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'.obsolete IDEAS" in the hope of drawing
party capital from them, will be excu.
sed for refreshing The memories of gen
tlemen upon the subject of past Demo
cratic defalcations. | have risen, sir, &c
cast no aspersions upon the integrity oil
the leaders of the Democratic party
which are not justified by authentic doc
uments.s come with not vague and
idle rumors; but hold in my hand, and
will read from. the records of Congress.
If any gentleman questions the correct.
ness of what | read, desire him to
make it known.
This, sir, is the second volume of the
reports of the third session of the Twen.
ty-ffth Congress. ltexposes more gla.
ring corruption, and more bare-faced
frauds upon the rights of the people, du-
ring a few years of Democratic reign.
than are to be found in the entire annals
of the Government. | cannot go into
them in detail; but call the attention oil
tthe House aid the country to one
specimen of the kind of practical RE
form" these Democratic leaders, who
promise so much r0U, gave us then
From this. an honest people may Judge
what they may expect from them in fu-
tre. III is the case between Messrs.
fancy and Woodbury., Democratic Sec.
retaries of the Treasury, and The Demo-
cratic receiver of public monies at Co
lumbus. Mississippi. For want OF time
to read the whole, reau extracts from
the correspondence: ...s. ....... -...
Secretary Ianey to W. p. Harris,
February Z, ls34.-"Receivers have
been engaged in trading with the Govern,
ment money. Such conduct would be
regarded as gross violation of official
duty Page l6S. ...-v
| To this charge Harris pleads guilty.
| l6S.
Taaey to Harris, March 6. 1894
"In regard to the returns which are re.
qlired to be rendered. il becomes my du.
ty to advise you. that those for the months
of November. December. and January
are in arrear, and TO say that a strict and
punctual observance of this duty is indis.
| pensable. Page 100.
Taney 10 Harris, March II '34.-"The
money which is received mast be depos.
tied. Page l69. o.
Tdney to Harris, March 25. 1884
"The Departmenthas received no month
ly returns, showing the transactions ol
your Office, from the month. of October
last, Page l69.
Taneyb Harris, May 10, 1894
"Encloses copy of last letter, and says;
IL again call your attention to its require
ments Page l69.
Woodbury. to Harris, February 6
ls35.--"I regret that there should be
occasion for again calling your attention
to your omission to pay oyei the public
funds. Page ITO.
Woodbury to Harris. February %,
lS35.-.'I cannot omit the occasion to
impress upon you the necessity of a
strict attention to, and punctual compli-
ance with, the duties required of you in
ragard to the prompt deposit of the pub.
lie moneys. ITO.
1 Woodbury to Harris, March17, 1885
-"Having received no monthly dupli
cate returns of the transactions Of youl
office since that for the month of Octo-
ber last, il becomes my unpleasant duty
to call your immediate attention to the
omission. .4ilo,O me to express a hope
that there may be no further occasion to
remind you of the importance of pune
tuality in the transmission of these re.
turns
i Here is beautiful specimen of Dem
ocratic honesty, and its efficiency in
guarding our Treasury. A public Off
Ger, known at the Treasury Departmen
for thirteen months to have ptundered
the people, is addressed by the Secretary
in the cringing style of "dlloW me TO tr.
press a hope" The Secretary was tru-
! ly confidlng man to indulge in "hope,'
whenthere was no longer even .a looE
whereou to hang hope" But pro
ceed with this racy CORES spondence.
Harris replies to the last polite epistle
by saying. in substance, that he co,dd
NOT fork oDer the dollars, because hs
had no "blanks" 10 make out his return.
upon. This most potent excuse seemed
for while, TO be entirely satisfactory
| Wood6ury to Harris, June 25, 1885
after reciting that he had oflen written tc
him to pay up, says: "lt becomes nv
unpleasant duty TO say to you, that if ths
moneys in arrear are not transmitted by
return of mail, shall be constrained te
report your neglect for the action Of tn,
Execuiive"-Page l72.
Harris to Woodbury, july l3, 1885
"Enelosed you will receive my monthly
account current for the month of DE
cember 1884. showing balance of thre
hundred and eighty.jfus thousand ane
sirty-seuen dollars and eighty-thre
cents. Page l72.
Woodbury. to Harris, .aug %, 1895
SIT has become my disagreeable dut,
i very "disagreeable," of course, Mr.
!, Chairman to report your continued neg
lect to the President, who has insiructe,
me to say to you, that if the monthly rc
turns required from you by the regula