The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-10-04

no combination for plumber around MIN.
/ don't know in the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to.day, a man on whose
word could rely with more steadlast
belief than that OF General IrWin.-
Have you read his statement? lie says
that when he was state treasurer, Mr..
Scott was elected senator and a new
election was to be held that coming
winter, that he was waited upon by
certain individuals, and they proposed
to him that they would re-elect him to
Office if he would take out of the treas
ury the $148,000 balance due on the
amount expended on the election Of
Mr.. Scott. Now, my friends, Mr.. Scott
was no party to that. l believe Mr..
Scott to be an honest man, but he was
selected by this ring, and they expend-
cd the money. Gen. Irwin refused their
request, and he was turned out of office
and Mr.. Robert w. Mackcy elected
Now, my friends, Mr.. Robert w. Mack
ey was teller in bank in Pittsburg.
He seemed to have qualities which
suited the gentlemen who surrounded
the treasury of the state, and he was
made state treasurer. lie is there now
in office, and he asks for a reelection.
Unfortunately for General Hartranft
he was auditor general Of the accounts
Of Pennsylvania. We have but two Of
ficers connected with the treasury of
Pennsylvania treasurer and auditor
general. They hold the books, and
they hold in fiduciary capacity money
raised by taxation of the people. 1t is
a penal offence for the state treasury of
Pennsylvania to make profit from de-
posit5 in the treasury. You will find by
examination Of the reports Of the treas.
ury that from million and half to
two millions and half, and sometimes
three millions Of dollars, are kept in
the treasury, and that this balance is
held for the entire year; that money
is put out on interest, and thus he is en-
abled to buy his office and sustain the
ring. Very well he is doing this
They employed a broker in Philadel.
phia by the name of Yerkes. l do not
speak of what is charged, but of what
is proven by the books Of Yerkes. This
transaction amounted in one year to
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and
you will find that Mr.. Mackey,. the
state treasurer, received his share, and
unfortunately the candidate for COVER
nor received his share. Now it is said
by their party supporters that other
men did the very same thing. They
say they did no more than other audi
tor generals aud state treasurcrs have
done. 1t was the good fortune then of
those who did it not to be found out,
and it will be the pleasure of the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania, as it is their high
est duty, when they are found out not
to give them suffrages or elevate them
to higher places. Now, my friends, 1
never had the support of members of
the treasury ring, and never had their
votes. 1t was my good fortune not to
have their friendship. When YVES in
England, on my way home, L found
the ticket nominated and l made up
my mind then that the ticket might be
withdrawn, as there seemed to be some
arrangement to effect that purpose, and
l hoped it would be. | have no hesi-
tation in saying tonight that if such a
man as Mr.. Ketchum or Colonel Jordan,
who were both candidates, had been
nominated at Harrisburg, would not
be in your presence; but if they choose
to take man from that Pennsylvania
treasury combination or ring, [ wouldbe
insensible to gratitude and false to the
trust imposed in me if l dared to de-
clare myself in favor of it. Iknew very
well the penalty of my present course,
and L discounted it before taking the
stand did. only regret, my friends
and neighborS, that it pleased Provi-
dence to throw me upon bed of sick
ness. / lost nearly a month. If I had
had my health and strength 1 would
have travelled from Lake Erie to the
Delaware. [Applause. Ihave per-
feet right to stand by you. fellow citi-
zens of Pennsylvania, light to affiliate
with any party who will purify the
government of my state. Applause.
/ have no doubt that to night ! stand
in the presence Of many of my friends
and neighbors who would not have
BEEN here If had not declared these
sentiments. / have no doubt. that if |
could look over this crowd and could
see it, / would note the absence OF
many Of my old friends. Laughter,
and n voice "thcrc is plenty of new
ones in their places.' l accord to ev-
cry American citizen the right to eX-
press his sentiments and exercise the
highest, noblest and most sacred duty
which an American citizen performs
that Of exercising the duty Of suffrage
the casting of his ballot. And hes il
come to this, when man chooses tC
cast his ballot from an honest convic'
tion that it is his duty to cast it for hon
est men and against the ring surround
ing the treasury of the state, and elbow
deep in it, that he is to be denounced
l have no doubt that the word "trai
tori will be freely used. Traitor t.
what? ? TO his country, no; to party
what party We all claim. democrat
claim, and Republicans claim, on tn,
other side, that they are both partie
of purity, and separated from all this
come here after an absence of thre
years and half, without feeling an.
of this emotion, L look over the fell
and am prepared next Tuesday weel
to cast my ballet against the candidat
Of that ring. 1t is said, my friends
that if you vote for Buckalew you vii
vote for traitors, you will vote for rebe
sympathizers, you will vote for me
who held back during the war. i hay
heard that before, my friends, when tn
7 war was clcsCd hy the courage of tn
soldiers. 1t was not by statesmen, nc
by generals. They did their part, bu
: we sustained our government, mail