Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-10-27
PI0LLET ON THE TREASURY.

i'N~''" W ptutc Wy NlcWf
OF what the duty Of my petition 4
chosen State Treasure implies, allow
me To state briefly tho CONDITION Of
public sentiment regarding The past
and present management of this de-
partmcnt Of our State affairs. To say
II IL one Of wide AMI almost universal
dlstrnst is mild term to employ. The
secret character Of its management has
aroused suspicion Of the honesty and
integrity ofthose who have been select
cd TO discharge its duties. make no
avcrmeht Of dishonesty against the
present incumbent or his immediate
predecessors. They know as well as
! do that truthful statements at short
intervals would enable the public TO
Judge their conduct. This alarming,
development of the official conduct oi
Robert W. MaclScy and his immediate
predecessors, taken in connection with
what | think ] have right TO say of
him personally in the face of the defa-
nation and low abuse his Pittsburgh
Commercial newspaper bas printed
against me. There is one assurance |
willgive yon, fellow-citizens, here and
now. Robert W. Mackey cannot turn
over to me, il elected State Treasurer,
a check or certificate of deposit in the
Venango National Bank for the sum
Of $1,000, nor his deposits in the Com
mercial Bank of Erie for some 81, 900,
nor will ! receive from two broken
bankers in my county his claim for
$4,000, money given them on deposit,
belonging TO the State. If Mr.. KEN
blc's judgment against u banker in
Crawford county for sl25, 900, given
TO secure the payment of State money,
Is in the State Treasury as cash, | will
not take 1t nor will receive the oh.
legation OF Hart, Caughey 4 Co. for
$4,000. This man Mackey, my ac-
cuscr whose dirty ring organs have
hcaped untold ISLANDERS upon mc-if
made to account TO me as the peoples
State Treasurer-will first be made to
understand he is required, in gentle.
manly and honorable way, that the
money he has been entrusted with by
the people must be shown TO have been
paid ont in accordance with the law
by honest vouchers and not in loans TO
political iayoritcs with the payment of
annual interest to him as an individual
SO much have thought il right to say
in reply to the flood OF false aspersion
upon my lair name, since happened
TO know that il came from the news.
paper owned and controlled by the
Pennsylvania Treasury ring.
And now, Gcllow-citizens, this brings
me TO the point of my discussion most
important to you as taxpayers. The
people have right TO know fully my
idea Of the meaning Of tho resolution
Of the Erie Convention relating TO the
Treasury management in the event of
my election. ] have no hesitation, no
concealment TO make. started out
in these remarks with the statement
that conccalmcnt of the workings Of
our Sta:c Treasury engaged suspicion
that improper uses were made of the
peoples money. Believing the con
verse of the proposition will insure con.
fidence and protect character, il will
be most pleasing duty to carry out a
long cherished idea OF monthly state
mcnts, with such details as will make
il patent TO every citizen that the
money he pays,into my custody, by
authority Of and in obedience TO the
laws Of the State, has been fairly paid
out in accordance with laws from the
same authority. The sources ofrevenue
| am somewhat familiar with, having
been, like all of you, q taxpayer. One
source OF revenue has been evadcd, not
by our people, but by the officers Of
he Treasury. alludc TO interest paid
On the large balance always shown to
DO on hand. All who know me know
hat | have at all times held, and open.
y declare rs my belief that interest
received by State Treasurer was as
'acredly the money of the people as
Inc principal, and the officer was
egai'y responsible ior every cent paid
y any one 10 him' Nay, more, that
nc state treasurer who appropriates
uoilar oil tnat winch comes INTO his
hands beyond his salary, which is fixed
" law, Is guiity Of empezziement, and
iaole 10 pe puhlshed under the law
sn'ch mas osen recently vihdicatcd IN
olSchnylki'i county, presided
'ver 80 ao'y py Judge fershing, who
,eaus 'no ola'e ucket' Now what
'cslrc ihore even .h1h my eiecuon isa
70 settle once ior all this
ues''oh oi ieBa' anu equitaoie right 10
no ownership OF interest accrulng ior
deposits or use OF inc balance that Is
" tnc o.a'e treasury dur,
~ pcr'ous ootwcci, JUS receipt ana
10 u,,s enc ! ihvite
nj. na"ic anu Mr renhypaekef 70
ta'e N puohc way ana 10 ihe peo-
~ WHOSE votes our pos'tloh sonc'ts,
'nen VIEWS anu promised
os'o,' ~ .np o'onl oi e'uctioh' II we I
~ "' @stssu opyN i"1S''ohs VI .ne
'sn. ., WV pcople 20 nave monthly
e.al'ua s'a'emeh's oi tno receipts ana {
ny menus anu lhv r'Bn. 70 nave inter,
- pau lnlp lhe treasury as . lawful !
hu eqn'uaole source Oh revenue, as
oNeu q"csuoh "oulu oo Sct''eu' Inns {
oes nov ihvoiVe q change IN the man
er o' Neoplng S'ate moneys oar
aihs III ,ennsyivah'a are generally
'uho ana saie repositories, u TVS
ght ior inc state treasurer to de-
ed, II Is right every fraction shall be |
W. w 70 .n1 % erSu'' ,;, =, 'nc ssa.e treasury
'om anv other onarier' There i no, 5
me afforded me 10 sneak LONGER and
will only say that Judge peNhing,
'ho heads thp State ticket, is o man of