The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-09-22
VIRTUoUs INDIGNATIoN.

VIRTU0US INDIGNATION.
It is amusing to witness the indig-
nation manifested by Republican
Journals in regard to the alleged pee
ulation and fraud of the New York
city officials. Republican papers of
this State are particularly. exercised
and can upon the people to view the
profigacy of the New York Demoe-
racy. Now, no one objects to those
virtuous guardians of the interests of
the people exposing official raseahty.
1t is eommendable in them to do so.
When the people are being robbed by
those whom they have trusted, it is
right to expose such violators of
public confidence and bring them to
justice. But would it not be better
proof of their sincerity were those
lynx-eyed journals to call the atten-
ton of their readers to stealing which
more directly effects their own inter-
ests? There is not Republican edi-
tor in the State who does not know
that Sam. Z. May, late Republican
Secretary of State, pilfered from the
school fund; that he robbed the es-
cheat fund; that he embezzled money
refunded to the State on account Of
the Insane Asylum. There is not .
Republican editor in the State who is
ignorant, unless wilfully so, of the
fact that over $1,000 of the fund &c.
cruing from the FIVE per cent. allowed
the State by Government on the sale
ofpublic lands, has been stolen, and
the same Republican official is known
to be party to the theft. What Re
publican paper in the State has ever
contained word in condemnation OF
these notorious thefts? We have
said these things are known by those
who have so much to say about III,
Tammany thieves" Ifthey are not
It is because they do not wish t.
know. Look again at George L
Woods, the venal miscreant, through
whose influence the Legislature of tn,
State was disrupted and oveI
$50, GOO flched from the people
in interest on State warrants while
their money lay rusting in the vaults
of the Treasury or drew interest tt
enrich the State House Ring. See
the same corrupt and hypoeritica
knaYe prostitute the Office of Cover
nor by accepting fee to use his in
fuenee in having the brave and in
-corruptible old soldier, General Ros
seau, removed from the command
of the Department of the Columbi;
and Gen Steele replaced, that a ring
OF spectators might play upon hi,
imbecility in securing fat Government
contracts. Instead of condemning
or in any way censuring this profii
gate scoundrel, Republican papers
have upheld him and assisted him tt
another position where he can ant
viii continue his nefarious work O
preying upon those whose interests
are thrust into his hands. These
things effect the people OF Oregon
directly and they. desire to know th'
facts and learnfo what extent they
have been robbed and by whom. l
the citizens OF New Y ork elect thieves
to Office, the people Of Oregon arr
not responsible. The Tammany
Ring viii scarcely visit Oregon on ,
stealing expedition SO soon after Sam
May and George I. foods have had
access to It's Treasury They vii
rather wait for orr depleted exche
quer to give better showing.
While Republican papers hay'
their hands IN exposing official rascal
ity let them turn their attention t.
the acts of those who have robbed
the people Of Oregon. Then let III
have few chapters on the late Wash
ington Territory frauds; and dom
let the defalcation of Hodge, the Pay
master, to the amount of S500,00G
just discovered, be forgotten. Let u
have list of the names of Grants ar
pointees who have come out defaulter
and the amounts they have stolel
during the last two years and the OF
erations of the Tammany Ring Wi
dwindle into paltry case of peti
larceny in comparison.
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MORE RADICAL STEALING.-A dil
patch of the 18th brings the partict
lars Of another detected thief and hi
operations in the PaYmaster's servic