East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1910-09-02
That Contingent Fund.


who are seeking light on that sub
iect should send to the Sect'y of
State for u copy. 1t will be remem-
bered that this committee was
made up of two Vardaman men,
two anti-Vardaman men, and Al
fifth man to be selected by these
four who was to be nonpartisan,
This committee organized and
employed an expert to go over the
records of the expenditures of the
present and preceding governor.
When the report was made, all the
committee signed it they had to do
it, for it was simply the cold facts
of record.
The report should be studied
we'll to see the real facts in the
case, as no partisan language is
used. For instance, expert Moore's S
report begins thus:-" Governor
NoePs report to the Legislature
shows fully and clearly how he ex-
pended the amount of his Contin-
gent Fund and explains itself" etc.
etc. When he gets to Vardaman,
he begins thus:-" AS to Governor
Vardaman's expenditures, you will
find general summary and sun
dry exhibits hereto attached,
showing that the expenditures for
his term of Office amounted to $25,
1910. IS. That of this amount Sill,
046.S2 is accounted for by satis-
factory vouchers on file". He then
proceeds to give a full table of
exhibits, showing, that $14, 1886
was not properly accounted for,
and by referring to Section 2377 Of
our Statutes, it is clear that it is
unlawfully accounted for, When
the committee invited Vardaman to
come IN and explain matters he at
first refused, but finally reluctantly
came before the committee. So his
sworn testimony is printed in the
report, trying to explain away the
facts that still stand against him,
though S., 721. % he can not even
give verbal explanation, of. In
this report is also shown where
Vardaman drew expenses from
three college treasures, and then
also drew the same from the contin.
gent fund, and the same is shown
in the case of his trips to the state
farms.
The Times always tried to be
charita BILE toward Vardaman in the
charges made against him about
his reckless handling of trust funds,
but after what has been shown
about his handling of the Battle
| ship Fund, the Spanish American
War Fund, the Bryan Fund, and
the Contingent Fund, we think it
no exageration to say that such a
wilful, disregard of law and prec-
edent is unparalleled in the history
Of the state, and intelligent voters
will not be satisfied with the cry,
that it is all politics,
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DIR. Calhoun, the great Eye Spe-
cialist, of Atlanta, is dead. Few
men have done so much for suf-
fering humanity as DR.. Calhoun.
Every minute of his time was
money-but Notwithstanding this
he gave that time freely to the
poor. Often the millionaire who
was ready and willing to pay him
princely fees had to wsnt his pleas.
ure while he administered to some
poor unfortunate whose only coir
was gratitude.
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When Vardaman was country
editor and ran with the Press ganf
he drew the line at Appolinais's &
Water and drank nothing stronger
now the Sc cret caucus has devel
oped the fact that the looks upor
the sherry when it is yellow.
Gov. Noel has reappointed Hon
J. F. McCool, chancellor of the
sixth chancery district.
Spot cotton jumped up to. 20