The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-10-26

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why did he not make an erposc of the
men who attempted to corrupt him ut
the time it was done? He did not, nor
does he now-sore as he is over his
defeat, and prepared to do everything
he can to damn the administration-tel
who these mon are Where is your
consistency, Mr.. Gary? Out with all
! you know. You are an honest man, and
the people Of South Carolina know that
your name is Gary That helps you
along, you know. CT did in the late
contest)
We'now present choice morsel from
the "address" Of the honest ex-Auditor:
"An effort was made soon after the
| adjournment Of the Legislature, and
continued for some two or three months,
to induce me to levy special tax to pay
the interest upon the entirc bonded
debt of the State, legal and illegal to be
collected immediately. This refused,
| although an inducemcnt of $4,000 in
cash was offered me, to either levy the
tax or resign my position for tho pur-
pose OF allowing DIR. Neagle to make the
levy: and at tho Same time, was Inform
ed that Gov. Scott had promised DR..
Neaglc to remove me, in case | refused
to make the levy. | again declined to
COmDlv. with their wicb,a -
1e gods Where was there, under
he sun of Gods heaven, or upon
the face of this great earth, evcv more
complete and bare faced admission of
selt,debasemeut made by mortal man
than is to be found in the above :? Soon
afterthe ADJOURNMENT ofthe Legislature"
an effort was made to make Mr.. Gary
levy tax to pay the interest upon the
illegal bonds of the State. Heavens
Strange things will occur The mon
who did this, must have been lost to all
feeling of sclfprotection. To offer
bribe Of $40, 900 to spotlcss State Audi
tor, where there is a law upon the
Statute books to "prevent bribery and
corruption" is something that it would
take a Dare Devil Dick to do. And
yet, it appears that such has been done,
and that too to the honest Gary--mouths.
mouths ago-aud the lucky fellow who
did it is still at large Suppose the
Boilers candidate for Treasurer had
published this item the morning after
the propositien... was made to him,
" wonldn't it have been nice But he
didn't do i How strange is such con-
duct, for an ehonest'' man -
Another bit We lay before our readers,
from the pen of a "good oRcer and an
honest man."
Now while, I deem it the duty ofcvcry
good citizen to pay all just and lawful
taxes, do not consider it his duty to
pay every tax that may he imposed by
unscrupulous men, who chance to be in
power. Nor do | consider it the duty of
any officer who, through the force of
circumstances happen to be the APP
pointec of such men, to blindly follow
their dictntion, without regard to right
or wrong. So thinking, and acting as
consider it the duty of good officer and
an honest man, I have again refused to
comply with their wishes; and l have
this day received an order removing me
from Office"
"This day I hare rrceire1 an order
re"oring nc from c6icc :" II ere, citizens
of South Carolina, is the whole thing in
nutshell. Mr.. Gary has been re-
moved from office-not only sore head
ed and defeated candidate, but cast
away from the catalogue of appointeos,
aud he is mad, and prepared, perhaps
to commit an act to-day which return.
ing love for Truth would to morrow make
him feel sorry.
But let us hear the winnings of the
martyr once more. We could not have
whned more perfectly when wcc biz
of an urchin and our mamma withheld
or took from us the sugar dish. With
tears in his eyes as large as crab.applss
Mr.. Gary takes one last long look at
H., a.. ,,l