The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
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EDITOR MANNING TndEs:-In wadlne
through the voluninous and labcred reply
of Col. Bntler to the structures of Capt. Til!
man upon the management OF the agricult
ural department, one can but be shocked
with the wanton and criminal extravaganza
as shown in the conduct of the phosphate
cases. propose to quote from his OWE
figures, and to ask its parallel to DC fo:no
OF earth.
He saws the State in the suit against the
Pacific Guano Co. Gan immensely rich cor
poration of Northern capitalists) obtained
Judgment for seyenty-six thousand dollars
but admits compromise was allowed upon
the payment of ftty-one thousand, clea1
loss TO the State and its burdened taxpayers
of twenty-five thousand dollars. Who wa:
authorized to make and made this shameful
compromise, under judgment IN which
he confesses property worth hundred
thousand dollars had been attached under
the Judgment? With al attachment exc
cuted for seyenty-six thousand dollars upon
property he says wus worth hundred
thousand dollars should it not have been
pressed tethe eoileeesea ef the last nlckle
Col BSIer then proceeds to show wha
disposition was made Of the amount palc
oysst Che State upon the compromis Sc with
i}ss Pacific Guano Co., and also little mat
ter against Pinckney i Davis from which he
obtained seven hundred and two dollars
He says the amount paid the Hon. Augustine
7. Smythe, State Senator from Charleston
in the Pacific Guano Co.'S case, was nine
thousand dollars. This enormous fee ou
of ffty-one thousand dollars actually OBJ
tanned for the State-over 16 per cent
LAWYERS fees. In the Pinckney L DAVIS
case this high priced attorney but Oery intsu
ential State Senator out Hsrods Herod by
modestly taking FIVE hundred dollars as fee
out of the seven hundred and two dollars
collected for the State.
Is it possible that in all of the splendid
array Of legal talent presented by the entlrt
bar of the State he could not have selected
his equal in ability and learning? know
of many in twenty steps of his office door
Was it not that the department OF agrlcult
ure wanted and needed the aforesaid Sena
torial influence to protect his and the de
partment's interests on the floor OF th'
Senate?
If these statements which comes from Col
Buffers own pen, had been made from tht
rostrum by Capt. Tllman it would hav,
raised howl among the Ants indeed. :.
consider them as more damaging as regard
the management of the department thar
any charge made by Capt. Ellman. Capt
Tllman says there is seven thousand dol
lars not accounted for; on the other hant
Col. Butler very accurately ac""rc..s 10
about thirty-fve thousand dollars utterl.
wasted in foolish com promises and prepos
terous lawyer fees.
1t had been better for the department
no reply had been attempted. And ye
Gen. Hagood in speech delivered IN Col
umbia one night this week declared tina
Col. Butler had completely and most salts
factorily cleared himself of every charg
made by Capt. Tillman. Are our old lead
ers gone mad? While he has accounted TO
the deficit of seven thousand dollars. he ha
revealed to the astonished and disguste'
view Of the tax payers Of the State heav
and really criminal loss sustained at hi
hands. Col. Buffers management of tn
finances of his department but substantiate
the charge OF Capt. Tillman that there ha
been great waste of the peoples money
more than this he has not charged. nor d
we believe. PANoLA.
June Goth.