Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-09-05
Equal Justice to All.

! Equal Justice to All.
There arc many men actively work
; ing for the election Of Horace bccaus'
they think his election would insur
the payment Of some doubtful claim
which they hold against the Govern
mcnt. Some Of these i" LIBERAL CLAIM,
ants are not slow to assert to the pres
cnt heads Of Departments that claim
rejected under this Administration vii
be paid under the Administration Of
Horace Greeley. That this is tho re-
form which some OF tho Liberal mana
gers hope to bring about We do moi
doubt. The expressions of their can.
didate in his private letter to leading
Democrat in the State Of New York
that he was in favor Of paying pen
sious to rebel soldiers and their heirs
foreshadows this new departure thu.
will follow the triumph Of the Liberal
cause.
We believe the opposition to Grant
is desperate enough to pledge itself to
pay the losses incurred by the reb.ls
during the war, the pension Of rebel
soldiers, and the claims which have
been justly disallowed by the Depart
mcnts.
BY these pledges it hopes to win the
active support Of those uuprincipled
men who have failed to plumber the
government under General Grant, and
hope for better success under Horace
Greeley. There is no doubt that such
pledges have been made. Will they be
redeemed -?
That is the question to be answered
in November next? A cote for Gree
ley cM be a uote in favor Of tie /xIfN-
nsent Of these pledges. If there are
honest citizens, who have had claims
rejected by the Government, and who
believe the defeat of Grant will bring
about their payment, We would remind
them that no executive officer can pay
a claim without legal authority to justi-
fy it. If claim is just, aud there is
any law to authorize its payment,it will
be paid promptly, aud no political intlu-
encs can change the action of the De-
partment having it iu charge.
The charge raised by those who are
ignorant Of the manner in which claims
are disposed Of, that Grant man can
collect What Greeley man can not" is
too silly to notice. Equal justice to all
is the practice Of the Departments, aud
any Administration that departs from
this rule must violate the laws which
govern it, and offer premium en- off.
cial rascality aud fraud.
The claims which have been disal.
lowed by the government will be found
in cvc'y instance to have been 50 dis.
posed Of because there was no law to
justify their payment. They can no,
be paid until Congress shall grant au.
thority for their adjustment. If claims
have been rejected and tho parties deem,
themselves uggrieved, they have, al q
last resort, the Court Of Claims, before
which the legal points involved can b.
fully considered. An impartial review
Of the workings of the various Depart
ments and their subordinate branche.
under President Grant will show thai
rare executive ability has been selected
to watch over the interests of the gov
ernment aud those of its creditors.-
Honesty, impartiality aud fidelity have
been the characteristics of the leading
officials under President Grant. To re
tain these men in power is to guard the
Treasury Of the nation from the army
Of thieves that is continually besiegine
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