New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-04-11
Aggregate. SOS, lO4 ,2a2. 2s2 "a

Aggregate. .......... s55, l04 ,232 ,282 "a
just think of this enormous sum, handled
by men and women whose salaries range from
$500 to $500 per year! The amount set
down for 1872 (the fiscal year, covers only
about six months. During the liz years en-
braced in the above table, the defalcations
have amounted to est, 40. The clerks
committing them were appointed under Mr..
Lincoln, and both are now in prison.
"Take the Internal Revenue Bureau, The
total loss by defalcation here is 1868, lS5. so,
and three-fourths of that accrues Gas in the
case of Bailey of the Fourth New York Dis
trlct) through the conduct of employees of
former administrations. The defalcations
were generally made then and discovered
since. One of Johnson's appointees, Gen.
Steadman, alone defaulted to the amount of
s2l2, 1868. When this Administration came
into power the accounts of sixty internal
revenue collectors had been adjusted and
closed. Since the 4th of March, 1869, those
OF 400 have been settled; and of $50 others,
superseded since then, $50 of them have got
their accounts closed, and nearly 100 others
are nearly in the same position. Suits have
been entered against the bonds of 40 colec-
tors, % of whom were appointed by johnson,
2 by Lincoln, and 10 by Grant. 1t does not
follow that these are really defaulters. When
the Embellishments, &C., are adjusted they
may all be found honest and correct. The
amount due from the johnson collectors is
s797 ,963.55, and the mcollected and undated
taxes, 81, sos, 36l .O2; while for Grants 10
the amount Of money is sl73, 995 SO, and Of
taxes s342, 6l3.4O.
"Then as to the matter of suits, &C., there
were 5,035 brought by the Government in
1868; 6,743 in 1870; 6,977 in 1871, while the
amount of judgments recovered each year
were as follows: s7l4, 1874 81 900, 254. 80;
4 f1a 4
s127 ,slO.94; s44l, 1874 $685., 339.97.
These amounts would hold good in all
departments. Of the Is suits brought since
March, 1869, for defalcations in the customs
service, 1.-THE total amount involved in which
is but small one defendant was appointed
by Buchanan, four by Lincoln, eight by john
son, and two by Grant.
Within the last four months, under direct
orders of the President, special agents have
thoroughly overhauled and inspected the Pay
masters and Pensions Bureaus. and the
money-order offices throughout the country.
These three bureaus handle over 500, OOO. 900
annually. Only three cases Of defalcations
have been discovered, and those are pension
agents. The Government loses not a dollar
in either. The amount Of defalcations in the
general pOstoffice for three years has been
1884, 377.2l, on an aggregate receipt and eX-
penditure of s230, 052, 633.96, or a loss of
about one-ninth of one per cent. Most of
this loss has been recovered, or is in process
OF recovery, ON the bonds of officials.
From the 4th Of March, 1869, to the close
OF January, 1872, the aggregate receipts have
been 81, l65 ,523, i69; the aggregate expendi-
lures have been 1924 ,697 ,O26. 80; or total
OF e., 900 900, 1868. The actual net losses
on all dishonesty by Government officials
amounts, for the same period, to 81 ,262, 9G3,
or about one-sixteenth of one per cent. If
all the defalcatiOns be added, most of which
Will be recovered on judgment, the loss will
be about one-ninth of one per cent"
Now, is not that an exceedingly creditable
showing for the Republican party? And does
1t not show that Gen. Grant ia irving to adj
minister public affairs as carefully and hon
estly as an honest trustee would an estate
committed to him?
We frankly say that we do not now quote
the above in defense Of Gen. Grant. The
question of the policy of his nomination is
one that we have never entered upon. A
great many elements are entering into this
Presidential campaign, and what seems wise
in March might be sure to be folly in June.
The Republican party will act in June for the
safety Of the party for we firmly believe that
the well-being of the country for the next de-
cade (until the principles established by the
war have hardened into practices, } lies in the
ascendency of the Republican party.
We have quoted these facts for the infor-
nation of Connecticut Republicans, that they
may not be deceived by false issues, by false
pretenses, by Democrats who come to them
in sleeps clothing. The country looks to
Connecticut to keep the Republican party
strong and intact, in good fighting trim, what
ever shape the Presidential campaign may
take and whoever may be its leader; to be
neither sold out nor hoodwinked by Demo-
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enemy whether it niasquerades in Woodruff Is
petticoats or the borrowed clothes of a Mis-
soun radical. This is our simple duty; to
stand by our colors and let the heather rage
and the Democrats imagine a vain thing, as
hsretofore.
Ridi6g Two Horses.
Mr.: Greeley appears to be resolved to get