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

vouchers tne pay certlncates VIII Oo
Included.
He ought not to run down chat trade |
ont of which he and his Hardy shavers
have grown rich in so short time,
The cry Of all Is, that where the public
creditor was pincbed under the last
administrations, under Cardozo he is
ground between the upper and neither
milestone. When judges, professors,
solicitors. teachers and even lieutenant
governors were left unpaid last year in
order to pay where it would pay, they
were recommended to a banker where
they could be accommodated at a dis
count of fifty per cent. Well may the
senate pass a bill to try to legislate him
out of office. Two years more OF such
attention to business and he will be
able to buy up and pension off every
member of a nominating convention,
and sit as sole dictator in thatsnug Of
fee where, in spite OF the controller
general, no apportionment of the tax
receipts will take place, and where no
treasure will ever remain long enough
for either moth or rust to corrupt, and
where thieves having the keys) do not
have to break through to steal.
THIRD: "This gentleman was also very intimate
with Mr.. Gary, the Boilers candidate in opposition
to myself Tor the treasurership Of the State and he
did not hesitate 10 resort to every base and mean e
fort to secure the accomplishment of his end-the
election Of his friend. 1t was very natural for him
to do So for that friend auditor Of the State, had
given him very large contracts for printing tax du-
picates, for which there no appropriation, and
which, therefore, have declined to pay until the
State does make an appropriation Observation-Disclosures
The gist of this paragraph is that /
supported Mr.. Gary for treasurer
against Cardozo because he had given
me contract for printing tax dupli-
cates. did use every effort to secure
Mr.. Gary's election, because I knew
him possessed OF those attributes which
would fit him for the position, not one
of which Cardozo had, viz: capacity,
business habits and integrity. How
far Mr.. Gary favored me or wronged
the state in giving me the printing OF
the tax duplicates his letter to Cardo-
20 in another column will show. Idid
the work for just one half that de-
manded by the Republican Printing
company; I did it fifty per cent better;
and therefore as there was no steal in
it, have never got paid. for it to this
day.
The trouble with my bill was that it
was not big enough. 1 have learned
the following new reading ofan ancient
parable which 1 give for the benefit OF
those dealing with the state as credi-
tors:
"Aud there Was a certain poor state
which had an unjust steward, and the
same was accused of wasting its goods.
And il was said unto him by one:
{" How is it that 1 hear this of thee.
Give an account of thy stewardship
Exhibit the vouchers For thou
shouldst no longer be steward"
Then said the steward within him-
self. What shall l Gop for tie people
take away my stewardship. | cannot
dig, and to beg 1 am ashamed. l am
resolved what TO do, that when l am
put out o. my stewardship l may have
wherewith to retire upon.
50 he called every one Of the. states
creditors to him, and he said: How
much does the state owe thec?" And
he said: Fifty measures Of oil )" and
he said unto him: Take thy bill,
and sit down quickly, and write an
hundred"
Then he said to another: "And how
much docs the state owe thee?" and
he said: Twenty " five measures of
wheat" and he said unto him: Take
thy bill and write four score.'
And the Ring COMMENDED d the unjust
steward because he had done wisely.
For the children of this part of the
world are in their generation wiser than
even the carpet baggeis.
Ifye have not been thrifty with That
which is another mans, who shall give
you that which is your own.
The Republican Printing company,
who were able last year aud this to get
their exorbitant bills paid by Cardozo,
while schools, asylums, and salaries
were left 10 suffer; this year demanded
and received twenty. five thousand dol
lars for printing these same tax dupli-
Gates. IfCardozo is not partner in
that iniquity, don't know how to put
two aud two together.
had hoped to be able this week to
append IN analysis of the payments
made by Cardozo out Of the regular
tax levy and that levied for payment
oe deficiencies. I think that such an
exhibit will prove to all that his con-
nectiou with the printing fraud is es-
tablished, and also that he has paid
out money so far as it was possible
only where it would pay himself, and
that he has denied and put off only
those who like judges, teachers, clerks,
solicitors and professors, are unable to
have their accounts shaved. I shall
have such table ready L hope at an
early day.
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