, 1872-10-11

THgCAUSE OE REFORM.

Tner was s1ca. foEce IL the remarE o1 :,ir- Ae
Moyna at the meeting On Wednesday light,
tnat, b eceusa the people Of Pennsy!vaaia had
elected = notorious pecElator as Governor 01
that st ate it did rot Follow that tae people OF
luinoif should reicse to elect SO noble sad
louort ble msn - Gustavus koeruer Governor
Of 1llI aois The 1ete Of Pennsylvauis, If II CO.
cides :1nything bejo1d the power OF money to
corr, Ut the ballot-bc1 n1d attrac. the mercensry
class Of voters, Ess decided that penrsylrna5a.
for IL is occasion, prefers Hnrtranft and f;er&es
to BIT ckalew and IN honest Government. In that
Stnte the work Of reform las been postponed
until sor,e other time But. WIEN tie means by
which that result IVES accomplished il considered,
the ne ceseity for refotm becomes more i.,tersi-
tive. 1t any u.an hAs doubted the dangerous
tendency Of oficial corruption, tie PennsyiTania
election ltas d1noust1z.cl it. Hartrauft is noW,
and has bean for so3eral years, Auditor General
Of the Stcte. Ha md Iaekev. the S...te Trass-
urer, haze bee1a using the Staoe funds, Including
the sinking fm.a. in privs.e Epeculatio.s. Ho
las been per1 hitting var:ons State of:ce-s TO
omit payment .,f ta1es, to tho aggregate amount
OF S6G0.0o0 he has furnished IRON the stste
Treasury tlsa capital upon which Ee;e1A
laza1s have been eatah1ia!red End arc
now doing buEiness. Involved il His
Transactions are the Cacaerons and hosts Of ottI-
CT po1iticiaos~ In o7ler to cover up AID COLI
time ti1cse transactions, it was :,ecess1erY to
mako sor.ebo<Iy Governor who YES interested III
them Tc elect Burka1ew would be to i,=sEa an
examination ur exposure Of the present toad4-
ton Of tho Sine Ire asury, xonid close up ss7-
eral banks by requiring return Of public
funds. and would compel the payment into the
State Treasury n several years1upaid taxes dae
from cprpora*1cs, This corrupt body Of rnen took
the OCCASION Of q Presidential election to do
mend that Ha-traaft should be elected Govern
or. To back up that de1uau1. the President
of tho United States and the Secretary OF tho
Treasu-v gave their approval The Who'll. p:st-
rouago Of the Government and OF eli it's fin2s,-
cial agents was employed to force this man rp-
on the people Of Pennsylvania The syn
dicatea, End tue railroad corporations,
and everything ti:at lives upoa veaaity. and coy
ruptiou. contributed MONEY to bring about the
shameful result and purchase the ballots end the
ba1lut-.oxas. In Pennsylvania they were 6ac-
.eesst,,1- In OL:o. where Grant fonr years ago
Ind Il 4as ajor;ty. his State ticket has ran less
th.n 10.0c9 On cne State officer, and is, pe-l.dps
beaten Oh another.
1t Is aaeatios. which addresses ITSELF 10 every
citizen of every parry, whether he viii agree to
do iu Lis Stale: coratE, and precinct vh.t tas
been done go sl:ameaessly In Penosylgca:z. and
whether The result Of the elec6oa there 1oss not
render it more than ever imperative upon Mr. to
50 vote thst +.e reign OF official corruption zusy
ta arrested. and that thera shall ba such
change in the oficers Of tEs Government that
the coutenta OF the Treasury may be counted
end the bools investigated nrd be1snesd-
Tte election of Hartra1ft in Pennsylvania
does net settle the question of reform. That
therp must te reform is 3 certainty, or the.
GoYcguRqpt T{p perish, The CISil aerzica is