The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-09-14
THE DEM0CRAT ON A HOAX


The chanticleer of the Monroe Democrat
Of last week, sets up a very vigorous growing
and cackhng, which is peculiar to that bird,
over a very rotten egg Of its own laying.
But what are the facts? Why just these ::
George .. Evans, was appointed by Gov
Geary early in 1867, Agent of this State to
settle the claims held against the United
States on account of the War. The resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment of such
agent is as follows;
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in general assembly met
That the Governor be and is hereby autor-
izcd 70 appoint special Agent to collect the
the disalowed aud suspended claims against
the United States, whose compensation for
that purpose shall not exceed ten per centum
Of the amounts thus collected, and shall be
paid out Of such collections"
These claims had been rejected by the United
States government The Agent was to be at
all the expense Of collecting said claims, and
was to pay to the State Treasurer the sums
which might be collected by him, less the ten
per cent. compensation as allowed by Act of
the Legislature. This was also stipulated in
the agreement between the Executive and
Evans. April 24, 1871, Evans effected set
tlemcnt Of these previously rejected war
claims, and subsequently paid to the State
Treasurer the entire sum thus settled and
collected, less the commission, which the Act
Of the Legislature and his agreement between
the Executive expressly allowed him to re-
tain. There was no other provision for his
compensation, and had he paid over the en-
tire sum, these was no officer of the State
who could or would pay him cent, as no
appropriation had been made for that pur-
pose.
The cause of the dispute between the
State Treasurer and Auditor General with
Evans, seems to be a technical quibble. The
State authorities alleging that Evans should
nave paid into the State Treasury the entire
sum collected by him, and then the State
Treasurer would have allowed Evans to draw
his commission. The money, which the
truthful Democrat alleges that Evans stole
from the State, is precisely the sum total
Of his commission on the amount collected
by him for the State, namely 1921 900.
The whole matter in nutshell we re-
peat, Is simply technical bubble between
the State authorities and Eyans-the former
alleging that the latter should have paid
into the State Treasury, the entire sum col
lactaI IN, him I,af,,ro ba ,-o. -o.-.:.1l .
commission; while Evans alleges that he
had right TO retain his commission out of
the sum collected, believing that the act of
the Legislature and the article Of agreement
between him and the Executive, warranted
him in doing 50.
The State can lose nothing in any event.
But 1t Is possible that Evans has legally for
feited his commission, by his failure to have
his account with the State formally settled
by the State authorities at an earlier date !:
and if 50, the State in that event, will have
gained or profited by Evans neglect nearly
100000. And this is the money which
the truthful and dStute Democrat asserts
Evans stole from the State.
That is all there is in the Democrat's &
mare 's-nest
But for fair and square stealing, and
scoundrelism of the most perfect type, we
would refer our Democratic friend to the
New York City Democratic officials, who
plunder their constituents by millions of dol
lars, but who just now don feel good over
il.