The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-05

The Damning Evidence Against Ex-Gov.
baggerr.

Parker contains no new charge Of import
ance against him. and no evidence whatever
fArker's story Of the transactions BY which
ring OF rascal~ loaded South Carolina viii
fraudulent debt of more than twenty mil.
lions Of dollars has . certain value, however
Tor II cOrrOb0r1fes the charges made by fhs
SaA against Chamberlain before he became
6osernor, and repeated with some persist.
.ncy during period covering several years
J A. that time the Sun was almost alone In IL,
estimate Of Cbamberlain's real character
The Attorney General and candidate for
Governor has assumed the role Of a reform-
er. Standing forth in = mantle Of fraudu-
lent honesty, ne had the audaeiiy 70 deneunce
the King Of carpet-bag thieves Of which he
himself had been and stiIl was the master
spirit Our friends Of the Democratic press,
both inside and outside OF the pIundered
state, very generally accepted Chamberlainss
preiensions- The Republican newspapers,
without exception, pointed TO him with pride
publican politician and carpef-bagger and
yet hate thieves and expose yillainy. With
the honorable exception 0f the Nation.
which discovered Chamberiain's rascality
not long after the Sun had printed facts to
show u, the independent press applauded the
courage and virtue Of this true reformer:
and Yale College took the rascal to her very
heart.
We have been grafiied 10 receive assur-
ances from prominent citizens OF south Car
olinA- including honest men Of both parties,
that the downfall Of Chamberlain and his
associates, and the redemption Of the state
from their infamous rule. was largely due
70 the ShH's battle against the plundererS II
i also gratifying 20 observe that Parkers~
confession, 20 far A. II goes, confirms in ey-
cry essential particular the charges long ago
made IN this paper. Indeed, had Parke-'s
memory failed him when he undertook 10
unbosom his guilty secrets, he might
readily have gathered the material
Tor his statement from the files Of the Snn.
from lss2 70 1ss5 inclusive.
Like the other carpet-baggers concerned
in the wholesale robbery ~ the prosfrafe
State. Daniel H. Chamberlain lacked both
money and principles when he went needy
adsenturer from the North. Unlike his pals.
he wa- shrcwd, clear headed and ar-sight-
ed man, with the manners Of a gentleman
and the intellectual habits cf scholar. Be-
ing incomparably the ablest Of the lot. he
was By far the most dangerous. He soon
mastered the vulgar thieves around him.
and became the acknowledged brains of the
King When the history Of events in south
Carolina for the ten year, following the war
/ adequately written, the pluck, perseyer-
ance. and executive force Of the New Eng
land lawyer will command certain Kind 81
admiration, notwithstanding the base uses
20 which he applied the qualities.
IL Il not often that aman Of Chamberiain,S
brains writes himself down thief. even in
confidential communication with his con-
federates- The Charleston Meas aud Conr-
ter, Democratic journal which supported
the Ex-Governor n the time of his appear
ance a. . ref0rmer, and which itself profifed
~ the Rings plumber, has recently pub
lished the following letter written by Cham
periain 70 Parker during the progress Of the |
great bond steal under SCOTS administra-
ton.
sErr- ., lssc.
DEAR r.; Yours Of the slst came 70 me this |
evening. ! was glad. indeed. to hear from
promise 60 weather the storm. / have NJ 4
doubt y vas well 10 defer the Statement
until October.
There i NO special news here For = few
days We have had fears Of an outbreak in Lau-
ren- and Newbcrry. but we hear, yesterday.
that the danger il over.
know what 20 say i know very well that IL
!. In every way. better for me TO remain
where am for the rest Of my term stiIl, i II
ton T. just this: II my friends wish me 10 he u
come candidate. for the sake Of keeping the
party from going over 20 Negrophilism. viii
prefer 90 remain where | ann What the
chances are have NO means Of guessing now
Will serve my friends In any way in my pow
DO IN. commissions foot up pretty wclls
IN, Regards 20 n Yours faithfully.
CHAMBERLAIN.
This i one Of the documents which the ,
read TO the Republican State Convention Of /,
asf year, and by means Of which he forced ,
chamberlain 10 provide for himself and for :
Dunn. Parker says that he sold the letter :
md two others 70 Dunn for 1900. The .
n" referred 10 Just after the exulting al :
usicn 60 the division Of the spoils IL Kimp- :
on, ChzmberlAin's clas<mate in college, and :
the agent chosen BY him to !
ell and hyp0thecAfe in the New York :
market the fraudulent bonds issued by the J.
Millions BY the confederates It Columbia.
We have In our possession letter written ;
'art Of the same year, and which affords stiil :
tronger evidence Of his guilt Several OF !
ne thieves now under Indictment for other :
rimes had devised . colossal scheme for :.
teaiing the entire railroad system Of south \
;arolina- The handle which presented IT, :,
nd Columbia Railroad, II that time heavily
nortgaged To the State. While the details
4 the Job were under discussion, Chamber
ain wrote a follows TO kimpton i'm New :
FORK: a
OFFICE OF THE ATroESEr-GExERAL.y v
COLUMBIA. ;. G., Jan s. 1sso. .
MI DEAN kIxrToS Parker arrived last I
yening. and spoke Of the &. 4 G. matter, etc I,
y that matter. and also about the old Bik !. =
ills. =
~ ycn understand fully the plan Of the .. :,
~ worth ~ the a. &c. stock. This. with the :
$4,000 Of stock held by the state. will give q
ntire control TO rs. The Laurcns Branch Il
nd viii cut no; mors hsn s and n J proS
bly, not more than <s0.ouo. The Sparfansburg =
nd Mon can also be got without difficulty q
aurnS 81. and in = 4 a. % miIe--in ali 80 b
and running Put a rrst ii
Mortgage Of $4,000 a mile on this, sell the y
und< ~ ~ or -, and the balance after paying \;
Il OUTLAWS for cost and repairs IL imincnse. !.
yer s.-"p.m0. There Is a rssnf of money in this