Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-04-08
D~eHocTatic and Republican Vigilance
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pe1necTatic and Republican Vigilance
e Contrast.
On "Wednesday we.gaye to our readers docu-
nientary proof, the authority Of which has not
been, and cannot be successfully denied. Of the
following facts: -
That Messrs. Morgan, sEdgerton and all the
Democratic executive officers of the State knew
as early rs November 1884, that there was q
deficit IN the Treasury of over half a million of
dollars. 4 .s4a M
That, at the very time, when Auditor Nor
gau reported to the Legislature that there was
Al: balance infhe Treasury of $5s4,6se, he was
Illegally converting the Sinking Fund, set apart
forithe redemption of the State debt, into mon
ey to pay the january interest, amounting to
$433, 4s3, being less bt $l5l ,297, than he sta
ted Iva in the Treasury. @
THAT. during the whole of Braslin's last term
Of. o4ice, while Auditor Morgan was officially
reporting The Treasury to be overhowing, and
when the balance could not have been, honestly.
at any time below half "a million, the payments
of interest on the public debt were onlvnn,de by
the most desperate ashinning," BY the Illegal
usa of finds required by law to be h.id sacred
for the redemption of the State bonds. and by
various other disgracef1l financial make-aiifts,
all of which were for the dishonest purpose Of
coneealing from a betrayed and plundcred poo
pie the fact that there was an enormous defal-
cation in the State Treasury.
That during all these troubles and reports of
the Treasurer; Auditor and Fund Commission
.ers constantly concealed them from the people.
aud fraalulently Represented the financial az
fairsso the State as in the most prosperous
condition. u azF"oia3 s3
We have aho shown In a previous article
that Gov. Medill was guilty of a gross and
criminal neglect Of duty in allowing nearly half
of Breslins second term of Office to expire,
misunderstanding from him his official bond.
Thus all the Democratic State officers of the
administration preceding the Republican adj
minsstration of 1856 BETRAYED their trusts. and
violated their official obligations in the most
shameless manner. But this is not all. Gov.
Medilf and Auditor. Morgan knowing Breslin's |
g~uilt-the latter certainly. and the former prob
abfy-atiowed Themselves to be renominatel
upon the same ticket with the defaulter. and
used their utmost e~xertions to secure their own
and his election. ID
I'VE now come to the period of Republican
ascendency, and mark the contrast. In june
1647, Treasurer Gibson announced to Auditor
Wright his inability to meet the July interest.
Two years previously, the same announcement
was made by Treasurer Breslin TO Auditor
Morgan. What did Morgan do? He at once
proceeded to oorer up the detalcation, by for
warding to Eascrton the secasities which he
hold oc Eu11s flOpay1;sso1aa. "a, +Jo naJo1~+;o,
of the public debt, for hypothecation to raise
money to meet the interest. Now compar
this with the course of Auditor Wright, I'M
der similar circumstances. The latter, at the
earliest possible moment informed Gov. Chase
of Gibson's disclosure. The Roman irmness
OF Gov. Chase never was more conspicuouslv
displayed than on that trying occasion. Mr..
Mr.: Gibson was a political friend, an associate
IN the administration of the State government.
and upon him the blow was to fall. Yet the
arm of the Executive did not finch, for it was
nerved to duty. The Attorney General was
summoned without DELAY from Cincinnati, and
! meeting of the Funl Commissioners was
promptly called to provide for the semi-annual
payment of the interest, now close at hand
Meanwhile the Governor demanded and recciv-
ID from Mr.. Gibson the keys of the Treasury.
which he retained until after the resignation of I,
he latter and the appointment and due qualif- i
cation of his successor. A commission was at
'ncesapponted to make a careful Inventory of
he cash and assets in the Treasury, and anoth- .
commission was appointed to examine and |
ePort the facts connected with the defalcation. v
These acts were all done promptly, openly and /
Without coneealment, evasion or hesitation.-
70 petty considerations of p1rty stood in the
ray as in the case of their Democratic prede- f
'essors. Il
We ask the people of Ohio to look at the !
1rcgoing facts; which are established beyond "
avn or controversy. and then judgeas between Il
he Democratic and the Republican State Off W
which have been the faithful, and which q
ne unfaithful seryants.@0hio State Jcur1,aR. a