The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-14
CARPET BAG / RULE.
NO eE 4 AD1caL THlETERFE.
The Committee ON frauds Males Another
Report, consisting of Graphic nlustra-
tioniy OF the Ingenuity OF Carpst-B Bag Pol
itici.ns In Deyising Means OF RobbinS
the lstafe Treasury. 49,,

the lstate Treasury. = l'+s'',
. IS The Committee on Frauds made an
other report 10 the Legislature on Satur-
day, March 2nd, which is as follows:
The legislative pay certificate was the
: fountain head and nursery of many: of
the sraads, fcrgeyiess and perjuries expo
sed in this report. Through this source
ttae most grave xnd Aagranti violations of
law were committed, whereby The State
]. was annually robbed of amounts ranging
from two hundred thousand to one mil
lion of dollars, including fraudulent
printing eitifcates, which were collected
and divided between the. ofieials-sena-
tors. members of the houses and. political
ha1gersson os the Administrator. To
perpetpste the power and Influence OF
: the Republican party it was necessary to
have ready and unfailing reservoir OF
{ funds No simpler, or easier way sug-
gested itself than the Issuing of pay GER
: tifcates BY the Speaker of the House
and the President OF the Senate. Thus
it became not only. .pessihlet but practice
BE to perpetrate the numerous frauds in
THE public ;pinting and supplies TO which
we have already referred. Indeed this,
like the famous hydra, threw out It's hum
dred heads, encircling and poisoning
every department. of the government,
and giving comfort and support to- local
leade-s. m its trail followed the low,
despicable forgeries and perjuries neces-
], sary to effect the end proposed. It IS
not surprising that the poorand Ignorant
members .of, the General Assembly fell
INTO these practices when they were con-
ceiTed and brought forth BY such adyoit
swindlers as those who led. This I'M
mense fund produced and uaintainedsa
Bond Ring, o Printing Ring and this
Leg:slating Ring, the most popular and
at the samo time most unscrupulous. It
IS evident from the testimony that such
q source Of revenue as this was indispen-
sable to silence any complaint and TO
pacify tae sfeaSa- of the timid and the
greed Of the avaricsous, whilst the other
great rings were IN successful progress,
MOSES AND PATTERSON. { 4
Among the many remarkable and ia
nous leaders in this enterprise, without
az az ssl, insenain 70 .no o.ao
: or asners, your c9mmlseee nluss ine1.loa aos
sold and JohnSJ. Patterson, WHO bscane'
the purchaser. These swo stand out in
bold relief as twin stars shedding . bale
full Hlightn upon all who approached
VII ,ii., s s,ta AZ concIrs;on Which
:n..a .e.y .e.ss Z sSaS - irbe tohJ,
YOU. .o.n n.:sIo h:ss .saoae slor.. ~ .r,nns,
other t5;nrs sbas IN one session there
was issued 81 lsg.255 in pay certificates,
eye+y dollar Of which was a, robbery, ex-
csps about tEo :hphdted thousand dol
( lars, due the members of the Senate and
House andFegnlarly elected anGlappoint-
ed attaches of the General Assembly.
The evidence 0i moro than one witness,
shows that it was q race between the
Bond Ring, composed Of limited num-
: ber. and the General .assemtay, as to
who saouid receive the most Of the mon
ey raised by taxation and the sale of
.ibonds. Itiwas decided that thu greatest
good could be accomplished by distribu-
ting the money to the greatest number,
: and the members OF the General Assem-
bly,, therefore, became the beneheiarles.
: An unlimited number OF certhcates
were issued on the written or verbal or.
degs5 Of the presiding officers and OF
chairmen of standing or special commit
tees. Clerk Woodruff says that nearly
!. every one who told tale OF distress from
Kn- Kluxism Of OF suffering on account
or their pollucs WAS given pay cerln-
cate. lr aadltlon, 70 tnis,
EHE ceSTIliGENTSF FUND.
swelled 10, an; enormous amount, through
2 tbo system of Furnishing LIQUORS. wines.
c;oars, oroceriea. iiewelry' and almost ;ev.
.ars co,nSsa;vable article nnder the head of
( ndr;ss y and llarce numbers 5f certifi.
cS,ss sa,srs. iissl,ed lanpiny in amounts
f.n,n ssfr: tn S5 DON each These were
rro.; f;cot;onn certificates. this method was
Z :. Sss.,sertsJ 20 ss stbe heat manner of bar.
mo.,;s;Sg .tbs, ..sfr;endssn as the leaders
,ssrs than sailed AZ one session al!
elesst t,vo bpnTIred and fifty thousand dol.
isrs I ,ssrs ;ssnsa in this war for Senate
@ ms,4 anJ 49, ,,,han ob;ect;o,;s v.ere made
tbsYs yvS, wsrs me- me. by the penly that these are
n ns..ars and, tba Stata does not
snga. f.arn thon, thot l. ws,s onIv a
Z snh. ha.wssn- @ the renresenta lives If the
Z ,snn,s% n and the ynltnres of the Bond
SRs;U R;na :,
=. THE INITIALS
= 3. 80, 40 ~ nj .
y appears isoh .ee ss.esuS .t auu .
large numoef 81 celIlnca1es ,s AZ e sue @ siel's
ureEss o1os saa. we GletA. o..eu s st"us Us
posoa me ini.ia,s OF dias tne aamss oa,. ., t1e
party rccelying tnese 1rauauienS cefein-
: istIT: ca;Ss. ,o,.;,ro. S..rrha certif;cats
r..Sg , " ,Ss or orssr of q, T. = G chr;stopher'
!. FIR 50 $40 lis one. Of this class, and was
.drawn for the. purpose of paying the ex-
pepses of . committee.to Washington, in
pnrosit;on to one sent by the Taxpayers'
3 Gopyent;on !, The taxpayers mot only
: ns;d their own committees expenses. but
were made, To raw. that of, the thieves
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