The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-11-13


These fraudulent bonds. Senator
Tilhman said, by way OF depression,
are listed on the New York Stock Ex-
change to the shame, Injury and dis
grace Of this State. They are quoted
now in every price list used as non
fuudable South Carolina bonds at /
cent on the dollar and won't stay there.
Treasurer Bates and myself went to
New York three years ago and enoea-
vored to refund your debt. We were
met by Henry Clews, who had been
Kimpton's partner in his scheme OF
robbing, aud they doGged US all over
New y ork city with the cry: there:
paw this debt which bears the seal o.!
South Carolina or you cannot get any
recognition in taiS money market
They fraudulently issued one million
dollars in 1868. ostensi5ly to pay ;he
interest on the public debt. The Act
authorized the issue of one mlIllon'
bat they issued two millions, one mli-
lion being fraudulent. Another
fraudulent issue was one million Tor
the relief of the Treasury IN 1863.
Then, in addition, the assets OF the
Bank of the State and railroad shares
held by the State, which amounted IN
1868 10 seven million and sixty-nine
thousand disappeared. After the first
negro Legislature in 1868 the Legisla-
ture had to issue S1,259,000 of bonds
to redeem the bonds of the Bank OF
the State, in addition to which amour:
these bills were received for taxes.
The negro Legislature robbed the
State in every conceivable way by IN
creased taxation upon us, upon onerouS
assessment, by the use OF bonds and
certificates. by the printing fraud, by
payment of accounts for Legislative
service. for bills groceries, wines and
dry goods, s5l3. 600, by repayment ct
warrants and coupons, etc. Now thlS
is a long story and | shall not attempt
to follow it in al of its details. | shall
only attempt TO jump from one nam.
moth and gigantic steal to another. /
will not attempt to take them up chro
nologically. I have not had the time
to arrange the data. | will read here
for the benefit Of this Convention an
extract from the report OF the investi-
eating committee, OF which my dis,
t;nguished colleague, Governor Shep
pard, was member, so you may see
and learn some of the infamles prac-
ticed by these legislators and those N
control of our affairs.
He read from this report.
So much from the committee on in,
vestigation. Now, sir, will take up
the question of supplies. | begin again
to read.
The following is from the evidence
of Mr.. Woodruff, clerk of the Senate:
"Under the head of supplies, was
embraced anything that a Senator
chose to order. These orders were
generally given through the clerk, and
the accounts We're rendered against
the clerk of the Senate. At first the
orders were moderate and included
only stationery and postage stamps,
but they generally increased until they
assumed gigantic proportions. In
the commencement of this business of
furnishing members they gave orders
on the clerk to deduct the amount
from their pay, but very soon the Or
ders very largely exceeded their pay,
and the accounts were then included
in the report OF the committee on con-
tingent accounts, and pay certificates
thus issued for almost every descrlp-
ton of merchandise. In addition to
this pay certificates were drawn and
turned over to the chairman of the
committee on contingent accounts for
collection and distribution. As these
matters became common the Senators
claimed that all Of their expenses
should be paid by the State, or, in the
language of Senator @. 2. Leslie, the
State. had no right to be State unless
she could pay and take care Of her
statesmen.
He asked if Mr.. Leslie was negro,
and member remarked, no, he was a
white man.
Senator Tillman, He was the big
ger rascal, of course"
Delegate Wigg1-all that you have
been fesaingIis about these white
Senator Ellman: Il will find you a
plenty'o OF nigs after awhile. "
:. Mr.Wigg: Now, I wish to repeat,
it was the extravaganza Of our states
men Of both colors.' -
Tiiman: Here is a tale of contrasts.
: Statements of prices paid for articles
by our Legislators IN 1S69-70 and
1869 7o-s5 clock, 40 cent spittoons,
81 benches, straw beds, Sl,:chairs, 81
pine tables, 25 cent hat pegs, IS desks,
$40 office desks, 50 cent coat hooks,
cheap mating, clay pipes, cheap whls-
key, 81 looking glasses, 81 window
curtains. S. cornices.
1s71-72-s600 clocks, IS cuspadores,
5000 crimson plush sofas, sponge mat
tresses and Oriental pillows, $50 plush
Gothic chairs, $50 library tables, $50
hat racks, $50 desks, $50 to Sl7O office
desks, 800 wardrobes, body Brussels
carpeting, finest Havana cigars, cham
pagne, $500 mirrors, 5000 brocatel cur
tains, lambrequins, $50 walnut and
gilt cornices.
Everything of any kind the mer;
chants anywhere ever bought or sold
they gathered IN their fold. Well, l
reckon that is enough of that ]. must
move on, am in SO much; filth up to
my neck that I do not want to tire
your patience. The next step ! take
up is the public printing. | will give
you some statistics collected from the
Official documents showing the amount
of money expended for printing dur
ing those eight years of negro domina-
ton. Senator Tillman then read from
the reports:
From exhibits on printing showing
the cost of printing in South Carolina
during Republican Administration
from session of 1868, 50 to 1856, in
together with cost of printing
from 1890 to 1868, and cost Of printing
session 1S76-U:
Session 1860 ............S 21,124