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arrear are not received. .hsll be under ,he dis.
agreeable necessity Of sgain submitting the sub.
81 10 10 the PresidenI, Tor bis immediate &C.
tion."--Page I79.
! Woodbury. 10 Harris, June 6. 1886: /" Seeing
she balance or public moneys 10 your hands
amounI-d TO Sl23.58I 10 al lhs end Of that
molth, have To request ,htt YOU will explain
shy il was that the whole Of lhr public moneys
10 your hands on the last Of the previous month
vas not drpostrd iuslead Of part. 10 conform.
~ 10 explicit aud frequent Instructions on that
p0iul. ID is painful 10 be obliged to ask you 50
olIpu for explanations. Page l80.
The subject is really becoming "painful"--
painful to Harris especially. Ga the s7,h Aug.
as', 1886, he writes, resignins bis Office. and
Ihen proceeds:
"ln conclusion ! will take the liberty Of re.
commenting 10 YOU for appointment Of my sue.
csssor. { Ul"uel Gideon d. Boyd. Of Aiala eoun.
iY. You are probably acquainted with his pub.
tic character. as he has been for several Yeas
/ prominent member Of our Sate Legislature, aud
has been throughout an ardent supporter Of
/ your Administration. and an unyieldlng adVo.
cate Of the principles Of Democracy. The re-.
quest is made in his behalf, in part on my own
account
/ Now. Mr, Chairman, we shall soon see what
sort Of an expUnent Of The principles Of De.
uocracy" this Boyd proved himself. Strange
as II might seem 10 honest men Of any party
the Democrats ia power appointed him to tho
office on tho sole recommendation of Harris,
who had been known by the Administration TO
be deiaulIer for thirty months before, and had
been so notified Oy the Department, as have
shown, al least seventeen times This is an
hoGest management Of the peoples pGss;;rs with
q vengeance You employ man 10 keep
your money.--allow him 10 rob you for more
'han Two years, AID then permit him to
select bis friend to il his place. This is called
good Domocraic management Of public affairs |
/ Well. Mr.. Chairman. let US look into the
stewardship Of this man Boyd, the "unyieding
advocate OF the principles Of Democracy the
successor OF his i,lusIrious predecessor" Har.
ris, aho stepped out. as the commllIee show in
this repou, with the small sum OF only ONE HUN.
DRIED AND NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND ssv.
ENTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND EIGHT CENTS Of Ihe
peoples money.
Woodbury. TO Boyd, March %, 1887: Sir,
| regret TO be under the necessity Of complain.
ing Of your neglect 10 transmit your return for
the month Of March last, aud of reminding you
that greater slrlcIness must be observed 10 the
performance Of this duty. ."--Page 1867
Boyd pays no attention 10 instructions, and
V. NJ. Garesche is sent out as au envoy exlaor
dlnary TO "tghlcn up the screws" of Democra.
cv in Mississippi, aud 10 examine lnIo the land
office affairs. Ou The l4.h OF June, 1887, he
writes 1u Mr. Woodbury., the Secretary Of the
Treasury, thai Boyd is already, 10 q service on.
Iy Of some three months. delauler 10 The
amount of FlFTY.FIvE THOUSAND HiNE HUNDRED
AND sIxTY.FlvE Notwithstanding OUT his un.
yielding "prlnciples of Democracy !" lle was
as stern u Democrat as my colleage read a
few extracts, on the principles Of Democratic
administration, from this letter (page l69 Of the
document y
The man (Boyd) seems really ponIenr, and
! am inclined 10 think, IN common with his
friends. he is honest. "
Su,doubIIess, would my Democratic colleague
think.
lie has been led away from bis duty by the
example Of hts predecessor, (llauis.) aud a GER
tain IOosoness in tho code of morality which
here does not move in 50 limited circle US il
does with us 1 hone."
They do seem 10 have been plundering The
people. TO use western expression with per.
feet loOseness j.
"AnoIhcr receiver would probably follow in
the footsteps Of The two."
1t must be remembered that "(olowing in The
footsteps" was, in these days, GavorIe plank
10 Tho Democratic platform
Xnu .yilI nnt thaYaf,ra he n I
recommend his being retained in preference 10
another appointment, for he has his hands full
now, and will not be disposed to speculate any
more. lie has, moreover, pledged his word
that, if retained, he will strictly obey lhe law. 1"
i Mr.. Chairman, never knew a convicted
horse.Ihiel who would not promise 10 obey the
law in order TO be purdoned out OF the peniten-
Iiary, that he might have n chance To steal an.
other. Speaking of The predecessor, Harris, J
this Democratic agent wr'es:
"Ile. too, passes for an honest man."
I On tho 24Ih Of Jolly, 1897. Boyd writes to
the SecreIary that he is deluulIer, aud that he
will resign, Up, 1915 and 'he Secretary replies,
Up. 1889
81 am harry to hear of the frank and honor.
able course proposed n your letter o. the 24'h
uIrmo.' ~
Thus it would seem that according to this
rule Of Democratic leaders, no who robs The
public Treasury OF 100000, "passes for an
honest man'-he who robbs il Of $4,000 only.
and offers 10 resign, is regarded as frank and
honorable" and makes The Secretary Of the
Treasury "haPpy !"
PUBLIC PRINTING.
That tho spirit Of "Gaphin" still prevails
among the Democratic leaders, | refer to the
bill now before this body, and which predict
they will carry before our adjournment, by
which Mr.. Richie is to get from the public
Treasury some 100000 or more Of The peo.
pies money, because he published The Union
newspaper, aud, acting upon the higher lOw" ("
principle, used his efforts TO nullify the law Of
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