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in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
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1 Advertisements by
GETTING NEARER HOMERAGSDALE'S
Ragsdale Appoints His Law Partn
Official Clerks and Draws Th
$5,000, Although They P
No Servic
On April 27 I said in the editorial colem
"Public office is public trust; the pi
public and private character, as showi
aspires to public office and asks the
matters of public concern and subject
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS
STANDING FOR. IT IS THE REASOl
THESE ARTICLES OF MR RAGSDALE'S
FIRST EPISO
Ragsdale was nominated at the August
seat the 4th day of March following. On
of the House of Representatives of the Un
ing notification in his own handwriting.
(On form fiiled out in Ragsdale's hand
"Flort
Hon South Trimble, Clerk of the I
Washington, I) (\
Dear Sir: ?
Please note that in conformity with
August 19, 1912, I have this day app<
as my clerk, Sixth District. State of S
Yours very tr
(!
The United States statute governing t
members of Congress reads as follows:
"That on and after April first, eigh
three, each Member and Delegate of th
of the United states may, on ine nrsi
sessions of Congress certify to the Cle
sentatives the amount which he has pai
hire necessarily employed by him in tl
and representative duties during the
amount so certified shall be paid by tl
gent fund of the House on the fourth
person or persons named in each of sai
vided. That the amount so certified ar
RENDERED to each Member and De
hundred dollars for any month during
further. That the provisions of this re
members who are chairmen of comm
rule to a clerk."
Joint Resolution No 21, of March
27 Stat L 757.
2 Fed Stat Ann 220.
" . . . . That ALL CLERKS to B
placed .... on the roll of employees
joct to be removed at the will of the \
are appointed; and any Member . . .
clerks, who SHALL BE placed on the
member . . . making such appointmi
Act of Aug 23, 1912, ch 350.
37 Stat L 368.
Fed Stat Ann, Sup, 1914, p 47.
Note the fact that the statute provies r
LY employed in the discharge of OFFIC
duties; and again for CLERICAL SERVICl
that ALL CLERKS of Members SHALL B
ployees of the House.
Under the above law Racrsdale, during
from the Treasury of the United States, th
the sum of $ 125 per month, $3,000 in the
ed him for his clerk, Mr R E Whiting, and
receipt:
Form approved by the Comptroller of tl
sster
t the Old R
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E, S. C.
e dealing. It is c
I
Be Anr
e already cured '
ng it along and p
j. I-.
iruiy,
itosh, Hest
E" RECORD. 1
:k In this Newspaper as |
JAMES D. EVANS. ?
? ? ? * ?*? * $ $> $ $ ? |
I
OFFICIAL RECORD!
I
er and His Bank Cashier {?/
leir Pay to Tune of r"
erform Absolutely
yo
e. jwl
pa
ins of The Florence Daily limes:
rblic and private acts and
n thereby, of the man who
suffrages of the people are
to public discussion." as
STOOD FOR AND AM NOW ca
sT FOR MY DISCUSSION IN W
RECORD. fic
DE. a!J
no
primaries, 1912. He took his! yy
that day he filed with the Clerk i pj
ited States Congress the followsigned
with his signature.)
nee, S C, March 4th, 1913, ;
louse of Representatives, !nf
j ha
i S D
provisions H R 2ti321 of jga
)inted R E Whiting to act j jn
duth Carolina,
uly,
Signed) J W Ragsdale."
:he appointment of clerks for
of
teen hundred and ninety- 19
ie House of Representatives cl<
day of every month during da
rk, of the House of Repre- of
d or agreed to pay for clerk oa
le discharge of his official 01
previous month, and the
le Clerk out of the contin- dr
day of each month to the wi
id certificates so filed: Pro- m
id paid for clerical services bl
legate shall not exceed one
: the session: And provided
solution shall not apply to
ittees entitled under the A
CJ
1893.
LI
D<
lembers . . . SHALL BE W
of the House and be sub- i S(
lember ... by whom they ) TI
may appoint one or more
roll as the c'erk ^f such
?nts."
>ay for clerk hire NECESSARIIAL
and REPRESENTATIVE .
2S RENDERED; and further,
E placed on the roll of em- "e
is,
his first term in Congress, drew "g
irough the Clerk of the House, ^
aggregate, as the salary allowgave,
each time the following qu
wc
ie Treasury March 14,1917. en
E. Car
tellable
onducted by the p
lounced
will be received
ft
ut it in our waref
er & Co.,
Vouncher for Clerk Hire fo
HOUSE OF REPf
Received of SOUTH TREMBLI
sentatives of the United States, t
Twenty-five dollars, in full for an
r>i?i. u;.? mevitc^artt v omnl
. V/ICl cv iiur, ii uvjuijkjinviu a. vui|'i
OFFICIAL and REPRESENTATI
191 which I CERTI
(Signature)
Member of the House of Repre
District, S
Paid by check No
the United States at Washington,
191 to the order of Member
Now, what are the facts?
WHITING NEVER PERFORMEE
\LE'S CLERK IN WASHINGTON,
orence during the whole period, as
;d on Ragsdale's law practice.
Ragsdale employed a stenographer
as the law required, on the roll of
d some of the work while the great*
ung men whose appointment to page
io were paid $100 per month for th
?nt but who did the work in Ragsda
ying$125 a month to have Whiting
0, what became of the other $65? T
SECOND E
After two years, Whiting retired 1
clerk to the Honorable J Willard E
shier of the Farmers & Mechanics I
;ed by Ragsdale, was appointed to fi
ial directory of the House of Repr
pointment he has never ceased to p
shier and has never performed any
ashington. BUT RAGSDALE ST1
JOM THE GOVERNMENT AS PET
It is unnecessary to point out that
fiich are shown by the official record
improperly drawing from the Gove:
men, designated by him as clerks,<
the duties of their office, who have
,ve been closely associated with him
irit as well as the letter of the law,
me to the Government which he i
teres: ing.
BUT HERE IS A CASE MORE IN
HIIRO EI
As hown by the records on file in
Representatives,Washington, Rags<
15, secured the appointment of Jan
?rkship in Washington. The appoin
ile forwarded to J A Pettigrew, casl
office, which Penny, at his instance
ith was duly returned, at Ragsiale'i
the House, and was filed there as ?
One month later Ragsdale sent tc
awn on the Treasurer of the Unitec
ith a receipt which Penny signed. 1
arked paid, are on file as public (Joe
e. Clerk of the House in Washingtoi
PENNY DIDN'T GET A CENT 0
10 OF IT WAS RETURNED TO CL
dDY IN WASHINGTON FOR DOII
NCE, $70. WAS HELD BY RAGSDi
XEDIT ON PENNY'S PERSONAL ]
WILL THE PEOPLE OF THE SIX'
[NA STAND FOR CONDUCT OF TJ
0 THEY WANT TO BE REPRESEI
HO HAS THE RECORD HERE SH
)UARES WITH THE IDEA THA:
*UST?
(Candidate for Cong
(I will give some hotter stuff still,
Wonier of Wonders.
The Herald hears upon gooa auority
that the prohibition law is 1
ing enforced in Charleston?that
really enforced, and not merely
aid to be enforced." It is stated '
at it is possible to secure a small 1
antity of whisky, perhaps, if the '
>uld-be purchaser knows the ropes
ough; but that the open sale cf
Ill
roll Burgess
USE
rioneertobacco
Later
y us and taken
ioiico
IUUOVi
Props.
r Members and Delegates.
No
tESENTATIVES.
E. Clerk of the House of Reprehe
sum of One Hundred and
nount due me as allowance for
oyed by me in the discharge of
VE duties during the month of
FY to be correct.
sentatives of the United States.
Itate of
j ?? tmaaauwav a/
Ulttwu uii uic ncaouici ui
D C, dated
signing above for $125.
\
) A DAY'S SERVICE AS RAGS- ?
but on the contrary, remained in
Ragsdale's partner at law, and car
at $60 per month, who was not listthe
employees of the House, who
2r part of the work was done by
ship in the House Ragsdale procured,
eir services as pages by the Governle's
office which the Government was
do. After paying his stenographer
he Government Records do not show.
IPISODE.
:rom his remunerative employment
'agsdale, and James A Pettigrew,
lank of Florence, owned and man11
the vacancy, as appears by the ofesentatives.
Since Mr Pettigrew's
erform in Florence the duties of
services as clerk to Mr Ragsdale in
LL DRAWS $125 PER MONTH .
TIGEW'S PAY.
the performances recorded above,
Is of Congress, prove that Ragsdale
rnment, each month, as the salaries
.vho have performed absolutely none
never beer, in Washington, who
in business, in contravention to the
and has made no accounting for the
is supposed to represent. This is
ITERESTING:
PISODL.
the ofHce of the Cierk of the House
iale, during the latter part of May,
les H Penny, of Florence, S C, to a
tment was for 30 days only. Rags- A--?
lier of his bank in Florence, the oath \
, signed before a notary public. The W
? direction, to South Trimble, Clerk
t public record.
i Pettigrew, in Florence, a check,
I States, payable to Penny1 for $100,
rhis receipt, together with the check,
uments in the office of South Trimn.
F THE $100. ON THE CONTRARY
ERE TRIMBLE TO PAY SOME
MG THE WORK AND THE BAL\LE'S
BANK AND APPLIED AS A
MOTE.
TH DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLE
CHARAdER SHOWN ABOVE?
MTED IN CONGRESS BY A MAN
0 WN? IS THIS A RECORD THAT
r PUBLIC OFFICE IS A PULIC
JAMES D EVANS,
ress, Sixth District South Carolina),
next week). Watch this space).
whisky and beer has positively been
discontinued. This is an accomplishment
that few of us, two years agro,
little dreamed would ever come to
pass. Indeed, it is almost as miraculous
as the stonninc of the sale of
rodka in Russia ovpr night.?Bamforf
Herald
The allies continue their victories.
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