The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-12
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The true story Of the Ssr Sorna eoatt- :
is not Inferior IN startling ncidenfs AMI
forcible suggestions to tie x ktraorjiparv
developments respecting the seizure bu-
reau Of the Cusom house which We latelv
gave TO the public Stripped of ali dis
guises the story is Just this. Mr, Beuiarnen
.. Butler, who seems to be running the
United states now-a-days, caused Cong
ress TO insert clause in one Of the appro-
Priation bills authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to farm out the colIechon Of
the internal revenue taxes to three pri.
yate citizens, paying them any percentage
be saw TT, and giving them the use Of all
the machinery Of the Governmsnt for the
execution Of their undertaking. The con-
trac twas awarded accordingly to Malcolm
Campbell, who soon threw il up; 70 John
Clark of PhilGdelphia and % John d.
Sanborn. one of ''Butler's men, who has
enjoyed virtual monopoly Of the business
for about year and half Armed with
an order from the Secretary Of the Treas
uFy, commanding collectors and assesscrs
to render the necessary "assistance," San.
born now visited the revenue Offices and
obtained from the long lists Of ofdelInauents.
These be forwarded to Washington, with
an application for a contract 20 collect the
amounts due the Governments for share
Of the proceeds. The contracts were I'M
mediatley awarded at the rate Of fifty per
cent, and then Mr.. Sauborn-dld what 2
Why, INSTRUCTED" the regular officers Of
the revenue tQcpltrit the taxes, the nom
payment Of be had learned from
their books, and TO give the money 10 him.
Half Of It he kept The other half be paid
to the United States. 1t does not appear
that he ever discoOSred q single case Of de-
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ever rendered the Government the slight
est service. The officers of the internal
revenue bureau knew of these delinqnen--
cies; it was they who Teport6d them Il
was they who did an the WORK Of eollec-
ton; when the agency OF she law Was
needed the District Attorneys ofthe Unit
ed States were instructed to prosecute;
and the very same biil which authorized
the SanboFn CONTRACT appropriated nearly
SIS, 600 600 for the very work which Sam
born was allowed to pretend 20 de Tor half
the proceeds. The contracts already
awarded cover more than 3 600 cases. The
num total Of the taxes collected under
than, according 10 the Secretary's report,
ia thus far $427, 600, Of which Sanbern's
share is $2I3, 500 But this is only the
beeinning. II is estimated that the total
Of thesWhole 5000, OF $500 eases, if they
| AL yield In the ratio Of the lew that have
been disposed of, will Be certainly no lesa
than $15, 600 600. tiha1ai eli 81 c--oll
No reasonable man can listen 10 this
amazing story without . feeling Of GhSo-
lutte certainty that the bargain Was con-
summated in fraud aud is carried out IN
iniquity. It is utterly Impossible to AZ
count for the law without 'supposing cor
ruption en- the part of the men who puah-
ed It through Congress, and 1t is not easy
10 understand the plan Of operations with
out the theory Of collusion in the local rev
enus Offices. Certainly no one will be
credulons enough 70 .belAve that the Con-
gress of the United s .Ates passed section
Of an appropriation bill for the purpose oi
enabling John D. S-obofn 70 fich = coiOa-
sal fortuas out Of ths n3tional revenue
nor can any sensible man be perspadec
that this obssnEe farmer OF The revenue II
.allOWed 70 keep for his own exclusive ben
ETA the millions he IS 50 scandalonsly 40
eumplating. Behind this Law and thss'
del1sive contracts There IS one ofthe mos
stupendons schemes Of pubic robbery eve
/ conceived in our plundered country, We
! call upon She Republican members Of Con-
gress- as they value the honor Of their ma
Jlve land and the past glory and posHib l
future usefulness OF their party, 70 scar cl
+, out this dlsgraceful atf All and tell us VIII
are the thieves, ~ y, lbit'le-