The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-01
Gosh Are There Two ID. II. Cham
berlalns?

From the remoteness Of University
Station in the State Of Virginia there
comes the voice Of a stern censor de-
~nouncing the District Attorney for the
county of New York. Mr.. JEROME is
denounced az "a traitor to public duty"
He ia described as a man who with the
fairest and most attractive field before
him for professional honor and public
service has evaded the plain, true and
imperative duties OF his Office. His
neglect of duty" is pronounced shame
full" He is STYLED this recreant District
Attorney, WILLIAM TRAvERs JEROME
The solemn voice OF the University
Station censor of men and proceedings
in the District Attorneys office in New
York concludes the indictment and the
characterization OF Mr.. JEROME with this
terrific passage:
Speaking finally. with perfect deiiberston and
without heat or passion. and in view Of the I'M
equalled magnitude and extent OF the crimes COM
mitted and the uneaualisd opportunity Afforded
for teaching a great and lasting lesson to these
malefactors. as well as to the multitude OF our
citizens, and especially to our youths. who stand
20 be tempted TO follow In the steps OF these unpun-
ished criminals, and in the light OF the necessity
of a stern and commanding example Of the venge-
ance OF the law in this money mad community
and generation, l pronounce my judgment that
this District Attorney Is to-day the most monu-
mental traitor TO public duty and personal pledges
whom I have known In an experience OF fully nifty
years Of close observation Of public life in the
United States"
All this interests us nightly, and
particularly the signature to the fore
going denunciation. The name attached
Is ID. H. CHAMBERLAIN
D. Fl. CHAMBERLAIN, the vigilant and
rectilinear, says that his close observa-
ton and experience Of public life in the
United States covers fully fifty years.
The Suns close observation goes back
even further than that. We remember
many coundrels in Office, many recreant
prosecuting officers, many monumental
traitors to public duty and the oaths of
Office, many public servants who have
become money mad and have flung per-
sonal honor and personal pledges to the
winds Of heaven for the sake of graft.
Even the last forty years have afforded
numerous instances which linger I'M
pleasantly in u memory; but somehow
we recall no more shameful case of dis
honor and exposed hypocrisy than that
which is illustrated by the subjoined
document, the genuineness of which we
are able to guarantee:
-oYY1cs or THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
COLUMBIA. s. c., Jan. 6. 1870.
my pxAR Kn6ProN: PARKKR arrived last eve
ming and spoke of the G. d @. matter, &C. I told
him that I had Just written him fully on that mat
ter, and also about tho old Blk bills.
Do you understand fully the plan Of the G. a o.
enterprisee II Is proposed 20 buy $3.50, 900 worth
of the @. q c. stock. This with the sass, 900 OF
stock held by the State will give entire control to
us. The Laurens branch will be sold in February
by decree of court, and will cost not more than
$4,000 and probably not moro than 10000. The
spartansburg & Union con also be got without
dlicuity.
W shall then have In q. q G. les miles. IN
Laurens 81, and in S. a u. 20 miles-ln ali zoo miles
equipped and running. Put q LIST mortgage of
$4,000 q mile on this-seIl the bonds at IS or 90.
and the balance. after paying all OUTLAWS for cost
and repairs, is Immense. over s2.OOo,OOO. There is
o mint Of money in this, or I am a fool.
Then we will soon compel the s. c. r. r. to fall
into our hands and complete the connection 10
Ashcville. \. c.
There is an Indefinite verge for expansion of
power before us.
Write me fully and tell me OF anything you
want done. Ny last letter was very full.
HARRISON shall be att ended TO at once. I don't
IA. Nv.atw will maize auy trouble pARWER
hates NEAoLE, and m~agnines his Intentions. Yours
truly. D.. II CHAMBERLAIN"
To understand the significance Of the
foregoing fragrant prospectus Of mint
and indefinite expansion it is only neces-
sary to remember or to learn that the
period was the administration OF Gov
ernor SCOTT, when a gang Of the vilest
adventures and rascals eve in public
Office held South Carolina under their
power, plundered that unhappy Com
monwealth to the DEVILS taste, and
loaded it with a. fraudulent debt of
twenty or thirty millions. Some of the
Columbia Ring of 1870 are dead; some
have been in prison; some, perhaps, are
trying to live down their early shame
and guilt. MY dear KIMProN' was
this d. II. CHAMBERLAIN's particular
friend and college classmate, HIRAM
HoLLIsTER KIMPToN, whom this D. H.
CHAMBERLAIN's favor had made the
States Financial Agent in Wall Street,
and the vender to innocent investors at
the North OF the floods Of bonds, scrip,
bills receivable and other obligations"
emitted by the State Financial Board at
Columbia, consisting of the Governor,
the State Treasurer and the Attorney
General. himself. And the latter, who
outlinsr to his cbum KIMPToN a bold
scheme for stealing and turning to pri-
vate profit the railway system Of the
State, wrote on the official paper of the
Office in which he had been installed,
under oath, 10 protect the States inter-
ests against the criminal designs of
thieves and other scoundrels!
We wonder whether the D. H. CHAM
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