The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28
BR00KER MAKES CHARGES.
HE SAYS HIS COMPLAINT RE-
CEIvEs NO ATTENTION.
Addresses Letter to Governor NC
Sweeney, Telling of Corruption
In State.

n. =. -
n. W. Brocker. who was for years agent
of the sinking fund commission. and Is
this year a candidate for comptroller gen.
eraI. has dropped a big bomb In the camp
OF the administration In a letter sent TO
the governor and read 81 the meeting of
the sinking fund commission today. ne
makes charges.
To Ills ExceIlency. NJ. r. Mcsweeney. Gov
erncr Il south Carolina. Chairman Of Sink
Ing Fund Ccnr1fsStcn--Dear Sir: 1 beg TO call
your attention q the fact that more than n
year has elapsed since I reported as field
Isrrs sum a about $50 eco or $4,000. As
Irregularities AMI shortages unscr the act u
1898. in The tax accounts - several counties
In this state. named In the said report. which
were 81 such a nature 10 properly demand
on the Part q the administration q the gov
eminent the immediate and most thorough in
vessiEaticn. AMI asked for Instructions and
the proper suTVCrs u the SINKING fun-l CON-
mission Ia the premises. 10 enable me 20 bring
about an adjustment q the accounts and r.
cover the moneys discovered 70 b. lost ami
due the stale. county and schools These
accouutinss were made In accordance with tho
act q 1893 refsrTesi 10 above. were care
fully rua0e and verified by an experienced
accountant As correct. were properly nlei and
- the 9TH u April. 1899. read before the
rmfuutrs - the boarL This report showing
as Il Ii1 CLEARLY. the grussest carelessness in
the haniIirg - public funds in q the
COUNTS. AMI revealing beyond question the
Erusssssr uaEiiEerlse AMI bad management ~
the llss = thousands n dollars year hy year.
vas. I submit. sufficient t. the part
II any fair minded administration of the
government a INST earnest AMI thorough In
vsstt.atlui - the matters reported In the in
tersst ~ the state ami people. Yet more
than a year has passed ART nothing has been
done with them- That these imr riant mat
tiers shoull PASS uurctice,l Eiil he surprise
- thu TeaTie- who always expect the most
cfHciags in an nratsers - irregularities in 'he
couluct = the government The resTonsibil-
ity for the uiscarFiass" = llsiiee must rest
uTgn those who ara responsible for - Ny
Tart In tine transaction has been faithfully
performed $50
n i = fars that / have saved the state d.
RELY ana In lir,--,Iy IsssihIv 500. 600 within
i've years - my sxTerierre In this work
wrote TIE laws which were enarted Tor ne
rerg.etuagium - this scheme. scheme which
tn Oldest experts tell me they never heard Of
tef1rs an1 which has never hsfCr. been devised
AMI operated I'm the state
Tar five vears IN the work was zealously
AMI herUs-1sfy sustained hy the former board
ami tie former attorneys general and the
FORMER administration against the most NJ
,Isut anI oppressive opposition and hin1rance
an che uarr ~ the comptroller general o. the
state tE.xs-crt In the short term - the faith
- - mrs-ra--s 4 = F-utr-t The coulr-
trrilsrs general IN violation q the law. have
continuously PIT every obstacle sni hinfrance
a. my way - prevent my progress in expos
ing rhrse evils sui the collection q the lost
moneys That I have accomplished 50 much
With the heels - the comptroller general On
over the county officials exerted against me-
fuste1I % having lis hearty cooperation which
WIS RS duty o give. j. = wonder 10 myself;
coull have teen done -
T{ut have lah1rsI a this plan more than
a var wrfrn an r-urlsv - stnsst : 500 In
re-sss q my private funds fnr which have
rnt been retulhurEsrl. but which have reason
- exp-.t IN b. returned cut = my commits
t'1E@. with reasonable compensation for my
WORK hut Or which have not CLEARED cne
,s1llar o. twe years- tnier these conditions
y-rl hav@ understood tho hardshirs wrought
tl-5n ire il1tvisiraiiy- u IS more II amounts
a. au outrage ami robbery worse than have
.y-a- known raruatr1-ef by the trusted state
ufGrIaIs urnn any agent - the government
coming uu .ar tlleir authority Ny time AMI
money SPENT IN the service - the state. under
- nv r.-vi-e= NJ -eainus Efforts 20 build
rha ra.rrurneuf ard save the states Interests
ceTnrle,-lE AMI tnterilo-1liy Dl9cked- My
HAMS tlei 1u1 ai progress m TINS ui--f ini-
rorraut work ahlu.i. r0si. al m the face n
and o. violation = th- tHarl's solemn con-
tract with me q work ans Ert pay for a.
ne n v.a-zs faa.s-r. - th. case PERHAPS
q trrt the state - south Car1Iiul having rs
rer -.ut sn-errss "a tHs- claims. net 4 all
tustrrslt why they Ln rnt pres them = n
matter q SERIOUS eun.trt4re. They have
at-r-.La-t prof from such invest lgafi1ns as
have D. q made. tf.- mast flrraut AMI I'M
ksalrhr rHusEEtts - % rhl-rs exist iu the tax
dersrt-rr-r rerrlltirz tn The l.Ss n fhalsaIsi j.
- lrltrs gs4r ry lar q the state l"t
With -Hr-tv more counties e. reach n this
WORK rhar tFve uH- uriT pursued this work
- Ee-.-...F ty tte special law founded Tor
hole t1e g, Iu-s ana reports x irres1iiasitiss
ant ztr-saaas au.l lv arbitrary methods block
tfe r.-.rrses 70 the law IN rliTahi- violation
- s-rh arr ANA itT FrtrriT..rs- u j. viz
isura o. Ssh l-rveruultut probably unraralillei
r. rh- history ~ The state These conditions
az sElu-s ar@ sd unnatural AMI e. extreme.
tie rs.-a--l u-rsraEs anil tmtu-r Co. me -
great arI ury POSITION So Ef.-ul-rr ana forced
. srelE i- r-lln isu-ua-- t'zat tile fact uisy
= far- rr-lar--Hl-f intend M nffeus- 20
y7u lut vau wI r--u---'er that IN addition
q ms e.--irs.l-r- zssallres with the l1.-i
r. tE.- ra--e-ll-iru 20 this work have
r-ss- "a f-la- tl1ee appeals - y'u personally
e. rru~ HrGfe o. take me Errs.S Co ~ me-
rslg.f. ans bev. thr work - n-. hut without
Avnw HnVH uae~r heard 20 % srl-ea stiun
f-r-1 ~l o. -Ea ErarI ugru fh- F-shie---
far.- rr.E 20 take -ae rsr.=4H lrF--Has anil have
s-sra-.I -zsrr Tbr trarI has art-tra- "
rrr raa Hr F~Hm r.-n-l4rl. alton W.-h thfm.
ems a-u.s-a1 we rH Ais --iuut -v t-v~stlEa-
t.-ur- v'-hsut rNEiar.nti,n ani r-1y.iius NJ
s+ae- ~ f.r 'rT --"r-'finl- ms r7fn' 2
s-a-F tsa wrE muse Hr- VIII not Ei-e
n rr u-rrG rEe scheme o. -1gi.risl "
IN r.rr Dr. ~ -.E-r t.1r..''~H rFe r--- O. tEeri-
g aur slre lr Their nrrfai q the
tea~. -u r-sl r.--'-s a- thrv have arhl-
sansae-- T1s.s e. IT'S ll=t agTeal O. vru rs the
90 executive 20 tn state. ari as chairman
- rr. r.arf ~ rh- Sinking flrl ~r-rsrlsssif-l
u vr can fl nothing. yug viu frankly say
e.. en- -he reason vtv. that the res7oGsih.iitv
r.-v -.-- utafr- 10 belongs All that I have
FseIr.5 fr ~ D. ar'uu-ei ~ e. o- With this
w-~t- 20 reform tr l-s crurlett7-. which ! 81
oat re -s --1 t-ve So zeal leiv T-lr=isi frr
- 5-- flr--
Tt r.-rs.-rr--ti-n e. Iru-ttv rscessar,Iv
- efHr. .U- frl -a=a T-e rl-nifrS = TIE
b.srt trve FrFtr-re7 -lh % ~. werS hlt