulo Ds
ON insuperable bar to any improve
r,.nt and would absolutely neutrall|9
the best efforts of all the other mem
hers of the State administrator 70
~ouedv the evil which press so heavily
mon all classes of society. Were II
nossible on other grounds to conceive
that the Moses Paterson Ring meant
ANYTHING by their loud and late pro'n
go. Of amendment, the nomination oi
Mr. Cardozo for Treasurer would i0r-
risbs ample proof of their inslncerl'y;
for if they had hunted the State over :
for a treasurer TO suit the purposes oA
a ring intending the systematic pun.
der Of the Golfers of the State, they
could not have found a man more 10
their purpose. Not that Mr.. Caro"zo
has a settled purpose to do wrong On
the contrary, he is of too feeble mora
fibre to have any fixed intent either for
good or evil. He floats on the currents
that set about the State House, Ike
helpless jelly fish all stomach and ten'a
cles, instinctively drawing into his ma"
such trifies as may happen to float his
way, but is as incapable of activity,
toeither catch or to avoid them. Such
training as he has had has been that
proverbially least fitted to make nim
capable of managing money matters
for he was educated for, and took upon
himself, the calling of preacher
Having had nothing to do officially
with the State finances during the las
four years, except to perform the mere
" clerical duty Of sealing the bonds
and keeping a record of his acts, ne
has been unable to perform that simple
duty, without glaring evidence appear
ing of his incapacity. This he has
spread before the people in his late war
of letters with the Governor, in which
his Excellency riddled him to some
purpose.
To him the true Republicans have
op )osCda a candidate possessing consplc-
uously the characteristics which Will
make him most excellent treasurer,
and will contrast most strongly win
Mr.. Cardozo's defects. Mr.. Gary IS
man of great intellectual vigor and no
less strudy moral stamina. ShreWd,
acute and of sound judgment, he ad- |
heres to a purpose or to his convictions
of duty with persistency, which those
who have an interest in changing his
course sometimes call obStinacy.
He has not been long connected with
the State government as Auditor, but
be has earned during that short time
the thanks Of every honest man and
every tax payer in the Stately pre-
venting the consummation Of the Blue
Ridge swindle, and by resisting the
pressure brought to bear upon him to
induce him to levy tax for the pay
ment of the interest on the bonded
debt. All the circumstances attending
these matters are not known to the
public, and Mr.. Gary had the moral
courage to face the responsibility, and
to act as he knew was for the interest
and honor Of the State, in spite OF
threats, temptations aud arguments OF
the sort that the Ring knows how to
use. He did this knowing that he
risked being misunderstood by the pub
lie. but trusting to time to vindicate
the propriety of his action Were there
M other evidence Of his Integrity, 1t