Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-04-30

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Paid bonds maiu $4,000 90
Paid on account Of interest upon the
public debt from July 10, 1867, to
October, 1S6S.....--............. 900 on
Paid on account Of current expenses etc,
etc-..... 10
Total dsbursed in four 456,229 sc
Of the amount included in the pay
ment of current expenses, ETC., ETC., viz ::
81. 9S9, 1888. l6, the sum of SAG, $40 was
paid on account of current interest upon
the public debt; and the further sum of
S623, 1856. &c, on account of extraordinary
expenses, (the aggregate of which is
81 ,069, 9O5. CO., a portion of which were
incident to reconstruction, and the bal
ance chargeable to previous administra-
ton, consisting of claims passed; repairs
upon the Lunatic Asylum fitting up the
state house organization and enrolment
of the militia purchase of arms and am
munition; support Of the state constab-
ulary; investigation third congressional
district; taking the census; purchase of
school books; construction of the peni-
tentiary; etc., etc., none of which have
fallen upon the present Moses -Cardozo
reform administration.
In making comparison of the cost of
the administration during the four years
ending October 81, 1872, with the pres
ent administration, it is proper to deduct
the sum of the last items from the
amount which appears to have been paid
in 1873. In doing which, the truth is
obtained; deduct therefore the amount of
81, ,O69, 9O5.90 from $4,9S9, ,S3S.l6, and
the balance will be $3.50, 932.2 26, which
is all that can be charged to the account
of current expenses of the state govern
ment for the full term of four years end
ing October 81, 1872,
Divide this sum by four and the annual
average cost will be 1854, ,9S306, as
against 81, ,79S, ,27O, paid in the year end
ing October 81, 1873.
l am aware that the present admins
tration claims to have been loaded down
with floating debt left by the former ad
ministration, but the claim is not well
grounded, for while the previous admin
istration, (see report of the comptroller
general for 1872 left due and unpaid
1855, 7l7.34, the present administration
(see report Of the state treasurer for 1879
lef. due and unpaid $500, 527.27. The
cost therefore of the present reform ad-
for the year ending October
81, 1873, in money paid, and money due,
as per report of the state treasurer, un-
der the head of undrawn appropria-
tions," is 81, ,G27, 797.2 .27, to which must
be added. $500, 600 due on account of in
terest maturcd during that year upon the
public debt, no portion Of which was
paid. When this is added, the figures
are increased to the enormous sum of
S3.527, 1927 which is the exact cost of
this boasted reform administration for
the fiscal year ending October 81, 1873.
have shown that the annual average
cost of the administration for the four
years ending October 81, 1872 was S954,-
9S3. .OG, as against 81, l,19S,270 in the year
ending October 81, 1873, Il difference in
favor of the former years of SSH, 2SL9l,
without including $500, ,52I.2I
due ON undrawn appropriations, and
5000, 900 due for interest upon the pub
lie debt. This is reform ,cith Il vengeance.
In this connection it is well not to loose
sight of the way and manner the public
funds have been disposed Of. The legis-
lature must not be forgotten. They and
they alone, appropriated the money. 1t
is the legislature who are alone response
bic for the extravaganza and fraud in the
use of the public money.
The people ought to understand this
matter fully. The following figures show
how a large portion of the money is
spent.
A Damning Record.