The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-23
+ DISGRACE for Money

ssv Disgrace for Money ., =
y Nothing can more pointedly illustrate; ra9
the omnipoteuce which money hasuac-;
qaired in the present day than the dispo-
sition manifested by some ofthe leading
citizens ofthe State of South Carolina to
forego every consideration in shaping the
ypolitics of our State except the one of
dollars and cents. Whether q mans
course has saved the State few dollars.
seems to be the only subject upon which
they care to think, and ifperchance,i the
idea that has reduced some expenses
is conceived, nothing more is necessary
to give him the reputation of 20. reformer
and true statesman: If man, high in
official position, who'is known to have
been connected with all the boards, Of
public officers which have. robbed the
State of millions; chooses. to profess re-
form: and deceive the masses with empty
words, he can get the support Of these
citizens because, forsooth, tie only 'q,ses-
ton before as IS one of honesty and coca
omyea The position of these men iis'' in
striking contrast, to, the great principles
of political honor and integrity handed
down to us from eur ancestors. Twenty
years ago man who acted Sas Governor
Chamberlain has done would have been
secuted by every respectable man, and
nothing short Of the clearest proof of his
innocence would ever haze gained him
the confidence of the people. But now
there are men of standing; who advocate
supporting Chamberlain as Governor Of
South Carolina, because they think, he is
battling for low taxes and reforms in
some departments of the Government.
They forgive his past career. They over
look the fact that he came into, cur State
and raised q negro company to-, garrison
the county of Beaufort. They care moth
ing for the infamous frauds and lswindles
ofthe financial boards Of which he was a
member, aud which piled hopeless ruin
upon our State in the way of d bonded
debt, vastly greater than was contem.-
) plated BY the originators Of, the various
acts upon the subject of issuing bonds.
They are Indifferent to the factithat he
has never exposed the persons guilty Of
these deeds, and that as, Attorney Gen
,eral his advice was such sfto permit the
swindles which were iperpetrated, and
that he did not prosecute single one Of
the, criminals, = They do, not think, it
amiss that he has accumulated o large
fortune, although the same practice at
law, from which he professess to have de-
rived his wealth, did not, make his part
ners wealthy also. They have forgiven
his past sins without any evidence of re-
pentance: Oh his part He has neither
shown up the guilty parties nor made
any return to the State, whatever. for the
frauds which be allowed those around
him to practice. s'z2 fi'si5G'.' ~. ~.
But this class of coalition Conservatives
90 even further. They do, not care for
Governor Chamberlain's' course since his
election as Governor. .He recommended
the passage of the "Bonanza Bill' ! last g!
year, and when itwas passed he.- vetoed
itbecause he was not allowed to appoint
the commissioners. He was absent from
the State during. the whole Of The Parker
trial, and returned almost. Immediately
upon his escape fomlprisonj andswhen
he was re.captured the Governor and
Judge Mackstsy,l we're together before the
plan for his release was developed, He
wasabsent from the State at the time 'of
the failure of Solomon's bank, by
means, Of which the State Lost heavily,
and the Governor Isl partly responsible
fos this bss. He has appointed bad men
to office in many instances, and has par
donsd, upon poor grounds, men who were
properly convicted Of grave crimes He
is an open and ayowed advocate of the
plan of the South. Carolina University,
which is simply a union of the races in
our educational system, and last, but not
least, he was absent from the capital at
the time of the miserable election of
Judges, which is Just passed, These are
the acts OF Governor Chamberlain, and
vet there are men who wish to give him
the support of the respectable people of
our State! Even if he had saved the
State. some money, the course he has pur-
sued would forever damn him in the
opinion of all men who are firm and de-
cided in their views of political honor
and social standing. To support Cham
berlain means, to support q mixture, Of
races in our Universities of learning, and
entail upon ourselves and posterity the
great evils which flow from a plan, the
Introduction Of which tends to produce
an amalgamation Of races. ~ ,e.<
There are great and grave reasons
which will prevent any person who prop
erly considers this important question
from agreeing to support Coy. :ohambe;-
lain. No present advantage will justify
us in Being selfish enough to entail upon
future generations evils from which our
fathers have, proteetedus, # upon every
other subject Governor Chamberlain was
entitled to respect and confidence, his
message upon the State University is