The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-17

sideratlon. before [ should make any-
thing that seems a formal response. I
am not much accustomed to receive
nominations for the presidency, laugh.
ter'I and cannot make responses 30
nuently as some others might do. [Great
laughter. can only say, that 7 hope
some, or all, IL you can make it conve-
nlent, Will come to my humble farmer
nome, not fur distant iu the country.
where shall be glad to meet all of YOU.
ana where we can converse more freely
ana deliberately than we can here, and
where shall be glad to make you well
come-well, to the best the farm affords.
lMore laughter I hope that many of
you, all OF you, will be able to accent
This invitation, aud now simply thank
you and say farewell. Take the SIS
train.
The committee soon afterwards with
drew.
One individual, charme, with Mr..
Greeley's off.handed speech, spoke to
Whitelaw Reid about it.
"Did he write that speech" asked he,
"and commit it to memory?"
mo" responded Reid; she couldn't
write speech any more than you can
talk an editorial"
WHERE SHOULD REFORM BEGIN ?-The
Beaufort Republican says:
The press of this State unanimously
demand the nomination of honest and
capable men for State Offices. Whenever
they speak Of our ruined finances the
blame Is thrown upon the shoulders of
Scott, Neagle, Parker, Chamberlain and
ClrdcZo. Now. while we do not mean
to defend the Executive Department of
The Government, we insist that to the
Legislature belongs AN equal if not
greater degree OF responsibility for the
present diSsracefnl condition of the
Treasury.
First III size among the crimes of the
Legislature, is its enormous expense.
Irensui er Parker reports thut the amount
already presented to him for the last ses-
sion OF four months is over 5000. 600: to
this hugo sum ut least 500, 900 may be
added for such claims as are vet 20 be
presented, and $2UO, 900 for legislative
printing, making IL total of 81 200, OUO;
twenty per cent. more than the entire
sum to be collected by taxation this
year. II these claims are pnid. not a cent
will be left in the Treasury for any other
purpose.
This enormous swindie was partici
pated III by nearly every member of the
House and Senate to greater or less ex-
tent 1t Is estimated that every member
had the appointment of about eight en-
ployees, threc-fourths Of whom never
did any work. and many Of whom were
not even in Columbia.
One member is reported to have had
his vile. sister-in-law, sou, brother, two
partners and clerk drawing pay as at
tachees OF the House and its Committees.
We know OF no instance of q protest
having been made against this fraud aud
extravagance by any member during the
session. What were our members doing
that they did not lift their voice against
this iniquity? They are now unani-
mously announcing Scott, Parker.
Cardozo and Chamberlain for stealing
bonds, but are silent over the m ost direct
stealing of the whole business.
The Legislature is the fountain of oil
expense. AS long as such reckless men
form the majority of the House and Se
nate. it will be idle to expect reform. If
We had Charles Sumner for Governor
and Horace Greeley for Treasurer they
would fail to improve matters much,
unless better class OF men ais sent to
the Legislature.
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