The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-18
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On the contrary, ne expressly ooiS"o
funding Of all those bonds: Why, then, IS II
now attempted to punish Mr.. Cardozo ior 90
ing what the law directed, and whaG tne attor-
ney-general advised This particular matse1 !
was likewise laid before me last summer, ana
advised that there was no reason why tnese
bonds should not be funded. And l say the
same thing now. ,~.
of any fraud, connect him in any way with
anv intention to do wrong to the State, convict
him of q willful neglect of any duty or an
unwarrantable refusal to act upon any evidence
of illegality in bonds sor coupons presented 70
him. and YOU have case against him. but
see nothing, nothing whatever, which gives
ceior to any charge Of fraud or evil intent on
his part. go. ,
I still see less ground for the removal OF mr.;
Cardozo. Look at the general features OF thlt
charge. The State hasn't lost dollar. That
the law Is susceptible of the construction given
to it by Mr.. CaTdozo is apparent, both rom an
examination of the act and from Mr.. Melton'a
letter TO MIR. Cardozo. That MIR. Cardozo
acted also frona good motives is likewise evil
dent Where, then, is the ground for any
charge involving moral turpltude, or rendering
him worthy Of removal?
personally know Mr.. Cardozo's statements
as to the reasons of his reducing the balance
in the bank early in January to be the reasons
which he then disclosed to me. His motive
then met my approval, and I still approve. 1t,
though he acted at his own risk. That IS, II ne
had failed to replace the funds, he would have
been liable on his bond and to the penalty
prescribed in the act. If the general assembly,
however, desire strict and literal construction
of that law, it can be secured without visiting
any punishment upon an officer who erred, II
he erred at all, because he sought to favor the
general assembly and to save the State funds
from loss. -.
The position of the Neaos and Courier on this
question is a perfectly fair and just one. Ii
Mr.. Cardozo has falsifed the records, or know.
ingly done any fraudulent act, or any wllltnl
act resulting in injury to the State, then let
him be duly punished. If not, let good men
BATTLE those who have entered into conspiracy
to knock down one of the strongest pillars OF
the present reform administration. At any
rate whether stand alone or with many, that
will be NV course to the end. Consequences
can take care of themselves.
Reporter if it is fair question,
how far is the Jnion-R Herald your organ?
Governor sir whether a fair question
or not, will answer it. The Union Herald is
owned in part by me, but is not my organ.
want no organ of any kind. don't want an
organ to tell me every day that am the mas,
ter-mind of the world, or to sneeze because
take snuff. Such support as that disg!usts any
true man. The U1aion- Herald is in charge OF
J. q. Thompson, an original, uncomprromlslIng,
fearless and able republican. He edits that
paper as independently as the editors of the
Mews and Courier do your paper. Ask him
and be will tell you 1 never dictated word or
line for that paper But I want free, un-
trammeled newspaper here to support me when
am right and to oppose me whenever its ed
itor thinks am wrong. That is just what the
Up;on- Herald is doing.
At this point the interview terminated, as
had nothing more to ask, and the governor
seemed to have nothing more that he cared to
sov VIDETTE.