New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-09
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
THE CORRUPT GRANT TICKET-PERTINENT CUES
TIONs BY AN ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTER,
From TIE philadelphia Press (Gr1R0.

THE CORRUPT GRANT TlChEI-PEkIlNENI QOES-
TIONS BY AN ADMINISTRATIONS SUPPORTER,
From The Philadelphia Press lGrdRp
Among the covert things which have been
proven AGAINST Gen. t n rs ms ea
iirv Ring OF which simon Cameron Is the recognized
head Robert Mackey and Don Cameron active working
Representatives moro or less prominent agents
and abettors. This completely Is eoppleteF e.
tablshed by testimony which cannot be gain
said. His action as one Of the three Commission
OF the sinking Fund has IN seTsra har
ring and against the interests of the people. In the
OK public money idle in the state Treasury, Hartrantt
and Mackey, the Treasurer Joined In written commu
new loan DO authorized for five million dollars.
AT this very time there was s3i3633 20 OF
the five per cent loan of June IL, 1910, remain
ing unpaid and nearly year overdue, which the law
imperatyey required should be PAID as a as possible
Instead applying onefourth the balance in the Treas
er5 Of the Sinking Fund.- these united guardians OF the
public funds made bold and determined effort TO bor-
row IS 900 more at q high rate OF interest.
The Hon. Francis Jordan, Secretary of Stale who was
the third member Of the board refused to sanction this
protest on the back OF the recommendation:
THIS Board has been 'Ssss Svs @ 5 u eT 5S s 1 As
having at last succeeded By redemption Of the public debt IN rsaeng
mediate borrowing money to increase agl The payment Of the
public debt with The surplus funds On hand woa seem % be danseroa
borrowed take It's place Unable 20 realize or appreciate ia danger
required by any sound public policy am unable to unite suggesting
Ths protest aided by the action and strenuous oppos
tlOn OF Senator Bilingfelt OF the Finance Committee.
scotched scheme in its ncipency, and the Ring
Journals would fam deny the whole transaction, but all
the details of IL known 10 several inoOrruptOe men
whose silence neither be bribed coerced. We
dared them time ago 10 bring denial OF this
charge from Secretary Jordan, but there has been no
response Does any unsophisoated taxpayer ask WHAT
the Ring wanted with those five millions We WIZ te
him. They wanted TO enrich themselves as they n,No
long been doing and make up corruption luna i0i ae
reelection OF Simon Cameron 10 the United STATES
by lending the money out In violation OF Ine sw W.
stock jObbng brokers like Yerkes, ana shaA9 '""'o
shops In various parts OF the state. -, ,,oi man,
IL Is notorious that this dishOnorabe ana nosu in
ner of specializing with the peoples MONEY n"o ~, ~
been In vogue with the Harrisburg coIsoIan' I ,u
Ia said by those who should know that n tn9 ttV.at1
were TO be transferred to-day into homes. mas ~
be impossible for the Ring even WIN " tuSa, ,
and resources to make good all the ~ortnSs n9
I'm the vaults This Is the nam REASON WI, "a, ~ ~
and his satellites of the Ring are delermheu a' r
ranft shall be elected I recalls tle sto5 "a % H. Nc
man who was making an extensive eNeaYatlon, ~ t 1
hone of digging out q groundhog ult nun, Ky r t
~ PoNccdiv replied 10 doubling lnYulicri w sVt
IN ett him Our folks are out OF meat ~ Hs 10 H. ~ ~
~ that Hartranfts term was ehtehueu ~ tno -
iintre with such hot haste the DemocINls vi .o
hnt tnduenoed in some mysterious hahher 10 aeoo'"
hin, a unanimous support nm, NJ. -
The gaeston pow Tor payers Is, Shall the King 20