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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
S3G3,523.S5.

In 1867 q ring of officials obtained au-
thority from the legislature for the ap-
pointment of a special agent to collect
DIsALLOWED AND SUSPENDED claims
due the State from the General Govern
ment.
Governor GEARY at once appointed
G. o. EVANS to do the work.
Within forty days he received 81 1888,
900 that belonged to the State. II he
could accomplish this SO easily, why
could not the State Treasurer do the
same?
At subsequent dates he received other
sums, until the whole amounted to
nearly S3 100000.
This money was paid mainly by
drafts, payable to the order of JOHN w.
GEARY, Governor.
or this vast sum 1868, ,523 50 has
never reached the treasury of the State,
and is now in the possession of GEORGE Il
| o. EVANS and the corrupt ring of State
officials who run the Government and
administer the finances of the State
and other prominent Republican poll
| ticians.
| The project was framed by the men
who control the Republican party oI
| Pennsylvania.
They are the men who have robbed
the treasury and the people.
Why did they not expose this embez
zlement long since?
Why did the treasury officials fail tt
collect this money for nearly -four years!
Why do they neglect NOW to prose
cute the offenders if they are not theil
accomplices
| Why do they seek to remove from
his Office the man who has exposed the
fraud?
Why arc they so anxious TO elect al
auditor general who will be their owr
ca,ure?-Ecchange
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
To Honest Republicans.

We clip the following earnest appeal rom inc
Reading Gazette. II is worthy the careful thought
of every readers
Party fealty is q powerful agent, and
in no party that ever existed are the
cords restraining those who show
tendency to "bolt" more tightly drawn
than In the so called Republican" par
ty of the present day. Honest Repub-
licans who believe their party to have
been in the right in the past, but who
do not like to follow its present leaders
into the dark abyss of crime and cor
ruption. into which the party Is daily
punging deeper, are deferred from
abandoning their support of detested
policy through fear of being denounced
as "traitOrs" to the party. But the
discipline must be indeed strict which
can keep silent the honest masses of the
Republican party to-day. The dread of
political ostracism must indeed be great
which will cause an honest man to con-
tiuue his support of the candidates of
that party now. We say to all honest
and right-minded Repubicans-men
who wish well to their country and her
citizens-how can you any longer sup
port the candidates of the Radical par
ty? Are they not undeniably guilty OF
the most outrageous robbery of the pub
lie treasury? Is not Secretary Bout
well, man for whose sake presi'
dent Grant removed the honest oihclal,
General Pleasonton-a deiaulter TO the
amount of two and half millions OF
dollars? Is not treasurer Spinner re-
sponsible for three and quarter mil
lions, of which there Is no record save
the backs OF destroyed ledgers ana ac-
count books? lsnot the present KepuD.
lican State Government responsible ior
the Gloss" of hundreds of thousands OF
dollars of your money-the money of
the people? Has not President Grant
the man for whom you must vote If
you adhere to the Republican party
become rich by receiving presents OF
houses, horses and other valuable gifts,
in return for which he has bestowed
upon the donors offices with immense
salaries, paid with yoW money. In
| other words, has he not SoM Offices to
unworthy men for presents, knowing
at the same time that in receiving such
gifts he was violating the laws of the
land, his own oath of office, and all pre-
cedent? Has not Detective Wood, an
official who stood high in the confidence
| of the government, declared, over ms
own signature, that three million dol
| lars of government treasure were stolen
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01

TIE European powers are playing an
immense game, to preserve an equilib-
rum of power. An alliance between
France and Russia is said to be on the
carpet, if any authority in France could
be depended upon. In any case it
would resemble an alliance between an
elephant and vanquished tiger. An
alliance between united Germany and
Austria and Italy is formally announc.
ed. The latter could probably hold all
Europe at bay.
France is yet slumbering volcano.
THEIRS and the Assembly will either
fall through their own divisions and
excitable factiousness or will soon be
flying for their lives. The former now
wants to be made President for three
years by the Assembly, but its power is
denied. When too late his wishes will
probably be complied with. The
friends of the Empire demand popu.
lar election.
The cholera prevails in many parts OF
Europe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
Buckhorn, Sept. /. lS7i-3ts

ENUDERANr HEALTH Is n blessing vouchsafei
to few. Even those who have been favored by
nature with strong constitutions and vigorous
frames are apt to neglect the precautions neces-
sary to preserve these precious endowments
Indeed, as a rule, the more healthy and robust Il
man is the more liberties he is inclined to take
W ith his own physique. 1t Is some consolation
to the naturally weak and feeble to know that
they can be SO invgorated and built up, by a
proper use of the means which science has pac-
ed at their disposal, MS to have n much better
chance of long life, and exemptions from dis.
ease and pain, than the most athletic of their
fellows who are foolish enough to suppose them
selves invulnerable, and act accordingly.
1t is not too much to say that more than half
the people of the civilized world need an occn-
sional tonic to enable them to support the strain
upon their bodies and minds which the fast life
of this restless age occasions. In fact, a pure,
wholesome, unexciting tonic is the grand desid-
| eratum of the busy millions, and they have the
article in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t Is n
staminal medicine, 1. c. 1t imparts permanent
| strength to weak systems and invgorates deli
cate constitutions. Its reputation and its sales
| have steadily increased. Competitive prepara-
| tions have been introduced al Hbiuni, and, as
far as the public is concerned, dd nduSet, in the
hope ofrivalng it; but they have NIL either pet
shed in the attempt, or been left far in the rear
1t has been the great medical success of the pres
ent century, and it is quite certain that no pro-
| prietary medicine in this country is as widely
known, or as generally used.
Ten lightning presses, running inccssantly
| (Sundays eXcepted) the whole year through,
barely supply the demand for the Illustrated AL
manac, in which the nature and uses OF the
preparation are set forth, the circulation now
| being over eight millions year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
The Importance of the Next Election,

Never was an election held that was
more important than that which il ap-
preaching. The result in Pennsylva-
mia this fall will go far towards deter
mining the Presidential election of next
year. Then let every Democrat make
his utmost effort to gain victory this
fall. Columbia ought to give the Dem
ocratic State candidates 2OOO majority,
rs there are fully that many more Dem.
ocrats than Republicans in the county.
But the candidacy of volunteers will
probably considerably reduce this ma
jority, as that is always the effect of di
vision, but this should serve as an ad
ditional incentive to effort. There Il
no possibility of making the majority
too large but there is great danger of its
being too small.
Then, Democrats, shoulders to the
wheel! Heal up divisions, If possible
discourage volunteers--remember tha
your true interests are to maintain uni
fy of faction-make all honorable effor
10 increase your vote, and make sure
that every Democratic vote is polled
See that all your neighbors are alive to
the importance of the result and thai
none are misled by falsehood and de
ception. Energetic action always wins
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01

THE Democrats of Montour and
Northumberland counties have nomi-
mated THOMAS CHALFANT of the for
mer, and A. j. GALLAGHER, of the
latter for Assembly. The district is
strongly Democratic and wilr no doubt
elect the nominees by large majorities,
Notwithstanding some local disaffection
that is spoken of as to the latter. II
there ever was time when all Demo
Gratis should unite upon their nominee;
and present solid wall to their politi
cal foes it is now. The struggle for SUI
premacy never was so important and
every division weakens us. Union,
harmony and victory-every thing fol
the cause-should be the motto of every
Democrat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01

Secretary BoUTwELL's "Syndicate "
of European Bankers have at length,
and after enormous expense, sue.
ceeded in placing about $7O,0O0,OOO of
the United States five per cent. loan.
The four and four and half per cent.
loans were with drawn, there being no
takers. Nearly all the European coun-
tries borrow any amount of money they
want at from three to four per cent,
without extra expenditure, and even
the loan of revolutionary and crushed
France is readily taken at six per cent
The immense cost Of negotiating our
loan exceeds the annual interest paid
by England on a similar amount. The
Radical bunglers at Washington pay
the bankers large bonus for taking the
loan at the rates named, after feather
ing their own nests at princely rate.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
A Fire I'm tl,e Rear!

The Democrats of northampton coun-
ty, at a late meeting, passed the fol-
lowing:
Heso,red, That while the indefatiga-
BILE attention of the President of the
United States to horses, dogs, brother
in.laws, cousins, and to his domestic
animals and family in general, is wor-
thy of the warmest gratitude from these
lucky recipients of his bounty, yet his
gross neglect Of all public business, ,mer-
its at the same time, the sharpest rep
rotation of the masses who committed
the control of the government into his
hands, not for the benefit of his family
and live stock, but as trust for the
whole people, and that an Executive
who only visits the seat of government
when called there by sickness in his
stable is not needed at the seat of gov
ernment at all. And so zoe mean TO put
him out.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01

EVANS says he wanted to settle.
Didn't he settle? He settled that his
compensation which "shall not exceed
ten per centum," should be exactly ten
per centum. He settled that he might
as well rs not have ten per centum on
one million, nine hundred and ten
thousand dollars that had been paid
before he was appointed agent: He
settled about one hundred and ninety
one thousand dollars, besides another
hundred thousand and Interest, in his
pocket whence the State is not likely to
get it. lie settled that the State might
have his tea thousand dollars bail fol
satisfaction. And he has settled down
to enjoy life with the full and settled
consciousness that loyalty, nationally
persevered In, is a capital thing. III;
next settlement should be In that olc
and settled institution at Philadelphia
known as the Eastern Penitentiary
lie owes the State some service.-PottS
ellie Standard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
The Evans EmhcZZlCment.

The EVANS embezzlement is not q
thing to be charged only TO tho single
scoundrcl who is directly responsible
for tho theft 1t was Gov. GEARY's
duty to see that he made his reports rs
required by the agreement; 1t was the
duty of Auditor Geneial HARTRANFT
and Treasurer MACKEN to have the
money promptly paid Into the Treasury
when collected, and of Attorney Cen
eral BREWSTER to prosecute If this was
not done. Tho whole fraternity of State
officials are therefore culpablc and leave
themselves open to the suspicion of be.
ing concerned in the fraud.
And further, it is believed that the
whole claim of three millions, or very
nearly the whole, against the Federal
Government was groundless or fraudu-
lent, and was allowed only because of a
resort to direct and unmitigated bribery.
| The Radical officers at Washington,
thereto ARE also ocriminally implicated.
The claim could not be allowed there
without the knowledge of Senators
CAMERON and SCOTT, and by their
direct appreciation. Everybody familiar
with the fiching propensities of the
former we'll knows that he could not
permit such a huge robbery to go on
without either himselfo or his tools hav-
ing hand in it and sharing the profits.
The whole batch of Radical officials in
this State, therefore, are as directly re-
sponsible and culpablo as EVANS him
self.
1t is by such means as this that the
Radicals raise such immense sums to
carry elections, to mako converts by
bribery, and to create divisions and dis
fractions in the Democratic party by
purchasing apostates TO oppose nomina-
tions. We do notsay that all the lead
ers who are caught iu this trap are so
purchased but simply that it is COM
mon trick for Radical leaders to do that
thing. This EVANS embezzlement, and
similar transactions, show how they
obtain the money to do it. The pletho-
ric rogues do not supply the money
from their own pockets but they steal
it from the people, and it is done in
order to enable them to steal more.
Will not the people arouse and put a
stop to this wholesale robbery? The
way to do it is to vote the Democratic
ticket, and especially to elect a Demo-
cratic Auditor General to watch the
Radical Treasurer. The facts of the case
show that all the prominent Radical
office. e.holders in the State are directly
or indirectly responsible for the theft.
And this case is only one of many cases
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
The Ropuhlienn,s nribprx slandcr.


In its fist issue after the Democratic
convention, tho Bloomsbury Repubi.
can gave currency to an absurd false.
hood to tho effect that Mr.. SuAFFER,
tho Democratic nominee for Commits
sioner, had bribed delegates to vote for
him, and IL insinuated that IL had proof
of the charge. Upon authority of Mr..
SuArFER himself we promptly denied
the assertion and called for the proof.
Now the Republican attempts to escape
from its libel by saying that No. l had
told No. Q, who told the editor that
somebody had said that such an offer
had been made or would be accepted !
Verify, an old wives tale!
The matter now plainly stands thus !:
the Republican gave currency to the
libel; It Is branded as false; the editor
said he could give proof; he is chal-
lenged to produce 1t. Then he must
either substantiate tho charge, retract
the slander upon an honest man, or
stand before the public branded cal
umnlator. Knowing the charge to be
false, we look to him to sustain the dig
nifty of the press and an honorable man.
hood and .frdnk'y retrdct IL.
We take this occasion to say that any
such charge, against any candidate or
delegate, Is FALSE. lfany man makes
such assertion, We challenge him to
the proof, with the assurance that il
any candidate can be proved guilty his
name will be promptly taken from the
ticket. Oflate years it has become 80
common to utter this libel with impu-
nifty that it is high time a stop was put
to it, or its authors be held to both NOR
al and legal esponsbility.
We are rather fond of honorable po.
litical warfare, but spurn the low and
dirty practice of giving currency topper
sonal libels or falsehoods, and we always
feel humiliated to be compelled to an
swer them. We shall therefore meet
them in very peremptory manner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
County Treasurer.

No party ever presented more tit
man for an Office than the Democrats of
Columbia when they named WILLIAM
LAMoN for Treasurer. He enjoys the
universal respect of his neighbors and
acquaintance, is upright, moral, and
ever ready to discharge his duty as q
neighbor and citizen, good farmer,
industrious and frugal, correct and
intelligent business man, and a firm
Democrat lie served the public for
one term as County Commissioner to
the satisfaction of all-was an obliging,
correct, careful and attentive officer.
In all the relations of life he discharges
his duties as is becoming proper man.
Although modest and courteous he is q
firm and reliable man under all circum-
stances. Kind hearted and generous,
few men enjoy the esteem and conf
dencc of their neighbors more highly.
| Under these circumstances it is some
what surprising that he should be at.
tackled with so much virulenca. But as
the best apple tree is the most dubbed,
so it is with men. The best are most
virulently attacked because most in the
way of the depraved, ,and most disliked
by the envious. But Notwithstanding
the bitterness with which he is assailed
not word is uttered against his up
rightness as man, his business qualitl
cations, his faithfulness as Democrat
or his unexceptionable moral character
His cunning opponents know better
for such attacks would only recoil upol
themselves with damaging effect. The.
therefore impugn the fairness of hi
nomination, about which they can hig
gle simply because he had but a smal
majority of delegates. But where
people are governed by majorities the.
must yield to them whether large O
small. A little more effort on his par
would have made his majority in cor
vention overwhelming, but the mod
esty that prevented him from maxim
it is rather to be commended tina
condemned. He is an honest and con
petent man and faithful Democrat, an
therefore deserves the unanimous SUI
port of his party.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
Evans, the Defaulter,


The war claim agent of Gov. GEARY
still retains over $500, 900 of the States
money in his hands. That this fact
stamps him as Radical scoundrel Of
the first class need not be urged. But
are Gov. GEARY, Auditor General
HARTRANFT and State Treasurer
MACKEY, all loyal Radicals, any bet
ter? The money was collected several
years ago, and EVANS has retained this
balance ever since. That he held it
could not but be known to the officials
named. His bond required him to re-
port annually. If he reported, they
had official information-if he did not
report, it was their duty to see that he
did. In either case they are culpable.
Nor is this all!
The fact that the whole affair has been
exposed by the newspapers for several
weeks past and no suit or prosecution
has yet been commenced, looks strong
| ly as though our State officials did not
DARE to proceed 1t creates the suspi
cion that they are parties to the fraud.
And from this suspicion they can only
vindicate themselves by pursuing Ev
ANS by all the means and vigor lef
open to them by the law.
That officials at Washington lmos
noble Radicals y were bribed, there i
no reasonable doubt. But if EVAN
spent the money in that way he mus
be forced to tell who received it.
We don't want to believe, and eX
tremely regret to be compelled to be
lieve, that our State authorities ar
guilty parties to this fraud. But hoy
can such belief be warded Off when the,
are so slow and apparently so unwillin,
TO make use ofthe means allowed then
by law to expose the thieves and if pos
sible compel them to disgorge the stolel
money?
} This whole matter forcibly illustrate
, the imperious necessity of electing
Democratic Auditor General, If the pee
pie desire to protect their Treasur,
/ from robbery. AS it is, the whole mon
, etary affairs of theState are in the hand
Of political ring. Put in Democrat
SO as to break that ring, and all steal
| ing will necessarily stop. The peopl
will gain thousands annually by sue
action.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01
Tho I'rOhibitjOuiSiS.

The leading spirits of the Prohibition
cause arc much divided and exercised
lust now because of the nomination OF
straighout candidates by their party for
State officers. Heretofore whatever has
been done by them in a political way
was intended directly to benefit the op-
ponents of the Democracy. Their lead
ers seem to think that such will not be
the result now. A portion of them
never had any other purpose than to
make a diversion that would abstract
votes from Democratic candidates.
Among these are men like "Rev.'
PENNEL CooMDE, who to other motives
add the incentive of fat and easy living
at the expense of their more sincere
brethren. CooMBE Is a bitter Radical
and can see no virtue in any scheme OF
Prohibition or other form of organized
temperance movement that does not
tend directly to give aid to the Radical
party, and there is considerable class
of which he Is type.
But there are sincere and earnest pro-
hibitionists. That legislation attempt
ing to control mems appetites VIII re-
ceive no favor at the hands of the Dem
ocratic party is very sure, for that party
holds all such legislation as being for.
eign to the legitimate purposes of gov.
ernment, and tho experience Of two
thousand years has proved 1t vain.
That the Republicans use it only as a
political football is rendered clear by
the fact that although that party has
controlled all our legislation for the last
ten years, it has done nothing in the
way of prohibitory liquor legislation,
and it does not dare to do so, even If II
had such desires, which it has not. ii
men want prohibition, therefore, and
are in earnest in attempts to establish
it, they have no other recourse than tc
form a party of their own and nomi
nate and vote for their own candidates
This is so clear that neither argument
or illustration is required to demon
strate its exact truth. The present
movement, then, is touchstone to be
applied to all professors of prohibition
to test their sincerity. True, advocate:
of the doctrine may esteem other issues
of superior Importance and therefore
support candidates with reference tC
those issues, to the exclusion and con
tempt of prohibition. But those who
profess to think that prohibition is most
important of all issues now pending
have no other course to take than to
support the candidates nominated by
that party. Not to do this will prove
insincerity and hypocricy in them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01

WE believe every Republican in the
country not in government Office
heartily despises Grant, is ashamed of
his Administration and would rather
not have him as a candidate for another
term. Let them remember that he
despises them and looks only to the
office holders and the military for his
nomination The only way. to drive
him from the field is to defeat the Rad
ical candidates this fall. II stanton
and Beath are elected 1t VIII De taken
as an endorsement of Grant, the
thieying iobs, military interference with
elections. selling Offices for money,
bribery, amnesty to thieves, double
salaries to Office holders, stock gambling
by the Presidents family, subsidies to
railroads, horse racing, and another
four years jolly junketing.-JerSey
Shore Herald,