The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-09-12
Reply of Vim. E. Earle, Esq.

Reply Of VIM. E. Earle, Esq.
Editor of the GreenuiAe Enterprise: have
seen the card of Gen. Moses, giving general
denial of the charges made against him, and
will be obliged to you for the use of your col
umns for brief reply.
On the floor of the Moses Convention, his
friends freely admitted his over-issue of 'pay
certificates" but alleged by way of commenda-
tion as well as apology that they were issued to
refugees from the Ku Klux. Can it be that
when Gen. Moses was member OF that Con-
vention and a prominent candidate before 1t,
that he was not aware of the ground taken tor
him by those who represented his interest OH
its floor? Doubtless Gen. Moses is the only
man OIL earth who can make out list of those
to whom these certificates have been issued,
and if he had done this and shown that only
real employees and Ku Klux sufferers received
them, the apology would have been sustained
so fas as it amounts to anything. Gen. Moses
Will hardly say that there were any ku kluX
sufferers in Anderson, Beaufort, Edgeteld or
Richland Counties, nor that the numerous pay
certificates" hawked through the banks and
brokers' offices of Columbia and Charleston
were issued either to this unfortunate class of
people or to employees. Col. Merrill fixes the
date of the last Act of violence as the 9th of
September 1871. At this time the General
Assembly had not met, and the certificates
generally bear date in February and March
and later in 1S72.had they been issued year
sooner there would have been less contradic-
tion of Gen. Moses apology. The Gen. may
not be fully accredited as witness in this mat
ter. but his statements against himself are COM
pctent. He admitted to Judge Orr, little
extravaganza" in the issue of pay certificates"
and did not pretend to have done so for the Ku
Klux sufferers, but told the Judge by way of
apology that he (Moses) was fighting the Gov
ernor who had the bonds, and the Treasurer
who had the Treasury at his back, Now, here
are two confessions, each good; but is the avoid
ance worth anything2
Suppose it were all true that the pay certll-
cates' over drawn were really issued to Au
Klux sufferers, we may accept that as COMES
sion of fraud in the public officer, and ask by
what law the State Treasury became the chari-
tv fund of the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives? The apology simply demonstrates
the shamlcssness of the apologist.
When most of these pay-certihcates were Is
sued, as is alleged, for the benefit of X. X. SUI
ferers, the General Assembly was in session,
and it was the proper power to make approprl-
atons for their relief but very bad for Gen. Mo-
ses. A vcar precious was the time that the poor
people needed help, and during that year help
came from another source than his pay-certit-
Gates, his expensive arms of his "Arns Force
Fund"
F. j. Moses, Jr., has no! yet, believe, at
tempted to explain the ten thousand dollars
drawn by him from the armed force fund, as
shown by the sworn statement of Treasurer
Parker The real consideration of this little
sum must remain secret in the sacred breasts
of the Speaker Cf the House. the Governor, and
the Treasurer, unless they chose to reveal 1t;
but the facts which arc known indicate strong
" that its revelation will not be creditable
| Let us look at them. 1t was drawn OIL The Path
of January and I'd of February, 1877, just alter
the failure after bitter struggle, of the inn
peachment movement in that branch OF the
General Assembly over which Gen. Moses pre-
sided. 1t was drawn, too, at time when the
| Treasurer had placarded, OF the railing OF his
desk, 'No MONEY !" at n time when there
we're no funds to pay the General Assembly;
10 funds to pay the Solicitors and judges OF
the State 1t was drawn from the armed force
fund" when no such organization existed, and
none such had existed for more than year.
shall not stop to inquire who Mooney and Leg
cett arc, or what branch of the armed force
hcy represented; but if it is not anti. Rcpu6h-
can to make such inquiries, would like to
know. for the curiosity of the thing, what was
the consideration of those ten thousand dollars
and there arc gentlemen Of character who have
seen his receipt for one thousand dollars, for
services rendered in the passage of the Nallda-
ting Bill Of the Grccnvillc and Columbia kall-
road. road Mr. Speaker Moses will hardly have the
temcrity to deny receiving this money, and 1,l that
he subsequently received ten thousand dollars
more. from the same road, for his valuable aid
in the passage of this Act to promote the con-
solidation of the Blue Ridge and Greenvllle "
Columbia Railroads. If he wants the proofs,
and wants them legally produced. the Courts
are open to him. at the expense of the State;
and this proposition has been publicly made
since June last.
have looked with interest for some explana-
ton of the Roberts arms transaction. Gen.
Moses, Gov. Scott and Treas Parker can doubt,
less explain how something over one hundred
thousand dollars were lost on the way to the
Roberts Arm Company" The last two arc
not candidates, but every true Republican Will
await with interest the Generals explanation.
am, very respectfully.