, 1860-09-26
THE GREAT STEAL.

Tbs exp:su.c Ct the wholesale roohesles q
the s ats b. Democratic officials in times
pas., is giving - the leaders end the news"
psper organs G: lbat party Lot little uneas'"
ness and trcus.e. They aEs now tryiog to
akog that Tie amount is ret 80 large as rep
resented, that the State has been secured 'tr
part Of il, aad ,hn. some Ct 1heae Democratic
.sscaities see rsrpetratei alter the Eerubll'
ca,s came i1to power. Now, there is gocdrf
COZ to bzljeve that the sl2s,eGo a'reads dis
covered, Constitutes only small portion OF TIC
whole aucun: o. which tie State has hetn
robbed Ths opportunities f,r stealing wire
20 nure.ous AID inviting to render it proba-
,ls that This FUN is The limit. 1t was just ea
easy to take fur millions Of dollars iran tie
treasury as four hundred thousand; and there
IL 10 instance on record, that we are aware
of. where theires have corterted themselves
with comparatively small sum when large
one was equally available. We have act got
to the bottom Jet.
Is regards The fac. that portion Of these
sto!en:.checke, bends AID coupons were funded
under Republican STATE cfGecrs it would seem
that t: c less faid oa that subject BY Demo-
CRITIC leaders asd pspsra, tho better. Aside
from the general confusion and uncertainty
that exisad in relation 10 every description Of
State Indebtedness, CONSEQUENT upon D5mo~
cratic management Democratic book-keer~
ing; rendering it entirely impossible 10 comply
with tie funding lar without opening the docr
fit fraud :nd other rasc,li5 PRACTICES, we SUE
m. that tho fact that certain men rad BEEN
.:evsted to Office By the Democratic party, If
not guarantee Of their integrity and honesty,
at least estcps members Of that party trcm
shielding the dishonesty Of their own leaders
bshind Republican oIace.htldeIs who acsed
upon the presumption Of their honesty, AID
who he'd not tho mems to detect their rascal-
i.ies.
Tha: the State las hscn occurred fer about
oretaf Of the discovered robberies, has betn
accomplished through Republican vigilance
aud efficiency; hut whether any advantage
will result from it depends we imagine, en-
.irs!y upon the SUCCESS Of the Republicans
in tto approaching election. II Illinois should
elect Democratic Governor and Democratic
Legislature, the people will rever see the co'c1
OF this "eecurs'' sum. The freedom with
Which money is expended in certain counties
to eecuse 1hn election Of Democratic Repre-.
ss1ia!iye.. places this matter beyona reason
able doutt. Dem 7crats can therefore claim IT
credit because portion ol the sum stolen IN
de, their auspices hss bee1 secured The se
curly was ob1nined thr.uga Republican &C
sion: while Democratic leaders are laboripg II
set it aside, aud make tie State the loser a
the whole.
Such is The case NJ it s:ands. TIE Dcmo
c:ntic party is responsible in double serse-
first for the robbery, and next fer entering int
IN arrangement by which the State will ~
compelled to re1irquish The security she holds
A. last resort, the organs Of the PARTY ar'
setting On foot vague charges ard insinuatior
respecting our present Republican szte off
GERS. We predict ttey will nake ab.ut a
much out OF this rs they have in trying to shiels
the guilty in their OWL party Our presen
State otEi:ers do not shrink frtm investigation
4hsy court it, a. will be seen by tbs fol1owin
correspondence.
sssssanun. sess. Il, 1sss
uessrs 4. J. EcTExHp411 and z. Arr1uGTos:
GEvztxurx: In ths Statt E1pis'<r ef hi
metpi,k srrearR IN editorial article leade
"T.esspry Fr4uca."' from which We make ii
following cxt-Actf:
Like ppr +sorp"s1. q ~LIch ,es.aiD tz.ks1a
~ st4s havr xcl4t.te y thar ea.st.- III
1,tt> otle.t su III nj e4-t. h..1' a sne nu's.
Tnx IL tie tt. sil- t]b fuht- haze uet
nsa VI ntpElt M:et. 5&r t i o*'E MI E&n. RI
lsts s Gptuv. Il tasna +pas'tr tic r,
~pais &c s4cs. x when lh+ ctpet
Trs4s - 1x .: ": ~ tue Lave f'xA,nx tonm.te
wAs ~ ,u-ed utl lLe niue. .a.d Le t.1"r wed 10
pAee .ol n.aa , - i ou-1l IL. enti,e l'osS Of
a.ssa e*1s. kor Wi t.e inv<siks md c.poaa,e
- H. j. Il taer t.sodaent pt.ctc e.pe:
tocstzu u2~r4 wh A+kinK e.Cur'tiss thA n u aip
tas t4xai ( p ,.le u ll'nalA vilbt laid are.
We. belog tho Republican officers Of u
1Stats pr@sua,e shst we must be the perkons in
1Asded ~ the ar1lcle from which We hav
quoted.
We, most positively aud emphsajcally den
-4hAt there Is uueFeerd II ttu,b in the charge
~ directly aad ccnf dcnt11 rnaoe aKainst u, Q
thst there is sry foundation fol, suspicion
against ut. Q. any Of Us. OF having been guilt
---1{ auy such of5oial delinquency II IL charge
il rsid article. Tet the article Has, no doubt