The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-16
Governor Geary.

Governor Geary.
Whether rightly or wrongly, we do not,
at this time, pretend to guess, but some-
how or ether the name of ohm w. Geary
has become connected, in the minds OF the
people of the Stale, with the detalcatlOn
of Evans, the late Agent Whether he
was an accomplice in the theft, an access
sorry either before or after the fact, the
mass of the people, we reierate, have
come to believe that he is somehow or
other mixed up in the matter, and is using
his every power to prevent full invests
! cation. We admit even SO much, with
great reluctance and sorrow, as we deplore
| from the depth of eur heart that anything
should occur to impair the standing OF the
Executive OF the great Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania. Can it be possible that he
whom we have twice elected 10 the highest
office in our State, has ''bent the pregnant
hinges of the knee" and stained his hands
and his heart by accepting portion of
money known to him TO have been illegal
ly withheld from the treasury of the Statet
Can it be possible and yet the instincts
of the general public seldom err. The
citizens of the Stale have been slow to
admit the thought, of the defiement OF
the Executive office; but sundry and di>
Vers curious and unlocked for movements
of the Governor have greatly tended to
excite the present suspicious which, unless
soon dissipated, will grow until the finger
Of scern will be pointed, and impeachs
ment must follow. Why did not Cover
nur Geary ask 10 be called before he com
mittee promptly! Ouce there, his evil
dence would have been accepted as truth,
until controverted lie kmO,cs, jnst as
! we'll as George Evans, whetLe his hands
are clean and his heart pure. |; does not
/ require Evans testimenyto establish that.
| The Governor himself will be accepted as
authority on these points. for if, after
wards, any Gne doubt it, let him produce
his proof. We all know that Evans kept
portion of tie money of the State,
| which legally or equitably did net belong
to him. He has told US that much, and
defies US. His testimony therefore is of
no use On that point, and all that he is
wanted for, is to tell the people, whose
| faithless agent he was, lUhO shuTed tCita him
the three hundred thousand dollars of
public plunder. This he ought to tell, for
if his position is correct, viz: that the
amount claimed by the State is properly
his own, then he had clear right TO giUc
it TO whom he wished. But if he roJ6cd
the State, and divided the pIunder among
those who made such a division q condi-
tion of his obtaining the appointment, he
ought still to make a clean breast of it
but he will not Go it if he can help it
He has probably already sworn not to tell
and he will DOUBTLESS keep his word, for
honor among thieves has passed into a
Iroverb,
But his fight and his silence will no.
help the Governor; on the contrary, tskeI
in connection with the other fact that tn,
latter, supported by his attorney, refuses
TO bring him back, it will only heap coal
of fire upon bis head. The Governor, il
self-defense, must take the stand, if b.
woul check the belief in his ewn guilt
connection with the flying robber. lie
, him, at least, tell what he knows abou
. Evans and his labors, and if he be limo
cent of all completely in the defalcation
and has not been recipient of a portion
r of the money, let him say So There ar
} those who will believe him. The pecpl
of the State demand to know where thi
plunder went-who got it. The Repub
lican party demand this, as the men wb
: were placed in Office 10y their votes ar
: under suspicion. Let hIr. Graham
Committee call upon the Governor for hi
testimony; he must not refuse it; he wi
not, we trust. This is NO time for pune
tilio, the people have been trified with
g aad every citizen high or low must re
a spond. The State is plaintiff and he
o summons must be obeyed. He who hes
itates will be suspected. No honest ma
" will.-PHts6wyh Gazette