The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-05
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cepsed nj some recent publications IN The
Stots relative to his sale or cows TO the luna
tic asylum, his expenditures out Of the con-
tingent fund for tho governors mansion, or
his return of bis property for taxation. One
or oil Of these publicat ons bas pnt his
Excollency in q rage in consequence II
which be "hss religiously made up bis
mind" 10 hereafter cut The State of from
receiving any news from himself
But be does not atop there H- .c:-,s -
nave issued orders to his fol overs to do
likewise. Else why did Speaker Jones with
hold from The State cosy OF the proceed
'iaxs OF tho subcommittee Of The state Fxecu-
tive committee? The manner of the speak.
ers refusal is as discr editab'e to hin rs The
act itself-purpo'cly deceiving the reporter
in reference 10 the matter.
II was very small piece OF spi every
rmsll--oh Speaker Jones part especially.
~ krew. by reason OF an Investigation by
tho body over which he presided. that the
rules for tho primary would reach three
times more Democrats through The State
than through the Register; so that Withhold
ing them from The State was Withholding
them from Toe States readers, who were
entitled 10 them, and to whom an bipartisan
committee would have been anxious to con-
vey them. But because Of Pcrsonal Iique,
or because Of orders from headquarters, an
attempt was made TO keep tho rules of tho
primary out Of the hands Of large aud
respectable portion Of the party for whom
the rules were intended. "Pubic offic, is
privat, SNAP" is the latest phase OF poliri-
cal philosophy. II 10 TO use official positions
for personal ends.
Whether Senator Irby and DR.. Pope, tho
other members Of tho Subcommittee, were
concerned in this piece Of small business,
we do not know; in the absence Of amy fnfor-
nation, we presume not.
Now % to Gov. TiIlmans indignation.
Was there any just cause for it? What the
State sid in this connection is copicl or
tho first page OF this issue, and the reader
may see and judge for himself whether there
was anything to get mad about.
Was It because the public was i"formed
that he had sold twolyc cows to The lunntic
asylum for $442.3O? IL was trup and The
people had right TO know it and to form
their own opinions about i's property. The
O6+errcr does not hesitate t. ray that, in its
opinion, while il does not believe there was
any job in the sale, it was not proper
trans iction, in view cf the fact that tn" Gov
ern1f has the absolute and uni icsit tictcd
pO.cr 10 appoint aud remove at pleasure
every officer connected with the nsy lun,
from the superintendent TO tho humb'cst
mcui,'. They MI hold their places at his
viii.
Was it because the pub ic was infur med nS
TO h : purchases, with pablo funds, Err the
executive mansion? IL C uld hardly be
that for the Governor himself furnished the
item, to the comptro Ter general to be pub-
lishc in his annual report. from VIII ch Tile
STATE copied them. The Governor said in
his speech at Ncwberry in 1890 that he in
tended TO I, commend that the legislature
have len thousand copies of the comptrolc's
repor; printed for distribute III among the
neople, 81 that they could sc whcr, Their
mouoy went. lie did not recommcnl il i.
true. and it was Mt done; but ,urcly there
can br no valid objection I, II newspapers
publishing extsacts from that rep IT. And
did not Capt. TiIlman in 1888. publicly CT IT,
else .on the stump and throush the press
tho expenditures male for tho executive
mansion 10y Gov. Thomsoa aud Gov. Il charl-
son? How then can he object IT, crit ciS,uS
OF Gov. Trllman's cxpend lures.
Was il because his return of property
tsxat'on was published lie has no right
tn object to that. Tax returns are public
records, which any citizen may examine or
any newspaper may publish. We are
inc inc to believe it would DC a cool plan
TO publish all tax returns, and thus let the
people SEQ who arc shifting their share of
the public burden.
Is itb'causc ,ac publication Of his tax
no poor farmer but the owner Of $50
broad acres 1?
is it because the public i; Informed that
while the Governor was Withholding his
signature to the late extension bill, in order
TO .ightcn tax payers into paying by the
10Th Of Docomber, so far rs to raise as much
money rs possible for the January interest
OH the State honis. hc himself did not pay
his taxes? That ought TO have been known.
The ObS:rrrr speaks Fl ON personal knowledge
when il says tha. some taxpayers were rut
to great trouble and inconvenience I, raise
the money to say their taxes then, white the
Governor, with $4,000 salary, could easily
have paid his and contributed his portion 10
the interest fund.
There is nothing in the publications. made
by The State tha, concerns the GovrrEor's
private afairs-no,hing ho has any right II
object to-nothing that justiics hiI couduc'
towaad The Stdte.-Newbrry Obsrrrer.