The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-04

Mackey elected. Nov. my friends, Ar.
Robert w. MaclIey was teller III a bank
In Pittsburg. Iie seemed 10 have qualities
which suited the gentlemen who surround
ed the treasury of the state, and he was
made state treasurer. He Is there now IN
office, and be asks for reelection. Un-
fortunately for General Hartranft he was
auditor general Of the accounts Of Penn
sylyania. Weshaye but two officers con-
Eected with the treasury OF Pennsylvania
treasurer and auditor general. They hold
the books and they hold il q fidUciary ca
pacity money raised 10y taxation Of the
people. 1t is = penal offence for the sta.e
treasurer Of Pennsylvania to make Profit
from deposits in the treasury. on VIII
find by examination Cf the reports OF the
treasurer that from q 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 fer
the entire year; that money is put out on
interest, and thus he is enabled to buy his
0ihcc and sustain the ring Very well lie
IS doing thjs. They employed a brekerin
Philadelphia by the name Of Ye1Iles. lido
not speak Of whRt is charged, but Of what
is proven by the books of Yerkes This
transaction amounted in one year to hun-
d-eds of thousands Of dollars, and yol, win
fad that Mr.. mackey. the state treasurer.
received his share, and unfortunately the
c0IidiG1tte fOF governor received his share.
Row, 1t IL said by their party supporters
s."' 0sher men dld the very same thing.
they say they did no more than other an
Gitor generals and state treaeurers have
done. II Wa7 the coed fortune then of
those who did It not to be f9u.lC! ,:llt. and Il
viii he the pleasure Of the pe,,fIe of Dr,,n
syIYania, as 1t - their highest duty, when
Ihey are round out not 10 give them suf-
llageS or elevate them to higher places
. nv Fplg DO 7
0i mem neIs Of this Treasury ring. and If,yer
had their votes. II was my good fortune
not 10 have their fIiendship When WA
III England, Oh my way hone, I found the
ticket nominated and ! made an nv mind
thon that the ticket might he Withdrawn.
as there seemed to be some arFa:,,rr.rciIt
10 efiset that purpose, and Ihopud il would
De nave no hesitation III Faying tonight
/ th@t II such q Inan as Nj Ketct5lr1 O.
Colonel Jordan, who we're both c,.r.,i.,.t.r.s
had Gecn nominated aJ Harrisburg. would
not be IN your presence ; but if tEey chose
. to take man from that PenDevlv-nia
treasury coInbiTati0ns or ring, / wU}5la he
in9ensibie to grftitude and false to the trust
imposed in me if / dared to declare ny
/ self in favor Of IL. I knew very well the
p penalty Of my present coItTre. and I de
/ counted 1t 6efoie taking the stand ] did.
/ ! only regret, my friends and ueignbors,
+ that it pleased Providence to throw me
upon a bed Of sickness. / lost nearly "a
month. IfIhed had my health ard strength
| woulI have travelled from Lake Erie II
/ The Delaware. lhPElacsa.l Ihg7c : uer-
feet right 30 s-aud BY you, fe.i1rT citizens
T cf Felnsyl ylyaEie, right 20 af.i:ste with any
EST-g Who viii purify the government OF
m state. lAppiHuEe. / have 10 doubt
/ mat tonight | E.and n 5le presence Of
I many uf my friends and neigAbus Who
would no; have hccH here If ! had not de
. c.2rld these sentiments. I have no Doubt
tiIat Il : could look over this crowd and
could cce IL / would nota tI.o abscrce Of
many ct my O,d friends. daughter, and
= voice ''thcEo plenty Of rev ones in their
P'aces."l / accoid to every ATG,arics.. ot.i-
zen the right TO express his sentiments and
exercise the highest, nobcst and most sa-
I 2-cd duty which IN american citizen per
foliaa that Of exercising the dstv nf .Ulc
?H,gn-tho casting If h.s 'a.Iot Nnd has
Il cu37e This, vhra amau Claa-nq e, naet
his ballot Fl N an honest conviction t..zt i
i Lis duty 10 cast it for honest men and
against the ring surrounding the treasury
OF the state, ard elboN- deep in II, that he
r. tD be denounced ? ] he no dgubt that
the word ''traisor'' win Be f.ccly used.
i--i5or 10 whatT t. lis country, no: TO
party, what party We eli claim. demo
orats n!sini, and republicans claim. on the
other SIDE, that they are both parties O.
purity, aud separated from al this ] come
/ mere, after an abaeHcG Of three years and
half without feeling any IF this emotion,
I look over Tho field and an prepared next
! Tuesday week 80 cast my ballot against the
candidate 0C thatrip Iizgaid, my friends.
th&t II you vote tGE RUCkG,cw you VIII vote
Tor tgGitor7, yOU VII E'tc fsF rebel synua-
. thi8eT7, Jon VIII vote Tor men VINO held
/ hGclE during the war. | have heard that be
fore Hy friends when tie w0r was closed
! hvtac .nIage OF the soldiers. i vas aot by
rta1osue0, NOT h} generals. They did their
part, bGt we sustained OR government.
m2inta!acd its integrity By the force, pow
/ CT. and courage Of The mon who carried
( mUsisc!S and held saGTes. Reuemhar, M
/ friends. II * not generals, o0lCUelR, cap
talns or majors that preserved to us this
heritage OF liberty and equality which we
/ received from cur ancestors. Ne owe it
/ 10 the common soldier. " here il lie? He
I Is not elevated. lie served his country
Faithfully and he Ia now serving the c1un-
+ try by has labor We fiad when the war
+ closed men VINO ciamoIed most that rebels
should be shot were men who surrounded
/ camps, who were quaTtermasters by pro
| tcssion, who bought oats and horses. I
could name some OF them 20 you tonight
/ could tclt You names OF some who fat
/ tened on army contracts. Now thew call
/ q man who davCs to assert his indepcn-
Geuce and his right as IN American citizen
/ a traitor And, my friends, | know that
! when the country was bleeding at every
4 pore when every household had lost its
! iay"T1teS, when there was blood uDOn every
/ door sill, when the graves Of our brave men
/ were in every cemetery IL the state. when
/ every breast biazcd with enthusiasm, and
when soldiers TO save this government
marched into the jaws OF death, these men
I furnished camps with horses, oats and hav.
/ aud fattcned, and they were for hanging
/ the rebels. OF all the men engaged in the
| war the most fOrgiving men were those
/ who fought il out We all advised men to
/ go to the war. I did it with others. The
/ soldier forgave and forgot. Real soldiers.
/ not the sham soldiers. The real soldier
/ soon forgot his injuries, and with desire
/ to make this country prosperous, to return
! TO friendship for these warning states. to
] aciKc 1Is nance hnnN..-l I.-.r, 81 IL.