Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-10-12

becomes my unpleasant duty to complain ofyour
neglect in this respect" "On the re-
turn of mail, therefore, ifthe usual statement for
the other months in arrear are not received.
shall be under the disagreeable necessity Of again
submitting the subject to the President, for his
immediate action. Page l79.
WOODBURY. TO HARRIS, June G, 1886. "Seeing
the balance of public moneys in your hands
amounted to S12s s5s4:70 at the end of that month,
have TO request that you will explain why it
was that the whole of the public moneys in your
hands on the last of the previous month was not
deposited instead Of a part, in conformity to ex-
plicit and frequent instructions on that point
1t is PAINFUL to be obliged to ask you so often for
explanations. Page $50.
The subjeci was really becoming spain.
tnP-painful TO Harris, especially. On
the 9Th August, 1886, he writes, resigning
his office, and then proceeds:
ain conclusion, will take the liberty OF re-
commencing to you for appointment of my sue
cessor, Col. Gideon d Boyd, of Attala county.
You are probably acquainted with his public
char cter, as he has been for several years
prominent member of our State Legislature, and
has been throughout an ARDENT SUPPORTER OF
YOUR A. MINIsTRATIoN, and an UNYIELDING ADvo-
CATE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMocRAcy. The re-
quest is made in his behalf, in part on my own
account"
Now, MIR. Chairman, we shall soon see
wha. sorl of an exponent Of The "prnci.
pies Of Democracy" this Boyd proves him.
self. Strange as i. light seem TO homes.
men Of any party, the Democrats in power
appointed him 10 The Office on The sole re.
commentator of Harris. who had been
known by the Administration TO be default.
er for thirty months before, and had been so
notified by The Department, as have shown.
a, least seventeen times. This is an homes,
management. of The Peoples affairs with
vengeance! You employ a man 10 keep
your mOney-allow him TO rob you for
more than Two years, and then permi, him
To select a man TO fill his place! This is
called gnod Democratic management of
public affairs!
Well, Mr.. Chairman, let US look into the
stewardship Of this man, Boyd, the 'unyieId-
ing advocate of the principles of Democra.
cy'-lhe successor Of his ilIus,rious prede.
cessor,' Harris, who stepped out, as the
Commiuee show IN this report. with the
small sun Of only ONE HUNDRED AND
NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS and
EIGHT CENTS oflhe peoples money!
WOODBURY. TO BoYD, March 25, 1887: "Sir,
regret to be under the necessity of complaining
of your neglect to transmit your return for the
month of March last, and Of reminding you that
greater strlctneSs must be observed in the per-
lomance of this duty."-Page 1856.
Boyd pays no attention 10 instructions,
and V. M. Garesche is sent out as an envoy
extraordinary 10 ",ighien up the screws" Of
Democracy in Mississippi, and to examine
into tho land Office affairs. On the l4lh of
June, 1887, he writes 10 Mr.. Woodbury., The
Secretary Of The Treasury, ,ha, Boyd is al.
ready in service only Of three months, a
delaulter TO The amount OF FIFTY.FlvE THOU.
SAND NINE HUNDRED AND SIxTY.FIvR DoL.
LARs-carying out his unyielding 'princi.
pies Of Democracy!' He was as stern a
Democra. as my colleague! read few
extracts, in the principles of Democratic
Administration, from this. letter, (page 1889
Of the document:)
"The man Boyd seems really penitent and
am inclined to think, in common with his friends,
he is honest"
So, doubtless, would my Democratic COL
league think.
ale has been led away from his duty by the
example OF h's predecessor, (HarrS,) and GER
tain looSeneSs in the code of morality, which
here does not move in so limited circle as it
does at home"
They do seem 10 have been plundering
the people, to use a Western expression,
with "mosl perfect ooseness!'
"Another Receiver would probably follow in
the footsteps of the two."
limust be remembered tho, following in
the footsteps was, in these davs, a favori.e
plank in the Democratic platform!
"You will not, therefore, be surprised if ]
recommend his being retained in preference Ia
another appointment, for he has his hands full
now, and will not be disposed to speculate any
more. He has, moreover, pledged his word that,
if retained, he will strictly obey the law"
MIR. Chairman, never knew convicted
horse-.hief who would not promise TO obey
The law in order TO be pardoned out of the
peniseni iary, ,ha, he might have q chance
10 steal another. Speaking Of The predeces.
sor, Harris ibis Democratic agent writes:
"He, too, passes for an honest man."
On the 24Ih of July, 1897, Boyd writes tc
The Secretary that he is a deiaulter and tina,
he. will resign, Up. 1877, and the Secretary
replies. Up. 1882
al am HAPPY to hear Of the FRANK and HONOR.
BILE course proposed in yolr letter of the 24tk
ultimo."
i Thus, it would seem that, according ,c
this rule Of the Democratic leaders. he who
robS the public Treasury of 100000
passes for an honest man'-he who robs i
OF $4,000 ONLY, aud offers TO resign, is re-
garded as frank and honorable and makes
The Secretary Of The Treasury 'happyl'
Mr.. Chairmah, if my brief hour would
permit, ! could 60 on and show up similar
cases. This large volume is filled with
their details. Would that every vo,el
throughout The land could be furnished with
a copy. |, would cause tens OF thousands
OF honest Democrats Indignantly TO drive
from power the leaders of the party which
has tolerated these oulruges upon their rights,
and so AagranIly abused their confidence
could 60 into the cases of your Swart
wouts and your Huwkinses. your Tods and
your Prices, whose joint robberies amounted
10 more than TWO millions of dollars. But
sir, | turn with Ioathing and disgust from
this mourniul picture Of human depravi,y-
this official record Of political inlamy, OF
The parI Of Democratic leaders, some o
whom are now attempting to rally the dis
maVeu and bYOkeh EnYces undev tho hanna,