Rock Island Argus., 1871-09-30
THETWENTY MILLION STEAL.

The Radicals are making the best use
they can of the alleged extrAvsgaRce in the
government of the city Of Nav York. The
motive 10 pSpable. 1t is to divert attention
from the 6stRlcstious and steAlings of the
Grant Administration. But it will not
avail them, for the people of Ohio, opposed
TO stealing every where, have direct inter
est in stopping it in the National Govern
meut, while their concern in the municipal
expenditures Of New York city is very re
mote. If there has been extrGvsgAuce and
fraud in the metropolis, il is for the people
of that city to correct. We do not justify
or palliate it anywhere or by any party.
That 10 the Democratic position but the
question that Immediately concerns The
voters Of Ohio Just now is the ProfigSts eI
penditures and enormous defAlcAtions Of tie
Grant Administration. We are enabled to
give some light on this subject thai viii
Gtartls our readers. IL is CLEANED from
Official reports extracted from al unwilling
administration by the persistence of Demo
cratic mem bers of ths last Congress-
THE IECBErARY OF TIE TREASURY on TIE
WITNESS STAND.
We have before us "EEecuire Document
No. l4O, 4lst Congress, 81 session. which
affords far more pertinent matter for the
serious consideration Of the people OF Ohio
than any developments made, or likely &c
= Nc.b c1tv Thfa Anep-
ment exposes how the money of the people
of the URion-ths common fund of she
whole nAton-hss been stolen by Radical
officials. Its the reply of Hon George >.
Boutwell,, the Radical Secretary of the
Treasury, to a resolation by the House OF
Representatives or the 18th Of Decsmoer,
1870, calling for information As to the bal
sDcss due the GOverameHt from collectors
of internal revenue not than in othos. Mr..
BoutweA's reply is dated February is, 1871
two months after the call for Information
-bu. it was not trGnsmitted to the House
until the closing night ofthe ssssion, MHfef
3, 1871. This 10 . very suspicious ercnm
stance, and shows Mr.. SecreiArI boutWet
to have been an unwilling witness. Ih'
transmission Of the reportto Congress va
purposely delayed three weeks afser Mr.
Boutwell, signed it, and then il was sent "
amid the uproAr Of . lAst night session th
title 10 il was merely read and It waA oni
by accident that the Democratic member
of the House discovered Its character an
rescued Il from the rubbish and secresy
the document room.
THREE HuEDRED ANB FIFTY DEFAULTERs !!
ONE BRAgCH OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
The astounding nature Of the develop
ments in this official report Of the SecreiAr
Of the Treasury fully explains if il does nj
Justify his dilA.Orincss in making It, and th
trick by which it was hoped to bury II
the rubbish of the Congregational documer
room. II appears from the report that
the 3Oth day OF June, 1870, there we're o
the books OF the Treasury DepArimer
three hundred and fifty defaaLting inferno
Repenue Collectors, whose total indebted
ness to the Treasury amounted to or
t,oenty millions Of dollars. Such are II
fAcsa in brief 44- -
We are unable at this time TO publish 81
long list OF detAulting collectors. We
not know that our readers would care
run over their names. They are sl AppOir
tees of Lincoln, johnson and Grant, the
were confirmed by the Radical Senate ar
with few exceptions they are All prominer
Radical politicians at this time. 1t is wor
bearing in mind, that when these appoir
ments we're sent to the Senate by the Pre-.
den, there were referred TO the Fiusp
Committee Of which John Sherman of Oh
is chairman. He reported on them fAv,
ably, and to this sxtent they are the pr
toges, of our great fnRpcier, now work.
for re election to the Senate.
One peculiarly Of hess defalcAtions
the enormous amount Of the public mon
captured b. single individuals. This .
YES the viciousness of the revenue syst
as administered by the Grant party. !
example, Rhode Island has . single def
cGsiOn Of $l25,O00 In California, one {
lecsor owes, $3.50. 1000 in Illinois one $4G
900, aud another s5s7 900; in PenaO