The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-09-21

Let it be borne in mind that this pic
ture is drawn by the son of Massachusetts,
(Mr Sumner) ofwhom his State is so proud
As far as it goes ii is the truth of history,
but it is the truth only half told, and its
complement | will read from page SO. He
says:
with resistance to the war loans, New
England joined refusal to their we'll or
ganiZed militia to the command of the Of
ficers of the army appointed by the Pres
ident to command them. The constituted
authorities of Observation-Disclosures
ture, Governor and Judiciary, unanimous
" resolved that their militia were not La
bic to be called out when the President
of the United States thought necessary,
and that when called out he could not dis
pute his authority te command them. To
these heresies was added the other eX-
tremely mlschievous blow at the war, that
militia cannot be lawfully marched beyond
the frontiers of their own country"
Such, sir, was the attitude of Massachu
setts while our country was involved in a
foreign war. Now, let US see what claims
Massachusetts set up in consideration of
her services. No sooner had the last gun
been fired than the State commenced her
y
though she has drawn more than 1851, 900
for alleged war expenditures, notwith-
standing more than fifty-ive years have
elapsed since the close cf the war, Massa-
chusetts again knocking at the treasury,
and modestly the Representatives of the
people to give her nearly eleven hundred
thousand dollars more ,....
/ trust the Senator will now be satifed
FRAUDULENT ESTIMATES
How does it happer citizens, that SEN
ator Sherman carefully avoids all reference
to my proof that the Secretary of the Ma
Wy had made fraudulent estimates? You
all, Republicans or Democrats, wish to
have the government honestly admins
tered. This is a common interest, and
when satisfied that corruption does exist,
it becomes your duty to apply the rene
dy. During the debate in the House on
the Naval bill, | spoke as follows:
81 desire to call the especial attention
of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr.
Washburne) who reported this bill, to
what 1 have to say. hope he has in his
possession the Naval Register for 1870
In the estimates furnished by the Secreta-
ry Of the Navy, used by him in this argu-
ment. and upon which this bill was framed
l find that an estimate is made for the
pay of $50 naval lieutenants on the active
list
Estimates are M &c for masters to the
number of one hundred and sixty, but
page 30 Of the Register shows that there
are only ninety nine, and pay is asked for
sixty one more than are in the service"
And thus did continue the analysis of
the estimates sent in by the Naval De-
partment. But | will read further from
the debate:
Showing beyond contradiction, tfor l
was not contradicted) that an appropria-
ton was asked for 400 more naval officers
than there are in the service Law these
facts before the House in good faith, and
in good faith l invite investigation
Upon this subject Mr.. Sherman pru-
IDENTIFY remains mute.
THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY DEFAUL-
TIERS
Senator Sherman is disturbed by the
fact that proved by Executive Document
No 267, I'd session, 4lst Congress, that
$40 Internal Revenue Collectors were de-
taulters. He admits there were "some
few, perhaps ten in all, became defaulters."
ALAS poor Yorick" Now, if the SEN
267, he will find that suits have been com
menced against 80 of the defauIting Col
lectors And if there be only ten, will he
explain how it happened that 80 default
ters have been sued OH their bonds2 Let
me call your attention to a significant
fact. You observe that this document
contains table for remarks Here on
page 4, opposite the name of Mr. Littler,
we find this entry: Probably nothing is
due from Mr.. Littler" The point is this ::
No such entry is made opposite the name
of any other person among the 34l per
sons, on the long list of defaulters. Had
there been one other person from whom
nothing was probably due, would ii not
have been so stated, as in the ease of Mr.
Littler.
Senator Sherman says, 81 am not here
as the defender of the Collectors" But if
innocent, why not defend them? The SEN
ator says that Frank Soule and Sheridan
Shook-familiar names in Johnson's time
champions of the whisky ring-are good
Democrats l admit, citizens, that this
last statement of the Senator is entitled to
as much credit as anything else he has
said; and yet it is credibly stated that
Mr.. Sheridan Shook was delegate to the
last Republican State Convention held in
the State of New York, and Frank Soule
is an active Republican in the State of
California. Neither Shook nor Soule have
been sued on their bonds, although one is
a defaulter for 81 100000, and the other
for more than 81 100000 Why is this
Is it because, as Sherman says, they are
Democrats Or is it because they are
powerful Republicans, too useful to those
in power TO be made to dIsgorge their
plunder? Again, if Shook, Soule, or 9TH
er of the $40 defaulters We're Democrats
how does it happen that they were con-
firmed by the Senate with its Republican
majority of two thirds For everybody
knows that they could rot get their com
missions as Collectors until confirmed by
the Senate. The fact is, and no one knows
it better than Senator Sherman, that not
only would the best Democrat in the Un=
ion have been rejected, simply because he
was a Democrat, but the best Republican
in the Union would have been rejected by
the Senate, if recommended by Demo
crat. And my friend Sherman enjoyed
one of his quiet laughs, when he conceived
the idea of trying to make people believe
that Shook and Soule were Democrats
But let me give you a little of my own
experience. Let me state fact which
nomination of Robert Thompson, good
citizen, above reproach, for the Office of
postmaster in Mt. Vernon. Thompson
was and is an out and out Republican
and has had the misfortune to vote against
me every time l have been candidate,
but for all that he is good citizen, and
would have made good officer, but never
did cat spring at mouse with greater
avidity than did the amiable Sherman at
the head of poor Thompson, and away it
rolled into the bloody basket already fill
ed with the CORY heads of soldiers who
had the temerity to offer to serve their
country as faithfully in peace as they had
served in war But they escaped the bull
lets of the confederates to be slaughtered
by the Senate, our kind hearted Senator
all the while acting as headsman. Sena-
tor Sherman says he and l are both west
ern men, but with this difference. He is
in the interests of the Eastern monopolists
while | resist their aggressions upon the
people of the west, he votes for railroad
grants, and I vote against them he Is the
champion of the bond holder, and has Sc
cured his idle capital from taxation, while