The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-09-18

each, in duration, and yet, while the en-
tire judicial cost of litigation in the State
of Ohio. as shewn by the report of your
Secretary of State, is less than 100000,
where there are one handred and ninty
Courts and four hundred terms of Courts,
and the business of2,6O0,000 people, the
cost Of this one Court, holding but two
terms, exceeds the whole amount of litiga-
ton for the entire State of OHIO. How is
that2
JUSTICE VERSUS OFFICE.
Mark, these were the expenses of 1872.
How came that money to be expended
there2 Why was itf / might mention
the expenses of North Carolina, which
were $l80,O 900 more than those of Ohio,
with a million less of people. How is
that7 This State of Arkansas was consid-
cred a doubtful State last year, it was the
year Of the Presidential election. Grant
was a candidate forthe Presidency and
there was great danger that w would
lose Arkansas; in point of fact he did lose
although he was cheated out Of the vote
that was actually for him. There was q
majority in the State for Greeley, but they
were cheated out of the vote by the Re-
publicannGovernor rejecting whole coun-
ties, and giving the majority to Grant.
There was a danger of Arkansas going for
Greeley, and it was necessary to use mon
ey there, aud 1924, 900 of the peoples
money was used there-put in the hands
of Marshals and District Attorneys of the
United States, And 10 this day, as it
appears from that report, they never had
reported as to the expenditure of that
money. What became of 1T? 1t is utterly
impossible that it could have been used
for legitimate purposes. Why is it their
reports are not made, and vouchers pro-
duced as to what went with that money 2
1t is the same old story In North Carol
ina, although not to so large al extent.
Let me show you morey-that 1t can
not be referred 20 the enforcement Of the
Ku-KluxLaW. In Florida, WishAnARA
milton of 1S7, 74S-not one tenth that Of
Ohio-the expenses were $4,000, half as
much AZ those Of Ohio. Why was that
Florida was also considered 9 doubtful
State. But was that expenditure caused
by Ku-Klux transactions2 They do not
report n single conviction in all that
State
\ Let US compare Florida with Delaware.
The expenditure In the latter State was
Sc, 1000, while in Florida it was $4,000
eight times the amount expended in Del
aware. 1t was of no uke to expend money
in. Delaware-that State was safe. In
Rhode Island, which contains q population
larger han Florida, they spept $4,000,
while jim Florida they spent more than
four times that amoun 1t was not nee
essary to spend money to elect Grant in
Rhode Island EIoridaEpresented u very
different state of affairs,
In North Carolina the expenditures for
the year was $184, 1913. North Carolina
was a doubtful State. 1t was thought it
would go for Greeley. How much money
was spent for Ku-Klux conviction there
1t appears there was just one Ku-Klux
convicted. Think of it, one Ku Klux
convicted and $lS4 900 expended 10 Sc
cure that amount of Justice.
So disgracefully improbable do those
statements seem that l should justify any
man for disbelievIng them did he not
know me personally, but you see 1 am
jnstifedl IN laying them before you, for the
facts are contained in this Official report
Of the Attorney General Of the United
States, who attempts to justify all tins, II
be does not succeed, he at least shows
where the money goes. as
FRAUDS IN THE INTERNAL REVEEUS
DEPARTMENT., ss.
1 would like to show you. from the re-
port Of the Treasury Department itself,
made nearly two years ago. that the de-
falcations Of officers in the Internal Kew
enue Department then exceeded TWO
millions of dollars. There had been q
report showing the defalcations to be
twenty million and odd dollars. but that
was because their accounts q not been
settled. and to correct this misApprshen-
sion q report came to Congress TO snow
the real state Of the case, from which II
appeared that the defalcations
to the ENORMOUS sum Of over two millions
of dollars. vIll8 EAaIJI-- 21
~ FRAUDS OF PKYMAsrER HODGE.
Now. how many Of these defaultsrs are
in the ~pemtentiary, where they ought to
he3 Not one On the contrary, has the
Government set the szaaaP4eOf4lse0efes
ing this defaloation? Look at the detaI-
cation Of Paymaater Hodge, IN his ONCE at
Washington, night under the eyes OF the
President OF The United States. The de-
faleation was over four hundredsthousand
dollars in one single Paymastsrs account
He had been embedding the pnbhc mon
ev for wears, and the committee that I'M
yestieated reported that it would have
baen. utterly impossible for the defaleaton
TO have taken plnce If the eficSrs Of the
department had done their duty ] super
viHing his accounta. But he had been al
lowed to 20 en-, embarkiHg In stock spec
ulations until he becsme q ruined man
and could no longer hide bus deficiencies:
He was tried by = court naKtiBl, found
guilty, and was sentenced 70 lmprlsen-
ment IN the Albany peniteatiAKy Tor, l
think, q term Of tan years
BcT TEE PRESIDENT ACTED II TIE NAT
Now this was q case, of all Others, that
ought to have been an example Of be-
cause the defalcations occurred right un-
der the nose of the President. IL was q
defalcation in the army Of the United
States which ought to be the embod-
iment of honor, as for the most part it is.
And what became of him7 Why, the man
was not allowed to remain IN prison q
single year; the President pardoned him
out and he now walks the streets Of Wash
mcton "a free q man as Grant. himself
ferries OF Shame Had it been some poor
devifswhosstole a few dollars to pay his
rent, or buysbread and Q for his suf-
ferine family, and zhad been sent to the
penitentiary, be would have been allowed
10 serve ant his term to the last day and
hour. But when it Is 3 great man like
Paymayster Hodge, a man Wath lnduen-
tiaI relations, useful tothe Administration
a stannch Republican, be is allowed to |
steal thsmoney Of the people to the extent
of nearly halfa million of dollars; he is
not allowed to linger In the penitentiary, |
bnt'is set free by the President himself.
Nov. when the President pfthe. United
States sets such anaexample As that, par
donine one of the worst defanlters this
country ever saw, there Is very little hope
YOU will have good government or an
honest administration till there is q change
tApplaase:l
e YORK ANDWAsHINoroN FRAUDS.
On another occasion, in the case Of the
Assistant Treasurer in New YORK there
was an emhazzlement Of over one hundred
thousand dollars in stasps, and The man
who embazzled them is free to day as he
was before he committed the great fraud.
Another case right n the Treasury Of
the United Stated. There vas an embaz-
element right IN theodics of8pinner, the
Register Of the Treasury, of SIXTY one
thousand dollars. The money il gone,
and a bill il pending before CongrHss to
rehsvs Spinner from AL responsibility,
and L venture To- say that the Republicans