The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-05

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zenship in an honest and creditable manner.
Among them came his esteemed friend, Mr.,
Reuben Tomlinson, his other highly re-
spected friend, the Hon. D. 7. Corbin, and
many others whom 1t was unnecessary to men.
ton. One of those men was now the Boilers
candidate for Governor, and he had one OF
two little remarks to make about him. He
came down here in 1862, landed ut Beaufort
and engaged in the occupation of a school
master. That war very laudable thus far. and
if he had stuck 10 teaching school he would
probably not have had to say these things
against him. But he only pursued that profes'
sion until reconstruction came, when he was
elected a representative in the General Assem-
bly,. At that time the colored people had nc
idea of bribery and corruption, and, but for the
teachings they soon received, they would still
be pure and uncorrupted. But bribery was
brought to them, and they were hardly
to be blamed for beginning it. Tne
State then had a bank, OF the bills OF
| which q large amount had been Issued oelore
the war. Those bills were bought up ID 1901
and 1868 by a few sharp men. and one Oh Inc
| frat statutes enacted in this Stats by the new
legislature was an act to issue bonds to re-
| deem those bills. That act was passed through
the Legislature by means of bribery. He
would not name the brl5ers, but he had al
ready mentioned them, and they still hall from
Charleston County. Next his esteemed friend,
Mr.. Reuben Tom!inson, was elected auditor,
and in 1858, while he was auditor, q bill was
passed creating the sinking fund and sinking
fund commission. Tue direct object OF that
bill was to enable the Greenville Railroad Ring
to obtain for themselves, for a mere song, the
shares of stock of The GreenVllle and Column
bla Railroad then owned by the State, and he.
charged directly that that bill was passed by
means of bribery, and that Tomlinson was
connected with the passing of that bill, and
was a prominent member Of that Ring. In that
transaction he prostituted his office, betray-
ed his trust, debauched the Legislature, and
piltered the property of the Slate. In carry
ing out the conspiracy he got James l.. Orr,
who then had the confidence of the white peo-
pie of the %up.country, to Induce them to sell
their shares In the Greenvllle Road for a mere
pittauce, and for that service James L.
Orr was we'll rewarded. The Ring got
possession OF the road, and the company
was reorganized. A Pennsylvania man was
made its president, another Pennsylvania
man was made vice-president, and Reuben
Tomllnson was made the treasurer, at a salary
of three thousand dollars o years. He was at
one and the same time treasurer OF the Green
Vile Road at three thousand dollars per an
mum, auditor of the State at twenty-five hum
dred dollars. and member OF the Legislature
al about one thousand dollars. 1t was said
that about that time Tomlinsou had gone to
Corbln and told HIN that there wa a terrible
lot OF stealing golpg on around him, and he
thought he had better resign, aud
nat Corbin had said, Eyes, Reuben,
YOU had better get out OF that. Scott
is a thief, Parker ss a thief, Nsagle Is
a thief, Cardozo is a thief; they all are
thieves. You had better slide out, old boy,
and get away" But If they had discovered all
that why did they not stand up and denounce
the frauds as they were bound by their oaths
as a senator and q representative OF the people
to do. Just about that time another little Job
was sprung, by which the right to mine the
whole phosphate deposits of this State was
given to a private corporation for the pittful
royalty OF one dollar per ton. Tomllnson was
"a member and Corbln was q member Of that
conspiracy. 1t required fifty thousand dollars
to get that bill through the Legislature, be-
cause IL was a swindle, and Tomlinson and
Corbln were the men who put 1t through.
Then Governor Scott vetoed the bill. Tomlin-
son up 10 that moment had been the friend
and spokesman of the Governor, but that day
they had a falling out, and they never have
been friends since. 1t required $4,000 more
to pass the bill over the Governors veto, and
he charged that fomlinson was engaged in
that. He charged that when the senator's re-
fused to trust the promises OF future payment
made to them by the mar who was employed
to lobby 1t through the Senate, Reuben Tom
llnson came forward and pledged hls personal
faith and credit that the brides should be paid
them. That, he said, he stood ready to prove
against Reuben Tomllnson whenever and
wherever he chose to meet 1t. He also charged
that when he left the Office Of the State audi
tor he left 1t, first, to take charge of the Green.
Vile and Columbia Railroad Ring, and, Sec
ondly, to put up the phosphate job, and that
he got for his services $4O,0o worth of phos-
phate stock and the treasurersnlp Of the COM
pauy, OF which D. 7. Corbin was the president
and attorney.
Judge Melton closed with an appeal TO the
audience in support of the regular candi-
dates, and Sheriff Mackey, fafter another In
terlude by the band, introduced General
Moses as the nominee of the regular Republic
can party Of South Carolina for their next
Governor.
SPEECH OF GENERAL MOSES.
Mr.. Moses was received with a perfect ova-
ton of cheers, and made a spirited and effec-
tive speech. He repeated the pledges Of the
regular Republican party, and promised their
faithful tulalment in the event of his election,
and he then proceeded to make an answer to
the charges which had been brought against
him. He said that If he were there as an In
dlvIdual he would not open his lips In expla-
nation OF denial, but as the candidate OF the
Republican party, he believed 1t a duty which
he owed to the party and the people to meet
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