The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-27
IIarts.dIlft and the EU0fas' Frauds.
What Leading Republicans Have Said.

What Leading RcpubIieaTs Have Said
The Pittsburg Gazette. the Oldest, most
steady ard respectable of the radical papers
of Western Pennsylvania. thus declared
itself on the subject of selecting Candidate
for Governor Hartranft had been its
choice, but when the Evans swindle was
exposed, showing his completely therein,
it dropped him at once thus
We regret that as long as Auditor Gen
eral Hartranft was on the stand before the
Evans investigating committee HE DID
NOT TELL ALL HE KNEW CON
CERNING THE AFFAIR.-EittSJmrg mrgh
Gazette.
Hon. JAS L. GRAHAM, Of Pittsburgh, was
a member of the committee of the legisla-
tive investigating committee, has always
been, and is now, an active republican
In the report of the committee. which MIR.
Graham signed, the following language is
used
Your comraittee have not laugIage sutfi-
ciently strong enough to express their
disapprobation Of SO BOLD AN OUT
RAGE, or fitting terms III which to char
acterize THOSE IN OFFICIAL .POSI-
TION who seek to palliate or excuse the
wrong.-Hon jas. l.. Grdham.
The Pittsburgh DiSpatch is now earnest
III its support of Hartranft. but has aban-
doned the cause of his colleague, Allen.
Before his nomination it spoke of Hartranlt
as follows
IF THEY ARE NOT DISPROVED.
THEY WILL BE ACCEPTED As TRUE
BY THE PEOPLE. IT WILL NOT DO
TO MAKE HARTRANFT OUR CAN
DIDATE.-Pitts5Urgh Dispatch.
And HARRY WHtTE-the valient Harry,
who was smart enough to escape from
rebel prison. in the name of another man,
(who, poor fellow. died as a consequence
of his continued imprisonment and who
is 50 much beloved by his radical followers
on record rs expressing his want of words
properly to characterize Gen. HaItranft's
official ''loosCnesS. Thus he puts it
They cannot but express their diSappro-
bation ofthe LOOSEN ESS OF OFFICIAL
RDJ TINE that placed III the hands of
Evans over million of dollars of valuable
assets WITHOUT REQUIRING FROM
HIM ANY SECURITY WHATEVER
Hon. Harry White.
Next comes David \. White, another of
PittSburgh's radical representatives in the
Legislature. Mr.. White Is now supporting
Hartranft, after declaring that the said
Hartranft was guilty Of a GROSS DE
REELECTION OF OFFICIAL DUTY"
Hear what he said
Evans collected 1884. 1873 "a and retains
the whole. STATE OFFICIALS KNEW
THIS FACT FOR THREE YEARS Be
FORE IT BECAME PUBLIC. and the
neglect to report the transaction to the
Legislature is regarded by us AS 4 GROSS
DERELICTION OF OFFICIAL DUTY.
Hon. u. y. White.
But now comes the blackcst and most
blasting record of all. Charles T. Hcrkes
j. IN l,a
tiary for defrauding the funds of the city
of Philadelphia. Read the following atfi-
davit, and remember that his declarations
were fully corrobOTated by the record pro
duced III court, and 10y other facts. VIII
the peOple-the taHpayers-of Pennsylva-
MIA, place III the executive chair y man
who, rs Auditor General, thus used the
funds of the commonwealth 10 gamble in
stocks, and to speculate with bonds of the
commonwealth
If, as Auditor General, he could cause
the State Treasurer to place the public
funds in the hands of I money shaver and
stock gambler with the understanding
that the PROFITS WERE To RE DIVIDED
what would he not do as Governor? If
the people want this sort OF ring rule ami
official corruption continued, they should
not fail to vote for Gen. Hartranft. lie
will not diSappoint them. But if they want
and the money faithfully applied to the
reduction Of the State debt, TO the end that
their taxes MAY be reduced if they wisA
to break up the Treasury ring that have
been amassing large fortunes, and living
on the fat of the land they viii vote for
Buckalew, Hartley, and the whole demo
cratic ticket. Here is Ierkes' oath:
For some years past l have been ac-
quainted with ]. +. HartTanft. Auditor
General of the State of Pennsylvania. l
have at various times purchased and sold
stocks of different kinds, and carried the
same, WITH MONEY BELONGING TO
THE COMMONWE EALTH OF PENN
SYLNANIA, WHICH THE SAME J. F.
HARTRANFT HAD CAUSED TO BE
DEPOSITED WITH THIS DEPONENI
BY THE STATE TREASURER. The
same witness declared under oath That
this depOnent did pay to ]. T. Iartrauft,
Auditor General ON the 10th of December.
1870, the sum of s., 700. WHICH sun
WAS DERIVED FROM PROFITS ON
PURCHASES OF LOANS OF THE
COMMON WEALTH AND SALES OF
| THE SAME To THE SINKING FUND,
which sale was made on the goth of April,
1870. That said deponent has also paid
to the said j. +. HartTanft various amounts
of money FOR PROFITS ARISING
FROM STOCK KSPECGLATIONS. WITH
MONEY DEPOSITED WITH THIS
DEPONENT By THE STATE TREAS
CRERsAT THE INSTANCE OF SAID
HARTRANFT.-4f fddcit IF Charles I.
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