Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-29

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tentiop to certain entries in Treasa-
rer Parker's books, charged to the
account of the ARMED Forge" Fund,
and is evia emily in search Of light IN
the premis es. From the Neaos, of
the 18th, W e extract as follows:
THE CHEF SINNER.
Whatever Tom, Dick and Harry
may have. to say about their share OF
the +" Armed. Force" fund, it is Ger
tain that the greater patt of the e1-
penditupes charged to that fund had
nothing to Dc, with that force. Gov
ernor Scott is the person who signed
the warrants, and he is personally re-
sponsible for the money which has
been misappr, ,priated. A clearer case
of fraud has never been made out.
With proper diligence, Gov, Scott
should find himself in limbo, or un-'
der bond, before week is past.
SPEAKER MOSES AND THE ARMED
FORCE" FuN1.-Mr. Speaker Moses
received $1,000. from the ARMED
Force" fund. This. no doubt, was
for professional services" The "pro,.
fession" of Mr. Moses is Speaker OF
the House of Representatives, and ?
profitable one it is His goodwill is
said to be equal to twenty votes, and
during the Impeachment debate, he
had full opportun ty to prove. what
he could do. At first he was rather
opposed to Governor Scott, but he
suddenly changed front and worked
like beaver to defe,at the resolutions.
There is plain connection between
this and the $1,000. Moses hasrev-
+elled in luxury during the last four
years. He has been known to spend
ten thousand dollars ina week-all
out OF his per diem and mileage as a
member Of. the General Assembly.
No wonder that Muses. is believed to
sell his influence as openly as fish Is
sold in the market. Ask Tim Hur-
ley how much he paid Moses for GER
tain places on important legislative
committees When that's done, look
into the swindling contract for the
alteration of two thousand .nuzzie-
loading rifles. Then turn to the phos-
phate bill, the validating bill, the
Blue Ridge bill, the Greenville bill.
The trail Of the Moses is over them
all. Last and worst is the charge OF
Mr.. Corbin that Speaker Moses has
swindled the State, to the tune of
three quarters of a million, by the
issue Of fraudulent pay-certl6cates.
A sweet candidate for Governor,
A fHousASD:Do11AR FEE.-Mr.
Solomon L. Hoge, ex-Judge ands
Congressman, received.one thousand
dollars from the Armed Force" fund,
and is so good as to explain that the
money was paid him by Governor
sSeottfor professional services Thls !!
is TOO much, . !ittle: i
victs Governor ~
conduct in charging a la~yer te
the q Armed Force" 'but it a.
show the nature of the "prolesslaaa ! !
services" which the sapient Hog t
rendered. There are many ilnda u
professional services. The money
may have been given for wire-pulllng,
e-laying, or stump-speaklng,
Most likely it was given to Mr.Hoge
for his professional services IN per-
suading the Legislature to throw out
the resolutions inapeachiug Governor
Scott. Mr.. Hoge is invited 10 ex-
plain. Unless he come out plainly,
and show how much work he did for
the money, he mast share in the op-
probrium which rests upon Robert
Kingston Scott.
CONGRESSMAN r. B. ELLroTr's Ten
THOUSAND DUI.ARs.--While the
Scott. impeachment resolutions were
before the House Of Representatives
last winter, black Congressman Ell;
ott came down post-haste from Wash
ington, and remainediR Columbia an
til the resolutions were defeated. 10 I
him Governor Scott has paid $40, 500
ont of the Armed Fprce' fund.
Will Congressman Elliott be good
enough to explain what services he
rendered the Site which entitled hiia
to draw so large a sum- Oh cour.",
he worked hard to defeat impeach-
ment, and it was right that Governor
Scott should give the laborer his hire.
But what Of the ten thousand dollars
which came out of the State Golfers,
and not out Of the Executives pock-
ct? To man up a tree, it would
seem that "our beloved State has
had the privilege of supplying the
bribes which induced the members Of
the Legislature to whitewash an off
cial of whose guilt they cannot be
doubtful. Item, Sl0,50O.
MAJOR LOUIS MERRILL S SHARE
One of the best known men in South
Carolin. Is Major Louis Merrill, Of
the Fourth Cavalry, the commandant
of the Ku-Klux District, and the or.
ganizer of the Ku.Klux crusades. He
IS an officer in the United States Ar
my, and is paid well by the govern
ment for his professional services.
How comes it, then, that Major Mer-
rill figures on the books Of the State
Treasurer as receiving fvc. hundred
dollars from the. Armed Force fund?
What possible service could he render
the State of South Carolina which
would entitle him to such sum?
Major Merrill owes it to himself to
make AN explanation of this signif-
cant fact. Perhaps he can, like Rep
resentative Whipper, wash his hands
ofsthe whole business So much the
b ,tter. The thing must be probed to
the bottom, however Scott & Co., the
una fashionable culprits, may wrlggle
and squirm.
WHOLESALE AND RErAIL.-These
other members of the Legislature had
a bite at the Armed Force" cherry
Rivers, of Edgefed, $500; Cain, of
Abbeville, S270; Thomas and Mad