The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-08-03


'|THE BRACSDALE" RECORD.|
Written Week in this Newspaper as
g Advertisements by JAMES D. EVANS.
|RACSDALE MAKES ADMISSIONS
and OFFERS EXPLANATIONS.
Appeared On the Stump in Marion Then at Dillon Since
the Opening Of the Campaign for Congress in the
Sixth District, Devotng His Whole Time to
Replying to Mr. Evans.
RAGsDALE ADMITTED:
Appointing Whiting and Paew his Congressional clerks and tina
they Washington and performed days service to
him as such clerks
He admitted Whiting Petgrew the o" CLERKS ~h0
appear upon The roll Of the employees of the House.
He admitted that collected $125 month awed By aw as the
compensation Of Whiting and Patgrew as his clerks.
H dssased h hs he p@% and rsr % say o @S "
|er appeared the roll Of the employees Of the House.
He admitted that procured the appointment Of James Penny
clerk Florence mh0 left his position In F0en erkShP IN
Wanqon at salary of s1Oo per month and that he collected and trans
e Penny check for $5Oo for one ems pa pay sE teE rv'fs | @ os Rmg
daes bank to be applied part the payment Puns personal note
and in part to pay wAo did the work in Washington.
He STATED THAT EyERY woRR OF The Ga4RGEs As
or PENNY, WHITING AND PETT1eREW WE'RE ABSOLUTE
LY TRUE
He absolutely ignored law governing the and com
and authority for his acts except
that he did as others wsrs doing."
NOW ii
When Ragsdale took oath of office he eny s"oe IN0a
and obey the 1aws Of the United States.
When asS the m laws that Of % y osa e Sta5ss @
nuousa from office
The Statutes of the United States provide that:
.ALL CLERKS to Members SHALL Be placed the roll Of en-
pov3es of the House % be removed at the cM of the MEMBER
;n e % W ,s sss %H1 Pz bE fsS ] o s roll as the %
member making such appointments -(d Of aug 2S 1872 eN $50
Fed Stat Ann Sup 1914, p 47)
"o empzoyes of Congress- either the Senate the House, shall sub
taeasa to the position caich appointed 2s Stat L771)
Euzvees of the House of Representatives s** shall only be assigned
and euqaqd upon duties the position mh'eh they are op0'ea
and for actich compensation is prou7aed.
SIT shall not be a appoint employ position" undr Tho
House of Representatives more than o person at any one n @ or b 10 sqor
permit such TO dtvade a'h anT any Po"y '
or compensation whie so employed
"H shall not a require permit any IN the employ
the of Representatives u6 another the discharge OF any p0r''9"
of the ds lies of the position to which he is appointed.
"7he rioaou Of any of the foregoing provisions Of aw he no" & u.s.
certaine ereo for removal from office (Sl Stat
96s2 Fed Stat Amno.-231)
Bu admitting the charges hich been brought against hi" Rags
dale Also DITS ignored and dsobed the cypress Prov
of lar Of the Nation in the councils Of wh he Aa p0s0" o.
the highest trust.
Bv auq the charges uhich haze been brought against Inn he
Also ADMITS that he rio7ad his sacred oath Of Office
B od,tuq the corqes w1ieh hare brought against him he
ALSO he has bee" n""e the sacred trust rsp's@ I" I'm"
By his constituency -
IN FINE, He ADMITS THAT He IS NOT A EAlTHFgL
OF gE E4phE M Or uGHE THE 1z az H MH9 oP6K P6
THE OFFICE WHICH HE NOW HOLDS.
AS TO THE OTHER CHARGES.
While Ragsdae categocay the charges made by Evans