The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-02

His First speech In tho Penusyl.
vahia Campaign.
Elk Governor Curtin made his first
speech IN the Pennsylvania campaign
1t his former home in Bellefonte last
Saturday. He said:
Now, my fellow-citizens. I have de.
clared in q letter recently written, and
which has given offense % some OF my
political friends. 1 have declared that
would not support the ticket put IN
nomination last spring, and will support
Governor Charles r. Buckalew. APP
plause. l know him we'll; have known
him for twenty years. He has made
his mark upon the legislation and Con-
,titution OF the State. differed with
him in political opinions and have act
ed With the party in opposition TO his
views I have never. received hls cup
port Tor an office 10 my life. know he
is a pure, honest man. Applause.
l have nothing TO say against Gen
eral Hastrsnit. He was q gallant col
der and served his country faithfully,
but in an evil hour, in his ambition. be
wished 70 become Governor OF Pens.
sylvsnia. 1.-The had been Governor for
ak wears he would not be 30 ambitious
for the honor. Laughter He con-
nected himself with q ring surrounding
the Treasury OF the State, not Of recent
date. 1t has been in full power for Six
years The present Governor of Penn.
sylysnis was nominated and elected
under the influence OF this same ring.
It has been there ever since There
was formed Q combination to elect the
Governor, and to provide all the ma
chiusry by which they could reach
every county 10 the State where they
could control q vote and return their
candidate to the United States Senate:
n 10 said all this 10 fair. How fair ?
General Irwin, OF Beaver county, was
six. wears q Commissiouer General OF
Pennsylvania. He held that office dur
ing the war. never heard any objec-
tons made to the discharge Of his
duties while. in that office. l never
heard him. charged with malfeasance in
Office. There was no combination for
plumber around him. don't know in
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
to-day. q man, on whose word could
rely With more steadfast belief than
that OF General Irwin. Have you read
his statenentf He says that-when he
was elected. State Treasurer, and Mr..
Scott was elected Senator, and a new
election was to be held the coming
winter, he was waited upon by certain
individually, snd they proposed to him
that they would re. elect him to office
if he would take out Of the treasury
sl4S.0 900 balance due on the amount
expended on the election OF Mr.. Scott.
Now, my friends, Mr.. Scott was no
party to that. l believe Mr.. Scott to
be an honest man, but he was selected
by this ring, and they expended money.
General Irwin refused their request,
and chs was turned ont Of office, and
Mr. Robert W. Mackey elected.
Now. my friends, Mr.. Robert W.
Mackey was teller in bank in Fits
bureh. He seemed to have qualities
that suited the gentlemen who sur
rounded the Treasury OF the State. and
be was made State Treasurer. He is
there now in office, and he asks for re-
election. Unfortunately for General
Hsrtrsnft, he was Auditor General OF
the accounts Of Pennsylvania. We
have but two officers connected With the
Treasury of Pennsylvania, Treasurer
and Auditor General. They hold the
books aud they hold in fduclary
capacity the money raised by taxation
OF the people. 1t is a penal offense OF
the Treasurer OF Pennsylvania to make
profits from the deposits OF the Treas
ury.
You will find, by examination of the
reports OF the Treasurer, that from q
million and a halt to two millions and
q half, and sometimes three millions OF
dollars are kept 10 the Treasury, and
that this balance is kept for the entire
year. That money is put out on in
terest, and thus he is enabled to buy
his Office and sustain the ring very well.
10 doing this they employed banker
in Philsdelphia-a broker named
Yerkes l do not speak of what is
charged, but Of what is proved by the
books of Yerkes. This transaction
amounted in one year to hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars. and you will find
that Mr.. Mackev, State Treasurer, re-
ceived his share, AMI, unfortunately,
the candidate tor Governor received his
share.
Now, it Is said by their party sup
porters that other men did the same
thing. They say they did no more
than other Auditor Generals and State
Treasurers have done. 1t was tue good
fortune, then, OF those who did it not to
be found out, and it will be the pleasure
of the people OF Pennsylvania, as it 10
their highest duty, when they are found
out, not to give, them their suffrages,
elect them to higher place. Now l
never had the support of a member OF
this treasury. ring, and never had their
votes. 1t was my good fortune not to
have their. friendship, when | ,was in
England. On my way home / found a
ticket nominated, ! made up my mind
then that that ticket ought to be with
drawn, and there seemed to be some ar.
rangement to effect that purpose. aud l
hoped it would be ; ,spd l have no hes
i,ation 10 saying tonight if such man
"a Mr.. Ketchum or Colonel Jordan,
who were both candidates, had been
nominated. at, Harrisburg, would not
have been in your presence tonight;
but if they choose to take a man from
that Pennsylvania treasury combins-
ton or ring. 1 you'd. be insensible to