White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-21
Revelations Coming-First install.
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ment.
Many have been the insinuaiions whis-
pered Of late. against prominent persons
connected with the relief business; but the
first responsible and authentic evidence Of
the facts which We have seen. will be
found in another column Of this issue.-
It has besn sent rs BY prominent eiti.
zen Of Atshison, right at the scene Of op,
srstions: and the principal statement was
furnished him (st his request. It appears
from the tenor Of the letter. BY George
H. Robb. Esq. Of this County. who gave
the writer permission to nae the letter -
he saw proper. Mr.. Robb givss names
and dates his story is straight forward.
and bears the stamp Of truth in every
line; and, above all, he is . man whose
veracity and honesty can be relied upon.
We are sorry to have this evidence against
those who have been 30 active in the Re-
lief business but in view of the unholy
uses to which we have not the slightest
doubt the contributions of the generous
people Of the East are being appropriated.
We feel it our duty to do our part in sx-
posing the transactions, although It
may bs at the Of risk alternating hithsrto
personal friends.
Mr.. Robb's statement Of the "doubls
entry" system Of transacting business at
the Relief bead. quarters, shows the way
in which il is managed to place hun
dreds of dollars Of charity money daily
into the pockets Of the operators. By
this method of counting distributions
twice. they can pocket the cash. while
old clothes 60 to the needy. who ere sx.
pected to take it without grumbling or
asking questions, upon the principle that
"beggars should not be choosers." Since
We have read Mr.. Robb's statement, We
have inquired Of several persons who have
been after relief. as to their experience in
the matter. They give substantially the
same statement. although. they declare.
they never thought anything Of it at the
time. but took it for granted that it was
. regular and proper system Of business.
to keep the accounts straight.
The New York Legislature recently
appropriated $50. 900 for the relief Of
Kansas; but before handing it over. they
sent an agent to Atchison to examine the
books, and ascertain whether the business
was transacted upon correct and honest
principles. The agent came. examined,
and went home expressing himself salts
fed. ss any other man would after sim.
liar examination, without witnessing the
nsodus epsrandi. He is no sooner gone.
than Pomeroy. (no doubt chuckling hear
sily at the success Of his plans. sends q
letter to New York. giving the agent .
tremendous puff, and entresting the
New Workers. in the name of suffering
but grateful people. not to cease their ef.
forts. but to keep on sendingl The re
port Of the agent will open up . good
thing. and Pomeroy's principle is to
'strike while the iron is hot"
The case mentioned by Mr.. Robb is
not the only aggravated one Of which We
have information. Mr.. Pomeroy. taking
advantage of bis position, has usurpsd
arbitrary authority over relief goods.
when it should have been his desire to ex.
pedite and further the distribution of re-
lief without any quibblss. when there
were no doubts as to the necessity or hon
ssty of those asking it. For instance,
shipments have been made from the East
for particular localities, and Mr.. Pome-
roy has refused to let such shipments 20
for half fare, ss he received them, unles.
they were thrown into the general fund.
for distribution wherever he saw ct to
send them The result was. they would
have to be thrown into the general fund,
as, to pay full fare. would have re4uired
IS much money as would have purchased
the articles outright. This thing was
done in the case Of q special shipment
for Senscs, Nsmaha County: and. we
doubt not, in many other instances. In
fact. Pomsroy wanted everything to be
at his disposal. that he might make lib
eral per centsge ont Of it.
We have no doubt that good thing
is being made out of Kansas stsrvation,
BY more persons than Pomeroy. Many
. favored one is Giving high" on relief
sent to the destitute and clerks. who
must necessarily be posted in all the
lodges, are being well "greased" to in
duce them to keep dark" For exam.
pie; We have known young men who
could scarcely command means sufficient
to live decsntly; lstterly. they have
been engaged in the Aid Office. and We
have seen them driving fine horses and
splendid buggies, and Aourishing ten dol
lar bills in profusion. 1t may be all