The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-02-27
rae STATS TRsAsURkg.

The scposi % the eomInillee Of /
lie Houss Of Representatives, into |
the condition OF the StSte Treasury, !
TGlch va publish ia fi4,l In another |
column, certainly puts State TreaA-
afer HayeA In RerT had shspe.
TIE reading Of u.s report caused .
sspsAtIoa at Topsks. AAd IL publ
cAtion will cause pain to the TseAs-
nrsr'S tholssnds of irleaas through.
GGt the state. We believe he wss
Etvss accused Of stealing he siaIs's
money, bat he, Or those Ter whose
acts he Il held resronsioie. have 81.
Lowed the Law to lee openly violated
and trampled under fact. The re-
port shows, too, thai he has know
inSly jsopsrdized ire pesrls'S H'On-
y, by allowing irresponsible bank
srs 10 use It without stint. We are
surprised ~ Col. Hayes action
not only a. TO the eAect IL will have
On him personally, buI that The Stats
Treasury has not beeR heeced by
the drove Of Speculation. who have
sesu allowed 10 flock sfonnd u.
The Treasurer aud bic elsrk, Ne.
Collins, are the more To ttsNe be.
cause thsy were once before inVea-
siEatsd, found wanting, and only
escaped inpesehtnsnt By the ''skia
of their teeth" More thSR thts
the two former treasRvsrs hsd been
guilty Of some az lhs Same Offences,
and had besa "hauisi over ,ha
Goals" for them. TIE present Of
tense has thu additional f"rcS Of
t,I6ul crime. ia eject will certain
~ be Impeachment. We do not zee
how u can he prevented. II osxhI
not TO he prevented 10 Il eoald be
The public GerTa,aS OF the pccpl'
nust be taught 10 obey the Law q
the letter, aud II they refuse to ID
Ihis then they mnst be taught I"
once that they mast sgGe1 NE ron
seqaeRces, let them be tch6f fLey p'V
Let no mere sentiment, no NAV
6ish notions OF mercy intervene e
GhIela tho oRcer who diSObeyS TN
law end pIts the lights and later
ssss OF the public Ia jeopardy &"
selfish gain, Or bscsaSP no may h"p
pen to think ttis isW uuias', or In
consistent. PnbiIc officers mns
know tie l. ~ before they enter uPei
N ONCE, anil then, they mos
obey 81.
The rsiaejy .aSSestsd h3 th
committee "a s.tGS.isb depoEit"rie
AT different PointA may be xSo'
one. The repo44 shows that iheP'
g nor actually o44 hands in III
Treasury, $5s2,I05. This is ssot
nouA and IL The Lao could y
changed 80 ~ 20 atioW ihi" i'n
nnease Ean cg 'uOne? " ts'EAhn /
the hants ~ tho peoPie Us'ii u
needed Sc ~eBia be bsit>r ;iiss {
haye 1t iG tho hands or as~h'a 3
loan st ( per ce3t. or aug other i's
cent. The people ~ Kansas are M
80 wealthy that shs State aeeds I
accumulate over half . miliioa {
dollars every year to 30 = bAakia
bcsInass op. u EseEBs 10 ns HAT ID
I'll for ,i:c psyInSH. at iaEes ssml
sSpEalIY void. Ia = great extern
remedy thIs matter. IHsiesA
paying into the treasury, "U the lN
Of Jsnuary, half mIsii"n doIiar
which ls not Ca be sssd tiil %
Let of Jaiy, sRd ihul iyina out
tha uss os tbs money six maMtb
she people should bold the tsoHe
uatiI the ls, OF June, ~ lsAsi. an
thsn be SLOWED 10 pay it IN Th
would meet the demands or II
State, aud prevent the accumulate
Of quite . large saw which will :
. constant temptation Tor eTVH n
raost honorable Sta'a Treasurer.
At al eVe1ts let something I
done for the SAhc'y nj the bar
earned fuhdA Of ths people. VIZ.
is best to be done must rest Wii
thS good sease OF the iRembers Of n
lsSis!sture.