The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-10-09
CAMPAIGN LIBELS.

Ii Is true that we are upon the eve ol
an election, and it is also unfortunately
true that at such time the leaders OF
either of the opposing parties do not hesi
tate to use any material that can be found
or invented against the possible success
of the other. But there are times full OF
financial peril to every citizen of the Com
monwealth, just as surely as there are
election times. and if atrocious libels can
be defended during the warmest political
contests--whic we DO not admit-they
certainly cannot be when their circula
tiou is more likely to injure' the whole
people than the party that they are es
pecially meant to injure.
The Pittsburg Post in its partisan zea
has published aud other Democratic jour
mails have published, a series Of libels up
on State Treasurer Mackey, viz that Mr.
Mackey had large amount Of the funds
of the State deposited with Jay Cooke &
CO.; that he had also a large sum, about
half million of dollars, belonging to the
Commonwealth on deposit with the Uuiou
Banking Company, and that that there
is large deficit in the Treasury in con
sequence of the failure of Mr. Yerke,
of last year. -rz
To prove that these publications are
libels the Pittsburg Commercial states by
authority 'is
We are authorized to say that the state
ment published in yesterdays Post, con
taiued ina letter from Harrisburg, re
spcciing Mr. Mackey, the State Treasurer
is false from beginning to end, and the
writer of it knew it to be so when he
wrote it, as did its editor likewise.
The State Treasurer did not lose any
thing by the suspension of the Union
Banking Company of Philadelphia. His
deposit there, on the day OF the suspen
sion was less than ten thousand dollars
and this sum is fully secured. The State
loses nothing by the suspension,
Nor istbere any deficit in Mr. Mackey'>
account growing out Of the deposit with
Yerkes. When Yerkes failed Mr.. Mackey
assumed the full amount Of the dcposi
there, and paid it to the State The
Commonwealth did 20 lose a dollar by
Yerkes' failure.
The State Treasurer invites the fullcs;
scrutiny into his accounts, and courts in
vestigation into their condition. II the
correspondent Of the Post, or its editor
or any one else, chooses to institute one
let him come on and satisfy himself.
As to the kindred story in circulation
that the State Treasurer had large dc
posit with Jay Cooke & Co, we are au
lhorized to say that he had not cent on
deposit there, and that not a dollar has
been lost to the Treasury by that suspen
sion or any other.
These libels against a most useful and
exen plary officer. whose public record is
as honorable to the State as to himself
would be inexcusab!e at any time and uu
der any circumstances, but at this time
when general diStrust is threatening
the whole country with financial ruin
aud under the present circumstance
which combine TO render the ear Of the
community open to receive them without
doubt of their genuineness-ar unpar-
donably wicked and mischievous.
Politicians may be never so hard press
ed for means Of political warfare as now.
but to use means which can only tend to
the destruction Of the credit of the State
and the injury of every citizen, is bastard
ly and Infamous Inquirer.