The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-09-28
THE DEMOCRAT ON LIES !


business of newspaper to lie, and some are
so wise as only to believe a newspaper re-
port when they think it would be easier for
the papers to tell the truth than it is to tell
lie, and they think it an evidence of wit to
reject all evidence for authority that comes
from the newspapers.
We venture the assertion that no paper
within the scope of our knowledge is doing
more to justify and establish the above un-
favorable opinion than the Democrat, espe-
cially in politics, for no imaginable perver-
ton of the truth in politics is too gross for
that journal. As witness, the following as
illustrative samples:
On the 7th inst, the Democrat stated
that G. O. Evans, the State Agent appointed
by the Governor to settle the rejected war
claims held by this State against the United
States, had stolen 100000. We cited on
the l4th inst, the Act of the Legislature
which provided that the sum of 10 per cent.
might be retained as pay for said Agent S
services,-and that the dispute between
Evans and the State Treasurer, was simply
technical quibble, the State Treasurer al
leging that Evans must pay into the State
Treasury all the money collected by him, be-
fore he could be allowed to draw any pay for
his services while Evans cited the act of the
Legislature and his article of agreement with
the Executive, to justify him in retaining
ten per cent out of the sums collected by
him. Evans neglected or refused to pay
into the State Treasury the 1921 900, that
sum being 10 per cent of the sum collected
for the State by him.
So at the very most, as we before stated,
Evans is only guilty of technical offence.
The State having lost nothing in any event.
We doubt not that the writer in the Demo-
crat knew this as well as we, and if so, he
deliberately told what he knew to be false
This he virtually acknowledges in his last
weeks issue, in citing in reply to us the
State Treasurer's formal complaint, by
which Evans is accused of embezzlement, in
not making settlement with the State author
tiles, ''contrd,y to the form of the Act of
Assembly in such cases made and provided. J"
No . The Democrat of the 2lst inst,
has the following:
''Jos. NJ Mcclure, Assistant Attorney
General of the State, the man who first ex-
posed the great Evans swindle, the particu-
lars of which were given in our last week S
issue has been removed from office, and
George q. Evans is still at liberty. Evans
robbed the state of Pennsylvania of $29l, :
Ola. A and Mcclure discovered the crime
The one has fallen under the fierce displeas-
ure Of the Governor and Attorney General
while the other is the object of their care and
solicitude.
Both these assertions are bascly false, and
the author of the article knew them to be
such, but his proclivity to lie, especially in
politics, is too much for his morals, so he
gives us falsehOod instead of the truth. The
facts are these Mcclure first discovered
and made known the fact that Evans had
failed to render his accounts in formal
manner, and not understanding the facts
fully, very foolishly and without shadow
of justification, wildly jumped at the conclu-
sion that Evans and the Governor had de-
frauded the State out of $29l ,000-and so
publicly stated. Now, as matter of course,
a subordinate accusing his superior officer of
fraud, without particle of justification,
would fall under the displeasure of, and be
removed by his superior The State Treasurer
subsequently made formal complaintagainst
Evans, and a warrant was issued for his ar
rest So Mcclure was not discharged for
calling the attention of the State authorities
to the fact that Evans had not rendered his
account, contrary to the act of the Assem-
bly, in such cases made and provided, but
for grossly abusing and insulting the Cover
nor. Nor is Evans an object of care and
on the part of the Attorney
General and Governor, for the Democrat
even has stated repeatedly that warrant
had been issued for his arrest, but Evans
not wishing to be arrested had not put him
self in the path of the authorities.
So it will be seen that the above short ex-
tract from the Democrat contains only two
and both known to be such by
the writer.
No. B. To cap the climax of lying, the
Democrat of last week, gets off the follow
ing, which is the greatest scare-crow of all:
How the money goes-S29, 900, 900 stol-
en- 10000, 900 unaccounted for; $780,
OO0, 600 gone where the woodbine twineth -;
s., 225, 900 missing while Secretary Bout
well was Commissioner of Internal Revenue;
So, 100000 missing through United States
Treasurer Spinner, &C., &c.
The above statements are contemptibly
false in statement as well as in intention. |
The writer knows better, but having no
scruples he hesitates not to deceive his con-
stituents and supporters, well knowing that
the truth would not work well for him
through them.
Boutwell, is virtually accused of being a
defaulter to the Government. All intelli- |
gent persons know that this is an infamous
libel. For no man stands hioher for in |