The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-07

ecai Office be watchful, vigilant and npre n "a
check upon every department of the govern
,: l.eie. anu pertet safeguard against petty
steaHhS' embeZziement or robbery. In its
pure administration ALONE can tho nnonIo fnd
protecuon Tor their treasure and sneedv nav
rnent OF the State debt If the neonle nIaco
the control of this department in the hands of
weak or corrupt man, or give the vast reve
iiueS oi 'he commonwealth into the keeping of
one VINO from personal interest or. noliticoI
sympathy serves and obeys those who make
the treasury source of profit and of power
they will find the sad lessons OF the present
nour recur IN rapid succession Stern integ-
my "atchlrl vigilance, fidelity of the loftiest
cuaracter, and implicit obedience 70 the Ia " as
Written should characterize the incumbent of
TINS important place. We charge that some
oil these vital qualifications have been found
wanting IN those who now manage and control
our finances We charge that the Republican
candidate for this Office is connected by per
sonal interest and political sympathy, with that
ring OF the Republican patty that runs the
STATE treasury and mismanages its finances
o charge that those who administer the
finances of the State and audit its accounts
nave broken their oaths to support the Consti-
tuition, have violated plain statute and have
mlsapplied the assets Of the Commonwealth
THESE are grave charges. Let us see the proofs
nder the last Democratic State administration
that looked TO the gradual but certain pavtncnt
OF the state debt; by the Constitution itself,
State were devoted to that purpose. and IL or
dered the Legislature of 1858 TO select and apply
other resources 10 the same important end and
the Constitution. I'm Section of Article XI
expressly ordered tItdt none 0f these Tesfuflcrs
sutit he used 0eF1rsc than ia crtiHCl;iSllmcnf 0f
ts public debt, UfH reduced beIOtr IRE u! IL
isDi.s ~ dDldfs- The Legislature of 1s!s did
provisions all Of the money arising from the
proceeds OF the sale OF the pubic works, their
net annual income, the income or proceeds of
stocks owned 10y the State, all license fees, col
lateral inheritance taxes. taxes on bank char
tets and dividends. on corporations, on auction
commissions and entries, Vrits. etc, public
of1ct-, uu foreign insurance agencies. on enroll
ulrnt OF laws, ON pamphlet laws, on loans or
money az interest. on tonnage paid by railroads,
All uuss and tOrtCiturcs, revenues from lands,
rsrheats, accrued interest. refunded cash. and
Etft- Tn the state. was 10 bc inviolably applied
O. the payment Of the State debt. The Auditor
General and the state Treasurer each swears
Comm wcslth- That oath required them to
apply al these nlOHeS Ia the payment Gf tc debt
Have they done SoI This can best he settled
by examining their own reports and ascertain
ing y hat they have received from these resouf-
ces and what they have paid upon the State
debt.
Taking UP the 1--WE fiscal years that commenced
Dec. lst, 1855, and ended Nov. 80, 1870, we find
that in the year ending Nov. 80, 1866, they
ceived from these sources the sum of S3,I57, ,746;
in 1857. the sum of 81, ,645.0l7; in 1865 the of
az, i23,56i in 1853, the sum of So & SO: in 1870,
S3SSlOGi: total received in five years SlS:1 911,
every dollar of which. under their official oaths,
should have been applied to the payment of the
State debt. Has this money thus been applied?
On Dec. lst, 1865, the whole debt was S57 47G PES
On Dec, list, 1870, 1t as..........:..: 31lll,662