The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-09-30
Our Candidate for Treasurer.

The Republican press of the State seems
very DESTROYS to say ill-natured things of
LION SLOVENIAN, the Democratic candi-
date for State Treasurer; but in spite of
their malicious zeal, they find it impossible
to bring any charge against him, which, if
true, would unfit him for the duties of the
Office for which he is a candidate, or rem
der him unworthy the confidence of the
people. There are two charges only bro't
against Mr.. SILvERMAN by the Republican
party; the first, and in their eyes the most
serious, is that he is of foreign birth, and
the opponents Of CARL ScHURrz cannot
endure to see one of his countrymen hold
ing an important State office. The second
charge, which is intended to prejudice Mr..
SILvERMAN in the minds of the people at
large, is, that he was one of the sureties of
EDWARD Ii. JANSEN, former State Treas
urer, who upon retiring from office, found
| his cash account behind TO the amount of
over thirty thousand dollars. 1t has never
been charged that Mr.. Jansen was dishon-
est, and no person acquainted with him.
or with the circumstances surrounding the
defalcation, believes that Mr.. Jansen ever
received one dollar of the public money
that was not lawfully his.
Mr.. Jansen served two terms as State
Treasurer, four years in ALL At the time
he was first elected, L. J. FARwELL was
elected Governor. Farwell was then a
wing, and is now Republican. When
Mr.. Jansen first presented his official
Bond to the Republican Governor, his ap-
proval was onl y to be obtained on the con-
dition that his Excellency's friend, DANIEL
NJ. SEAvER, should be appointed Deputy
State Treasurer, although this appointment
was not Mr.. Janssen's wish.
Mr.. JANSEN during his official career,
had two sets of bondsmen, new bond be-
ing given at the commencement of his
second term but DAN SEAvER continued
as his deputy through both terms. 1t is
well known, that the def.lcation of Mr..
JANSEN was caused by the dishonesty of
his deputy, who was forced upon him by
a Republican Governor, and it will be i'm
possible to tell how much of the defalcation
of Mr.. JANSEN is chargabe to the first term,
or how much to the second term, or
whether the entire deficiency did not arise
in one term of Office and if go, in whith
term. Now there being two sets of bonds
men, under these circumstances it will be
| impossible to show what amount of respon-
sibility rests with each sett.
1t is alleged that Mr. SILvERMAN as one
of Mr.. JANsEN's bon dsmen, owes the State
the amount of the defalcation, which he
refuses to pay, and as he is well off, his
failure to pay is an evidence of dishonesty.
Mr.. SILvERMAN has no evidence that he
owes the State one dollar, nor will he have
such evidence until a judgment has been
rendered against him in some competent
court. 1t is now nearly four years since
the discovery of Mr.. JANsEN's defalcation
and as yet no judgment has been obtained
against his 5ondsmen, though during the
whole of that time, we have been under
Republican Governors, whose duty it was
to prosecute this matter to an issue.
In 1857, when the Republicans had
nearly two thirds of both branches of the
Legislature, he Assembly by large ma
jority passed bill for the relief Of JANSEN
and his bondsmen, and the same bill was
defeated in the Senate by close vote, and
Immediately after party caucus but the
best lawyers in the Senate Republicans
and Democrats) gave as their opinion that
Judgment could never be obtained against
Mr.. JASsEN's bonds, and in the Assembly
the bill was urged and advocated chiefly by
Mr.. Mills of Grant County-a strong Re-
publican-and throughout a lengthened
debate in both houses, whenever Mr.. JAN
SEN was alluded to by speakers, it was al
ways with respect, and as ore who had been
more sinned against than SHINING.
We deny that Mr., SILvERMAN owes the
State one dollar, and shall hold to this
opinion until the Supreme Court of the
State decides differently.