The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-06-12
SOUTH CiR0LlxA POLITICS.


and the best one Of the
sorry lot that have ruled her des-
TIMES since the war. Mr., Cham
bcrlain seems TO be doing his
whole duty, and tina. he has incur
red the displeasure OF the thieves
in the Legislature is a high testl-
monial to his honesty and worth.
The last Legislature was the first
one in seven years that did not
steal right and left, and walk OIL
with the plumber in broad day
light, in which respect only they
differed from other burglars. I'M
der Moses and Scott the thieves
used to buy -four, meal, meat, dry
goods and whisky, and have the
bills. paid out of the State treasu-
ry and charged to the contingent
fund! IL one year they stole
moro than is required to pay the
expenses of the Ohio Legislature
for three years. And Ohio is a
rich State. The entire taxable
wealth of South Cnrolina is only
about sls5, 100000. 1t has been
steadily decreasing since the war,
and had the thieves not been com
PEELED to let up from other causes,
they soon would for want OF any
thing to steal. The poor old goose
has been plucked to near the last
feather.
The Governor incurred tho
wrath of the thieves in the last
Legislature by resolutcly vctoins
every measure that had money in
| il. In this he was sustained by
the Conservative members to q
man, and by a few Republicans
so that nothing could be passed
over his head. lie is master o.
the situation, aud has been honor
cd BY the indignation of the ras'
calls, and the applause OF the op
pressed tax payers.
But his course has led to q spill
in the Republican party here
which may ultimately bring abou
Conservative ascendency.
"Govcrnor," said |, ''you wer
elected as a straight Republican
were you not 2"
| "Ccrtaiuly, and | have ncve
been anything else. l was electe
against u Liberal Republican, TO
whom the Democrats votod.'
"Thcn why should there be s
much opposition to you of lat
from your own partyY"
"Dccausc I.hayc attempted t
carry out tho pledges of reforr
that were embraced in the plat
form, and that | made on tn
stump
"That has aroused indignatio
! has itl"
eyes Sir, indeed. You scc,th
party has ever been going int
campaigns promising rctrcncl
mcnt and reform, and never pc
forming it. TO attempt to carr
out these pledges, as I have bee
irving to do, was something nc,
and has aroused an opposite
8 that l thought did not exist, eve
in South Carolina"
{; care you aware, Govcrno
4 how deeply you have injured you
self with your party by carryii
: out the pledges made in the cal
y paign?'
"I am. It was not expect
n that would attempt to Inaugural
r reform or put stop to the ste'
n ing Of the Legislature. 1t W
supposed that all the promises
a retrenchment and reform were p
a in to catch votes, and not wi
II any idea of carrying them o.
y But / determined to stand squd
:, up to the platform, and put in
: : clean record during my term
- two years, letting the consequ'
N ccs to me personally be what tn
might"
in A DISAPPOINTED LEd1sLATUI
- 1.-THE plundcrcrs In the last
u u gislaturc," continued the Cove
or, "were greatly disappoint
1T For the first time in their oflic
V lives they had 10 60 home with'
ar having made anything outside
III their salaries and a little mil
picking"
: "Were there no measures W
n n money in them Z"
Y, "Oh, yes; but I vetoed th'
y, / was determined they should
70 have an opportunity to mak'
= dollar if l could help it. A v
= large number Of the members
the South Carolina Legislat
he come 10 the capital for the purp
of selling their votes, and max
all they can ont of the office,
ne that they should be thwarted
" course occasions indignation,
| ain sustained By the honest 7
he Of both parties, and that is
ire reward"
'ie "Do You Intend to fight II
on this linn, Governor !"