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SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 27.-Mr. Greeley. on
arriving at Danyille to-day from Northumber-
land, made speech, in which he denounced
Official corruption, especially in the legislative
0thces. lie sad officials who used public money
in private speculationS ought not to be support
"a. The country Is more in danger from lenis-
latiye corruption, he believed, than from any
other source whatever. If We he said. who
stand before you on the Cincinnati and Balti-
more platforms, have been corrupt LEGISLATORS or
corrupt politicians; il we have enriched our
selves or our friends by selfish legislation, do
not touch us; trust no one who has so acted
At Bloomsbury, Mr.. Greeley again urged the
Importance of selecting hon It men to office.
and recommended that the polls be watched on
election day, in order to render it certain that
every voter favorable to the cause deposits his
vote
At Kingston, Mr.. Greeley spoke bl ieflv.
AT Scranton, MIR. Greeley began his address
by referring TO the question of national recon-
Citation, and said until that was settled we can
not have other questions fairly considered. He
was therefore for disposing of it, with all tho
controversy concerning rebellion, or slaves or
negroes, or equal rights of man.
MIR. Greeley then, referring to civil service
reform. sad the cretary of the treasury, secre.
tilJ OF the interior, postmaster general and at
torney general were out on the stump. tryinq 10
drag ople into the endorsement of their noiicv
and conduct. He prot 7stcd that this was in al.
rect defiance of every reasonable conception of
clVll service reform; he insist that they should
attend to the business for which thew were noid
and not DC traversing state after state and trying
to twist the people into subserviency to their
p1llcy and retention in office. As to tbe subor
dmates, we must expect that they will follow
the example set by their superiors.
MIR. Greeley then REFER d to Gen. Hartman
VINO, he said, was stumping the country to con-
vince you that everything is lovely, and that
ms boss and himself ought to be again in office
MIR. Greeley demand |, just as the people in the
mighty uprising Of 1910 insisted, that there
should be no reelection of the president and
that office holders should cOnfne themselves To
elections. u VIZ
lie concluded with an expression of confidence
Ill tne advancement of liberal cause and
warning to the people not to sell their vote.
Atthe Wlgwam in Scranton Mr.. Greeley spoke
as follows; Gentlemen, there is one idea. there
is one subject, have not yet touched upon in
my journey thus far through PENNSYLVANIA,
ONO and Indiana. | have been asked the uues
ton constantly, upon all sides, what will New
York do in this contest? How will She 90 :?
what VIII be her majorities? On which side
Will they landH ! can say to you, gentlemen
that in the state of New York the liberal repub,
llcan movement is certainly as well developed as
IN any state in which | have yet been, and
That IS saying very great deal; for
III the state OF Ohio as well as in Indiana
thNJ ttsliibl uGlCdl INC llDeE1I ana democratic
parties without great frauds are committed
The state of New York between the two prest
parties on a fair vote, is evenly balanced.
change of 10000 votes either way will throw
the election over to the one side or the other
Today the democratic party of the state of New
YORK Is united. 1T will poll its full vote We
have not less than $4,000 beyond the shadow of
a doubt OF the liberal republicans; but | do
not think, considering all things, the
great efforts the government has made
with IFS office holders, postmasters collectors of
internal revenue, and its other resources; | do
not think, under the circumstances, that can
safely say that we shall have great deal over
$4,000 liberal majority; but if the states of
Pennsylvania and Indiana and Ohio give ma
jorities for the liberal candidates, New York
will give more, rather than less, than 100000
majority. (Great appause.)
In the course of a brief speech at Pttston he
said:
l believe we can make the people understand
that we don't propose to pay rebel debts pension
rebel soldiers, or any Of those mOntrosities
which have been between the truth and the pub
lie mind. | believe the people are DOING the
truth, and are pushing and hustlng aside the
mlsrepresentanonsiand that a bright day dawns
Tor tins republic through the reconciliation of
her people, and the uprising of the masses in
their majesty against the official corruption
and office holding control or dictation of the
people.
At Wikosbarre Mr. Greeley addressed A LARGE
crowd, saying he believed that unless prevented
by an enormous and corrupt expenditure of
money, the public voice will respond to the
principles embodied in the Cincinnati platform
and ratified by the Baltimore convention.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept q Mr.. Greeley and
party arrived here at 10 o'clock p. M and were
escorted to the public square, where Mr.. Greeley
delivered an address.
He said: | am one of those who believe that
the time is fully come for scrutiny of accounts
with the men now in power in the nation, and
presume IN majority of the states, if not in ALL
believe there should be complete balance of
books OF the men in power, by some impartial
and capable tribunal, so that we could see lust
what money has been lost by incompetency and
carelessness, and for fair and honest report of
the condition OF the finances and Of the expense
of the government
MIR. Greeley went on to speak of the defalca-
tons in the treasury; and, referring to the
Hodge deialcation, said Hodge was hurriedy
tried, convicted and sent to the penitentiary
What more do you want, say they2 / want |
and the country wants, clear and impartial
report of thei ways and means whereby one
speculator was enabled to rob his people of a
sum OF money greater than 1000 men can earn
by years of honest labor. We have defalcation
after defacation; loss after lOss and we are
called upon to admire honesty and publication
of an administration which, once in a dozen
times, catches rogue.
what we want is not punishment for this one
rogue in dozen, but means devised and nut in
operation whereby such stealing shall be i'm.
possible
Speaking of Office holders leaving their offices
to take the stump, Mr.. Greeley said: am a
candidate before you in opposition to this kind
of policy. believe you will never see any gen
uine civil service reform so long as the president
welds the power Of 10000 officers and his $50
100000 per annum official patronage So long
as he may be and necessarily must be candi-
date for reelection, you have no genuine civil
service reform; so says the Cincinnati platform,
SO says its endorsement by the democratic ma
tional convention at Baltimore. demand Of
the people that they enact decree of civil ser
vice reform by doing away with one primary
and promtcnt source of abuse in civil service
the Reliability of the president to election for
q second term