The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-04

One Josephus Sooy, whom the Demo-
Gratis OF New Jersey put on their ticket
two or three years ago for the responsible |
Office of state treasurer-for the sake of |
the votes of the boys" you know-and |
who was elected, has turned out a reckless
and dissolute rascal of the worst kind. He
was drunken and depraved wretch, to-
tally unfit for the Office he held. or any
other Office. As might have been expect
ed, it now turns out that he has stolen the
peoples money out of the treasury and
squandered it on drink and bad women.
He is defaulter to the amount of about
$4,000, for which his bondsmen are sup
posed to be holden. He ran away from
Trenton, but, diligent search being made,
was found in Philadelphia, in house of
| ill-fame. This is the class of men who
run the politics" of the Democratic party,
not only in New Jersey, but in many other
places. Chicago Journal.
Nobody expects fairness or truthfulness
in regard to politics from the Chicago
Journal, and it is hardly worth while cor
recting anything that paper says in regard
to politics. But the above is such an
amusing item, that we are tempted to say
a. word about it.
This man Sooy, instead of being Dem
ocrat, is "a Republican! Of course the
Democrats never put him on their ticket.
In New Jersey the state treasurer is not
elected by the people-he is elected by
the legislature, By a lavish expendi-
ture of money Sooy has been elected
treasurer four terms, of year each. Last
winter the Democrats had majority in
the house, while the Republicans were
predominant in the senate The latter
body, it will be remembered. refused to e.
into joint session, and Mr.. Sooy, therefore
held oyer. There have been suspicious
for long time that his accounts were
amiss, and some m nths ago A. L. Run
yon, (Democrat) the comptroller. warned
his bondsmen that he needed looking after
: His bondsmen are General John S, Trick
= Vincentown; James U. Durand, Newark
W. A. Ripley, Newark; Samuel H. Dob
, bins, Mount Holly; John Brown Parker
Mount Holly; William Sooy, Green Bank
Nicholas Sooy, Burlington; Edward T
: Thompson, Shamony. The amount of tn
: bond is 100000. The sixth and seventh
: bondsmen are brothers of the defaulter.
Mr.. Sooy is over three score years of ag
and formerly bore a.high character, hayin
formerly been prominent official in tn
Methodist church at Mount Holly. Thir
u ty-four years ago the Wing state treasurer
? Southland, defaulted to small amount
but nothing of such startling nature ha
ever been known in the history of tn
state as the present defalcation.
Let the reader now look back to the ex
E. tract from the Journal and substitute RI
Is publican for Democrat, in that item, and
1t will read correctly.
e. Gov. Bedle has appointed Gen. Ger!
HON Mott, of Bordentown, N. j., IA Den
ocrat and an honest MANI state treasure
IN in place of Sooy, the defaulting Republica
st roue. General Mott served as ieutenan
st in the Mexican war, as lieutenant colon'
Id of the Fifth New Jersey Volunteers
1861, being afterwards promoted to tt
colonelcy Of the Sixth New JERSEY. and
nally to be major general of volunteer
Since the war he has been paymaster
the Camden & Amboy railroad. He
now commander of the New Jersey N
tional Guard, He has been several tim
prominent candidate for governor on Il
Democratic ticket, and is man of fine e
ecutive ability. The appointment gi'
general satisfaction.
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