Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-19
The Man who Raised the Palmetto
Flag oyer Sumter'a Ruins.
Legislator, speaker. CioVsrsAr. itis
Life Rivals That OF iitc Third
Imperor-gsilen NrouI
Els Esi.!I E..atc.


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His EsI.!, E.satc.
boston Gloha.1
Twcniy-:iIrce wears AGO Franklin i. Moses.
| Jr, hosi.d tb. ,r,luett, gag nf Satiti! Carr.
Ina over tie ruins Of For. Sumter. having
| J..en ,ieput,-l 10 that voIi, l,- Coy.fnDr Pick
erls. who's. private secretary he ihpn Vas.
| He had shortly before. .sfaduatsti with high
honor> from coi.o.. ms father. ,,., "a man Of
| 10th wealth and s.,,.ial distinction. ard a
trusted member ,f the iaIlciaf.,--.r dat tl,.-
eating state. Franks futur.. p,,,l,i,a,i T., "a.
exceptionally brilliant He served Though.
out the ,,ar,ar the rebellion on the t'.,1i,si,i.
ate .i.I. n; ul-, ,iil ms, f,th., and .l,..t Tie
| war wa, ever. they both ,nouui.,J t,i.elfinr,
| of iniiuepc. b, ,rr.uiinr fbr reconstruction
acts and the then ll,.,y order OF thing, ia the
south. Tn, father. br.tfic chief iu..i,,., II
the supreme court Of South Carolina. aud
| died uhila hoidiu, that ll,itinn ffapk Ice
cam. :, u,,aui,c,. Of ,lst,,. l..oisl,tpic tl.,,
| sneaker ur In. hons, md ,,,i..,r.,,,l,. b.,
| $50. s,,.r,,nr. Of Inc .t,,a snrreaiipa zion
IL n Som VIM Va. mini ,.r murder in
lsSl in Ohio.
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improIolle The ,.,,;ad If r,.,.'',,s.r-,,.-
lion in tho so,.,b vo. No., c,,sr-
tppj,v Ms fail ,.as tl,,, ,,.t,,l ..,.,,.,,,-,,,,
of an iIl-sron, l;f, opl ,ot. ~ tl,, ,,d 81 ia
e,,, IN ,,I,il h., ao,,,iI,1 II no, al 81
Moses lon,, ,..-o la, o,, ,,i, i,. Inn, ,.,.li
that she was n TajIa-I.o,t.I nan ,y;tb -
naralvsis an I'M. ,,,raI ~. q. Iona, ~.
Moses had money, ba ,,att.,,.i la.,5,,,r.
lu,t that yyl,icI, he t,.soJ ,I.,,t An, -,
prodieaI hpnds WINS Not Iii. ,.,,,, .,l Tho
creature Wi, ,n i,is l..,,.-- ,. -,
him credit far .i.,,.,.,, ,,.,,,,,.f,- - 80,
the day came f., Inn, Il, I, H., l-i..,,.. r,l3
fwould foin ha,s GIleJ his IsH,. Win, .t,s
husks the swim. did eat hi. Gpa,,,..-l.r
friends fnr,ook h;In and tlrI T'b.,ran yybo
made the street, Of the carit,I of sor.t- carr,
lima r,.stleudeut with cav o9i.,ar.s howell,
and pay attire. Na-af ia.t Ir,,ial,t d,y-, =,
low that h. ,tn,. an o,gr.oa; f,..u ,r ONO,
into which he had .,a,,.. o., % ,r....,,. ...tt.,
of business.
urS ,pvr>-Is.r,,. ,1.f,,,.
Born Of a GOOD old sorfI,er,, f,,,,il, II
Jewish descent riftaJ viii, NM, ,-.r'. ,.,r
sonol and mental ,u,,Ift;. III NIL. -,
m,da fan, bin,.lf -. ...t Ill 80
carolir, would ba,... To-, - ,g.,
ran;ditv viii, ybi.l, bo nov, -.
.,,,,ci+,, !, ,ol.;,,, a., a., r, -.
enfr.ncljs,d f,,,''a,nc, ~. a.. ~
Mar ,r,.,. ,.,,;,,,r -. ~, a., -,
side ,,o. ,n,y,r'I,,J ts -. -
semhly he cngaoo5 in n -. -, ....,.,,,,..
from hr,hor,, ,-,,1 L.. 80. ~.
parallels in thi, .orf,t,.T If a. .,.,..I
money. horses, auyihinc. he Gru.1;,I.. ed fins,
of the men who sued for his legislative ia.
iuence, and got them he procure; The
enactment OF law viii, ~,..,.er
which gave him in that clIscit; nm.
limited power. to draw on "a, ,t,.... -r...,,,,
and from that - hi, ,,,,.,-,,,,s
taking precedence of all others ,ar,. a. ,,.,,.
tif,il as the leaves of the forest. ne o,Ied =
money mill Having i7S.lo,l 81 90 uop +,
pay certificates. " rs speaker il was oi,yious
that Governor Moses would n,i. IN, nat,
cat Inn.
he had shown in his less iuan.ot,rj -, ;.5~n
He seemed utterly devoid Of moral s..,...
fle levied toll uron every pui.li, ANA r.r;,,t,
legislative measure. with ,o,r,r,. Is, ~
which required hi, SIGNATURE Iti.,,.-+,..-
of record that claim of a banking -.,pi.an,.
for 500. COG could not he ma!r ,-l5Ihl,
Moss signature until 81. 900 ral b.., raid
him He involved one oI has uu1rr,',,s
Humbeit, in a scheme. by which, H.. 80,
was plundered of S3Oon0. ANA utat .,sr,..I =,
be a grand lar,rny was attso,,.-d ,..,i,st
the state But when tho o.llrcI,. ,,s,f .,,-
rest his exo,luncy they found bie, ,,.
trenched in his state house. guarded ia. flo
state militia.
WHEN TIIE>,ND rtyr
He q,ve AWAY narao,,s in,, I'lt.i,,. -.
ILL., Rl,,ll.cs tt,,.y.. al,
,verv ,l,s,.ripti,n and ,,o,p,'I..,i..,, -.
d,,,l ,,, toln,,ar, I,,-i.tt.. a.. ...5
dc,, +, ioilrrs ,nd ,,itba - ~. (
,,r,,,is,d i,pnup;r,. Z, ,,,,i,,,.. -, y.
n,r.nder owned IN Nos,.s 3, ,,.is,,l
A .,ap1thrjft Mos. Laid ,r,,,,..l,s,,.. for,
rain, dav H.. ram his i,,5.r - -, =
two ar thr.c vo,,,> ,.,t ~ -, .. -
nlsc, ,pt nj nnns, h.. ,ir;e,1i =. W. "a
His life in South Carolina aft.,. D.. la I
smer,yed from, tine ,,rh. ,li..,, va, la I
full If ,xritiur o,ss,l.. a.. li,-o3., So /
achau,hery. intrigue and .,,s,.,,,. .g..,t.s +
ueut He srbe,u,d and ,i.,,,.i I.,,. a..
,,o,s,,. t,,,l, Cos. -. c,,.-,,. ,-tn . ~,
the golden stream that flowed through MS I
hanes Was royalty spent Nhilo BE- bad Oh, 1
opportunity, lee schened 10 some IuII ST.
and hs plans for gaining Io.,> -Nl " the I
'potentialIiles Of great wealth. Ar 1i lawful I
neais, were admiralty iaid
Hut the end came st last His ,ara ~ Of (
fee expired, His debaucheii's were in- /
famous. and 50 disguised those v3u mad Put /
him IN power that his plans ior rc-eicc'Ioa I
were OF no aNab. hiN own wife and family (
We're forced to shake INN or, and De- was cas-. /
out from among iten anG AiS name branded I
with sii lhial'N. lue do"l'-.n-i f-ai WAS +
rapidly tiaNci@a me urli-i2nt -oliA caro- /
hnian' ue 'urid daiilnS o. iaf W'ao'H 3Ei /
the successful %l'eA'tier' came down iT';a b. .