Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-03-05
An UNJUST STEWARD.


When asked Cardozo to let me see
The vouchers upon which he had paid
the enormous sum of 1891, 600 for prin-
ting in 1873, besides leaving nearly
Sl00, 900 deficiency to be paid this year,
I had no expectation that he would
furnish the documents to criminate
himself. He did just what was ex-
pected Of him in refusing to show his
vouchers. To conceal his virtual cor
fession of guilt he tried TO make dust
by throwing dirt at the chairman of
the committee.
Let me take up his "insinuendoes"
seriatim.:
FIRST: "He Is violent Personal enemy of mine,
who for the last two yedrs las INDUCED in every
conceivable form OF personal abuse and misrepresen
tafion Of me, individually and ofhcially.-Cardoao.
The training of Cardozo, as a parsoD
and a pedagogue, leads him to think
criticisms and opposition of any kind
must proceed from enmity. Used to
e'looked up to, admired, revered and
6beyed without question by women
and children, men of those professions
sre apt to be startled, amazed, con.
fused and at last made frantic, when,
dealing with the world, they find their
talents no longer admitted, their
opinions derided, their judgment criti-
cised and their honesty questioned.
Had he remained in the sphere for
which he was was well enough fitted,
for aught know, he would never have
excited any other feeling in me than
one Of amusement at his portly self
sufficiency. But when he Grst professed
such loathingfor South Carolina pol
itics that it induced him to leave the
state TO sesk professorship in How
ard University, and then failing in
that, ran eagerly back to descend to
VIZ Ao"Oot ah 70 vi tuo inSduCSt uSLhu
gogue to get Office, 1 confess that |
lashed him well. 1t was really his
first experience Of a contest with men.
During that campaign I used the
following language in contracting the
qualities of the two candidates for state
treasu' er. am not a prol h. t, o. the
son of a prophet, but had been both
could not have more truly predicted
what has been the result of electing
Cardczo:
"Were 1t possible on other grounds to conceive
that the Moses Paterson Ring meant anything by
their loud and late promises Of amendment the NOM
inaton of Mr.. Cardozo for Treasurer would furnish
ample proof Of their insincerity; for If they Lad
hunted the state for treasurer to suit the ptr
loses Of ring intending the systematic plundcr of
fe Golfers Of the state tscycould not have found u
man more to their purpose He is of too feeble NOR
al fibre to have any fixed intcn. either for good or
evil He Hoats on the currents that set about the
Stae House like helpless jelly fish, all stomach and
tentaces, iustinctively drawing into his nav such
tries as may happen to Jst his way, but is aS inca
pabe Of activity to either catch Or 10 avoid them-
Beaufort RepuD iean, Sspt. Il, 1872
As secretary ofstate he was a necis'
sary agent in the issue Of the conver-
sion bonds. Without his seal not one
could have been put upon the market.
He sealed all that are out. He was
even so eager to do 80 that ne took the
great seal of the state to New Yolk to
facilitate the bond operations. When
public anger was excited by the gross
mismsuagement Of the financial board,
he tried to screen himself by profess
ing ignorance. A man 80 false to his
trust, or so easily duped while secreta-
ry Of state possessed no qualilies'which
would lead me to support him for any
office.
While secretary Of state he made his
Office pay. His return of fees received
are preposterously out of proportion
with the business done, and no one can
believe that this poor school teacher
acquired the money with which to build
houses and live in unaccustomed ele
gance in any, other manner than that
which is so popular with South Carroll
ma cfffce holders The memorial aptly
says
an matters undsr tSc cnntTol Of single inlivl- !
ual IL Is difficult to prove c0rruprsrN; hut there
one state Of fsts that always should stand for proof
The largc expenditures Of money 10y hs official who's
without estate and receives bui small salary, esab
lSheS beyond doubt that the money must Ions from
some irregular or Illegal source"
SECOND: This gentleman was well known bro
kcr and hawker of state paper during the admins
tration OF my predecessor in Ofice"-Car,io:o.
To the charge Of foclishIy investing
other peoples money in state paper l
plead guilty. If had had any of my
own 1 should probably have bought
some on my own account, and rOuli
hare had it get, as all those for whom
bought still keep it 10 remember me
py. Mr.. Parker was never Intimate
enough with me to pay any ofmy state
paper, except in exchanging bi'ls pay.
able for pay certificates, which seems
70 me like trading tit for tat. When
md many others in Columbia bought
nav certificates we did not know that