The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-09-19

AGoREGAfR INDEBTEDNESS OF rHr s,.-
Debt Of the Internal Improveeent Fund Is; 10 .
i"Ai ieef,.... g. ~ oso q
Aggregate resources applicable to ito pavme,,.
Resources o, the General Fund, $3.50 o, :,
Resources OF the Internal improvement; Fund, j.. az
Total Resources, Observation-Disclosures SSH "a. =,
As we have already seen, the available re.o,,
ces OF the Internal Improvement Fund -.
sqnandered by the Legislature Of lsis.
We cannot ascertain that the resources Of Nh.
General Fund were ever applied upon the ash,
but il they were, it follows that the entre S,.,s
debt is due to the amount squandered unon n
ternal Improvements by party processing =, The
same time To be opposed to the doctrine ,h.,
either the National or State Governments sho,,,J
engage in any general system Of Internal Ir,
proycments.
We submit that it iii becomes q marty NH,
| have been guilty Of such astounding proe;c,c,
and recklessness in the management Of ,hs =;
fairs OF the State, to mpugn the integrity Of the
Republican party because of expenditures nsc.
esssrily incurred, and which have been made !,
burden by previous mismanagemcnt and neciect
| DO you desire, fellow citizens, 10 reins,s,e
party in power, which, in former times provsJ
so recreant To its trust We believe not
| But the exhibit We have given only Diseases
portion Of the losses incurred by the people J,
Michigan under this grand Democratic 'in;er,l
improvement swindle.
Scores of claims for damages sustained bv c.D-
tractors, and Others connected with these works
have been allowed by the Board of State And
tors, and paid. Here is a specimen:
| - Allowed b, the Beard, uec 4, lsal.
/ Gilbert a. inmar~, nv - r,isv
tion o the Commissioners of Internal en~a,
10 induce loo bidding % letting contract Clinton AM
Kalamazoo Canal o. N. al
| =. nccem,cr 80, 1881
" Bfon~on, knight ~ Ingafis. claim for eAuar-> IA
reason IL misrepresentation of ,ommiss "u.r. e a,.,p.
Improvement la induce low Bidding letting conltart
CA Clinton and kslamsEpo Canal, ........ 81 "a -
These sums amount TO many thousands OF dol
lars
But vast amounts of money were lost in other
WAYS. OF the amount originally received on the
five million loan, 5000, ooo were deposited in the
Michigan State Bank, and lost; sS0. 600 were car.
ried oil 10y AN absconding agent Of the Southern
Railroad, and ether sums. too numerous TO men.
ton, were lost, that never saw the light Of Of
cial reports. There were also TRANSACTIONS Of A
different character. Here is an instance. IN
1888 loan of 100000, Tor twenty wears, was
made 10y the 5 ate for the relief Of the Detrci,
and Pontiac Railroad Company, and ample secu.
rity Tor the payment ot the principal and interest
. thereon was taken upon the stock and fixtures @.
the road. Only the first semi annual installmen,
of interest was paid by the COMPANY. and n
ISIS, ten Years afterwards, the then Attorney
General, Geo. Y. \. Lothrop. compromised The
: entire debt Tor S32,oo", al an absolute loss g.
, the State of SlS5, U1. This same I.othrop /.
the Democratic candidate Tor Congress in III,
Fist Congressional District of the State. Flee
tors Of the First District II YOU desire 10 sane
ton such disgracelul act oi official misconduct
vote for q. V. n. Lothrop; but if you woSh
, place the seal Of Your condemnation upon such
a public delinquent, vote for BRADLEY D.
GkANGER-a man worthy al Your confidence
aud support.
(Conafadei ncr, arsck