The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-10-05

Ane ioOSeheSS OF me system IN LDcOfy
is ouIy equalled by its extravaganza
in practice. X The cost Of
the permanent and current printing
from 1868 to the present time, was
$843, ,07359. The cost of advertising
the Statutes, that is of printing them
in the newspapers for the same pc
riod, was $26l 1862, making q to
tal cost to the State of 81, ,104, ,579.91.
During the past three years the cost
to the State of current and perma-
ncnt printing was $743, ,933 20, and
the cost ofpr inting The laws in news
papers for the same period was
$l74, ,C9666, making II total cost to
the State Of $9l8 629. .86."- Inaugu-
raj address, 1874.
MT PAYING AS YOU GO: The exists
ing deficiencies, running back to
1868, arc simply enormous. The de-
ficiences for the fiscal year ending
October 81, 1874, were $472,6l9 81
The Deficiencies for tile fiscal year
end ny October 81, 1873, were $54O,-
329 Inaugural address, 1874.
TRIAL JUSTICES: "Ot the PRACTICAL
results Of the Trial Justice saJstem,
aSheretofore administered, / hear
bat one opinion, n n'mely, that it is
costly, inefficient and oppressive.'- >
Inaugural address, 1874
SUFFERING CITIZENS: mo injury
can be 81 great as that which we now
witness in our citizens who have
wol kcd for the Safe, or lent their
money on credit, and are now watt
ing and suffering because the STATE
made appropriations when she had
no fu"us with which to redeem her
promises. ."-L,tter to Senate Cum,
mi'tee, February Is, l>75.
COUNTY RAsCALrrY: IL am Coz f.
dent that there is not O;e c"uuly in
this Sta:e in which money enough
has not beet c"lIec ed by taxation to
pay every dollar # Legitimate expense
in maintaining the government uf the
county."-Ve,o Of Ed .etield ReSo-
tuition, February "a, 1875.
The ELrATING DEBT: II was per
suaded that the State had tho right,
and that her condition demanded
that she should, posipohe settlement
until she could recover from the ef~
tects Of long course Of extrava-
gance and proAigacy in, the expendi~
tnre of public funds and tile con,ract-
ing OF public obligations" Veto OF
Bonanza Bill, March II, 1875.
THE COVER OF VAST FEAUDs: |"That
certificates for legislative expenses
have been made the cover Tor vast
frauds no man will dispute. They
are unjte sally regarded as theAlasl
eliminating evidence Of prevailing
81 stem of corruption which has dis,
graced our State and ofieneed the
nation." n."-Vevo of Bonanza Bill,
March II, 1875. j gDY
|. BROKEN PLEDGES: ".The party has
ever been gOing into campaigns prom
ising retrenchmcnt and reform, and
never performing it."-Interview,
May "a, 1875. .. a.a.....
DISAPPOINTED PLUEDEEERs: "The
plumderers in the last Legislature
were greatly disappointed. For the
first time il their official lives they
had to 90 homo without having made,
anything but their salaries and little
minor picking "-Interview, May "a,
1876. =. - ~ ...',...."
The SALE OF VoTEs: "a very large
number Of the members Of Ehe SoQlll
Carolina Legislature come TO the
capita! for thepurpose Of selling their
votes and making all they cYn ont
ofthe Office. - Interview, May "a,
1875. .g1Qo0 gnidain7uT
a. REFORM ABSOLUTELY NKoEssARY:-
''Reform, if it was not of itself right,
l.nn l,aaa...a II.